Just confirmed the date for our Rotary Run, get your shoes ready and join us on June 13, 2015.

Stay tuned for details and the application.

Welcome to our Rotary Club! 

On Tuesday, December 7th Chancellor Cohen addressed  the Munster Rotary Club and talked about the change in strategic direction that has occurred over the last decade at Purdue Calumet.  These changes involve faculty, curriculum and students.

Faculty have been engaged in meaningful contributions in the community that relate to subjects in the classroom.  These topic areas allow students to accomplish research that both increases their education but makes meaningful contribution to the community.

PUC students are better these days as the average SAT scores have been consistently raised 50 porints each year.  Students not able to gain access to PUC are often given access to Ivy Tech were they car start their college education.  Students now also have the opportunity

Howard Cohen, who as Purdue University Calumet chancellor has presided over record enrollment, the introduction of campus student housing, an innovative experiential learning initiative, strategies to advance student success and degree attainment, plus a more engaged university role in Northwest Indiana will step down next June 30.

Cohen, 66, has headed Purdue Calumet the past nine years.   He plans to remain at Purdue Calumet as a faculty member in the Department of English and Philosophy.

"This university has been a great source of pride for me," Cohen told his campus audience. "It has been my conviction that we are working in the most challenging and interesting sector in American higher education…If our country's future depends on expanding the proportion of our citizenry with post-secondary degrees, we regional universities are the best positioned agents of this national priority."

"Purdue Calumet has seen great success under Chancellor Cohen's leadership," Purdue University President Cordova said. "He has taken the campus to a new level. He helped Calumet form a new vision for educational excellence; under his tenure campus-based research and private philanthropy have increased greatly. I applaud his commitment to students and his work in contributing to the economic growth of Northwest Indiana.

"Howard is enormously respected by both Purdue and the Calumet community as a strong proponent of the role of the regional university. On behalf of the entire Purdue system, I thank him for his tremendous leadership."

Chancellor Cohen will address the Munster Rotary Club this Tuesday!

Dr. Chen is a cultural event coordinator from Shen Yun Show Chicago.  She has a Ph. D from Univ. of Michigan and has been living in Naperville for more than 10 years with her husband Feng and two daughters, 15 and 13 years old.

She promotes the Shen Yun Show, a non-profit organization, who's goal is to revive 5000 years of history of the Chinese civilization and culture.

Sue will use a multi media presentation in her talk.

Nancy says at Trimboli Chiropractic, we bring to people, young and old, the knowledge and power of Chiropractic so that they may get their greatest enjoyment out of life.

Since 1993, Dr. Trimboli has been bringing the power of Chiropractic to Northwest Indiana. Their first priority is helping their patients with the pain and symptoms. They focus first on the actual cause of your pain, then work to stabilize the underlying cause. Then they utilize their extensive array of techniques such as Thompson Drop, Motion Palpation, Activator, Markey Distraction Techniques and Nimmo to help you stay pain free and avoid using medications or invasive surgical procedures.

The Rotary Club received 17 nominees and trimmed the list to three finalists, which included Dershewitz, Alice Cannon and Paula Nellans.

"We felt it was imperative to honor our community women that make things happen," said Stephen Scheckel, Munster Rotary president and Munster Police chief. "All of the nominees have such great value to Munster. Lydia is just a wonderful person committed to touching people's lives."

Dershewitz volunteers her time for Hospice of the Calumet Area and feels there is no greater gift than giving.

"To be mentioned in the same breath as Alice Cannon and Paula Nellans is an honor in itself," said Dershewitz. "Honestly, I can only accept this on behalf of the patients and families of Hospice of the Calumet Area. I am truly blessed to be part of this incredible team that have so much compassion and love for what they do."

The Munster Rotary Club's 2012 nominees included Linda Bevil, Helen Brown, Alice Cannon, Pamela Daniels, Lydia Dershewitz, Chris Dow, Frankie Fesko, Danette Garza, Wendy Mis, Carol Moore, Mary Anne Neiner, Paula Nellans, Shirl Pawlowski, Darlene Smith, Julie Stogsdill, Kasie Tenbarge and Carrie Wadas.

