Valparaiso University has received a three-year $750,000 grant that will be used to increase training for teachers and education students in literacy education. The grant comes from Lilly Endowment Inc., which awarded the school with another grant earlier this year.

After the departure of Dr. Colleen Derr, the president of Indiana Wesleyan University, Dr. Kulaga, appointed the Director of Theological Programs in Spanish at Wesley Seminary, Rev. Dr. Yamil Acevedo, as interim Chief Officer of Wesley Seminary.

Registered nurses at Goshen Health now have an opportunity to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees thanks to a new partnership with Trine University. Family members of those nurses are given benefits at Trine, as well.

Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded Huntington University with a $250,000 grant to be used on projects to develop the community around the school’s campus in collaboration with other community partners.

Ball State Public Media’s Stations, Indiana Public Radio, and Ball State PBS have been awarded grants from the Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations and the Indiana Arts Commission to produce new programming supporting the arts in Indiana.

The Workforce Ready Grant in Indiana, which allows students to attain a certificate in certain career fields, has approved the Indiana Institute of Technology as an education provider for the fourth year. The school has also added five new courses to their offerings.

The University of Southern Indiana has appointed Dr. Laurie Berry to the Dean of Students position and Dr. Jason Hardgrave to the Interim Assistant Provost position.

The University of Evansville appointed Dr. Charles Ziglar as the new Director of Graduate Enrollment. He will work to increase enrollment and retention of graduate students at the school.

Good Samaritan is investing $300,000 into the healthcare programs at Ivy Tech Community College’s Evansville and Terra Haute campuses to increase enrollment, retention, and graduation rates.

Indiana University’s partnership with Novaparke Innovation and Technology Campus launched recently with the announcement that the Novaparke campus’ first tenant company will be the space infrastructure company Redwire Corporation.