News Archives

2009

Trine ME seniors win top industry prize

12-17-09

Two Trine University mechanical engineering seniors have received prestigious industrial scholarships, one for the second consecutive year. [Learn More]

Trine appoints new School of Professional Studies dean

12-03-09

Trine University has appointed David Wood dean of its School of Professional Studies (SPS), with branch campuses in Angola, Fort Wayne, Merrillville and South Bend/Mishawaka. [Learn More]

Trine packs house for Holiday Community Concert

11-20-09

Trine University packed the house with holiday celebrants Sunday, as a standing-room-only crowd gathered in Fabiani Theatre for a free Holiday Community Concert. [Learn More]

Three years for ChE: Ashenfelter sweeps design competition

11-16-09

Trine University’s McKetta Department of Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering made it three wins in the past four years when Trine student Brian Ashenfelter swept all the top awards at the 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE)  National Student Design Competition. Ashenfelter presented his design at the AIChE annual meeting and was recognized for his accomplishments at its awards dinner Nov. 8 in Nashville, Tenn. [Learn More]

Trine benefactor Ketner makes $500,000 business school gift

11-09-09

A longtime benefactor has made a $500,000 gift to his namesake business school at Trine University. [Learn More]

Trine Middle College credit now available on Fremont campus

11-05-09

Fremont High School students can join their Hamilton High School counterparts in earning Trine University Middle College credit on their own high school campus beginning spring semester 2010. [Learn More]

Trine student among first generation honorees in Realizing the Dream

11-05-09

Trine University sophomore finance major Jeremy Berry is among 32 outstanding first-generation students from 32 independent college campuses in Indiana who will be honored, along with the mentor who most encouraged him to seek a college degree, at the Realizing the Dream banquet in Indianapolis on Saturday, Nov. 7. [Learn More]

Trine undergrads invited to submit to Walter Cunningham Writing Contest

10-28-09

Trine University undergraduate wordsmiths are invited to pit their skills against those of fellow writers in the Walter Cunningham Writing Contest, sponsored by the Department of Language & Humanities, the Humanities Institute and the Trine Writing Center. [Learn More]

Trine ACJA chapter brings home numerous regional awards

10-27-09

In what has become standard procedure, Trine University’s TAO-Tao Alpha Epsilon chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) brought home numerous awards from the 2009 regional conference in Duluth, Minn. Oct. 16 and 17. [Learn More]

Trine showcasing band and choir with concert

10-26-09

The Trine University Jazz Bands and University Choir will entertain listeners with music in a variety of styles at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1 in the University Center’s Fabiani Theatre. [Learn More]

Trine awards first Milestone Stipends through Lilly grant

10-23-09

Trine University’s first Milestone Stipend recipients received their experiential learning scholarships at a site most relevant to the funds—their workplaces. [Learn More]

Talented instructors join Trine faculty

10-22-09

The talents of 10 new faculty members will enhance Trine University academic programs this semester. [Learn More]

Trine hosting annual Career and Internship Fair

10-20-09

Candidates seeking internships, co-ops and full-time employment are invited to attend Trine University’s annual Career and Internship Fair in the University Center mall Friday, October 23rd from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Alumni and students of Trine University and other colleges and universities may attend. [Learn More]

Trine staging spooky adult productions

10-15-09

The Trine University Drama Club will present “Spooky Dog and the Teen-age Gang Mysteries,” a parody of the Scooby Doo movie and cartoon series, and “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog” on Nov. 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. in the University’s Fabiani Theatre. [Learn More]

Trine student group, local business team up on food drive

10-14-09

Trine University’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) chapter will team up with Dry Dock Marine Center of Angola to collect food for Project Help, Steuben County’s food bank, on Saturday, Oct. 24 during Trine’s home football game. [Learn More]

Trine University in University Business Magazine’s Dining Halls of Distinction

10-12-09

The dining program at Trine University has been included in the Dining Halls of Distinction recognition program by University Business Magazine. The Dining Halls of Distinction designation denotes excellence in all aspects of dining operations, including atmosphere, service, variety of offerings, guest satisfaction, environmental sustainability, and financial stability. [Learn More]

Shevenaugh, Souder earn top Touchstone awards

10-08-09

Frances Kain Shevenaugh and U.S. Congressman Mark Souder earned awards as important Trine University contributors during the university’s Touchstone Awards Dinner on Oct. 2 during Homecoming weekend. [Learn More]

Touchstone donors raise $4,250 in stadium lights auction

10-08-09

Although the spotlight was on Trine University donors at the annual Touchstone Awards Dinner Oct. 2 during the university’s Homecoming weekend, four donors contributed $4,250 to shed some light on another subject—Shive Athletic Field. [Learn More]

Trine celebrates 125th anniversary, homecoming-style

10-07-09

Trine University served up a plateful of activities and events Oct. 2 and 3 for Homecoming weekend in its 125th year—including alumni awards and first looks at a new field house, band, mascot, athletic stadium plan and capital campaign. [Learn More]

Fremont-Angola game featuring clash of Tri-State alumni

10-07-09

The first game under the new lights on Trine University’s Shive Field Friday night will involve a couple more firsts—the first high school teams to play on the new artificial turf and the first clash of Tri-State alumni coaches at Shive Field. [Learn More]

Development expert returns to Trine

10-06-09

Bob Remington tried on the retirement hat. It just didn’t fit so well. Remington has accepted a job as Vice President for Development at Trine University after retiring from the university, then Tri-State University, in August 2007. In his over four years with the university, Remington led capital campaigns with unprecedented success. [Learn More]

