IU Northwest ranked 48th for campus ethnic diversity among regional universities. Hispanic/Latino students represent a record share of 27 percent of the student body of IU Northwest that has earned the campus a federal designation of Hispanic Serving Institution.
IU Northwest’s Theatre Northwest, Calumet Artist Residency and other partners to host a tour on Saturday, Sept. 25. IU Northwest organizers include Corey Hagelberg, Jim Lane and Libre Booker.
IU Northwest’s Center for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE) offers a variety of non-credit courses and educational programs that aim to assist people of all ages gain skills and enrich their lives.
Rachel Ewart was sworn in a probationary officer with the Michigan City Police Department. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University Northwest.
TEDx Gary 2021 will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 in the Arts & Science Building Main Stage Theatre at the School of the Arts at Indiana University Northwest.
Cory Thames has been named to serve as a Member of the Chicago State University Board of Trustees. Thames received a Master’s degree in Public Affairs from Indiana University Northwest.
42nd Annual Valparaiso Popcorn Festival’s Popcorn Parade at 10 a.m. Sept. 11. Front-line workers will be grand marshals of the parade sponsored by Centier Bank and co-sponsored by Indiana University Northwest and Meijer.
Regional Campuses – Hispanic/Latino students represent a record share of nearly 27 percent of the student body at IU Northwest, earning the campus a designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. IU Northwest also saw a 3.5 percent increase in graduate student enrollment.
Micah Pollak, Economics Professor at Indiana University Northwest who analyzes COVID-19 data is quoted. He is also a father of a kindergartner in the Crown Point School System.
Women’s Volleyball Portage grad reaches 1,000 kills: Emileishka De Jesus recorded her 1,000th kill in Indiana Northwest’s first match against Northwestern Ohio on Saturday.
Indianapolis-based nonprofit that aims to break the cycle of poverty by providing students in impoverished neighborhoods, Greater Education Opportunities Foundation will direct the funding to its newest initiative: a first-of-its-kind statewide virtual/in-person K-12 college-preparatory school. Students are taken to Ivy Tech, IUPUI, IU Northwest or Purdue Northwest so that they take real college classes while they are in high school.
IU Northwest’s Center for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE) offers a variety of remote learning opportunities for all ages through its Community Garden, Adult Education, Reading Skills and Senior University programs.
The university’s Center for Professional Development, in the School of Business and Economics, is offering a Project Management Fundamentals course open to all business professionals in Northwest Indiana this fall.
The Prepare to Serve and Protect Workshop will be Aug. 28 in the Griffith YMCA. The event is ca collaboration among the Griffith Police Department, Crossroads YMCA and the IU Northwest’s Center for Urban and Regional Excellence.
Indianapolis-based nonprofit Greater Education Opportunities Foundation says an $8.3 million grant from the Indiana Department of Education is accelerating its efforts to help more underserved students access college learning while still in high school. “We take them to Ivy Tech, IUPUI, IU Northwest or Purdue Northwest so that they take real college classes while they are in high school”.
IU Northwest Center for Urban and Regional Excellence assist those preparing for a career in law enforcement and ensure that NWI police departments are better reflective of the communities that they serve.
Register now for a variety of fee and low cost courses. IUN’s Center for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE) offers a variety of non-credit courses and educational programs.
Filmmaker Nick Mantis donated Jean Shepherd memorabilia including the gown he wore when he received an honorary degree from Indiana University Northwest.
South Shore Arts presents the summer exhibit, SWELL: A Group Exhibition on Scaffolding, curated by Lauren M. Pacheco. Ms. Pacheco is the director of Arts Programming and Engagement at Indiana University Northwest.
Gary Shakespeare Company has been performing across Northwest Indiana for the past three weekends. The company plans to still make a stop in Cedar Lake before moving on to finish its summer run at Indiana University Northwest.
Nearly 20 area seniors participated in eight weekly session taught by Chelsea Whittington, CEO of C WHITT PR and long-time adjunct professor at Indiana University Northwest.
