INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 30 (TNSawa) -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news on Sept. 29, 2022: The has named Allison Hageman as a second winner of the Julie Galvan Outstanding Graduate in Journalism Award. The judging panel for the Galvan award was so impressed with Hageman's work, commitment to ethical journalism and contributions to her SPJ chapter that it was decided to recognize her, in addition to Sara Stanley, who was announced as a winner of the award ea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSgov) -- The Arc, an organization that says it serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, posted the following news release: Six leading disability advocacy organizations, with the support of Kellogg Hansen, have filed a "friend-of-the-court" brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the estate of Gorgi Talevski, who alleges that the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana (HHC) abused and neglected him while in a nursing home. Th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 30 (TNSper) -- The American Organization for Nursing Leadership issued the following news release: The American Organization for Nursing Leadership membership elected to its board of directors, serving two-year and three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2023, are the following: * Joy Parchment, PhD, RN, nursing faculty, University of Central Florida, Orlando * Rachel Culpepper, DNP, RN, general medicine service line director, Indiana University (Avon) Health West Hospital  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSgov) -- The Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee issued the following news release: Concerned Women for America (CWA) and Women's Liberation Front (WoLF) have filed a joint amicus brief calling on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit to overturn an injunction on Indiana's Fairness in Women's Sports Act that requires sports participation in elementary and secondary school to be based on biological sex, male and female, or be designated as coe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSawa) -- Excelencia in Education issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: Today Excelencia in Education announced four programs from around the country as the 2022 Examples of Excelencia. The four Examples stand out for their evidence-based efforts to advance Latino student success in higher education and in the workforce from among 93 submissions, and 20 finalists. The four programs are based in Puerto Rico, New Jersey, Texas, and Indiana. The 2022 Examples  more

ELKHART, Indiana, Sept. 27 (TNSgov) -- Mennonite Church USA issued the following news: Glen Guyton, executive director of Mennonite Church USA, is one of 33 leaders of churches and faith-based organizations that has signed a letter to President Joe Biden, in support of his recent efforts to pursue negotiations on nuclear arms control. The letter acknowledges that "Subjecting humanity and the planet to ... the threat of nuclear weapons is not only a flagrant violation of international law but al  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 27 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: In the third regular-season version of the NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll presented by FirstDown PlayBook, with Morningside (Iowa) leading the charge with all 18 first-place votes awarded to the Mustangs. The Top 15 teams from a week ago remain the same except Indiana Wesleyan and Reinhardt (Ga.) flipping places at ninth and 10th, respectively. Poll Methodology * The poll wa  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 30 (TNSgov) -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: Pacific Legal Foundation's motion for a temporary restraining order was denied without prejudice, but the case continues as we amend our complaint and continue to challenge this flagrantly illegal abuse of executive power. "Since Pacific Legal Foundation filed the case on Tuesday, the government has made two staggeringly large changes to the program via quiet revisions   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 28 (TNSgov) -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2022: Pacific Legal Foundation filed suit against the U.S. Department of Education to block its illegal move to cancel more than $500 billion in student loan debt. "Congress did not authorize the executive branch to unilaterally cancel student debt," said Caleb Kruckenberg, an attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation. "It's flagrantly illegal for the executive branch to create a   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 27 (TNSper) -- Project Lead The Way issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: The Board of Directors of Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a national nonprofit organization headquartered in Indianapolis that provides transformative learning experiences in computer science, engineering, and biomedical science for PreK-12 students and teachers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. David Dimmett as the organization's next President and Chief Executive Off  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 28 (TNSawa) -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists has named Teresa Talerico as the recipient of the David L. Eshelman Outstanding Campus Adviser Award. Talerico is a clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M University-San Antonio; adviser to The Mesquite, the student run news site; and was an adviser of the university's SPJ chapter for many years. She previously advised the San Antonio College   more