Trine sorority awarded national charter

10-05-09

A national collegiate charter was awarded to the Trine University Epsilon Kappa chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority by members of the sorority’s national council on Sept. 26. [Learn More]

Trine alumni awards highlight Homecoming breakfast

10-03-09

Several Trine University alumni received annual awards at the university’s Homecoming breakfast Saturday, as part of Homecoming weekend festivities in Trine’s 125th year in higher education. [Learn More]

Trine college fair coinciding with College Go! Week

9-25-09

Trine University will host over 70 colleges at the Indiana Association for College Admission Counselors’ 27th annual Northeast Indiana Regional Science Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The fair will take place in the University Center from 6:30-8 p.m., and occurs in conjunction with College Go! Week. [Learn More]

Trine engineering students attend energy summit

9-25-09

Ten students from Trine University’s Wade Department of Mechanical & Environmental Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering attended the Lugar Collegiate Energy Summit in the Indianapolis Museum of Art on Friday, Sept. 18. [Learn More]

Grocery chain mogul is first Trine Distinguished Speaker

9-21-09

Dr. Ralph Ketner, a Tri-State accounting alumnus and co-founder of Food Lion, a 1,300-store chain in the mid-Atlantic and southeast United States, will kick off Trine University’s 2009-2010 Distinguished Speaker series on Friday, Oct. 2 in Best Hall room 229. The presentation is part of the university’s Homecoming weekend celebration of 125 years in higher education. [Learn More]

Trine marking 125th anniversary on Homecoming weekend

9-18-09

Athletic contests, guest speakers, dedications, outdoor festivities and live entertainment will regale Trine University alumni and community visitors during the university’s 125th anniversary celebration during Homecoming weekend Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3. [Learn More]

Alumna, detective and TV personality addressing Trine CJ classes

9-14-09

Christine Mannina, a 1993 Tri-State criminal justice graduate, Indianapolis homicide detective and member of the cast of an Investigation Discovery Channel television show, will visit Trine University Oct. 1 to speak to students in the Department of Criminal Justice, Psychology and Social Sciences. [Learn More]

Local pizza donations enliven Trine student move-in

9-08-09

Local pizza restaurants showed support for Trine University by donating their product for delivery to the Stewart Hall lawn for the enjoyment of students moving back to campus on Aug. 22. [Learn More]

Trine adds computer engineering to ABET-accredited programs

9-08-09

Trine University has earned ABET accreditation for its computer engineering program after a visit from the accrediting body in fall 2008. [Learn More]

Fall Cinema Sampler coming to Trine’s Fabiani Theatre

9-02-09

Trine University will offer its popular fall Cinema Sampler, with the theme “To the 9’s: Garbo, Novem & Now,” on Thursdays at 7 p.m. beginning Sept. 17. The Trine Humanities Institute sponsors the free film series, which is open to the public. [Learn More]

Trine forming university/community orchestra

9-02-09

Trine University has announced the creation of the Trine Philharmonic Orchestra, to be comprised of university and community musicians. [Learn More]

Trine officials accept ACBSP recognition

8-28-09

Trine University President Earl D. Brooks II and educators from the university’s Ketner School of Business (KSB) attended the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) annual conference in San Antonio, Texas in June, where the university was recognized for earning ACBSP accreditation for its business school this year. [Learn More]  

Trine ranked in U.S. News Media Group’s America’s Best Colleges

8-20-09

Trine University received its second ranking for excellence in less than a month in the category of Best Midwestern Baccalaureate Colleges in the 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges by U.S. News Media Group. [Learn More]

Trine Delta Chi chapter earns ninth President’s Cup

8-20-09

Trine University’s chapter of Delta Chi fraternity earned its ninth President’s Cup, the highest award the organization bestows on a chapter, on Aug. 3. [Learn More]

Trine welcomes new Merrillville director

8-14-09

Trine University Merrillville has a new director in its Geminus Corp. site to serve the growing population of northwest Indiana and northeast Illinois. [Learn More]

Trine University golf fundraiser tops all-time high

8-14-09

Trine University’s 19th annual Alumni & Friends Scholarship Golf Outing raised over $67,000 for scholarships, topping the all-time high of $52,000 raised last year. [Learn More]

Trine welcomes new directors

8-10-09

Trine University welcomes four new directors to its staff for the fall semester. [Learn More]

Record enrollment driving Trine University expansion

8-10-09

A record fall enrollment and the doubling of residential students over the past seven years have sparked expansion plans and a new goal for the capital campaign at Trine University. [Learn More]

Trine earns another Princeton Review “Best in the Midwest” designation 

8-03-09

Once again, Trine University is one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company selected the school as one of 158 institutions to profile in its “Best in the Midwest” section of its Web site feature, “2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region,” posted July 27. Trine’s profile appears at www.PrincetonReview.com. [Learn More]

Trine University to fill the gap

7-24-09

Trine University today announced a plan to offset a gap in State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana (SSACI) funding for incoming freshmen whose financial aid has been impacted by the recent reduction in state assistance. SSACI awards need-based grants to those attending public, independent and proprietary colleges. [Learn More]

Astronaut charms students on Bernard Harris Science Camp Media Day

7-17-09

Astronaut Bernard Harris so engaged middle school students on ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp Media Day Friday, you could hear a pin drop – when they weren’t clapping and shouting approval of his message. [Learn More]

