WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central’s annual Brownbag Series for faculty, staff, students and the community this year will focus on diversity. The series is coordinated by Bob Mellin, continuing lecturer of English. Each seminar begins at noon in the Library-Student-Faculty Building, Room 170A. The seminars are free. On Jan. 11, Dr. Deepa Majumdar, associate […]
VALPARAISO – The Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana has recognized the Valparaiso University College of Engineering as December Innovator of the Month for its work in manufacturing and assembling two Braille presses. The VU project with a joint effort with Lutheran Braille Workers Inc. of California, to design a new Braille press to serve
SCHERERVILLE – The Illiana Vegetable Growers will hold a workshop from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, at Tiebel’s Restaurant at U.S. 30 and U.S. 41. The workshop offers commercial vegetable growers and farmers a chance to learn the latest about pest management, production methods and other topics. The workshop is sponsored by
SOUTH BEND – St. Mary’s College has announced that seniors Amanda Lester and Melissa Jackson have been named Orr Fellows. Lester is from Houston, Texas, and Jackson is from Gloucester City, N.J. The Governor Bob Orr Indiana Entrepreneurial Fellowship provides an opportunity to soon-to-be college graduate. About 25 fellows are selected each year for an
GARY – Linda Delunas has been named the new director of the School of Nursing at Indiana University Northwest. She will continue as associate dean of the College of Health and Human Services. Delunas, of St. John, has been with IUN since 1984. As director of the School of Nursing, she will supervise a staff
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central is recruiting high-tech start-up companies to take part in a system wide initiative called “Interns for Indiana.” It is a competitive program that assists start-up companies by partially funding high-quality undergraduate interns. Companies are matched with student interns who are expected to work 400 hours starting in May and
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – For the second year in a row, St. Mary’s College has received first place in the Indiana CPA Society Case Study Competition. A dozen schools participated, including Purdue University Calumet and Valparaiso University from Northwest Indiana. Members of the St. Mary’s team were Allison Courtney of Northborough, Mass.; Maggie DePaola of
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central students and members of the community will have the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., from March 4-9, 2012, as part of a course that explores the city and the topic of citizenship. The course, “Washington, D.C.: The History, Politics and Culture that Shaped Our Nation,” will be led
LAPORTE – The LaPorte County Cooperative Extension Service will be a host site for a video teleconference, “Income Tax Management for Farmers,” from 8 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6. George Patrick, a Purdue University economist, and David Frette, a CPA in Washington, Ind., will lead the discussion. The presentation can be viewed at
HAMMOND – Two Purdue University Calumet faculty members have helped write a Purdue University equine business study that indicates Indiana’s horse-related industry has a $2 billion impact on the state’s economy. “This is the first time entrepreneurship has been surveyed,” said Susan Conners, an associate professor and director of the university’s Equine Business Management program.
