OCTC is partnering with Puzzle Pieces, an organization in Owensboro, Kentucky that aims to help individuals with intellectual disabilities become more independent, to provide Inclusive Circles, a support program for college students with autism.

The agreement allows qualified students from City Colleges of Chicago who earned an associate degree to transfer to Valparaiso University to pursue a bachelor’s degree.

The donation comes from the Tom & Julie Wood Family Foundation. The Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine is now named the Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine.

The Center for Religion and the Human was established in 2019 thanks to a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. In the years since, the Foundation’s Religion and Theology Program has donated $2 million to the center.

Dr. John Mischler is an associate professor of sustainability and environmental education at Goshen College. His research in Indonesia will last from February to August in 2025.

The Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science degree program offers four unique concentrations and is the first of its kind in the state of Indiana.

The funding comes as Congressionally Directed Spending from the offices of US senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin.

The $3 million grant will give a group of faculty members the funding needed to help prepare middle school STEM teachers to become experts in data science instruction.

The grant funding will benefit two programs for children with delays and disabilities: Project Memphis and the Regional Intervention Program.

The Tennessee Rural Principals Network aims to help 450 rural principals strengthen their leadership skills, aligning with Belmont University’s mission to develop students into leaders.