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- 1 People are also reading…
- 2 PHOTOS: Region shows support for Ukraine
- 3 The Historic Crown Point Courthouse
- 4 Bulldog Park Ice Rink
- 5 Hammond City Hall
- 6 Hammond Pedestrian Bridge over Calumet Avenue
- 7 Crown Point home
- 8 The Porter County Administration Center
- 9 Cedar Lake home
- 10 First Methodist Church has ordered hundreds of Urkanian flags
- 11 First Methodist Church has ordered hundreds of Urkanian flags
- 12 First Methodist Church prayer gathering for the people of Ukraine
- 13 First Methodist Church prayer gathering for the people of Ukraine
Purdue University is planning to welcome up to 20 Ukrainian college professors and doctoral candidates whose teaching and research have been interrupted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine that’s now in its fifth week.
Purdue President Mitch Daniels said Friday the West Lafayette university hopes its newly established Ukraine Scholars Initiative can “make at least one small contribution to help the Ukrainian people in this moment of peril.”
“Our hope is that we can offer refuge to these scholars and a chance to continue pursuing their work, and then see them return to a safe and free Ukraine,” Daniels said.
“But while they are with us, I don’t doubt that they will personify and perhaps share with our students the precious value of freedom and the constant need to defend it from its enemies.”
To be eligible, a scholar must have held a research-oriented faculty position at a Ukrainian university, or be at the dissertation research stage of their doctoral degree program in Ukraine.
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While at Purdue, Ukrainian visiting scholars can either engage in their own research or support research conducted by Purdue faculty members. They will not be permitted to enroll in any of Purdue’s degree-granting programs.
Each visiting scholar will be assigned a tenure-track faculty sponsor within their academic area to serve as a mentor and advisor. The scholars also will be permitted to bring their families to Indiana.
In addition, Purdue will provide each scholar a monthly stipend, financial assistance for their spouse or children, visa expenses, round-trip transportation costs, and health insurance while in the United States.
“Our goal here is to help Ukrainian scholars whose research has been disrupted by the invasion,” said Mike Brzezinski, dean of international programs.
“Our faculty and deans have already been in contact with their academic colleagues in Ukraine and have identified scholars interested in continuing their scholarly pursuits in America at Purdue University.”
The intended program length is one calendar year, according to Purdue. But an extension may be possible depending on the circumstances in Ukraine.
PHOTOS: Region shows support for Ukraine
The Historic Crown Point Courthouse
The Historic Crown Point Courthouse on South Main Street has blue and yellow lights in its clock tower.
Bulldog Park Ice Rink

The ice rink at Bulldog Park in Crown Point shined half in blue and half in yellow temporarily.
Hammond City Hall

Hammond City Hall on Calumet Avenue is lit up by blue and yellow lights. On Feb. 27 Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. wrote, “As we all know, the people of Ukraine are being invaded by a Russian dictator’s army. In solidarity with one of America’s allies, and a fellow democratic country, @cityofhammond decided to change the color scheme of City Hall and our bridges to that of Ukraine’s national colors!”
Hammond Pedestrian Bridge over Calumet Avenue

The Hammond Pedestrian Bridge over Calumet Avenue shines in yellow and blue.
Crown Point home

The Graper family home at 603 North Court Street in Crown Point is lit up in yellow and blue in solidarity with Ukraine.
The Porter County Administration Center

The Porter County Administration Center in Valparaiso is lit up with yellow and blue lights. On Feb. 28, Porter County officials wrote, “Beginning tonight and continuing through March, the Porter County Administration Center lights will display blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag, to stand in support of and solidarity with Ukraine and its people. Please join us by sharing.”
Cedar Lake home

A Cedar Lake home displays blue and yellow lights framed around a replica of the Hogwarts castle.
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First Methodist Church has ordered hundreds of Urkanian flags

Pastor Mark Wilkins helps plant flags outside of Crown Point’s First United Methodist Church in support of the people of Ukraine.
First Methodist Church has ordered hundreds of Urkanian flags

Trinity Figurski, 3, joins her classmates in planting flags in support of the people of Ukraine.
First Methodist Church prayer gathering for the people of Ukraine

Pastor Mark Wilkins offers a prayer at First United Methodist Church in Crown Point Wednesday at a service for the people of Ukraine.
First Methodist Church prayer gathering for the people of Ukraine

A crowd gathers on the lawn of the First United Methodist Church in Crown Point Wednesday for a prayer service for the people of Ukraine.