HAMMOND – The Hammond Academy of Science and Technology will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, at 33 Muenich Court in downtown. Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr., the Hammond Urban Academy Board of Director and officials from HAST will take part in the ceremony, which includes placement of two […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University is developing a program in energy storage technology in cooperation with the Naval Surface Warfare Center based in Crane, Ind. The effort could eventually lead to a master’s degree in chemical engineering and help in the development of electrical vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, solar cells, wind turbines and diesel
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana CPA Society recently honored 10 minority students with scholarships. The students were recognized at the annual Indiana CPA Society Diversity Summit. Of the 10 scholarship recipients (each received $500), one was from Northwest Indiana. Rachel Enokou is studying at Indiana University South Bend, where she has a 3.77 grade point average.
CROWN POINT – The University of St. Francis Crown Point has named Bobbie Atzhorn as student adviser/mentor to provide academic support services to students. Atzhorn received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a master’s degree in social work at Indiana University and has worked as a linguist for the National Security Agency, as an addictions
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana CPA Society recently recognized 36 outstanding accounting majors for leadership and academic achievement. Of those, eight were from colleges and universities in Northwest Indiana. They are Joseph Welch, Bethel College in Mishawaka; Shannan Leigh Sharp at Indiana University Northwest in Gary; Isaiah A. Counsellor, Indiana University South Bend; Elizabeth Holesapple at
MERRILLVILLE – The Northwest Indiana Forum will hold its quarterly meeting on Sept. 8 in partnership with the One Region One Vision and the Center of Workforce Innovations by hosting U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The program, “Education: Building and Strengthening the Future Workforce” will be at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza-Celebrity Ballroom.
VALPARAISO – Porter Health Systems will present “The Stroke Stops Here,” a seminar on stroke awareness and prevention, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18, at its Rehabilitation Campus, 1401 Calumet Ave. The seminar will be presented by Virgil DiBiase, a neurologist and stroke specialist. “Fifteen years ago, stroke patients were basically ignored because it
CROWN POINT – Robert Corbin has been named to the board of trustees for the University of St. Francis. He is northern Indiana regional legal counsel for the Franciscan Alliance. University of St. Francis was created at Crown Point in 2006 through a partnership with St. Anthony Medical Center. “We are proud to add a
Enrollments and tuition are up at region’s colleges. by Kathy McKimmie Over the past decade, tuition at Indiana’s taxpayer-supported colleges and universities increased nearly 100 percent, while per capita income rose less than 1 percent, according to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Two weeks after the Indiana General Assembly finished its work at the
CROWN POINT – The Franciscan Alliance announced it will hold a series of free bariatric information programs at its three Northwest Indiana hospitals. People interested in surgical weight loss can obtain information on the procedure at programs set for Dyer, Crown Point and Michigan City. Franciscan St. Margaret Health-Dyer will hold a program in the