Trine focusing on “green” building in fall course

7-13-09

Trine University students will learn about “green” building techniques this fall, thanks to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professional (AP) status earned by assistant professor Dr. Will Lindquist in the Reiners Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Lindquist will use the certification to strengthen the department’s materials course, which he will teach. [Learn More]

Regional media invited to view Bernard Harris Science Camp excitement at Trine University

7-08-09

A close-up view of a new science camp, a raft rally competition and a chance to interview astronaut Bernard Harris, founder of the Bernard Harris Summer Science Camps, are just some of the activities in which media can engage during Media Day July 17 at Trine University’s first ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp. Camp takes place July 12-24 for students entering grades 6-8. [Learn More]

Local students selected for Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at Trine

7-08-09

Forty-eight students have been selected to attend the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at Trine University July 12-24. [Learn More]

Trine scholarships available for experiential learning

6-30-09

To make internships and co-op education more affordable, Trine University is offering scholarships to full-time main campus students over the next three years beginning fall semester. [Learn More]

ICI grant providing Trine engineering software

6-24-09<

An Independent Colleges of Indiana Tech Fund Grant will provide software to expand programs in the Reiners Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Trine University this fall. [Learn More]

Gov. Daniels addresses Trine Boys State delegates

6-19-09

A proposed half-hour stop by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels stretched to over two hours Wednesday, as Daniels interacted with American Legion Hoosier Boys State delegates at Trine University. [Learn More]

Virtual campus coming to Trine University

6-15-09

When Trine University President Earl D. Brooks II issued his challenge, the course was clear: “Provide world access to Trine University’s long tradition of quality education,” he told Trine education leaders. Since its founding in 1884, Trine University has been known for rigorous academic programs, exceptional faculty who bring on-the-job experience from their fields of expertise, and academic experiences that lead to real-world, skill-based knowledge by our graduates. “The new Trine Virtual Campus (TVC) will be no different,” said TVC executive director David Wood. [Learn More]

Trine cheerleaders in Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Parade

6-15-09

The Trine University cheerleaders and Blue Crew student fan group will colorfully and energetically represent their university in the College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Parade in South Bend, Ind. on July 18. [Learn More]

Trine trustees to be inducted into The Indiana Academy

5-29-09

Two Trine University trustees will be inducted into The Indiana Academy at its annual dinner and symposium on Monday, June 1 in Indianapolis. Dr. Ralph Trine, board secretary, and Dr. Keith Busse are among the honorees in this 39th year of academy induction. They will be recognized by the Independent Colleges of Indiana for their lifetime of achievement and contributions to the cultural, scientific, literary, civic, religious, and educational development of Indiana. [Learn More]

Trine Greeks recognized at awards dinner

5-14-09

Members of Trine University’s Greek organizations received honors and awards at a dinner hosted by Trine President Earl D. Brooks II and the Office of Student Life in Witmer Clubhouse April 29. [Learn More]

Trine celebrates 124th commencement

5-14-09

Trine University launched 325 associate, baccalaureate, and master degree graduates into professional life at its 124th commencement Saturday, May 9 in Hershey Hall. [Learn More]

Reiners Department dedicated at Trine University

5-11-09

Trine University board members, administration, faculty and staff members gathered in Fawick Hall Friday, May 8 for the dedication of the Reiners Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. [Learn More]

Dr. Hawks retires after 31 years with university

5-08-09

Dr. Roger Hawks came to Tri-State University 31 years ago with one goal—to teach. [Learn More]

Trine cooperative education students awarded

5-06-09

Three Trine University seniors received Cooperative Education Achievement Awards May 5 from the Trine Office of Career Services in recognition of the completion of their internships with regional companies. [Learn More]

Trine retention team presents, publishes for HLC

5-01-09

A team of campus retention experts and scholars prepared a paper on the tremendous retention success at Trine University and saw it published in the four-book series given to educators attending the 114th annual meeting of the Higher Learning Commission in Chicago April 17-21. [Learn More]

Trine SPS students excel in business competition

5-01-09

For the eighth time, Trine University School of Professional Studies (SPS) students placed in the top five percent in a national business computer simulation competition. [Learn More]

Trine, Hamilton high collaborating on course credit

5-01-09

Hamilton High School students can earn Trine University Middle College credit on their own high school campus beginning this fall. [Learn More]

Trine presenting Spring Concert

4-29-09

Trine University’s Wind Ensemble and University Choir will perform a Spring Concert Sunday, May 3 at 3 p.m. in Fabiani Theatre. The final concert of the season will feature a wide variety of music, from Broadway show tunes to classical music to movie soundtracks. The public is invited to hear the vocal and instrumental ensembles in the university’s growing music program demonstrate their year of growth and refinement in this free concert.

Projects spotlighted at Engineering Expo

4-29-09

A team of Trine University civil engineers will showcase their state design competition project during Trine’s seventh annual Engineering Design Expo from 1-3 p.m. on Friday, May 1 in Fawick Hall. The public and students involved in Trine’s Spring Frenzy visit day may browse through numerous senior engineering design projects on the first and second floors. [Learn More]

Trine scholars inducted into Alpha Chi

4-24-09

Eighteen Trine University students were inducted into Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society April 23 in Best Hall. [Learn More]

Trine canoe, bridge teams fare well at conference

4-20-09

Around 25 Reiners Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering students from Trine University attended the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) annual Great Lakes Conference at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend April 2-5. [Learn More]

Trine saddened by trustee’s passing

4-20-09

The Trine University community was saddened by news of the death of Trine Trustee Charles H. “Chuck” Taylor on Wednesday, April 8, in Shaker Heights, Ohio. [Learn More]

