Purdue University North Central News

PNC campus open house: Purdue University North Central, 1401 S. U.S. 421, will have an open house from 5:30 to 8 tonight for prospective students of all ages and their families.

M embers of the Purdue University North Central Pre-Vet Club have their sights set on becoming veterinarians or careers relating to veterinary science.

20 and Dec. 20. The train will depart Connersville for a journey to the North Pole to visit Santa.

The fact that community health nurse students at Purdue University North Central helped sponsor a disaster preparedness fair in the midst of the H1N1 flu sweep is no coincidence.

A capella concert tonight: Home Free performs in concert at 7:30 tonight at the Portage High School East auditorium, 6450 E. U.S. 6. Admission is $15 for adults and $5 for students.

Super Couponing with Jill Cataldo: Purdue University North Central's Office of Continuing Education will sponsor a couponing program from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday on the campus, 1401 S. U.S. 421.

A t first glance, the photos on display at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City seem much like the black-and-white images found in many old family photo albums.

The cleanup of Coffee Creek-clogged by debris from the Aug. 19 tornado-is complete.

Invasive species in Coffee Creek and Dogwood Parks will be removed by students and professors from Purdue North Central, with support from the Chesterton Park Board.

The recession has offered up a stimulus package of sorts for local colleges and universities in the form of more bodies in classrooms.

Indiana's efforts to cut the cost of educating prison inmates could increase competition among the state's colleges, with Ivy Tech leading the way.

DEPRESSION SCREENINGS: Porter-Starke Services is offering screenings for depression from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Porter's Education and Rehabilitation Campus, 1401 Calumet Ave., Valparaiso, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

CHESS INSTRUCTION: The Chess Master Instruction Program for Young People meets from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Oct.

Fall is a wonderful time for a walk outdoors. Between the weather and the upcoming color display, it's hard to improve on Mother Nature, yet the Purdue University North Central campus has done just that.

The annual Constitution Day program at Purdue University North Central this year was a chance to get back to the basics of democracy.

If you want to see a bunch of drunken college kids, go to the Popcorn Festival. If you really want to see some crafts and have some quality family time, try either the Westville Pumpkin Fest or the Wanatah Scarecrow Fest.

COMPUTER CLASS FOR BEGINNERS: Purdue University North Central's Office of Continuing Education is offering a noncredit course, Computer Basics, from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept.

20. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday; and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Oh, the many uses for corn and its byproducts. Cornmeal as a canvas, cracked corn as a background, corncobs and husks for decoration, corn kernels painted and glued painstakingly in place, and popped corn -- lots of popped corn -- used everywhere.

An economic recession helped local universities set records for enrollment this year.