Virtual panel discussion series about race

Indiana University is hosting a series of virtual panel discussions starting this week, inspired by “instances of continued injustice and the widespread protests of 2020.”

Confronting Racism is series of conversations with faculty experts from Indiana University and other universities designed to “examine systemic racism in its varied forms and to explore the modes and methods of protest used to confront this central issue in American life.”

The series will address current events as well as our country’s longer and much more expansive struggle against injustice.

The series began Tuesday, June 30 and will continue Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on the Arts and Humanities Council’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IUAHCouncil. More information about future events will be posted there.

Free preschool applications for 4-year-olds open

Applications are now available for free pre-K programming at Helmsburg, Sprunica and Van Buren elementary schools through Indiana’s On My Way Pre-K program.

Parents of 4-year-olds can visit OnMyWayPreK.org and fill out the online application.

Contact Debbie Harman at 812-988-6601 ext. 1141 with questions, or email [email protected].

CRC open with restrictions, some services

The Career Resource Center, 246 E. Main St., is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. They will be closed on Fridays.

The CRC will limit the number of people in the building and will follow all social distancing guidelines including face mask usage. The CRC will not supply masks; patrons must bring their own.

The following resources are available at the CRC:

• 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.

A CPR/First Aid class will be offered on Wednesday, July 22 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $60. Limited seating is available. Call 812-988-5880 to register.

“In Five Minutes” is a class designed to help organize affairs in case of an emergency. It will take place Aug. 17, 24, 31, from 6 to 7 p.m. each evening. The cost is $50.

Certified clinical medical assistant certification is set to begin Sept. 15.

CNA courses will begin in the fall.

Call 812-988-5880 for more information.

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.