WESTVILLE – The 59th season of the Purdue University North Central Sinai Forum opens at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, with David Gergen discussing, “What Can We Expect in 2012? Election Issues and Answers.” Gergen is a senior political analyst for CNN, is a professor of public service and director of the Center for Public […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration will hold a series of webinars to help businesses prepare for emergencies. Over the summer, millions of businesses were forced to close their doors in the aftermath of power outages, wildfires and flooding. Even if the closing is temporary, the result is lost productivity and profits. The
CROWN POINT – The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center is team with social media coach Kathy Sipple for a workshop on Pinterest for Business from 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Purdue University Calumet Academic Learning Center, 9900 Connecticut Drive, Room 221. Pinterest is an online pinboard that allows users to
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet has announced its class schedule for its third annual Friday University series, set for Sept. 21 and Sept. 28. Friday University offers 15 single day non-credit courses of interest geared to adults with a desire to learn. Classes are taught by Purdue Calumet faculty. Each class is two hours and
SOUTH BEND – St. Mary’s College has announced that researchers at the college and at the University of Notre Dame have developed a process that can screen for counterfeit medication. The tool, made of paper, is the size of a business card and will be used in developing countries where up to 30 percent of
Area colleges take their cues from the real world. by Shari Held Upcoming grads can breathe a little easier. Their odds of snagging a job upon graduation, while not as good as five years ago, are certainly better than last year. Statistics compiled by the National Association of Colleges and Employers and the Collegiate Employment
VALPARAISO – Elizabeth Lynn has been named director of Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service. “Elizabeth’s involvement with the Valparaiso community and experience with civic engagement makes her the ideal candidate to lead the Institute for Leadership and Service,” said Mark Schwehn, provost. Lynn is a Mellon Fellow in the Humanities and received her
RENSSELAER – St. Joseph College recently held a high tunnel construction workshop to demonstrate the process of building a passive solar greenhouse that extends the growing season for warm and cool-season crops. The effort was part of St. Joseph’s recently developed Hoophouse Farming Eduventure, a start-up operation that was created as the result of the
MICHIGAN CITY – Rick Soria has been named vice chancellor and dean of the Michigan City campus of Ivy Tech Community College Northwest. Soria is an accredited mortician and a law school graduate of Valparaiso University. He joined Ivy Tech in 2002 and created the first mortuary science program. “We did a nationwide search and
WESTVILLE – Purdue Federal Credit Union has opened a branch office on the campus of Purdue University North Central. The office was officially welcomed by the Greater LaPorte Chamber of Commerce. “Purdue North Central welcomes Purdue Federal Credit Union to our campus. The credit union offers a convenient location and a variety of essential services
