A surprise awaited a Trine University group that traveled to a remote Ecuadorian village to evaluate a drinking water system students built two years earlier.
The early childhood program at Trine University’s Center for Montessori Education reached a notable milestone this summer: it earned full accreditation initial status.
High school students aiding homeless
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North Side High School junior Sofi Vasquez participates in a group with a simple goal – give hope to the community.
“We want to inspire anyone who can give back, to do it,” Vasquez said in an email last month. “It is really an eye opener and is a humbling experience.”
Project Empower formed last August when a few friends talked about wanting to help the community, and interest grew among students around the city, Vasquez said.
“When I first joined the group, I was truly astonished by the amount of love that I had received,” she said. “I was welcomed with open arms, and we automatically felt like a family.”
ANGOLA â In the newest episode of Trine Universityâs Faculty Focus podcast, Laurie Stockton-Moreno, director of Trine Universityâs Montessori teacher education program and of the universityâs Center for Montessori Education, explains what Montessori education is, including a history of the movement and why it is growing in popularity. She also talks about whatâs coming in the program at Trine.
At the beginning of 2020, Trine University announced plans to launch a Montessori teacher education program within the universityâs Franks School of Education.
Produced through the Trine Broadcasting Network, the Faculty Focus podcast features interviews with Trine University faculty members about current research and/or topics of interest to the community at large. Hosted by James Tew, senior director of content and communications, the podcast is available at facultyfocus.transistor.fm as well as on platforms such as Spotify, iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher.
20 South Side grads get scholarships
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Twenty South Side High School 2020 graduates got full-ride, two-year scholarships to Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne thanks to an anonymous donor who shares their alma mater, according to a news release.
The $200,000 gift ensures the 20 students will graduate from college with little to no educational debt, the Ivy Tech release said. Recipients can use the scholarship to pay for tuition, books, supplies and fees.
Ivy Tech described the donor as someone “deeply rooted in the advancement of social justice and providing equitable educational opportunities for students.”
The South Side graduate established the scholarship to support students who demonstrate financial need and are the first member of their family to attend college, the release said.