Education

Indiana University Northwest announced on Sept. 11 that its Fall 2009 enrollment numbers have jumped 16 percent from a year ago, for a total of 5,560 students. An official student census released this week showed that total credit hours taken at IU...

Purdue University will use a Hewlett-Packard grant to develop and test a new teaching approach designed to boost the academic success of underrepresented minorities in engineering programs. The teaching method represents a potential new model for...

The Purdue University North Central American Sign Language Club will host a Silent Coffee House on Friday, Sept. 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Evelyn Bay Company, 3800 Calumet Ave., Valparaiso. The event is open to ASL students as well as community...

The Northwestern Indiana Roofing Contractors Association announces the recipients of its 2009 Scholarship Program. Seven scholarships have been awarded to northwest Indiana students by the Northwestern Indiana Roofing Contractors Association in...

The Purdue University North Central Office of Continuing Education is offering a non-credit Chinese language class. "Beginning Chinese" will teach students simplified Mandarin Chinese and the Pinyin system. This class will work on conversational...

Purdue University North Central will observe Constitution Day on Thursday, Sept. 17, with a variety of activities presented throughout the day. All events are free and open to the public and will take place on campus in the Library-Student-Faculty...

Purdue University officials on Tuesday (Sept. 8) announced a program to keep the institution one of the best values in the country. Purdue President France A. Córdova announced plans to rebate $250 of the $500 student success fee to Indiana...

Purdue University North Central's Office of Continuing Education will offer the course "How to Study" for high school juniors, seniors, first-time or returning college students who want to maximize their study skills. The course will show the "A"...

Registration is open for this year's Discovery Day program offered to high school seniors by Purdue University's Women in Engineering Program. The one-day program will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19 on campus. It is targeted to high school seniors...

Truck Driving careers are in high demand in Northwest Indiana and as a result there is a need to  increase the availability of skilled workers to fill vacancies in truck driving, to help our existing businesses expand, and to attract new businesses...