CRC closed, but still offering some services
The Career Resource Center of Brown County is currently closed to the public but still offering the following:
- Device and WiFi access
- Printing, copying and faxing
- Resume help
- Career coaching
- Virtual and distance learning for high school equivalency.
One-hour SCORE webinar and business consultations are available by phone and email. Call 812-988-5880 to schedule an appointment. For SCORE webinars, visit score.org/live-webinars.
Work One offices are also closed, but information is available online at in.gov/dwd/19.htm.
Evening classes for certified nursing assistant certification will meet Mondays through Thursdays, 5 to 9 p.m. for seven weeks beginning June 1. The class is free to those who qualify.
Call 812-988-5880 for more information.
Student member needed on state commission
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is seeking applicants for a student commission member, who will be appointed by Gov. Eric Holcomb. The term will be July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.
The student member is a full voting member of the Commission for Higher Education, a 14-member coordinating body for the state’s public post-secondary education system. Aside from the student member, the commission consists of one faculty representative, one representative from each of the nine congressional districts in Indiana and three at-large members.
To qualify, a student may be a full- or part-time undergraduate or graduate student and must be enrolled through the spring 2022 semester at an Indiana public higher education institution and live in Indiana.
Candidates for the student member position must submit applications, letters of recommendation and a signed agreement to serve by Friday, April 17. A committee will review applications and notify those who will be selected for in-person interviews by Friday, May 1.
More information is available at in.gov/che/4874.htm.
Enrollment open for 21st Century Scholars
Applications for the 21st Century Scholar program are being accepted. The program offers income-eligible Hoosier students up to four years of paid tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university after they graduate from high school, dependent upon financial need.
In middle school and high school, scholars are connected to programs and resources the help them stay on track for college and career success.
Applications must be received by June 30 of the student’s eighth-grade year. Scholars pledge to graduate with a Core 40 diploma and cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.5. They also pledge to abstain from illegal drugs and alcohol and illegal activities.
For more information on requirements for the program, visit scholars.in.gov.
