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‘Food, Insecure: A Documentary That Hits Home’ screening and community conversation

‘Food, Insecure: A Documentary That Hits Home’ screening and community conversation Indiana faces an urgent crisis: nearly one million Hoosiers, including working families, struggle to put food on the table. Food, Insecure: A Documentary That Hits Home, a powerful new 30-minute film, will be screened on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at...

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JA Chambertown Expands to Nine Schools, Impacting 2,000 Students in Northwest Indiana

JA Chambertown Expands to Nine Schools, Impacting 2,000 Students in Northwest Indiana The Crossroads Chamber, in partnership with Junior Achievement of Chicago, proudly hosted the annual JA Chambertown event on March 18 at the Dean and Barbara White Community Center, providing students across Northwest Indiana with essential budgeting...

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PNW’s College of Nursing adds newborn-focused simulation equipment

PNW’s College of Nursing adds newborn-focused simulation equipment The College of Nursing at Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is adding to its state-of-the-art health simulation labs with new specialty equipment focused on pregnancy, childbirth and newborn health care. These latest training tools will be...

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GoFundMe donations keep tails wagging for Midnight, other abandoned and mistreated pets with donation to Indiana State Police Alliance

GoFundMe donations keep tails wagging for Midnight, other abandoned and mistreated pets with donation to Indiana State Police Alliance Many generous GoFundMe donations are helping an injured, once-abandoned dog make a full recovery while also making it possible for other pets in similar situations to receive the care they desperately need. The GoFundMe was originally created to help...

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Chesterton Street Department to send relief team to Valpo to assist with storm cleanup

Chesterton Street Department to send relief team to Valpo to assist with storm cleanup In August 2009 an EF2 tornado packing winds of up to 120 miles per hour ripped through the Town of Chesterton, originating somewhere in the wetlands behind South Park Acres, then raking the Chesterton Middle School roof and taking a bite out of the...

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HTM faculty member Pitparnee Stompor earns 2025 Purdue Focus Award

HTM faculty member Pitparnee Stompor earns 2025 Purdue Focus Award Pitparnee Stompor, clinical professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM), was selected to receive Purdue University’s 2025 Focus Award in recognition for outstanding contributions to furthering Purdue’s commitment to disability...

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Alejandra Castillo Helps Illuminate the Ecosystem Behind Economic Development Planning

Alejandra Castillo Helps Illuminate the Ecosystem Behind Economic Development Planning Alejandra Y. Castillo joined Purdue University Northwest in January 2025 as the university’s Senior Fellow for Economic Development. As a distinguished and experienced leader with over two decades of experience in public service and nonprofit...

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South Suburban College CHaRM to host Recycling Day with Commissioner McCaskill at District Office Grand Opening in Markham 

South Suburban College CHaRM to host Recycling Day with Commissioner McCaskill at District Office Grand Opening in Markham  South Suburban College (SSC) Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM), in partnership with Cook County Commissioner Dr. Kisha E. McCaskill, 5th District, Senator Napoleon B. Harris III, and Mayor Roger Agpawa of the City of Markham, invites the...

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