Purdue University North Central News

Valparaiso superintendent, Carmel administrator are in the running; board hopes to decide within 2 weeks The Carmel Clay School Board's search for a new superintendent is nearing its conclusion.

The Indiana Education Employment Relations Board has released its fact-finding report concerning contract negotiations between the Carmel Clay School Corporation and the Carmel Clay Education Association, the teachers' union.

Julefest at VU: The Luce Concert Band and Valparaiso Community/University Concert Band perform traditional and popular songs of the season during "Julefest: Sounds of the Season" at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec.

Holiday crafts at the library: Children ages 4 and up are invited to the Holiday Crafts and Stories program from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

Career counseling at PNC: Purdue University North Central --Porter County is offering the Discover career counseling program from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and Dec.

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.