GARY – When scholars, students and community planners seek out reference books to learn more about social policy and community development, it’s likely they’ll turn to the work of Earl Jones, Ph.D., Indiana University Northwest Associate Professor of Minority Studies, Sociology and Public and Environmental Affairs. Jones’s theories about how successful communities are built and […]

GARY – Beginning this fall, Indiana University Northwest will offer an accelerated program for the master of public affairs (MPA) degree. The new option, through the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, can be completed in just two years, or half the time it typically takes students to complete the traditional MPA program. Students will

HAMMOND – Goodwill LEADS, Inc. announces that The Excel Center, a tuition free high school for adults, will open in Hammond later this year. The Excel Center serves students 18 and older with year round accelerated classes.  Graduating students receive an Indiana Core 40 Diploma and college credits or industry certification.  Plans are under way

GARY – Indiana University Northwest‘s Lean Six Sigma (LSS) intermediate- and expert–level certifications, known as the green and black belt designations, respectively, are now available to business professionals in Northwest Indiana. Enrollees need not be IU Northwest students to take advantage of this coveted certification program. The expert-level Black Belt program will be offered from