SOUTH BEND – St. Mary’s College has announced that researchers at the college and at the University of Notre Dame have developed a process that can screen for counterfeit medication. The tool, made of paper, is the size of a business card and will be used in developing countries where up to 30 percent of […]
Area colleges take their cues from the real world. by Shari Held Upcoming grads can breathe a little easier. Their odds of snagging a job upon graduation, while not as good as five years ago, are certainly better than last year. Statistics compiled by the National Association of Colleges and Employers and the Collegiate Employment
VALPARAISO – Elizabeth Lynn has been named director of Valparaiso University’s Institute for Leadership and Service. “Elizabeth’s involvement with the Valparaiso community and experience with civic engagement makes her the ideal candidate to lead the Institute for Leadership and Service,” said Mark Schwehn, provost. Lynn is a Mellon Fellow in the Humanities and received her
RENSSELAER – St. Joseph College recently held a high tunnel construction workshop to demonstrate the process of building a passive solar greenhouse that extends the growing season for warm and cool-season crops. The effort was part of St. Joseph’s recently developed Hoophouse Farming Eduventure, a start-up operation that was created as the result of the
MICHIGAN CITY – Rick Soria has been named vice chancellor and dean of the Michigan City campus of Ivy Tech Community College Northwest. Soria is an accredited mortician and a law school graduate of Valparaiso University. He joined Ivy Tech in 2002 and created the first mortuary science program. “We did a nationwide search and
WESTVILLE – Purdue Federal Credit Union has opened a branch office on the campus of Purdue University North Central. The office was officially welcomed by the Greater LaPorte Chamber of Commerce. “Purdue North Central welcomes Purdue Federal Credit Union to our campus. The credit union offers a convenient location and a variety of essential services
WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central’s Office of Career Development is accepting on-campus recruitment requests for the 2012-13 academic year. Employers interested in recruiting PNC students and alumni will have a variety of opportunities to engage candidates through job fairs, networking events and campus visit. Some of the upcoming recruiting opportunities include career fairs for
VALPARAISO – Spero W. Valavanis, president of Design Organization Inc., has received the Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning Alumni Society 2012 Award of Outstanding Achievement. He was selected by alumni for dedication to advancing the profession, quality of work and commitment to improve the communities in which he has worked. Design Organization
GARY – Charter School of Dunes has begun work on a $13 million building in Gary’s Miller area. The school is expected to open in time for the 2013-14 school year. This year is the 10th anniversary of Charter School of the Dunes, which is at 860 N. Lake St. It has 450
MERRILLVILLE – In response to the U.S. Supreme Court upholding health care reform, Employer Benefit Systems of Dyer will hold a Health Care Reform Seminars on Wednesday, July 25, at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The event starts at 9 a.m. with presentations scheduled to last about two hours. “We have so many questions about the
