The GSS Local News

G. Blair Dowden Elected to the Board of Directors of NAICU

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The members of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) have selected G. Blair Dowden, president of Huntington University, to the NAICU Board of Directors.  NAICU is the leading national association representing private higher education, serving as the unified voice of more than 1,000 independent college and university presidents, and specialized, state, and regional association executives.  NAICU member institutions enroll nine of every 10 students attending a private college or university in the United States. 

 

Members of NAICU’s board of directors set the association’s agenda on federal higher education policy; actively encourage support of NAICU priorities and initiatives; and oversee the association’s financial administration.  Members serve three-year terms.

Are You Smarter Than A Fourth Grader?

This is the event you have been waiting for all winter.  Beat the winter blues and join Huntington Catholic School supporters in a fun night of trivia, on January 30, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, located at 23 ½ East Market Street.  Get 9 of your smartest friends together and compete for cash prizes and bragging rights in Huntington Catholics first ever trivia night.  

Victory Noll Center to host Poverty Simulation March 4

HUNTINGTON  —  Do you really know what it’s like to live in poverty? 

Nearly 33 million Americans — almost 12 million of whom are children — live in poverty every day. Many more have incomes above the poverty line, but their incomes are still low enough to qualify for programs like food stamps and Medicaid. The recent economic downturn has seen unemployment rates rise and the use of emergency food pantries increase.

To provide an understanding of the situations that families living in poverty experience every day, Victory Noll Center in Huntington, in partnership with Purdue Extension of Huntington County, will host a Poverty Simulation Thursday, March 4 beginning at 7 p.m.

Optimist Tri-Star Basketball skills competition

The Huntington Optimist Club is once again sponsoring the annual Tri-Star Basketball Skills competition.  The contest is composed of three basic skills tests in passing, shooting and dribbling for boys and girls ages 8-13 (age as of March 15).  Each participant will be evaluated individually within his/her age and gender group.

This fun and free event will be held on Sunday, February 7^th at the Huntington North High School gymnasium.  Registration will be from Noon – 12:30 p.m. with competition starting promptly at 12:30.

Kroger executive presents "Practical Leadership"

Huntington, Ind.— Huntington University will present its next Leadership Luncheon on Thursday, January 28.  The featured speaker is Paul Scutt, senior vice president of retail operations for Kroger. 

Scutt talk will address “The Practical Application of Leadership." He will describe how to concentrate efforts on the areas of leadership that produce the greatest results. The presentation will offer practical advice based on his 44 years of experience in leading and motivating teams at the Kroger Company. 

Hope for Haiti prayer service planned for January 28

Huntington, Ind.— The Hope For Haiti Prayer Concert will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 28, at Huntington University's Merillat Centre for the Arts. The program will include targeted prayer for specific needs in Haiti following the recent devastating earthquake.

The event will include a live Skype conference with Brad Johnson (HU 1993), president of Mission of Hope: Haiti near Port au Prince. Johnson will provide first-hand accounts of relief efforts.

Mission of Hope includes a school, orphanage, and medical clinic and is also the facilitator of the HaitiOne Network (a coalition of organizations committed to working together for maximum impact). Mission of Hope was featured in the NBC Nightly News broadcast on January 19.

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EXCEL offers certificate program to area businesses

HUNTINGTON, IN—Huntington University’s EXCEL Adult Degree Programs is offering a Business Partnership Certificate program that allows area organizations to offer college-credit courses to their employees at a fixed cost.

“This program will be a great benefit to area businesses committed to equipping their workforces for maximum effectiveness,” said Dr. Rick Upchurch, director of EXCEL. “The certificate requirements can be customized to fit the needs specific to the business, and the program offers the high quality instruction that is a hallmark of Huntington University.”

Judge Hawkins' "I never met the man" speech

BY KEN ZUK

Lake County Superior Court Judge and 1967 Huntington University graduate, Calvin Hawkins, who is also on the Board of Trustees of the University, has been inspired his whole life by Dr. Martin Luther King.  But, he has never met the man.  Maybe it was witnessing the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955, as a very young boy, that caught his attention and then as a young man going to Washington D.C., hearing Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech, but he did not get to meet him there either. 

College students use social media to rally support for Haiti

 Huntington, Ind.— College students are using social media to rally support for relief efforts in Haiti.

A January Term class on grassroots marketing at Huntington University (Ind.), for example, is using the Twitter hash-tag #jterm to spread word about "J-Term Jam," a talent show and fundraising opportunity to benefit two relief organizations. They also set up a special Facebook page to support the effort.