Libre Booker, the Dean of Library Services at John W. Anderson Library at Indiana University Northwest and the former board president of the Indiana Library Federation is quoted.
Jamie Leonard has served as a dental hygienist at Advanced Dental Concepts in Crown Point since 2016. She is a graduate of the dental hygiene program at Indiana University Northwest.
IU Northwest invites all incoming students enrolled in the Fall 2021 semester to get a jumpstart on college with its week-long Summer Bridge program taking place on Monday, Aug. 16 – Friday, Aug. 20.
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Indiana University can proceed with its plan to require students and employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in what is the highest court decision regarding college immunization mandates.
IU Northwest’s Center for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE) offers a variety of remote learning opportunities for all ages through its Community Garden, Adult Education, Reading Skills and senior University programs.
Ken Iwama, Chancellor of the Indiana University Northwest campus, shares his personal and professional experience and vision for inclusiveness and diversity at IU.
IU Northwest School of Education proves to be among the best as it recently received a perfect evaluation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for both its bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Dylan McKee, director of external affairs for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana, the Summer Kidstop Program includes age appropriate field trips including “We have trips to college campuses like Indiana University Northwest for college readiness as they begin their college careers.”
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition joined the national “Good Trouble” candlelight vigil. A press conference was held, joining Reverend Jesse Jackson was David Masciotra. Mr. Masciotra is an adjunct English professor at IU Northwest and Rainbow PUSH Coalition member, who wrote the book, I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters.
Sydney Van Meter is competing in the 2021 Jasper County Fair Queen contest and will attend Indiana University Northwest on a basketball scholarship in the fall.
Newly sworn in to the Highland Police Department, Joshua Brzezinski is now attending IU Northwest to earn degree in criminal justice. Kade Sapp is a graduate of IUPUI and was part of the IU police cadet program.
IU Northwest’s Center for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE) continues to expand its online presence to offer non-credit courses and educational programs throughout the year.
Terry Gilhooly assumes the role of Global Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates. Gilhooly received his MBA from Indiana University Northwest in Gary.
Terry Gilhooly assumes the role of Global Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates. Gilhooly received his MBA from Indiana University Northwest in Gary.
IU Northwest Head Volleyball Coach Brian Erminger has finalized his 2021 recruiting class with the addition of five volleyball student-athletes for this upcoming season.
Barbara McConnell of the Lake County Prosecutor’s office is hoping to partner with either Purdue University Northwest in Hammond or Indiana University Northwest in Gary to give criminal justice and forensics students on-the-job experience in digital evidence processing. McConnell and prosecutor’s office is seeing a $600,00 two-year grant to establish a High Tech Crime Unit.
Barbara McConnell of the Lake County Prosecutor’s office is hoping to partner with either Purdue University Northwest in Hammond or Indiana University Northwest in Gary to give criminal justice and forensics students on-the-job experience in digital evidence processing. McConnell and prosecutor’s office is seeing a $600,00 two-year grant to establish a High Tech Crime Unit.
South Shore Arts exhibited SWELL: A Group Exhibition on Scaffolding was curated by Lauren M. Pacheco director of Arts Programming and Engagement at IUN in the School of the Arts.
HelenMarie Harmon of the School of Business & Economics is quoted and was a presenter of a workshop at the daytime event. Photo of Chancellor Iwama with IUN students Ishika Parkash and Brooke Pumnea at the evening dinner event with Chuck Hughes of the Gary Chamber of Commerce.
Tom Degiulio’s consulting agreement with Town of Dyer has ended. In the fall, DeGiulio will continue to teach a budgeting class at Indiana University Northwest.
The Indiana University Northwest women’s basketball team has announced their recruiting class for this upcoming season and it brings on nine players for the upcoming 2021 season.
The IU Office of Academic Affairs in Bloomington is leading IU’s initiative, which has involved the help of multiple departments and regional campuses including CURE at IU Northwest.
Students faculty and staff attending or working at Indiana University, including its Northwest campus in Gary, still are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the fall semester.
