HAMMOND – The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana will offer Summer Space Adventure Camps for students pre K through 8th grade. Students will train as the astronauts do during a variety of sessions that are both stimulating and age-appropriate. Camp sessions will vary by age, grade level and cost, with dates in June …
SOUTH BEND – Roger Huang, interim dean of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, has had the interim label removed from his title and is now the Martin J. Gillen Dean of the college, according to Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the university. The Kenneth R. Meyer Professor …
NOTRE DAME – St. Mary’s College has announced that Susan K. Bolt has joined the College as vice president for finance and administration. Bolt has 26 years of experience working in finance in higher education settings, including at Kettering University in Flint, Mich., and the University of Hartford in Connecticut. President Carol Ann Mooney said, …
MERRILLVILLE – Legacy Foundation manages 30 scholarship funds established by community members that serve a range of students as diverse as Lake County. Whether attending a two-year technical program or a four-year university, college can be expensive and searching for the right scholarship can be difficult. Legacy Foundation simplifies that search by providing a complete …
VALPARAISO – South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority has developed a partnership with the Valparaiso University Athletic Department. While the SSCVA, the City of Valparaiso and Valparaiso University have worked together on numerous events in the past, the official partnership will bring greater benefits to all parties. The partnership has helped VU’s Athletic Department purchase …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Indiana high school administrators, educators and community leaders have through March 29 to nominate high school sophomores and juniors for the seventh annual Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy. For a nomination form, call Juliana Casavan, academy coordinator, at (765) 588-3368, or e-mailjbcasavan@prf.org. There is no fee to nominate a student, nor is …
LAPORTE – Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital, in partnership with Ivy Tech Corporate College, is offering a Certified Nursing Assistant course to the public. The course begins Monday, March 4, and will be held at IU Health La Porte Hospital. Certified Nursing Assistants provide basic nursing care for patients under the supervision of a …
MERRILLVILLE – Competitive Support Options Inc., an IT company based in Mokena, Ill., has opened an office at the Purdue Research Park of Northwest Indiana. Competitive Support Options provides clients with Intel-based servers, IBM power servers, tape and storage solutions, desktops, thin clients, laser printers, impact printers, thermal printers, switches, and access points. President Pat …
WEST LAFAYETTE – The football head injury experts featured in recent Sports Illustrated coverage of Junior Seau’s brain injuries say new brain-saving helmet technology is available that would massively decrease energy delivered to the brain during impacts. Eric Nauman, Purdue University Neurotrauma Group biomechanical engineering professor, has patented a new helmet liner that reduces G-force …
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central Chancellor Dr. James B. Dworkin has been presented with the Rotary Club Foundation of Michigan City Paul J. Alinsky Excellence Award. The award is presented in honor of the late Paul Alinsky, a past Rotary Club president, former Michigan City Chamber of Commerce chairman and founder of Sentinel Alarm …