Community members honored at Trine appreciation breakfast

4-20-09

Trine University thanked the local community for its support by hosting its annual Community Appreciation Breakfast on Friday, April 17 in Witmer Clubhouse. [Learn More]

Russian scholar visiting Trine

4-20-09

Russian scholar Vladmir Koblov will visit Trine University on Wednesday, April 22.  The public is invited to meet Koblov and view a Russian display table in the University Center mall from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. [Learn More]

Trine freshmen inducted into honor society

4-15-09

Forty-four Trine University freshmen were inducted into Phi Eta Sigma honor society in the university’s Best Hall April 14. [Learn More]

Trine Relay for Life to raise funds in fight against cancer

4-15-09

On Saturday from 6 p.m.to Sunday at noon, Trine University teams will band together to raise funds for cancer research in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Steuben County in Hershey Hall. [Learn More]

Trine named Angola Chamber Member of the Month

4-14-09

The Angola Area Chamber of Commerce named Trine University its April 2009 Chamber Member of the Month for its T. Furth Center for the Performing Arts project. The center will preserve a landmark church while providing a premier arts education facility and performance hall for regional and national productions. The university unveiled plans for the center through two open houses this spring. [Learn More]

Activities scheduled for Trine Communication Week

4-08-09

Trine University’s inaugural Communication Week, created, coordinated, promoted, and presented by the Trine Sports Media and Promotions class, will bring a host of activities to the University Center beginning Monday, April 13. [Learn More]

Trine commencement speaker is entrepreneur, business leader

4-08-09

Trine University Trustee and Steel Dynamics founder Keith Busse will deliver the address at Trine University’s commencement Saturday, May 9. The processional will begin at 10 a.m. in Hershey Hall. The university will award him an honorary business doctorate in honor of his achievement and contributions. [Learn More]

Basketball challenge raises $4,500 for RISE Inc.

4-06-09

A Special Olympics basketball game in Trine University’s Hershey Hall April 1 raised over $4,500 for Rehabilitative and Industrial Services Enterprise (RISE) Inc., a sheltered workshop in Angola, and Angola’s Special Olympics team. [Learn More]

Trine community collaborates on bus full of Easter baskets

4-02-09

In a year of economic stress for Indiana families, the Trine University community teamed up to provide 325 Easter baskets, enough to fill a Trine bus, for distribution to needy children through Stop Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN), which serves 14 northeastern Indiana counties. [Learn More]

Trine engineering team earns design award

3-30-09

A team of three Trine University civil engineering students placed second in an annual state-wide design competition March 26 in Carmel, Ind. The team of Adam Clark (Hillsdale, Mich.), Curt Daniels (Huntington, Ind.), and Kevin Hintz (Indianapolis, Ind.) was advised by associate professor Dr. Doug Schmucker, and presented their senior project, “Harcourt-Williams Street Roundabout Study in Angola, Ind.” [Learn More]

Trine employees honored for service

3-27-09

Trine University employees passing milestones in their service to the university in 2008 were honored at a social March 26 in the Franks Executive Boardroom in the C.W. Sponsel Administration Center. [Learn More]

Speaker, military vehicle display draw large crowd

3-27-09

A military transport vehicle designed and developed by the company of Trine University’s Distinguished Speaker drew a steady line of onlookers and a large crowd to hear the presentation of Deepak “Dee” T. Kapur, Truck Group president for Navistar Inc., at the University Center March 25. [Learn More]

Trine offering conference and events program

3-27-09

Trine University’s beautifully enhanced campus can now be booked for conferences and events from June 1-July 31. [Learn More]

Trine ACJA chapter hosting symposium

3-26-09

The Trine University chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) will host “Robotics Loan Pool” at its spring 2009 symposium on Friday, April 3 beginning at 8 a.m. in Fabiani Theatre. [Learn More]

Trine urges community to Take Back the Night

3-25-09

To focus on Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, the Trine University Office of Student Life, Community Anti-Violence Association (CAVA), the Bacchus, Circle K, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Kappa Sigma Alpha, Delta Chi, and Alpha Sigma student groups and the Department of Criminal Justice, Psychology and Social Sciences will sponsor the eighth annual Take Back the Night march and rally on Wednesday, April 8. [Learn More]

Mayor proclaims Communication Week in Angola

3-19-09

Angola Mayor Richard Hickman has proclaimed the week of April 13 Communication Week, and accepted a Trine University polo shirt from the Trine sports media and promotion class in recognition of the fact. [Learn More]

Trine’s San Giacomo earns Mayor’s Arts & Humanities Award

3-19-09

The receipt of the 2009 Mayor’s Arts & Humanities Award Wednesday in Wells Theater moved Trine Professor William San Giacomo to tears and to a verbal outpouring of his affection for the university and its students. [Learn More]

Child’s learning tool becomes hot product at Trine North

3-19-09

Like any good dad, Don MacFadyen wanted his daughter, Grace, to be business-savvy. [Learn More]

Trine celebrating world cultures

3-19-09

The University Center at Trine University will be transformed into an international bazaar on Saturday, April 4 beginning at 5 p.m., when the International Student Association (ISA) and other student organizations and departments host the 41st annual International Cuisine and Cultural Celebration. [Learn More]

Distinguished Speaker bringing military transport display

3-15-09

Deepak “Dee” T. Kapur, Truck Group president for Navistar Inc., will compliment his Distinguished Speaker presentation by displaying a piece of his company’s work, a Navistar International MaxxPro mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle, at Trine University from 2-8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25. [Learn More]

