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IU Health LaPorte hands out scholarships

LAPORTE – Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital, the LaPorte Hospital Foundation and LaPorte Hospital Auxiliary awarded 50 students more than $160,000 in healthcare scholarships. The scholarships were given to students studying medicine, nursing radiology, physical therapy, psychology, biology and chemistry.    

Purdue offers technical on-line training

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University’s Technical Assistance Program is offering an online version of its training course designed to help workers prepare to be certified as green manufacturing specialists. The online workshop provides preparation for those wanting to take the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Green Manufacturing Specialist Certificate exam. Topics include sustainability and global conditions, …

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College, career readiness plan in place

VALPARAISO – After seven months of discussions, a plan to align Northwest Indiana high school outcomes with the needs of economic development have been realized, said Barb Grimsgard of the Center of Workforce Innovations. The Regional Education/Employer Alliance for Development of Youth of Northwest Indiana has been announced. Known as Ready NWI, the plan includes …

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St. Joseph’s receives Ball Brothers grant

RENSSELAER – St. Joseph’s College is among three Indiana independent colleges selected as 2012 winners of the Ball Brothers Foundation Venture Fund competitive grant program. The others are Franklin College and St. Mary-of-the-Woods College. Each will share $75,000 in seed funding for start-up initiatives to stimulate creativity and innovation and to foster competition and collaboration …

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Golf outing raises $30,000 for scholarships

LAPORTE – The LaPorte Hospital Foundation’s 24th annual Healthcare Scholarship Golf Tournament raised more than $30,000 at its recent event at Briar Leaf Golf Club. Since 1983, more than 250 students pursuing healthcare degrees have received more than $491,000 in scholarships. “The foundation’s golf tournament has continued to positively impact local students to achieve their …

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Valparaiso opens campus in Chicago

VALPARAISO – Valparaiso University has announced that beginning in the fall, it will over degrees in Master of Ministry Administration and Master of Health Administration at its new Hyde Park campus in Chicago. Classes will be available at the Lutheran School of Theology this year and in 2013, will be offered at the new Valparaiso …

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NWI Influential Women honored

MERRILLVILLE – The winners of the Influential women of Northwest Indiana were announced recently at the Radisson Star Plaza. More than 100 women were nominated in 11 categories. Business Influential Woman – Violet Sistovaris, senior vice president and chief information officer, NiSource. Business Up and Coming Woman – Julie Bieszczat, vice president, Barney Enterprises Management …

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