Gary Housing Authority Exec. Director Taryl Bonds was presented The President’s Award by The North Central Regional Council (NCRC) of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO). Mr. Bonds received his Masters of Public Affairs from IU Northwest.
Spotlight: IU Northwest’s Exhibition and Project Coordinator Cathy Feeman discussing the School of the Arts Summer teacher residency and High School Art Exhibition.
Indiana University Northwest’s Center for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE) offers a variety of remote learning opportunities for all ages through its Community Garden, Adult Education, Ereding Skills and Senior University programs.
The family of Natalie Vega-Finn watching Commencement from their home. Natalie is a 2019 alumna who received her Masters in Liberal Studies from IU Northwest and is an Academic Advisor – Biology/Psychology with IUN.
The family of Natalie Vega-Finn watching Commencement from their home. Natalie is a 2019 alumna who received her Masters in Liberal Studies from IU Northwest and is an Academic Advisor – Biology/Psychology with IUN.
Chioma Anokwute received a bachelor of science in biology and a bachelor of science in psychology with a minor in chemistry from Indiana University Northwest in 2011. She came to PNW in the fall of 2019 with the purpose of taking the few pre-requisites still needed to apply to dental school.
Indiana University Northwest Director of Arts Programming and Engagement Lauren M. Pacheco curated the unconventionally displayed group show, which will hang through Aug. 28 at the Center for Visual & Performing Arts in Munster.
Griffith Senior Class President Skye Isenblatter recognized a handful of students in her speech for their plans for the future, which ranged from becoming a plumber to playing soccer at Indiana University Northwest to joining the U.S. Army. The IUN student name was not mentioned in the article.
Merrillville Math Teach Heather Oestreich was the guest speaker. She attended Indiana University Northwest and graduated back in 2013 after double majoring in mathematics and secondary education for mathematics.
Full-time and part-time undergraduate students of Indiana University Northwest who received recognition on the Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for the spring 2021 semester.
IU’s regional campuses- IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IU South Bend and IU Southeast – will see 1.45% increases each of the next two academic years.
Carolyn Rogers who served as the 4 thDistrict councilwoman for 20 years was honored with a posthumous Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from Indiana University Northwest Tuesday.
IU Northwest’s Center for Urban and Regional Excellence continues to expand its online presence to offer non-credit courses and educational programs throughout the year.
IU’s regional campuses – IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IU South Bend and IU Southeast- will see 1.45% increases each of the next two academic years.
IU Northwest’s School of Education received a perfect evaluation from the Council for the Accreditation for Educator Preparation (CAEP) for its bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. CAEP is the sole nationally-recognized accrediting body for educator preparation, it is valid for seven years.
Students, faculty and staff attending or working at Indiana University, including its Northwest campus in Gary, still are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before start of Fall Semester.
Ms. Dawn Lara will be the Director of Field Operations at United Federal Credit Union. She received her BS in Business Administration and MBA from IU Northwest.
The Ronald and Linda Jones Endowed Scholarship is specifically for students who have graduated from the Gary Community School Corporation and have plans of attending the IU Northwest campus.
IU officials have said requiring the COVID-19 vaccine is the only way the university safely can lift most masking and social distancing requirements, and confidently return to in-person learning this fall, including at Indiana University Northwest campus in Gary.
Shellie Zaberdac Dell is an alumni receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Indiana University Northwest and is currently pursuing a Master of Non-Profit Administration form the University of Notre Dame. She holds the position of Business Development Representative with Notre Dame Federal Credit Union.
Larry Upshaw Sr. and his wife, Michelle, are the 21st Century boys basketball coach and 21st Century girls basketball coach, respectively. They met as students at IU Northwest.
IU Northwest Center for Professional Development (CPD) in the School of Business and Economics, is offer a Project Management Fundamentals (PMP) certification program this spring. Jana Szostek is the Director of the Center.
May 2021 graduate Angad Sidhu will be receiving his degree in Biology also served as president of the Student Government Assoc., established a peer mentoring program, and presented at research conferences.
Dr. Dorothy Ige Campbell is Emeritus Professor of Communication from IU Northwest, and former Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. She wrote and submitted the article to the Southeast Missourian.
