CROWN POINT – The number of Crown Point-area students enrolled at University of St. Francis has grown significantly since last year, said Andrew J. Prall, assistant provost. There are 184 students enrolled in health care education at USF’s Crown Point and Fort Wayne campuses, up 30 percent from last year. Prall said the growth is […]
HIGHLAND – The second United Way Success by 6 Born Learning Trail in Lake County has opened. This trail is in Wicker Park and encourages children to learn through fun and meaningful activities. The interactive trail contains signs with instructions for games that parents can play with their child to turn a regular walk through
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central is now offering a graduate certificate in economic development. It meets the needs of area economic development professionals interested in participating in economic development activities. Classes are 2 to 5:50 p.m. over a 10-week session starting Sept. 12 and ending in May 2012. Registration is $499 for separate sessions
MERRILLVILLE – The Legacy Foundation has distributed $350,000 in college scholarships. D.J. and Rose Nidetz Scholarship – Braden Cleary, Wheeler High School. Donna K. Yundt Memorial Scholarship – Alexa Candreva, Lake Central High School. Dr. John Maniotes Scholarship – Elaine Pitsas, Munster High School; Jessica Sinclair, Highland High School; and Daniella Tripodis, Chesterton High School.
HAMMOND – The Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana has named Dr. Robert Kramer of Purdue University Calumet as an Innovator of the Month for August. Kramer is a retired chief scientist at NiSource Energy Technologies. Kramer established an energy center to improve efficiency and reliability of energy usage after retiring from NiSource. In addition
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central has announced that will become a permanent home to a section of steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center in New York after its collapse on Sept. 11, 2001. The 176-pound portion of I-beam, which is 36 inches long, 18 inches wide and 11 inches deep, will be
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has been ranked 61st in the 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities. In specialty rankings, Purdue is 14th in engineering and technology, 18th in computer science, 19th in chemistry and 46th in overall science. “Purdue works hard to build academic, research and business relationships with partners around the world and
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has been ranked 7th in the nation by SmartMoney magazine’s college “payback” survey, which quantified the long-term value of a college education. “If our payback survey were a football game, the public schools would be spiking the ball in the end zone and kissing the mascots,” wrote the magazine, which
INDIANAPOLIS – Gary Bollinger, president and CEO of the Indiana CPA Society is on a statewide tour to talk with accountants about changes in the industry. Bollinger is visiting 13 communities in Indiana to talk about new developments in financial reporting, licensure, technology, legislation and regulation. “Attendance at the Professional Issues Update is critical to
GARY – The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency on Monday announced it had awarded more than $1 million in federal grants to organizations involved in protecting the Great Lakes. Of that amount, $607,000 was given to the Save the Dunes Conservation Fund and the City of Valparaiso to repair the Thorgren detention basin in the Salt
