HAMMOND and WESTVILLE – Purdue University Northwest is introducing two, redesigned master’s degree concentrations—in Instructional Technology and Educational Administration—during the 2017 spring semester beginning in January. The master’s degree program in Education (M.S. Ed.) with a concentration in Instructional Technology is designed to provide students a practical, authentic experience that encourages growth in skills, theory, […]

PORTAGE – Ratner Steel Supply Company announced plans today to expand its operations at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor in Portage, creating up to 37 new jobs by 2019. “Once companies choose to hire Hoosiers, they’ll almost always want to hire more,” said Governor Mike Pence. “After picking Indiana for a new facility in 2012,

MUNSTER – SpaPointe aesthetician Holli Zabek, facilitator for the Cancer Resource Centre’s Look Good Feel Better program, is the recipient of the American Cancer Society’s Sunrise Award for outstanding service. The award is presented to those who provide “emotional support and spirit-lifting services” to cancer patients. Look Good Feel Better is a non-medical public service

SOUTH BEND – Manufacturing Technology Inc., (MTI) announced it will develop North America’s largest Linear Friction Welder, in terms of force capacity and tooling envelope, and deliver it to LIFT – Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow – for use in lightweight metals research and development projects, based in Detroit. Poised to be the first of its

GARY – The Indiana University Northwest College of Arts and Sciences recently announced a more flexible, online option for students seeking a bachelor’s degree in informatics, beginning in the fall 2017 semester. With a curriculum jointly administered by the campuses of IU Northwest, IU Kokomo, IU East, IU South Bend, IU Southeast, and Indiana University-Purdue University

HAMMOND and WESTVILLE – Purdue University Northwest is celebrating a 30-year commitment to fitness. Thirty years ago, Purdue Northwest’s Hammond Campus introduced a comprehensive, multi-faceted fitness center for students, faculty, staff, university sports teams and community members. Exercise facility & academic lab During the past three decades, that fitness center has provided state-of-the-art exercise equipment