Blog written James Mosley, Pres. & CEO, EnviroKinetics and Chairman of NAACP-Evansville Environment & Climate Justice Committee mentions that he established an EJ Center at IU Northwest.
Amanda M. Smith, Assist. Dir. Of the Center for Urban and Regional Excellence at IU Northwest is quoted on the benefits of donating to Indiana Campus Compact.
Hope Stone, 19, an environmental science major at IUN, works for Lake County Parks and Recreation is quoted. Included in photo with the story are IUN students volunteering are Ammaar Mohammed and Nibal Fares.
Audio of Dr. Bosslet on the research. Online full story included Professor of economics at IU Northwest, Micah Pollak’s participation that he helped generate the study and conduct research.
(Study conducted by Gabriel Bosslet, IU professor of clinical medicine. Micah Pollak, professor of economics at IUN also helped generate the study and conduct research)
Lauren Pacheco of School of the Arts is quoted in this series of audio-visual experiences that transform outdoor public and community environments with sound, projection, performance and lighting installations planned for the IU Northwest campus.
IU Northwest has been added to the list of Hispanic-serving institutions which has grown by 94% in the last 10 years in the United States. HSI is a institution with at least 25% of their enrollment.
IU Northwest Admissions hosting Spring Forward series of virtual college session to help high school students plan for college and navigate the admission process.
Under Seibert’s guidance Indiana University Northwest recruit Alyna Santiago led Crown Point to a 25-1 record. Ms. Santiago will be playing for the IUN Women’s Basketball program in the Fall.
IU Northwest current and former faculty are featured in this historical documentary of the Dunes National Lakeshore, building of US Steel and the Port of Indiana in Portage. Quoted & featured in the documentary are: Dr. James Lane, Dr. Ken Schoon, Dr. Peter Avis, Prof. Mike Olszewski, Dr. Mark Reskin.
IU Northwest the most diverse campus in the IU system has women of all different backgrounds among its students, faculty and staff. Featured in the article are: Sharese Dudley, student Ishika Prakash, Vicki Roman-Lagunas, Veronice Williams and Latrice Booker.
IU Northwest Women’s basketball player, Sarah Martin a former Kankakee Valley all-conference player led the RedHawks with a 12.1 points per game average before an injury sidelined her after eight games this season.
IU Northwest grad Ryan Venturelli’s research provides an idea of what life might be like on icy planets. Ms. Venturelli is a former student of Dr. Erin Argyilan at IU Northwest.
IU Northwest is hosting its first-ever Spring Forward series of virtual college session to be held throughout March and April. The various events are to help high school students prepare and navigate the admissions process.
Alyna Santiago will remain in the area after graduating from Crown Point HS and pursue a degree at Indiana University Northwest while she plays for the university’s women’s basketball team.
Indiana University Northwest’s Department of English has launched the Dunes Literary Series to showcase the work of regional authors and writers who were born in the Region.
CURE offers a variety of online learning opportunities for all ages through its Community Garden, Senior University, Reading Skills, and Adult Education Programs.
IU Northwest Associate Vice Chancellor Cynthia O’Dell talks about “A Celebration of Faculty Research” to be held his Friday, March 19 virtually. The community is invited to listen to the sessions.
IU Northwest adjunct lecturer in criminal justice, Jerome Ezell has been named to the Advisory Human Relations Council for the City of Valparaiso. Ezell is also an attorney in private practice.
Waterstone Bank in Wauwatosa, Wisc. announces the promotion of IUN Bachelor of Business Administration alumna Shae Maclin to Director of Retail Branch Banking.
Indiana University Northwest has been included in the Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning as one of the Top 50 Most Affordable Colleges for 2021.
Waterstone Bank in Wauwatosa, Wisc. announces the promotion of IUN Bachelor of Business Administration alumna Shae Maclin to Director of Retail Branch Banking.
IU Northwest Women’s Basketball – Crown Point defensive specialist and Indiana University Northwest commit Alyna Santiago was selected as IBCA Senior All-State honorable mention.