 

The following Munster Rotarians were trained and then helped the Salvation Army with their Christmas Assistance Applications:

1. Lindsay Evorik

2. Roger Sms

3. Kim Modigell

4. Jennifer Wayco

5. Charlie Helms

6. Charles Gross

7. Martie Rivas-Ramos

8. Subir Bandyopadhyay

9. Michelle Wendlinger

10. Steve Scheckel

It was a labor of love both helping the individual families make applications for assistance and to help this wonderful agency with their outreach.

Thanks Rotarians!

The Rotary Foundation’s new grant model supports district and club humanitarian and educational projects through three types of grants: district grants, global grants, and packaged grants.

• District grants are block grants that allow clubs and districts to address immediate needs in their communities and abroad.
• Global grants, which range from $15,000 to $200,000, fund large international humanitarian projects, vocational training teams, and scholarships that have sustainable, measurable outcomes in one or more of the areas of focus.
• Packaged grants allow clubs and districts to work with Rotary’s strategic partners to implement pre-designed projects.

On Saturday, October 20th in Merrillville the following Munster Rotarians will be trained:

Marti Rivas-Ramos
Lee Millies
Ron Millies
Roger Sims

Hammond native leads grantmaking and fund stewardship initiatives

Legacy Foundation, Lake County’s leading philanthropic partner, has named Lara Kalwinski as Vice President.

Kalwinski, of Hammond, is responsible for management of all Legacy Foundation grants initiatives. She also participates in asset development for the foundation, with responsibility for fund stewardship and donor relationship management.

“The board of directors and staff of Legacy Foundation are thrilled to have a leader with Lara’s intelligence, knowledge of the Northwest Indiana nonprofit and business communities, and insightful world view join our team,” said Harry J. Vande Velde III, president and chief executive officer. “She brings a unique combination of roots in Lake County and experience helping to build philanthropic organizations nationwide and worldwide to her new role.”

Judy was born and raised on the south side of Chicago, Illinois.  She moved to Cedar Lake, Indiana, after elementary school, and graduated from Crown Point High School. Judy earned a bachelor’s degree in music education, with an emphasis on choral music, from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, and was awarded a Dean’s scholarship for her graduate work in music education at the same institution.  Judy is a Professor Emerita of music from Purdue University Calumet in Hammond, Indiana, and was executive director of the Northwest Indiana Symphony for six years following retirement from academia.  Currently, she is Director of Music at the First United Methodist Church, Griffith, Indiana.

Judy’s involvement in Rotary began on February 12, 2002, with the Hammond Rotary, where she served two consecutive terms as president.  In 2010 she became the Director of the Rotary World Choir through the International Fellowship of Rotary Musicians, and directs the choir for the Interfaith Service at the Rotary International Conventions.  Judy is a member of the Bequest Society, a Paul Harris Fellow +4, and a member of the Paul Harris 711 Club.

Judy is the proud parent of five talented, adult children (which include a set of twins), who have blessed her with eleven vibrant grandchildren.  Judy enjoys meeting people, studying the harp, and attending cultural events.

About Flora Arzanipour

Graduated from the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago, IL. She is nationally certified and licensed Acupuncturist by the State of Indiana.

She is founder of The Community Acupuncture in Munster, IN. She is well known for her effective, gentle, and powerful treatment.

Flora is a member of IAAOM ( Indiana Association of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine). Her degrees and certificates include:

· Master of Science in Oriental Medicine

· Bachelor of Science in Nutrition

· Advanced course of Acupuncture in Guangzhou, China.

· Cosmetic Acupuncture

· Member of American Pregnancy Association

· Master Tung’s Acupuncture

CIVS is continuing the development and implementation of cutting edge simulations, computer graphics, advanced visualization, and computing technology to serve faculty, staff, and students of Purdue Calumet, as well as industry and the community.

The four-hour, 250-mile trip was organized on Saturday, March 3rd by shelter community liaison Victoria Beasley, of Crown Point.  They set out to reach the J.B. Ogle Animal Shelter in Jeffersonville, Ind.

A bridge that was out prevented the volunteers from reaching that destination, but they did drop off their supplies at the fire department in Henryville, she said. Beasley said she heard the shelter in Jeffersonville was doing well in the wake of the tornadoes that devastated the area that Friday.