PFW to split College of Arts and Sciences
University also adds 2 degree programs; to take effect July 1
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
The College of Arts and Sciences at Purdue University Fort Wayne is readying for a split.
Under an academic restructuring that takes effect July 1, the university will have a new College of Liberal Arts and a new College of Science. The School of Education also will have an elevated profile as a stand-alone unit, according to a news release.
“This restructuring provides the university with greater clarity in the way we prepare our students, which we believe will aid in their success before and after they earn their Purdue degree,” Chancellor Ronald Elsenbaumer said in a statement.
Verbatim: New PFW academic organizational structure to go into effect July 1
The Journal Gazette
Purdue Fort Wayne issued this news release today:
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Upcoming changes to the academic organizational structure at Purdue University Fort Wayne will include the creation of two new colleges and an elevated profile for the School of Education as a standalone unit. These and other modifications were approved Friday by the Purdue University Board of Trustees.
Beginning July 1, the existing College of Arts and Sciences will be split into two new colleges focusing on liberal arts and science, respectively. The School of Education s transition to a structure comparable to that of the Doermer School of Business will come as part of a dissolution of the College of Professional Studies.
Virus among Hispanics spurs student
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Trine University student Nikolaos Rivera was inspired last summer by the issues he saw the Hispanic Leadership Coalition of Northeast Indiana address.
It fielded more requests for financial assistance, and it worked to educate its community about the importance of seeking medical treatment and following social distancing guidelines, according to a university news release.
That experience prompted Rivera, a coalition board member, to focus his honors research project on the coronavirus s effect on the region s Hispanic and Latino communities, the release said.
“I felt that the problems being tackled by the Hispanic and Latino communities were unique and nuanced among the general population,” Rivera said in a statement.
December 17, 2020
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has named JoAnn Brouillette, managing partner and president of Demeter LP, a Fowler-based grain and commercial warehouse company, chairman of the organization’s board of directors for 2021.
JoAnn Brouillette
Elected to the board in 2010, Brouillette was vice chair in 2020 and chosen as one of the Indiana Chamber Volunteers of the Year in 2018.
“For the last decade, JoAnn has played such a helpful role in shaping our organization and we’re proud to have her lead the way at this important time for the business community,” states Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar. “She truly understands the importance of our work and we know she will bring determination, knowledge and compassion to the forefront of all that she does.”