Trine University staging “The Game of Love and Chance”

Love and comedy will team up in the Trine University Drama Club spring production, “The Game of Love and Chance,” to be staged Thursday through Saturday, March 26-28 in Taylor Hall’s Wells Theater at 7:30 p.m. [Learn More]

Former Sen. Robert Meeks receiving Trine honorary degree

3-12-09

Former Sen. Robert L. Meeks will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during Trine University’s 125th commencement ceremony Saturday, May 9 in the university’s Hershey Hall. The university is presenting the degree to recognize Sen. Meeks’s long-term friendship and service to Trine, the northeast Indiana region, and the entire state. [Learn More]

Trine receives $80,000 grant for science camp

3-10-09

Trine University is one of 30 universities to receive an $80,000 grant to host an ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp this year. Trine was among 11 new universities added to the program in a competition to expand the ExxonMobil and Harris Foundation program. [Learn More]

Trine hosting 49th Regional Science Fair

3-04-09

Trine University will host the 49th annual Northeastern Indiana Tri-State Regional Science Fair on Saturday, March 21 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. in Hershey Hall. [Learn More]

Community invited to view Trine’s T. Furth Center

3-04-09

The community is invited to a pre-renovation open house at the former Angola Christian Church, now Trine University’s T. Furth Center for Performing Arts, on Sunday, March 15 from 3-5 p.m. [Learn More]

Trine students lobby State House in support of financial aid

3-04-09

Ten Trine University students let their legislators know of their concern for state student aid by joining 250 other students from 20 Indiana independent colleges and universities for State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana (SSACI) Lobby Day in Indianapolis Feb. 24. [Learn More]

Alumnus named one of 10 New Faces of Civil Engineering

3-03-09

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has named Trine University graduate Ben Groeneweg a New Face of Civil Engineering, an award ASCE presents to only 10 civil engineers each year. The program is designed to recognize young talent under the age of 30 by highlighting their contributions and impact on society. [Learn More]

Global competitiveness requires hard work, focus, Rokita says

2-27-09

Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita had some advice for Trine University business school students during a campus visit Feb. 27—stay focused, work hard, and be ready to expand your education to be successful in the 21st century. [Learn More]

Alumnus shares views on engineering and the law

2-26-09

After Don Gallo earned his bachelor’s in civil engineering from Tri-State College in 1974 and his master’s in environmental engineering from the University of Akron in 1977, he discovered a vast reservoir of professional opportunity in environmental engineering. [Learn More]

Trine celebrating business school programs accreditation

2-25-09

Trine University’s Ketner School of Business has earned initial Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accreditation for its bachelor of science in business administration programs,including its golf management program, and the university is spotlighting the achievement at an accreditation celebration on Friday, Feb. 27. [Learn More]

Trine welcomes next Distinguished Speaker

2-20-09

Financier and Tri-State University alumnus David Willman will call upon 30 years of experience in financial services when he presents “Financial Markets in the Global Economy” as Trine University’s next Distinguished Speaker on Wednesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. in Fabiani Theatre. With his extensive experience in business and connection to Angola, Willman brings unique insight into the current economic crisis facing residents of northeast Indiana and the entire nation. [Learn More]

Trine gala generates record $104,000 for students

2-18-09

Chemical engineering major Nicole Dixon made it clear in her speech at the sixth annual Trine University Scholarship Gala Saturday. Without help from the group listening to her in Ketner Sports Center, her engineering degree would have remained a dream. [Learn More]

Trine engineering students entering “canstruction” contest

Trine University’s American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter will compete in a “canstruction” contest on Feb. 19 in the SeaGate Convention Center in Toledo, Ohio. [Learn More]

Trine alumni basketball game scheduled

2-06-09

Trine University alumni basketball players will return to the home court for a game Saturday at 5 p.m. in Hershey Hall. Graduates from classes all the way back to 1942 are among over 20 athletes scheduled to participate in the annual athletic get-together. A reception for players will immediately follow at Bennigan’s restaurant in Angola.

The event is free and open to the public. Local alumni and the community are invited to attend.

Trine invites job seekers to Ramp Up Résumés

2-06-09

The Trine University North Campus will offer Ramp Up Your Résumé, a workshop and opportunity to meet with professionals, on Friday, Feb. 13 from 2-5 p.m. at the campus at 498 E. Harcourt Road, Angola. [Learn More]

Top team, individual earn Trine scholarships

2-05-09

The team from Marion High School in Marion, Ind. claimed first place in Trine University’s 35th annual High School Math Competition Wednesday, while a Coldwater, Mich., student was individual advanced winner. [Learn More]

Trine quilt display celebrates Black History Month

2-05-09

Trine University will celebrate Black History Month with a quilt display on the second-floor Sponsel Library in the University Center. [Learn More]

Locks of Love event coming to Trine

2-05-09

The Trine University Office of Student Life and Bon Appétit will host a third annual Locks of Love event on Monday, Feb. 9 from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Whitney Commons café in the Trine University Center. [Learn More]

Trine University Center nets design award for local contractor

2-04-09

Jim Ingledue Construction Inc. (JICI) of Angola has received a 2008 Merit Award in the National Commercial Builders Council’s Awards of Excellence program for the construction of Trine University’s University Center and Center for Technology and Online Resources. [Learn More]

Trine hosting JETS/TEAMS competition

2-03-09

Trine University will host the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) flagship program, TEAMS, for its 30th annual competition on Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. in the University Center. Testing will take place in the upper floor of Sponsel Library. [Learn More]

