On April 25-27th, 2014, Purdue Entrepreneurship Center in Northwest Indiana will host the first local Startup Weekend Event, with prizes ranging from Lunch with a VC to startup office space in the NWI Purdue Technology Center. They are giving entrepreneurs and innovators a platform, process and an audience to build a startup team, test their […]
HAMMOND — Purdue University’s Board of Trustees recently ratified Purdue University Calumet faculty members Kuan-Chou Chen as the Thomas M. McDermott, Sr. Professor in Economic Development and Cyril Pat Obi as the White Lodging Professor of Finance in Hospitality and Tourism Management. Chen, a professor and head of the Department of Information Systems, Finance and
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VALPARAISO — United Way of Porter County (UWPC) is pleased to announce it received one out of the three coveted GEM Awards given out each year, along with several first and third place wins and an honorable mention in the 2014 GEM Awards. Golden Excellence in Media (GEM) entries are judged on innovation, accomplishment of
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What can your social media policy cover? What can’t it do? Employees talk. That’s no big surprise. Sometimes it’s about sports, the weather or their families. But more often than not, they talk about work–their hours, their boss, their responsibilities, their supervisors, even their new assignments. When they talk about work, sometimes they air their
By generously donating their time and talents, several Porter physicians and nurses made a difference in the lives of children and adults in Nicaragua in February. Traveling with the nonprofit organization, Healing, Health & Hope, the volunteer medical team comprised of Plastic Surgeon Nicholas Retson, M.D., Anesthesiologist Vikram Appannagari, M.D., Nancy Lijewski, RN, Martha Schweizer,
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HAMMOND — The Purdue University Board of Trustees granted promotions to nine Purdue University Calumet faculty members at the April 4th Trustees meeting held at Purdue University North Central. Nicolae Tarfulea of Hammond (Mathematics) was promoted to full professor. Additionally, the following were promoted to associate professor: Muhammad T. Anan of Munster (Electrical and Computer
HAMMOND — Purdue University Calumet has pledged to join the Institute of International Education (IIE)’s Generation Study Abroad initiative to double the number of American students who study abroad by the end of the decade. Fewer than 10 percent of all U.S. college students study abroad at some point in their academic careers. In an
The U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP are again teaming up to host National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Month targeted at entrepreneurs over the age of 50. Building on the success of a joint SBA and AARP Mentor Month in April 2013, the two organizations will match “encore entrepreneurs” with successful business owners and community leaders
