WESTVILLE –The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation recently extended a partnership with Purdue University Northwest by awarding a $150,000 grant to the Early Childhood Education baccalaureate degree program. The grant will be used to fund such initiatives as an Early Childhood Leadership Symposium to equip community leaders, business persons and legislators with information, tools and strategies […]
WEST LAFAYETTE — Ambassador Carolyn Curiel, a Hammond native and Purdue University professor of communication, was named by Crain’s NewsPro as one of the top journalism educators in the nation. Crain’s NewsPro, a leading publication for news media professionals, in its January publication focused on leading journalism educators and the difference they make. Those recognized
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SOUTH BEND — Downtown South Bend Inc.’s (DTSB) February First Fridays celebrates “Fire & Ice” this Friday, February 3rd from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Free entertainment, live demonstrations, food & drink specials, and other activities can be found throughout downtown South Bend within the 38 participating businesses. February’s “Fire & Ice” themed First Fridays will have
GARY – Leaders from nine Northwest Indiana health care institutions gathered at Indiana University School of Medicine – Northwest – Gary (IUSM-NW-G) on Tuesday, Jan. 24 to sign a formal letter of intent leading to the creation of the Northwest Indiana Graduate Medical Education Consortium. The signatures represent a promise from leading health care providers in
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VAPARAISO – The United Way of Porter County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is now accepting appointments for the 2017 tax season. This free tax preparation service is open to individuals whose adjusted gross income is $54,000 or less and is staffed by IRS-certified volunteers that file both federal and state tax returns. “For many in
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HAMMOND and WESTVILLE – Staff, students and collaborators of the Purdue University Northwest Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) have received two prestigious awards from the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST). AIST presented its Josef S. Kapitan Award and Computer Applications Best Paper Award to participants of the PNW research center.
VALPARAISO – Porter Regional Hospital will offer the following support groups in February: Beyond the Baby Blues Support Group Porter Regional Hospital has teamed with local organization Beyond the Baby Blues to offer mothers faced with post-partum depression, anxiety or another perinatal mood disorders with peer support, encouragement and understanding. The group meets on the last Wednesday
Beginner Computer Workshops • Thursday, February 2nd 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (Email Essentials) • Thursday, February 9th 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (There’s an App for that) • Thursday, February 16th 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (Email Essentials) • Thursday, February 23th 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (There’s an App for that) • Tuesday,