Free film series continues at Trine

2-02-09

The spring installment of Trine University’s free film series, Cinema Sampler, will begin again on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in Fabiani Theatre, and will continue on select Thursdays through April 23. The series, sponsored by the Trine Humanities Institute, will take the theme “Just Visiting.” A schedule follows. [Learn More]

Trine High School Math Competition rescheduled

1-27-09

Trine University’s 35th annual High School Mathematics Competition has been rescheduled from Wednesday, Jan. 28 to Wednesday, Feb. 4 in response to anticipated inclement weather. Students from 18 Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana schools have registered for the competition, which will run from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Hershey Hall. [Learn More]

Trine experiences largest spring enrollment in 37 years

1-27-09

Full-time students on Trine University’s main campus have increased by 11 percent over spring semester last year, contributing to the highest spring enrollment since 1972. The increase to 1,253 overall students corresponds with an increase in the resident student population—859 students, over 19 percent more residents than last spring. [Learn More]

Trine’s McHenry enjoyed inauguration’s spirit of camaraderie

1-23-09

Like many who traveled to participate in the Obama inaugural celebration Tuesday in Washington, D.C., Trine University’s Deborah McHenry found that even a ticket couldn’t get her near enough to see the historic swearing in of America’s first African-American president. [Learn More]

Trine hosting Rockin’ Hot Makeovers

1-23-09

For the second year, Trine University students and staff members will see their appearances transformed under the skillful hands of local fashion aficionados during Rockin’ Hot Makeovers, an Office of Student Life event in Fabiani Theatre Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. [Learn More]

Trine hosting 35th Math Competition

1-23-09

Students from 18 Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana schools have registered for Trine University’s 35th annual High School Mathematics Competition on Wednesday, Jan. 28 in Hershey Hall from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. [Learn More]

Trine celebrates Black History Week

1-21-09

Trine University will enhance its celebration of the unique human rights legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King during Black History Week Feb. 2-6. [Learn More]

Trine announces new hires, appointments

1-16-09

Trine University welcomes new faculty members and announces new appointments for spring semester 2009. [Learn More]

Trine North hires new Fieldbus instructor

1-16-09

David Lancaster, a recently retired chief engineer for control systems for Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemical Inc. in Houston, Texas, is the new Fieldbus Foundation instructor for Trine University North and its Technology Center. [Learn More]

First Trine Fort Wayne grads earn criminal justice masters

1-13-09

The first class of criminal justice majors have earned master of science degrees at Trine University Fort Wayne. [Learn More]

Hoosier Boys State relocating to Trine University

1-12-09

A landmark American Legion education program will move to Trine University in June. [Learn More]

Christmas season internship bowls over Trine COM students

1-08-09

Four Trine University freshman communication majors enjoyed an up-close look at a college bowl game as part of a one-day COM internship in Detroit Dec. 26. [Learn More]

2008

Trine’s Posa an excellent all-arounder

>12-29-08

Trine University senior mathematics education major Louis Posa has earned a recognition of excellence indication from Educational Testing Service for an extremely high score on Praxis II, a measure of general and subject-specific knowledge and teaching skills required of Indiana teacher candidates for licensure. [Learn More]

Benefactors donate over $800,000 for Trine University projects

12-19-08

Trine University supporters have donated over $800,000 for building projects, including $500,000 for the T. Furth Center for Performing Arts. [Learn More]

Monetary awards go to Trine University students

12-17-08

Trine University’s Office of Financial aid secured two recent monetary awards given by foundations to Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) member school students. [Learn More]

Trine engineering students earn conference awards

12-11-08

Six Trine University delegates joined Trine assistant professor Darryl Webber in attending the Foundry Education Foundation (FEF) College Industry Conference in Chicago last month, with two, Zachery Borton and Ben Gadomski, receiving CIC Delegate Scholarships. [Learn More]

Trine’s Ben wins Uncle Ben’s recipe contest

12-05-08

What do you do with idle late night time when you’re a cooking enthusiast? Go online to surf cooking Web sites, that’s what. [Learn More]

Trine Jazz Band performing free concert

12-03-08

Trine University’s Jazz Band will treat listeners to a varied musical repertoire in a free concert Thursday at 7 p.m. in Fabiani Theatre. [Learn More]

Trine FIRST LEGO League team advances to state tournament

11-25-08

When looking for a solution to climate problems that affect everyone in Steuben County, sometimes it’s best to look to the kids in our community. The Thunderstorm, Trine University’s FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team of eight area elementary, middle, and home school students, suggested such a solution and brought home the hardware to confirm it. The team is sponsored by the Trine Design Engineering Technology Department. [Learn More]

Trine University Thunder Football Day proclaimed

11-24-08

In recognition of Trine University’s Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) conference win, 10-0 season, and NCAA Division III playoff berth, Angola Mayor Richard Hickman proclaimed Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 Trine University  Thunder Football Day during a visit to the campus Nov. 21. [Learn More]

Donations enrich Trine’s Wells Gallery

11-21-08

Wells Gallery, Trine University’s repository for art and historic print materials, gained framed antique engravings this week, thanks to an alumnus and Trine’s American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) chapter. [Learn More]

Trine Holiday Extravaganza featuring tree giveaway

11-19-08

For the second year, Trine University invites the community to enjoy a slate of Christmas festivities while providing lit, decorated trees for Project Help families. [Learn More]

Trine kicking off NCAA championship bid with party

11-12-08

Trine University will celebrate an undefeated football season, Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) conference title, and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship bid with a party and trophy presentation beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday in Fabiani Theatre and the University Center mall area. [Learn More]

