HAMMOND — Plenty of pomp and celebratory activities are scheduled when Purdue University Calumet welcomes new and continuing students to its community of scholars and a new academic year, during Student Convocation festivities Thursday (8/22) on campus. The seventh annual campus celebration begins at 11 a.m. with a procession of Purdue Calumet faculty and administrators […]

“Today, we commemorate the March on Washington, an event symbolic of a movement that changed this country and the entire world.  As I reflect on this day in history and Dr. Martin King Jr.’s key role in this march, movement and the transformation of our country, I am moved by how far we have come,

CROWN POINT — Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point will offer a series diabetes courses on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in September, October and November. Classes will help provide participants individual meal plans designed to meet specific needs. Program information is in accordance with the American Diabetes Association standards. Sessions will take place 1 to 3 p.m.

HAMMOND — A Purdue University Calumet senior communication student and Highland resident recently earned a bronze Telly Award for a music video he produced. Patrick Theobald’s award-winning video, titled “Run,” is named after a song by the Snow Patrol he used in his production.  For his part, Theobald said he is proud to be part

WEST LAFAYETTE — People from across the country will gather at Purdue University to explore the philosophy of the man credited with improving manufacturing processes and quality control in the United States and Japan and how his ideas relate to sustainability. The W. Edwards Deming Institute Fall Conference will be Oct. 18-20 in Purdue’s Stewart

HAMMOND — The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana will be hosting a Space Race 5K run/2K walk on Sunday, September 22. Beginning at 8:00 a.m., participants will race through Purdue University Calumet’s campus. The race is open to participants of all ages and costs $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under

MISHAWAKA —The new Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) Health Insurance Services, LLC, Center is now open at the hospital campus in Mishawaka to help members of our community prepare for the changes of healthcare reform and the Affordable Care Act . The center offers a place where individuals and families can learn more about