Regional and statewide entities are joining forces to highlight to Northwest Indiana employers how establishing an internship program can help fulfill their workforce needs. Ancilla College, Calumet College, Saint Joseph’s College and Valparaiso University, along with the Center of Workforce Innovations, are partnering with Indiana INTERNnet, the internship-matching program managed by the Indiana Chamber...
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Need an intern but can’t afford one? EARN Indiana wants to pay half of your intern’s hourly rate. Ancilla College has teamed up with Indiana INTERN.net and EARN Indiana to increase internship opportunities in Marshall and Starke Counties. “Internships are the best way to keep talented college students in the area after graduation,”said Jim...
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Retirement didn’t last very long for Dr. Kenneth Zirkle. This week he takes over as the interim president of Ancilla College. “I had to break it to my family carefully. My wife and daughters all thought I would take some time off, but the opportunity at Ancilla was one I couldn’t pass up,” Zirkle...
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04/28/14 DONALDSON – Reverend Dr. Sam Boys, Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Ancilla Collge, was the guest speaker at the spring semester’s closing Lampen Lecture Wednesday afternoon. The title of his lecture was “God’s Household” and was timed in conjunction with the celebration of Earth Week at the Center at Donaldson. Specifically...
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04/15/14 DONALDSON – Ancilla’s Student Government Association sponsored a campus-wide “Penny Wars” this March to fundraise for the organization as well as local charities. Faculty, students, and staff volunteered to have their face on a tea jug in order to raise money for the group or charity of their choice. 10 volunteers stepped up...
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DONALDSON – Ancilla College Student Government hosted the Ancilla College Arts & Culture Week during the week of April 7-10, 2014. The highlight of the week was the events of Wednesday, April 9th. During the day students were able to hear the stories of sisters who have spent time overseas and in other cultures. ...
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DONALDSON – Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges, inducted 16 new members from Ancilla College for the spring semester in a formal ceremony Sunday, March 16th at Ancilla’s campus. Those inducted to Ancilla’s Beta Beta Beta chapter on March 16 include: Jacob Burgo (Walkerton), Zarek Finley (Warsaw), Aileen Fleck (Lapaz),...
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03/14/14 DONALDSON – Ancilla College has received a gift in the amount of $1,002, 732 from emeritus trustee, Jim Hardesty. The gift came in response to a recently announced $875,000 matching gift opportunity from an anonymous donor. “We are truly humbled, as well as very excited to be the beneficiary of Jim’s generosity,”...
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03/10/14 DONALDSON – Amanda Petrucelli, Assistant to the Dean at Ancilla College, discussed The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg Tuesday, March 4 at Earthworks Market. In her presentation, Petrucelli discussed Duhigg’s ideas on how we form habits in our personal lives, our...
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02/28/14 The public is invited to join Amanda Petrucelli, Assistant to the Dean at Ancilla College, as she discusses The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg. This event will take place on Tuesday, March 4, from 7-8 p.m. at Earthworks Market located at 900...
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