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Carol Fike, left, and Chris McGrew, special education teachers at DeKalb High School, present on "Google for Special Education" at last year's Storm Into Summer at Trine University. This year's event on June 2 will include 28 different sessions presented by educators on topics ranging from AI, Innovation in Education, Learner Engagement and Success, STEAM, Literacy and the Science of Reading and Monitoring Student Learning to Universal Design for Learning and Accessibility. (File photo by Dean Orewiler / Trine University)

Registration still open for educators' event at Trine

Trine University is still accepting registration for its second annual Storm Into Summer, a conference for K-12 educators, on Tuesday, June 2. Interested educators can register at stormintosummer26.sched.com. The conference will be held at Trine Univ...
May 14, 2026, 1:11pm EDT
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Trine University students filed 122 tax returns for low-income residents through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program this past semester. Front, from left, Paige Aselage, Mayte Velarde, Katelyn Joseph, Jack Sarno; back, Silas Jones, Luke Rasor, Braylin Snyder, Nicholas Alexander and Stashu Patterson.

Trine's VITA location helps low-income residents file more than 120 returns

Trine University students filed 122 tax returns for low-income residents through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program this past semester. The number reflected a more than 58% increase over 2025 and saved taxpayers an estimated $30,000 in...
May 13, 2026, 10:34am EDT
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Back, from left, Trine University biomedical engineering students Liam Millership, Colin Shriver, Hannah Knost and Elizabeth Larson designed a custom pediatric walker for Sophia Dillon, pictured in the foreground with her father, Rob.

'Something that truly helps people': Trine team develops customized walker

Liam Millership said his senior design project reminded him that "good engineering is not just about designing something functional - it's about designing something that truly helps people." The Trine University biomedical engineering major was part o...
May 12, 2026, 9:10am EDT
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Ben Masten, center, a paramedic for the Northeast Fire District in Allen County, holds a prosthetic device developed for him by Trine University biomedical engineering students, from left, Kara Harris, Michaela Doiron, Madix Johnson and Emily Wahl. (Photo by Dean Orewiler / Trine University)

Shower shoe: Trine students develop prosthetic for Allen County paramedic

Two amputations haven't stopped Ben Masten from working as a paramedic, but he still faces challenges every day. A team of Trine University biomedical engineering majors worked this spring to help him overcome one of them. The senior design team of M...
May 11, 2026, 10:03am EDT
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Eric Yoder

Yoder to join Trine as VP for operations

Trine University has named Eric Yoder, who most recently served as chief executive officer of the YMCA of Steuben County, as its new vice president for operations, beginning in June. In his new role, Yoder will provide strategic oversight and executiv...
May 11, 2026, 9:30am EDT
Shawn Snyder, right, adjunct faculty member in Trine University's Franks School of Education, accepts the Outstanding Adjunct Award from Tony Kline, Ph.D., president-elect of Trine University. (Photo by James Tew / Trine University)

Trine faculty receive annual awards

Trine University honored faculty members during its annual year-end awards ceremony, held prior to Commencement on Saturday, May 2. McKetta-Smith Excellence in Teaching The McKetta-Smith Excellence in Teaching Awards were established for the faculty ...
May 6, 2026, 10:24am EDT
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Mitch Daniels, former governor of the state of Indiana and former president of Purdue University, speaks during Trine University's Commencement on May 2. (Photo by Dean Orewiler / Trine University)

Daniels offers Trine graduates advice for promising, uncertain times

Mitch Daniels, former governor of the state of Indiana and former president of Purdue University, shared advice with graduates he said were entering a world he described as "the most promising and most uncertain and treacherous" as Trine University hel...
May 4, 2026, 3:10pm EDT
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Trine University’s logo.

Trine Day shatters records

Trine University's annual Trine Day, a celebration of the university as well as an opportunity to support its mission, set records for number of donors and funds raised, bringing in more than $160,000 for scholarships, academic and athletic needs, and ...
May 4, 2026, 11:07am EDT
Mark Ward, Ph.D., left, executive director of the Data Mine, and Pete Dragnev, corporate partners technical specialist, speak to Trine University students on April 10. (Photo by Michael Smith / Trine University)

Trine students learn about Data Mine opportunities

Trine University students learned about opportunities available with the Purdue Data Mine during a special presentation on April 10 in the Mark and Sarah Music/Ruoff Mortgage Esports Arena. Mark Ward, Ph.D., executive director of the Data Mine, and Pe...
Apr 22, 2026, 8:12am EDT
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Trine University has received a lead gift from Dr. Rick L. James, alumnus and chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, and his wife, Dr. Vicki L. James, for a new building to house Trine’s business school.

Rick and Vicki James provide lead gift to support new business school building at Trine

Trine University has received a lead gift from Dr. Rick L. James, alumnus and chair of the university's Board of Trustees, and his wife, Dr. Vicki L. James, for a new building to house Trine's business school. The new 55,000-square-foot facility for t...
Apr 20, 2026, 8:53am EDT
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