2026 Ivy Tech IT Challenge Sponsorship Deadline August 15

Have an IT Problem? A Team of Indiana’s Top Students Wants to Solve It

The 2026 Ivy Tech IT Challenge will connect students and Indiana employers through real-world challenges, cross-campus teamwork and career development.
Five attendees stand together and smile for a photo at an XTERN event. Three wear blue XTERN lanyards and name badges, with event tables and large windows visible in the background.

TechPoint Celebrates the 2026 XTERN Class and Award Winners

TechPoint celebrated the 2026 XTERN class, recognizing 103 interns across 31 Indiana companies along with this year’s award-winning students, mentor and employer.
Sallie Mae mentors and Xterns celebrate the company being announced as Employer of the Year at the 2025 Xtern Awards Lunch

2025 Xtern Summer Recap and Awards

On July 25, TechPoint wrapped up its 2025 Xtern experience with our Xtern Farewell & Awards Lunch. We recapped Xtern achievements from the 10-week program, celebrated award winners and recognized our employer partners who make this program possible. What is Xtern? Xtern is a summer program for college students who are recruited and interviewed to […]

Indiana employers can hire top-ranked college students for 2024 summer internships if they act fast 

A fast-growing pool of more than 1,300 college students have flocked so far to TechPoint’s Xtern program, a nationally regarded internship platform, vying for spots next summer with Indiana’s vibrant tech community and other digital innovators around the state.   Record applications and new expansions create more opportunities  Interest in the program is at an all-time […]
Xtern Finalist Day

Startups tap unique tech internship program to speed, advance growth 

Being proactive and thinking long term for talent needs is a crucial strategy for today’s tech leaders, and programs like TechPoint’s Xtern program are proving value by addressing talent needs for companies large and small. Recruitment is already underway for the internship program’s 10th summer. We spoke with three first-time employers from the Xtern class of […]

Xtern program expands to Muncie, additional expansion expected

For seven years now, the TechPoint Xtern program has become increasingly popular with college students across the U.S. Applicants have far out-paced the number of positions available from Indianapolis tech companies each year, even as companies outside the capital city wanted and needed young talent. More than 2,000 students from 222 universities and 43 home […]