The Conn-Selmer Institute is a three and a half day professional development conference for college students, directors, and music program leaders. The conference equips current and future music educators with practical skills and relevant strategies that address current trends in music education.

PNC’s Grow Up Great program focuses on early learning, and this program helps children 0-5 develop a passion for learning. The Center for the Homeless’ Early Childhood Intervention Center has received regular funding from PNC’s program. I talk with educators and students about how this program has impacted their classrooms and the importance of early childhood learning. For more information on PNC's program, visit:  https://www.pnc.com/en/about-pnc/corporate-responsibility/grow-up-great.html

Ivy Tech Community College in Warsaw, Indiana, hosts a Health Careers Summer Camp that targets middle school students. The goal of the camp is to encourage all students to consider different career options in health sciences. For more information on this camp, visit: https://www.ivytech.edu        

IU School of Medicine has nine regional campuses. The South Bend campus partners with the University of Notre Dame and offers an intensive research-driven medical curriculum. For more information, visit: https://medicine.iu.edu/education/campuses/south-bend/ 

Traditionally speaking, many college students go home for the summer to rejuvenate, be around friends and family, and come back in the fall for a fresh start, but that’s not the case so much anymore. The enrollment for summer classes is on the rise. So what’s the real reason behind this? Are students trying to save money? Are they trying to enter the workforce faster? We sit down with educators and students at Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac, Michigan, to hear their perspective. Monica Murphy reports. For more information on Southwestern Michigan College,  visit https://www.swmich.edu

Vogue Beauty School has a Mishawaka and Elkhart campus. In the Elkhart campus, the school offers cosmetology and nail technician classes.

Plymouth High School and Menominee Elementary School are sites for the USDA Summer Food Program.

Teachers Credit Union’s Financial Empowerment Program is a free curriculum that engages high school students. For more information, visit: https://www.tcunet.com/home/personal/financial-empowerment

Representative Wesco is a sponsor to Senate Bill 29, which recently passed. Part of the legislation is a requirement that the Indiana State Department of Education will conduct a survey to assess educators' opinions on mandated cursive education. 

St. Joseph County residents can attend free cooking demos that are hosted by the St. Joseph County Health Department and Martin's Supermarkets.