Ivy Tech Community College-northwest News
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- More people see need, but schools lack resources (Post-Tribune)
posted on March 15, 2010 at 09:02:20 am
The waiting list to enroll in a GED preparation course at the Hammond Adult Education Program is 45 people long. In her three years as director of the Hammond program, this is the first time Cynthia Warner-Lowe has had a substantial waiting list. Cuts to adult education programs in Gary and East Chicago sent more students her way and more adults are finding they need a GED or post-secondary ... - Man dedicated himself to education (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on February 23, 2010 at 02:40:04 am
Raymond Komenich loved to work with people and bring out theirstrengths to get things accomplished, said his wife, AngelineKomenich. - Around the region (Post-Tribune)
posted on February 14, 2010 at 10:02:51 am
Congress School: The Indiana Brother Congress of Christian Education will conduct its Congress School at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, at Mount Horeb Missionary Baptist Church, 456 Hamlin St. The cost is $20 for nonmembers. Certificate of progress programs will be available. For more information, call congress secretary A. Admas at 886-2031. GARY Soup kitchen: Trinity United Methodist Church of ... - College aid help available Sunday (Post-Tribune)
posted on February 13, 2010 at 10:02:00 am
College Goal Sunday, a financial aid application assistance program, will offer programs across Northwest Indiana on Sunday. The 2 p.m. programs are for high school seniors, continuing college students and families who seek college or university scholarships, federal and state grants, loans and other financial awards for the 2010-11 academic year. Those attending will learn how to fill out the ... - Dementia care classes offered at Ivy Tech (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on January 29, 2010 at 03:02:55 pm
GARY | Ivy Tech Community College Northwest is offering dementiacare classes this spring at the Gary and Valparaiso campuses. - Prominent NWI citizens display talents at fashion show (Post-Tribune)
posted on January 28, 2010 at 10:02:47 am
Some of Northwest Indiana's civic, business, legal and media leaders stepped outside the box and onto the runway Friday as models in the Region's Next Top Model fashion show. The show at Majestic Star Casino's Lakeshore Ballroom was sponsored by the Gary Chamber of Commerce. Chamber executive director Chuck Hughes and O'Merrial Butchee, director of the Gerald I. Lamkin Entrepreneurship and ... - Legacy grants aim at educational improvements (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on January 20, 2010 at 10:45:02 pm
MERRILLVILLE | Middle-school students in the East Chicago schoolsystem who are at risk for failing or retention find help and hopein an after-school program started by Pastor Darnell L. Johnson ofMt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church, founder of the HolisticCommunity Coalition NFP. - Legacy Foundation grants assist community projects (Post-Tribune)
posted on January 2, 2010 at 10:29:43 am
The Legacy Foundation has announced the awarding of nearly $71,000 in grants to support educational, cultural and human services initiatives in Lake County. The foundation awarded a $15,000 grant to Holistic Community Coalition in support of the organization's Tri-City Alternative Actions Program. Middle-school students in the East Chicago school system who are at risk of failing are eligible to ... - New economic development group seeks federal cash (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on November 1, 2009 at 04:00:30 am
Local officials are touting a newly formed economic development district as a powerful tool to get dibs on millions of dollars in federal funds for projects ranging from disaster relief to restoring brownfields for industrial development. - Leaders sought to convene on regional collaboration (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on June 27, 2009 at 02:13:30 am
Local leaders forming a seven-county economic development initiative are meeting in Newton County Tuesday to discuss ways to spur cooperation and collaboration in Northwest Indiana. - Hobart couple say they learned to work smarter through Ivy Tech (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on June 15, 2009 at 05:47:25 am
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories profiling nontraditional students in the region who have gone back to school to Work Smarter in Tough Economic Times. - Organization to host meeting about hiring the handicapped (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on May 24, 2009 at 05:40:58 am
Gary | The Center of Workforce Innovations will host a meeting about hiring the handicapped from 8 to 10 a.m. June 11 at Ivy Tech Community College Northwest, 1440 E. 35th Ave., Gary. Employers and community and faith-based organizations are invited to attend a breakfast consortium on the Disability Program Navigator. The DPN helps those with disabilities navigate the challenges of seeking work ... - Manufacturers, community organizations team to launch expo (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
posted on April 23, 2009 at 09:11:57 am
A growing need in Northwest Indiana for workers with advanced technological skills led to the launch Thursday of the first ever Industrial Manufacturing Expo. - 'Good to Great' is catch phrase on campus (Post-Tribune)
posted on March 13, 2009 at 09:11:38 am
This year, Ivy Tech is moving from "Good to Great" by using concepts from Jim Collins' book, "Good to Great and the Social Sectors." - Education briefs (Post-Tribune)
posted on March 13, 2009 at 09:11:28 am
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