Education

Purdue University North Central Service Learning Coordinator Laura Weaver has been accepted in the Indiana Campus Compact Community Service Director Fellows Program for 2009 - 2010. This fellowship will assist Weaver in developing a training and...

Sometimes in teaching, we come to a lesson, or perhaps even one or two problems that no matter how we try to explain the problem, our students can not grasp the idea. This can be especially hard to accept as a teacher. Sometimes you just need to slow...

Ivy Tech Northwest begins offering courses in one of the fastest growing industries in northwest Indiana through its Center for Transportation, Distribution and Logistics at the Gary campus.  The first section of the courses will run October through...

Purdue University North Central Office of Career Development will host its third annual Career and Internship Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Library-Student-Faculty Building, Room 144. This free event is open to all...

Hi! My name is Miss Rue and I love to drive my big yellow school bus. My friends and family have to chuckle a bit when I say that out loud (and I do say it out loud and often), but I think it is so much fun, a joy, a blast, and such a hoot. As fun as...

Purdue University North Central Office of Continuing Education will offer a three-day non-credit course on the basics of QuickBooks. "Introduction to QuickBooks" will meet at the PNC campus in Westville on Thursdays, Sept. 24 to Oct. 8 from 6 to 8...

The Fisher Building, a downtown Muncie landmark and former world headquarters for Ball Corporation, has been donated to the Ivy Tech Foundation for use by Ivy Tech Community College. A gift from Janice B. Fisher, the late John W. Fisher and Fisher...

I have been having a blast student teaching. I am thouroughly exhausted every evening and usually will come home and try to sneak in a 2-3 hour nap before I wake up to try to do some homework and paperwork, but it has been non stop learning and fun...

Purdue University North Central welcomes new faculty members for the 2009 - 2010 academic year. They are: Michael R. Lynn - professor of History and chair of Department of Social Sciences. He has a Ph.D. and master's degree from the University of...

As the school year is poised to launch excitedly tommorow, I have spent the last two days helping my mentor teacher get the classroom ready. Arranging desks, putting up posters, stamping books, going through class rosters, preparing curriculum, staff...