Monroe Lake to delay opening of swimming beaches
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources issued the following statement yesterday, through their social media outlets:
Due to recent heavy rains that have raised the water level, we will be delaying the opening of our swimming beaches at both Paynetown and Fairfax SRAs. Beaches will be CLOSED for the upcoming holiday weekend. Seawalls at both beaches are currently underwater, posing a safety hazard, and we cannot prep the sand until water levels drop sufficiently (the majority of the sand at both locations is currently under the water). Please note that the beachhouses also remain closed at both locations; they will open when the beaches open. We will open the beaches as soon as conditions allow. Please understand that we cannot provide an exact date in advance, as we must wait to see what happens to the water level.
Indiana DNR
State Rep. Hall: Students can now apply for $5K work-based learning scholarships
State Rep. Dave Hall (R-Norman) encourages high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account.
Hall said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grades at a state-accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning experiences, work-based learning, and credentials attainment. About 2,000 spots are available for the 2024-2025 school year and students can apply for a Career Scholarship Account until the Oct. 1 deadline.
Accounts are available to high school students who are enrolled in a course or educational experience approved by the Indiana Department of Education. Eligible students will participate in joint career and technical education, modern youth apprenticeships, registered apprenticeships or an Indiana College Core program by an approved CSA participating entity.
Approved students will receive $5,000 over four disbursements and can use the money toward certain qualified expenses:
- Class expenses for student’s apprenticeships/internship program;
- Postsecondary education and/or training;
- Equipment for student’s apprenticeship/internship program;
- Certification and credentialing examinations;
- Career coaching and navigation services;
- Driver’s license; and
- Transportation.
Approved courses and classes include a variety of topics like accounting, carpentry, cybersecurity, information technology, software development and veterinary science. A full list of approved courses, educational experiences and participating entities can be found at in.gov/tos/csa. To learn more about Career Scholarship Accounts and enroll before the Oct. 1 deadline, visit in.gov/tos/csa, email CSA@tos.in.gov or call 317-232-0723.
Local employers, trade associations, labor unions and others interested in connecting with the next generation of talent can apply to host a CSA program or be a provider. Visit in.gov/tos/csa and click on “provider resources” for more information.
2024 Presidential Arts and Humanities Fellows selected to advance research, creative projects
A signature Indiana University program that amplifies and accelerates the work of outstanding arts and humanities faculty recently selected its latest cohort. The Presidential Arts and Humanities Fellowship is an annual program that supports the work of IU faculty who are improving society and revitalizing communities through their research and creative activity, and poised to become national and international leaders in their fields.
Supported by the IU Office of the President and IU Research, and administered by the university’s assistant vice president for research, the fellowship awards $50,000 of flexible funding to each recipient to support a variety of needs as they pursue innovative research and creative projects. President Pamela Whitten started the program in 2022.
Along with funding, recipients gain access to professional development programming and advanced training in the areas of grant writing, scholarly communication with the public, media training and digital scholarship, among other specialized trainings.
The goal of the IU Presidential Arts and Humanities Fellowship program is to amplify and promote the rich and diverse opportunities within the arts and humanities at Indiana University and to ensure the recipients have continued success as they make impactful changes in their fields and in local, national and international communities.
The 2024 IU Presidential Arts and Humanities Fellows are:
- Allison Baker
- Emily Beckman
- Catherine Bowman
- Andrew Goldman
- Raiford Guins
- Lisa Lenoir
- Anja Matwijkiw
- Linda Pisano
- Spencer Steenblik
This Week in Hoosier History
1824 – Ambrose Burnside, American soldier, politician and industrialist who popularized sideburns, born in Liberty Indiana. He was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor and industrialist.
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