WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has begun an effort to increase its College of Engineering faculty by 30 percent over the next five years. The additional faculty will allow the college to increase enrollment and expand the breadth and depth of its research. “This move will provide an economic benefit to the country as we […]
LAPORTE – Kevin Beres, senior vice president of LaPorte Savings Bank has received a diploma from the Graduate School Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The school, sponsored by the 18 state bankers associations comprising the Central States Conference of Bankers Associations, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was established in 1945 to provide bankers with
For a growing number of students, cyberspace is the classroom. by Rick A. Richards The landscape of traditional four-year colleges in Indiana hasn’t changed all that much in the last half century. The same universities that were around then are here today. But that doesn’t mean the higher education landscape hasn’t changed. There are more
SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame has received a $6.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation for the QuarkNet program. The five-year program includes research into particle physics experiments to teach students and provide training and mentoring opportunities for high school teachers. Notre Dame and 50 other research institutions are involved in
SOUTH BEND – St. Mary’s College has received an $840,000 grant for scholarships to students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The grant is funded by $600,000 from the National Science Foundation and $240,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation. The grant will provide scholarships for up to 20 students enrolled at St. Mary’s beginning in
SOUTH BEND – U.S. News has ranked St. Mary’s College among the top 100 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges. St. Mary’s is 87th, up from 90th last year. St. Mary’s college’s strong graduation and retention rates are among the factors that contribute to its performance. According to the College’s Office of Institutional Research, of the
BLOOMINGTON – Elizabeth Acton, an alumna of Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a retired chief financial officer of Commerce Bank, is joining the school as a leader-in-residence. Acton earned a master of business administration at Kelley in 1976 and was inducted into its Academy of Alumni Fellows in 2001. In April, Acton retired
MERRILLVILLE – The first Good Teachers Count scholarship for 2012 has been awarded to Cosetta Black. The scholarship was created with Legacy Foundation by nine women of Legacy Foundation’s board. The Good Teachers Count Fund was created to help local women complete their education. Black received her bachelor’s degree in 2011 in organizational management from
