Irene and Don Dizney donated funding to establish the Donald R. and Irene S. Dizney Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, the first endowed deanship in the university’s history.
The Advancing Kentucky Together Network, a University of Kentucky initiative, has found its first partner in Transylvania University.
Goodwill Industries is the first statewide employer to participate in the college’s Education First Employer program.
The college has received $25,000 from Domtar, formerly Paper Excellence Group, to support three key initiatives.
The college received a 2025 Bellwether Award for Workforce Development for its "From Coal to Careers – The Lisman Workforce Complex” initiative.
The partnership will result in a job placement pathway via the RJet Cadet program.
The provisional grant award will run for three years and is expected to provide around $4.5 million in funding. The final funding notifications are currently pending.
The electrical technology program will now award students with an associate of applied science degree.
The partnership involves Indiana Landmarks, a nonprofit organization that revitalizes historic buildings for modern use, rehabilitating the Linwood House, a mid century modern home on Valparaiso University’s campus, to become the organization’s northwest field office.
The partnership will give Indiana Wesleyan University students access to ACT’s short-term, online training offerings to prepare students to work in allied healthcare settings.
