NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 20 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Editor's note: To protect the privacy of the Westville Correctional Facility men quoted in this story, only their first names are used. At the Westville Correctional Facility in northwest Indiana, seven men in similar prison-blue pants and sweatshirts sit in a bare-bones classroom in April to discuss Irish literature with Notre Dame professor Brian O Conchubhair. The men relish the opportunity. One after a  more

GOSHEN, Indiana, Aug. 20 -- Goshen College issued the following news: (from left to right) Cami Dager, MC USA chief communication officer, Joy Sutter, former moderator of MC USA, and Sonya Kurtz, lead pastor at Zion Mennonite Church, Souderton, Pennsylvania, were among those gathered to get a sneak peek of the making of the Anabaptist Community Bible with Amy Gingerich, executive director of MennoMedia. Amy Gingerich, executive director of MennoMedia, was recently passing through Pennsylvania   more

VINCENNES, Indiana, Aug. 20 -- Vincennes University issued the following news: The Vincennes University Alumni Association will host an event on Saturday, Sept. 14, to honor Duane H. Chattin with the 2024 Walter A. Davis Memorial Citation for Service. Members of the VU Foundation and Alumni Office, VU President Dr. Chuck Johnson and the family and friends of Chattin will present the citation in the Green Activities Center, 120 W. Harrison St., on the Vincennes Campus. The Davis Citation has b  more

GOSHEN, Indiana, Aug. 20 -- Goshen College issued the following news: In a new intradepartmental initiative, Goshen College will host a variety of speakers in the upcoming school year as part of its new lecture series. The lectures will all be free and open to the public. The series builds on the variety of seminars and lectures that GC has historically offered each year. The school will continue to host speakers as it has in years past, but "there was a desire to view them as a more cohesive   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 20 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: University photographers Barbara Johnston and Matt Cashore share a little of what they've photographed since the pomp and circumstance of Commencement came to a close. View the photo essay *** Original text here: https://news.nd.edu/news/how-was-your-break-what-we-did-while-campus-was-on-vacation-summer-2024/  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The Kellogg Institute for International Studies, a part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at Notre Dame, issued the following news: The Kellogg Institute for International Studies is proud to announce its new visiting fellows for the 2024-25 academic year and to welcome the fall and academic-year fellows to campus this week. The cohort includes a Hewlett Visiting Fellow for Public Policy continuing for a second year, as well as two new fellows who w  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 20 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Art historian and College of Arts and Letters Associate Dean for the Arts Michael Schreffler has been named director of the University of Notre Dame's new Arts Initiative emerging from "Notre Dame 2033: A Strategic Framework." One of several University-wide priorities outlined in the framework, the Arts Initiative, also known as Arts@ND, will spearhead collaborative research projects in the arts, promote st  more

GOSHEN, Indiana, Aug. 20 -- Goshen College issued the following news: Goshen College recently hired Patty Hartshorn as the new director of Health & Wellness and Title IX Coordinator. In this position, she is instrumental in overseeing student services and ensuring the school's legal compliance, bringing her expertise in higher education administration to the forefront. Hartshorn began her work in June. "We are excited to welcome Patty to the role," said Gilberto Perez Jr., dean of students and  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 20 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Laboratories are among the most resource-intensive facilities on university campuses, consuming up to 10 times more energy than similarly sized commercial buildings and generating substantial amounts of chemical, physical and hazardous waste. To promote sustainable practices within labs and grow the sustainability culture across campus, the university's Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and Sustainabili  more

WESTVILLE, Indiana, Aug. 21 -- Purdue University Northwest issued the following news release: The Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest is bringing back the popular Innovators Cafe Series on Sept. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at ArcelorMittal Global Research and Development, 3001 E. Columbus Drive, East Chicago, IN, 46312. Innovators Cafe is a luncheon series held on location to familiarize the region's business and community leaders with the significant and diverse innovation found in   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 20 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Syracuse University and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management are ranked No. 2 in the world among the top universities for entrepreneurship research productivity. This ranking stems from the 2024 TCU Global University Entrepreneurship Research Productivity Rankings, the only global research-focused ranking of entrepreneurship programs. Indiana University again holds the No. 1 rank this year. "Entrepreneurship is  more