Trine's Straub receives Realizing the Dream Scholarship

11-11-08

Trine University sophomore Arik Straub of Columbia City  was among Indiana first-generation college students to receive a Realizing the Dream Scholarship at an annual awards banquet in Indianapolis on Saturday, Nov. 8. [Learn More]

Free Webinar addresses “green” design

11-06-08

Trine University’s Larry and Judy Reiners Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will sponsor a live American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Webinar, “Introduction to Green Design,” on Thursday, Dec. 4 from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. in Fabiani Theatre. [Learn More]

Fall white-out in forecast

11-05-08

Why wait for winter for white-out conditions? Join Trine University students and fans in a “whiteout” Saturday, as the Thunder take on the Adrian College Bulldogs in a battle for the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) conference football title Saturday at 1 p.m. in Adrian, Mich. [Learn More]

Trine performing theater outreach

11-03-08

Trine University’s Drama Club hopes to excite middle school students about theater by performing a scene from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” for Hamilton Community Schools’ seventh- and eighth-graders. The presentation will be Wednesday and Thursday in Ford Theatre in the former Ford library building at 9:30 a.m. [Learn More]

Handgun team aims to help K-9

11-03-08

Six Trine University Handgun Team members set their sights on an act of kindness Oct. 25, distinguishing themselves as sharpshooters in the process. [Read More]

Alumnus bequeaths $2.85 million to Trine University

10-31-08

Tri-State College alumnus John W. Widmann died Oct. 15, 2007, but his legacy will affect Trine University students for years to come. [Learn More]

Trine Career Fair big success

10-27-08

The first Trine University Career & Internship Fair Friday drew nearly 200 students and around 100 business representatives to the University Center on Oct. 24, a resounding success for the first event, said the Office of Career Services staff, which organized the fair. [Learn More]

First Trine Women's Visit Day successful

10-22-08

Trine University’s first Women’s Visit Day Friday, Oct. 17 was a success, attracting around 100 prospective students and their guests to the campus to investigate joining the Trine community, said Trine visit coordinator Tyler Benner. [Learn More]

Trine preparing international students for English classes

10-17-08

Trine University now offers an ESL Transition Program for international students to prepare them for direct entry to the university’s undergraduate degrees. The two-phase International Study Center program combines academic modules with study skills and English language training. [Learn More]

Trine Handgun Team hits bullseye at ACJA regional

10-14-08

Trine University’s Handgun Team put their best performance in their sights and hit the bullseye Friday through Sunday, targeting more awards than ever before at the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) Region 6 Conference in Bloomington, Ill. [Learn More]

Tri-State College alumnus donates $1.5 million to Trine civil engineering

10-14-08

The generosity of a Tri-State College alumnus and his wife will enhance education for generations of Trine University civil engineering students. [Learn More]

Distinguished Speaker diving into ocean topic

10-13-08

The next guest in Trine University’s Distinguished Speaker Series will help listeners see what the sea does for all of us. [Learn More]

Trine’s Lilly Endowment grant means new opportunities for graduates and Indiana employers

10-08-08

A $375,000 Lilly Endowment grant will expand relationships and implement new strategies to engage Trine University students in experiential learning assignments which lead to employment in Indiana. [Learn More]

Wait no longer for Trine fall play

10-07-08

Waiting will be a heavy theme in the Trine University Drama Club production of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” but theater-lovers have a short wait for this forceful piece of theater-of-the-absurd—actors will take the stage Nov. 6-8 in Ford Hall at 7 p.m. [Learn More]

Trine’s Shape up Steuben! supporting healthy habits for students

10-03-08

Trine University’s Department of Sports and Hospitality Management hosted an inaugural health and fitness event for all fifth-graders in Steuben County on Friday from noon-2 p.m. on the university’s Shive Field. The department’s Shape Up Steuben! aims to promote healthy lifestyles and fitness activities to all participating students. One hundred-fifty Students from Carlin Park Elementary School in Angola, Fremont Middle School in Fremont, and Pleasant Lake Elementary School in Pleasant Lake participated. [Learn More]

Trine hosting first women-only visit day

10-03-08

Sometimes interaction with like-minded people can enhance self-discovery. Trine University realizes the strength pre-professional people can draw from each other and from people who have already traveled a career path. With that connectivity in mind, Trine is offering its first annual Women’s Visit Day Friday, Oct. 17. [Learn More]

Trine event recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month

10-03-08

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In recognition of the grave danger breast cancer poses to women, Trine University’s Library and Information Services, Academic Technology Department, and University Bookstore are co-sponsoring a cancer awareness outreach throughout the month as part of an effort by Community Outreach and Awareness Campaign Headliners (COACH). [Learn More]

Trine celebrating new South Bend/Mishawaka campus

10-03-08

Trine University will celebrate the opening of its new South Bend/Mishawaka campus with a formal open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, Nov. 13 from 4-7 p.m. at the facility in the heart of Mishawaka’s business district. [Learn More]

War hero student using Trine veteran scholarship program

10-01-08

At age 17, Jeffory Aldrich II joined the U.S. army. Eighteen years later, he has served in Iraq three times, and completed stints in Bosnia, Panama, Korea, Kuwait, and Australia. [Learn More]

Philanthropy, professionalism make Tichenor Trine’s Woman of Distinction

9-29-08

Few individuals have demonstrated more dedication to Trine University than Dr. Dolores Tichenor. [Read More]

