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Purdue University Northwest hosts College Goal Sunday on Oct. 4
HAMMOND and WESTVILLE, Ind. — Financial aid professionals will be on-site at Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Hammond and Westville campuses during the statewide College Goal Sunday programs on Oct. 4. The free event will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. CDT and will help…
LPCSC School Board announces vision to become the Destination District of Northwest Indiana
News release, La Porte Community School Corporation: Board shares six-year goal at Sept. 14 meeting; new podcast episode takes community inside the decision The La Porte Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees has announced a shared vision for the next six years of…
Michigan City Area Schools Launches “Making Sense of School Finance” Video Series
Michigan City Area Schools has launched Making Sense of School Finance, a new video series designed to help families, staff, and community members better understand how public school funding works and the financial topics impacting MCAS. This series features Michigan City High…
LPCSC Food Service Team Hosts Second Annual “Corn Husk-Off” at Hailmann Elementary School
Press Release, La Porte Community School Corporation: Farm-to-school partnership returns as students shuck corn headed for their own lunch trays LA PORTE, Ind. – Hailmann Elementary School students rolled up their sleeves this week for the school's second annual Fourth Grade Corn…
Northwest Indiana families value higher education at Purdue University Northwest
Students return at record levels; nearly 80% of undergraduate and graduate students are Indiana residents HAMMOND and WESTVILLE, Ind. — Purdue University Northwest (PNW) welcomed 1,653 newly admitted undergraduate students while recording a new record 70.8% retention rate for…
Purdue University Northwest and Society of Innovators announce plans to end collaboration agreement
HAMMOND and WESTVILLE, Ind. — Purdue University Northwest (PNW) and Innovators Northwest Indiana have agreed to end the collaboration agreement through which the Society of Innovators (SOI) has functioned under the PNW umbrella since 2018. The change will be effective Dec. 31,…