LAPORTE – The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs will hold a Regional Economic Impact Workshop from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the LaPorte County Extension office. Speakers include Jim Staton, Northwest Regional Director of the Indiana Economic Development Corp.; Derek Bjonback, an associate professor of economics at Purdue University …
WEST LAFAYETTE – Morgan Spurlock, an Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker, will speak Oct. 26 at Purdue University as part of its series on Corporate Citizenship and Ethics. Spurlock’s talk begins at 7 p.m. (EST) in the Stewart Center’s Loeb Playhouse. Admission is free and is presented by the Krannert School of Management and the College …
WEST LAFAYETTE – The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University has awarded more than $10,000 to six Indiana student veterans’ organizations that are helping student service members and veterans. The grants range from $1,000 to $2,000 and are to help strengthen student veteran organizations. Among new and emerging student veteran organizations, the top grant …
VALPARAISO – Mark Heckler, president of Valparaiso University, has signed a six-year contract with the university that extends her term to June 20, 2017. “The board fully supports the strategic plan and we believe that Mark provides the vision and discipline to move the university forward,” said Frederic k Kraegel, president of the VU Board …
By Rick A. Richards MERRILLVILLE – When U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan addressed the Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council earlier this month, he didn’t mince any words about the state of education in the region. Duncan, the former chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, said, “We have to take on the tough …
HAMMOND – Purdue University Calumet has announced fall enrollment for 2011 is down by 21 students from last year. Enrollment is 9,786, but the freshman and sophomore retention rate was 71.3 percent, up from 70.7 percent last years. “We continue to transition and develop strategies for increasing the quality of students who choose to attend …
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central has announced record enrollment and credit hours for the 2011 fall semester. Enrollment at the campus was 5,279 students, up 14 percent from last year. Those students were enrolled in a record 48,842 credit hours. “We are happy to welcome a record number of students to Purdue North Central,” …
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central has received accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. A six-member HLC team visited Purdue North Central in April for three days to examine all aspect of the university. “The team found the self study document to be outstanding. It was …
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central will offer public showings of the film, “The Conspirator” are part of the university Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series. Co-sponsoring the series is the Michigan City Public Library. The film will be shown at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at the library and at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, …
CROWN POINT – Four area universities have joined together to support the Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center’s mission to encourage growth and development of the region’s businesses. The four universities are Indiana University Northwest, Ivy Tech Community College, Purdue University Calumet and Purdue University North Central. “Under the umbrella of our university partners we …
