Colleges See Big Drop In Foreign-Language Enrollments
Fewer college students are taking foreign language courses, and a new report warns this could affect how well students are prepared for a globalized world.
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Goshen College Withdraws From Council Of Christian Colleges And Universities
GOSHEN— Goshen College has announced it has withdrawn from the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities. The move comes after the college’s recent decision to allow the hiring of married gay and lesbian faculty and staff as part of their LGBT non-discrimination policy and hiring practices. The Council … Read More
Indiana Colleges And Universities Receive High Marks
WASHINGTON D.C – Universities and colleges in Indiana have received high marks according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s top schools. Rating schools on up to 16 factors of academic excellence, the publication’s best colleges list the nation’s top schools in four categories, … Read More
Grace College And Seminary Graduates 466 Students
By DAVID GROUT Media Relations, Grace College and Seminary Grace College and Seminary’s commencement ceremony celebrated the graduation of 466 students at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 9 at 9 a.m. Held at the Ronald and Barbara Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center, the ceremony included an invocation by Rev. Jeffrey A. … Read More
Indiana Achieves Milestone For Online College Learning
By STEPHANIE WILSON Indiana Commission for Higher Education The Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced all campuses of the state’s public colleges and universities have signed on to participate in a voluntary agreement that makes it easier for students in Indiana and nationwide to take online courses offered … Read More
Ancilla College Holds Nursing Department Pin Ceremony
By AMANDA PETRUCELLI Ancilla College Ancilla College Nursing Department will hold its tenth annual Professional Pinning Ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 31. The ceremony will be held in the Catherine Kasper Life Center Chapel. The guest speaker for the ceremony will be Berniece Umbaugh, RN, a resident … Read More
Jo Lemon To Receive Ivy Tech Community College Honorary Degree
By CARRIE SHOEMAKER Marketing Assistant, Office of Marketing and Communications, Ivy Tech Ivy Tech Community College’s North Central region, including South Bend, Goshen and Warsaw, will hold it’s spring commencement ceremony at the Joyce Center’s Purcell Pavilion at the University of Notre Dame at 6 p.m. Friday, May … Read More
Sauders Honored For 50 Years Of Service At Grace
By DAVID GROUT Media Relations, Grace College and Seminary Dr. Paulette Sauders is about to complete her 50th year as an English and journalism professor at Grace College. Only three others have reach this esteemed milestone at Grace, including Dr. Homer Kent Jr., Ron Henry and R. Wayne … Read More
Ivy Tech Students Named To All Indiana Academic Team
Two local Ivy Tech Community College students are among 33 students from Ivy Tech Community College campuses across the state named to this year’s All-Indiana Academic Team for Community and Junior Colleges. The academic competition, which scores students on academic honors, activities including leadership and work experience, and … Read More
Ancilla College Announces Spring Access Ancilla Day
By AMANDA PETRUCELLI Ancilla College Ancilla College will be hosting the Spring Access Ancilla Day this year from 9 a.m. until noon Tuesday, April 28. Vice President of Enrollment Management and host of this event, Eric Wignall, stated “This is an incredible year for Ancilla College. We are … Read More
Manchester University Peace Week Works For Change
By ANNE GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University Manchester University observes Peace Week 2015 with a number of activities, including a peacemaker who will speak about establishing partnerships for non-violence around the world; a Holocaust remembrance service; and an Earth Day tree-planting celebration. The keynote speaker for this year’s … Read More
Ancilla College Receives Grant For Nursing Equipment
By CHELSEA CHALK Assistant Professor of Communication and Institutional Advancement Associate, Ancilla College Marshall County Community Foundation awarded the Ancilla College Nursing department a $15,000 grant to use to purchase a Pyxis Medstation Training Unit. The PMTU assists faculty in teaching technology-based medication dispensing practices to nursing students. … Read More
Oral Arguments About Warantless Searches Coming To Manchester University
By ANNE GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University Experience the judicial process when Appeals on Wheels visits Manchester University’s North Manchester campus. Appeals on Wheels, which features oral arguments of the Indiana State Court of Appeals, will bring a case titled Johnson v. State of Indiana to the campus. … Read More
Feminism Scholar To Speak At Manchester University
By ANNE GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University We’re often told that men and women are so different we might as well come from different planets. Dr. Michael Kimmel, a nationally acclaimed scholar and teacher, strips away those myths and suggests that women and men aren’t so different after … Read More
Mathemagician To Speak At Manchester University
By ANNE GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University While others use calculators, Arthur Benjamin uses just his mind. And he almost always wins. His mesmerizing mental math skills will take the stage this month at Manchester University’s North Manchester campus. “Mathemagics” is 7 p.m. Monday, April 20, in the … Read More
Grace College Students Inspired During Transition Exploration Day
By DAVID GROUT Media Relations, Grace College and Seminary This year’s Transition Exploration Day, hosted by the Grace College Student Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children, gave 150 high school students the opportunity to hear from skier, climber and mountaineer Eric Alexander this past Friday at the … Read More