Homecoming game caps off perfect weekend

9-29-08

Weather in the eighties, new buildings to admire, old friends to meet, and a Thunder football win against ranked Franklin College spelled a nearly perfect Homecoming weekend for alumni and friends visiting the revitalized Trine University campus Friday and Saturday. [Learn More]

Trine handgun team aims for more records

9-23-08

Trine University’s award-winning Handgun Team officially opened its season with a practice at the shooting range at the Angola Conservation Club Sunday, Sept. 21. Team members are part of the Tau Alpha Omicron chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA), and annually bring home prestigious awards from ACJA regional and national competition. [Learn More]

Distinguished speaker discusses complexities of Iraq

9-23-08

Iraq conflict consultant and transition coordinator Leslie “Cap” Dean addressed students, faculty, and community members in Fabiani Theatre Monday as the first guest in Trine University’s Distinguished Speaker Series. [Learn More]

Trine’s interiors showcased with finest in nation

9-18-08

The world of interior design has taken notice of Trine University. Trine’s new University Center and Center for Technology and Online Resources is featured in the Educational Interiors Showcase of American School & University’s August 2008 edition. The 80-year-old publication devoted exclusively to education facilities is considered the authority for information about the educational facilities market. [Learn More]

Inaugural Trine Career and Internship Fair generating excitement

9-17-08

Well over half of the registrations available for companies who wish to recruit area students for full time, internship and co-op employment have been filled in the inaugural Trine University Career and Internship Fair Friday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the University Center. [Learn More]

Tochigi visit strengthens Trine-Japan partnership

9-17-08

A September visit to Trine University by a contingent from Tochigi Prefecture in Japan continued to strengthen a partnership between Trine and Tochigi prefecture schools. [Learn More]

Tour de Trine trike race new Homecoming event

9-12-08

Make way, Lance Armstrong. A champion of the three-wheeled cycle could emerge at the first annual Tour de Trine trike race on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. on Park Avenue on the Trine University campus in Angola. The event is part of Homecoming weekend festivities Friday, Sept. 26 and Saturday. [Learn More]

Olympian Lloy Ball appears at Trine

Lloy Ball of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic volleyball team made a guest appearance at Trine University Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Hershey Hall. [Learn More]

Fall Frenzy attracts students, families

9-08-08

More prospective students and their families than last year attended Trine University’s Fall Frenzy visit day  Saturday, Sept. 6, to learn about the university’s possibilities for their lives. [Learn More]

>Trine’s free film series beginning

9-04-08

Trine University and its Humanities Institute will roll out Cinema Sampler, a free fall film series, on Thursdays at 7 p.m. beginning on Sept. 11 in the comfort of the 320-seat Fabiani Theatre. The theater is located in the new University Center. [Read More]

Trine ups exam passing rate, tops national average

9-02-08

Trine University engineering seniors taking the fundamentals of engineering (FE) exam administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) in April improved their passing percentage and topped the national passing average for engineering students taking the test nationwide. The NCEES test represents the first licensing step on the pathway to professional engineer status. [Read More]

Faculty members join Trine University

8-28-08

Eleven people have joined the Trine University faculty for the fall 2008 semester. [Read More]

Trine enrollment up on all fronts

8-26-08

Trine University has increased enrollment at its main and branch campuses and will house a larger resident student population this fall. Students began classes at the main Tri-State Campus in Angola on Aug. 26. Students at the School of Professional Studies campuses in Fort Wayne, Angola, South Bend/Mishawaka and Merrillville will begin classes on Sept. 2. [Read More]

Trine University among Midwest’s best—again

8-22-08

Fast upon the heels of this month’s Best in the Midwest ranking by The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Trine University among best Midwestern baccalaureate colleges in its 2009 edition of America’s Best Colleges. [Read More]

Local steel company donates to Trine University

8-21-08

Steel Dynamics Inc., which operates five electric furnace mini-mills in northern Indiana, has made a gift of equipment to the Trine University Allen School of Engineering & Technology. [Read More]

First Distinguished Speaker is Iraq conflict expert

8-19-08

Trine University will launch its popular Distinguished Speaker series with a presentation by Iraq conflict consultant and transition coordinator Leslie “Cap” Dean on Monday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. in Fabiani Theatre. [Read More]

Delta Chi at Trine awarded highest honor

8-12-08

The Trine chapter of Delta Chi fraternity was awarded the President’s Cup for overall superior performance and programming at the fraternity’s 56th international convention in Las Vegas, Nev. [Read More]

Trine University one of Midwest’s best

8-6-08

Trine University is one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest, according to The Princeton Review. [Read More]

Company donates stock to Trine University

8-5-08

BioAdvanTek Inc., an Angola company, has donated common stock valued at $10,000 to Trine University. The young company specializes in antimicrobial technology. [Read More]

Golfers raise scholarship funds

8-5-08

Although they competed for low strokes, golfers in Trine University’s 18th annual Alumni & Friends Golf Outing met some high goals on Aug. 1—$52,000 in scholarships for deserving students. [Read More]

The Art of Giving Art

8-1-08

Angola High School junior Ted Pacult feels strongly about the impact of art on creative thinking, and wants to give Trine University students the opportunity to absorb that energy. [Read More]

Remote Location on the Move

8-1-08

Trine South Bend/Mishawaka, formerly Tri-State University's South Bend campus, is renovating new space in the Edison Lakes Parkway Corp. building in the heart of Mishawaka's business and retail district after vacating its downtown South Bend location in January. The new 7,800-square-foot facility is located at 4101 Edison Lakes Parkway, Suite 250, near the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90) off Day Road. [Read More]