Purdue University Fort Wayne was awarded the Silver Award by the Women’s Fund of Greater Fort Wayne for its treatment of female employees, one of only five employers to receive such an honor this year.

The Institutional Actions Council of the Higher Learning Commission has conducted its evaluation of Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College and found it worthy of renewing its 10 year accreditation.

West Virginia Northern Community College has received enough money from grants and other gifts to add new nursing simulation labs to its Weirton campus, adding on to its offerings at its New Martinsville and Wheeling campuses.

After a long session of the board of governors at Pierpont Community and Technical College, the board decided to put off the selection of the school’s new president until their next meeting on April 12.

Author Belinda Anderson is adding a new writing workshop called Fantastic Fridays after the success of the Fun Fridays Workshop. New and experienced writers will get a chance to improve their writing.

BridgeValley Community & Technical College was awarded a grant of $1,150,987 through the EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs. The money will be used to help the region’s workers affected by coal industry layoffs find new jobs in green technology sectors.

Columbia State Community College has been selected by the American Association of Community Colleges to partner with General Motors to support its advanced manufacturing program with financial and technical resources.

Late last month, a group of Southern Adventist University students and community members gathered to dedicate the land for the university’s new School of Business which will be a 42,000 square foot facility.

With most of the grant awards for the school going toward global food security and childcare research, Tennessee State University plans to beat its grant award record of $70.7 million by the end of the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

Dr. Jacqueline Taylor, the Chief Strategy Officer/Chief of Staff at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis, Tennessee, was recently awarded the 2023 Sterling Award by the Jackson Area Business and Professional Women professional society.