IU Northwest School of Business-Accounting grad Nicole Mirowski and current MBA student featured in the article, Dean Roberts and Helen Harmon of School of Business and Econimics.
IU Northwest student-founded mentoring and support programs bring students together to help their peers, students Angad Sidhu and Mercedes Andrade quoted.
All 58 members of the IU Northwest Bachelor of Science in Nursing passed the National Council Licensure Exam on their first attempt according to the Indiana State Board of Nursing.
IU Northwest taking aggressive action to help students thrive. Director of ODEMA, James Wallace quoted. IUN Counseling Services and SPEA mentioned as well.
Description of the North Gleason North Gleason Park Community Building notes that “In 2019, the Center for Urban and Regional Excellence and the Office of Equity, and Multicultural Affairs at Indiana University Northwest, began studying [its] history and strategies to save the community center.
Op-ed from Thomas Keon, chancellor at Purdue University Northwest highlights economic implications of reduction in college applications to region universities, including IU Northwest.
Indiana State Board of Nursing announces all 58 members of IU Northwest Bachelor of Science in Nursing pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) on their first attempt.
All 58 members of the IU Northwest Bachelor of Science Nursing Class of 2019 (December) and Class of 2020 (May) have passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) on their first attempt.
All 58 members of the IU Northwest Bachelor of Science Nursing Class of 2019 (December) and Class of 2020 (May) have passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) on their first attempt.
CURE online programming aims to assist people of all ages gain skills and enrich their lives as we face today’s challenges and prepare for tomorrow’s opportunities.
Author James H. Madison professor emeritus of history at IU Bloomington used materials from the Calumet Regional Archives housed at IU Northwest as one of his sources in research for his book.
Mr. Taryl Bonds, an IU Northwest masters of Public Affairs alumni, has been named the executive director of the GHA which is part of the federal agency’s HUD program.
IU Northwest is inviting high school students to learn about popular degree programs in an upcoming Virtual Academic Fair. The fair from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Fair is open to all high school students and their families.
Article features recent MLK Beloved Community event with Ron Jones and James Wallace and the IUN alumnus Todd Deloney and IUN Chancellor emerita Peggy Elliot event.
Todd Deloney Sr., an Indiana University Northwest alumnus, and former IUN Chancellor Peggy Elliott Miller, discuss how Martin Luther King Day Jr. Day became an official campus observance.
IU Northwest Chancellor Ken Iwama described the new Academic Media Production Space as putting skin in the game at last week’s ribbon cutting ceremony.
Article features Samuel Love, a fourth-generation Gary resident, is a social and civic practice artist, writer, filmmaker, editor, and community organizer earned a degree in history from Indiana University Northwest in 1999.
On January 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., the university will host a Virtual Academic Fair covering its most popular degree programs and the careers students can expect to pursue upon graduation.
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Founder of Dialogues on Diversity Ron Jones and Director of IU Northwest’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs James Wallace, hosted a virtual event on civil rights.
Ron Jones, executive director of diversity awareness theater company Dialogues on Diversity, spoke to the IU Northwest community in a Zoom session Monday as a part of IU’s statewide “Where Do We Go From Here: Social Justice Conference” taking place in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Top-ranked high school seniors interested in becoming teachers can apply for the renewable 47,500-a-year state funded Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship and the money can be used to attend Indiana University Northwest.
Mayor Prince quote from is State of the City Address “a brand new, state-of-the-art high school to be built on city property adjacent to IU Northwest by fall 2022”.
Mayor Prince quote from is State of the City Address “a brand new, state-of-the-art high school to be built on city property adjacent to IU Northwest by fall 2022”.
Article showcases the top 10 NWI.LIFE.com articles from 2020. The article titled “IUN helps veterans thrive on campus and advocates their skills in the workplace”, features IU Northwest student, Dan Riordan.
Article showcases the top 10 VALPO.LIFE.com entertainment articles from 2020. “Indiana University Northwest School of the Arts takes art on the road with Region Pop-Up Labs” is included in the top 10.
