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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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Judge Rebecca Buitendorp leads the way for youth and families in Porter County

Judge Rebecca Buitendorp leads the way for youth and families in Porter County After attending her Girl Scout troop’s career day in the fourth grade, Rebecca Buitendorp knew she was destined to become an attorney. On January 24, she was sworn in by then-Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to serve as a judge of the Porter County...

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Talking in the library? Absolutely! A new vision for library engagement

Talking in the library? Absolutely! A new vision for library engagement IU Northwest Library Director Gretchen Rings brings new direction for campus library Traditional media portrayals of a library aren’t always kind. They include images of a bespectacled librarian sharply telling patrons to shush and keep to...

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Chesterton Building Department combing dusty municipal records for background on 1930 sewer main project

Chesterton Building Department combing dusty municipal records for background on 1930 sewer main project In February 1922, the Chesterton Tribune broke a double-barreled news story of historic significance: The Chesterton China Factory had begun making porcelain, and the Chesterton Town Board had engaged the services of South Bend engineer Charles W....

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