For a growing number of students, cyberspace is the classroom. by Rick A. Richards The landscape of traditional four-year colleges in Indiana hasn’t changed all that much in the last half century. The same universities that were around then are here today. But that doesn’t mean the higher education landscape hasn’t changed. There are more …
SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has received a $6.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation for the QuarkNet program. The five-year program includes research into particle physics experiments to teach students and provide training and mentoring opportunities for high school teachers. Notre Dame and 50 other research institutions are involved in …
SOUTH BEND – St. Mary’s College has received an $840,000 grant for scholarships to students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The grant is funded by $600,000 from the National Science Foundation and $240,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation. The grant will provide scholarships for up to 20 students enrolled at St. Mary’s beginning in …
SOUTH BEND – U.S. News has ranked St. Mary’s College among the top 100 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges. St. Mary’s is 87th, up from 90th last year. St. Mary’s college’s strong graduation and retention rates are among the factors that contribute to its performance. According to the College’s Office of Institutional Research, of the …
BLOOMINGTON – Elizabeth Acton, an alumna of Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a retired chief financial officer of Commerce Bank, is joining the school as a leader-in-residence. Acton earned a master of business administration at Kelley in 1976 and was inducted into its Academy of Alumni Fellows in 2001. In April, Acton retired …
MERRILLVILLE – The first Good Teachers Count scholarship for 2012 has been awarded to Cosetta Black. The scholarship was created with Legacy Foundation by nine women of Legacy Foundation’s board. The Good Teachers Count Fund was created to help local women complete their education. Black received her bachelor’s degree in 2011 in organizational management from …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management has begun a program to ensure that its undergraduates leave school with a degree and the skills they need to start a career. This fall, all of Krannert’s incoming freshmen are participating in Launching Business Leaders, an initiative designed to develop skills and competencies that reach …
HAMMOND – In conjunction with the Challenger Learning Center’s inaugural Space Race, St. Mary School in Crown Point is the recipient of a Family Space Night. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, students, families and staff will have an all-access pass to the center. Each person participating will have a hands-on, minds-on …
HAMMOND – Purdue University has announced it has canceled plans to open a technology center in Chicago, and instead will concentrate on finding a location in Northwest Indiana. The university has not said where it would be located, but wants to find a center that is close to its Purdue Calumet campus in Hammond. Purdue …
WEST LAFAYETTE – J.R. Martinez, a wounded Iraq War veteran and actor, will give the keynote address Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Purdue University Krannert School of Management’s 12th annual Leadership Speakers Series. Martinez, who won “Dancing with the Stars” in 2011, is a motivational speaker whose presentations are on resilience, optimism and making the …
