Contact Information:

Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana
C/O Purdue University Calumet
2300 173rd Street
Hammond, IN 46323

Telephone: 219.989.3250
e-Mail: questions@clcnwi.com
Hours: Monday - Friday (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Saturdays and evenings available upon request

 

Becky Manis Executive Director		Jan Olesek Business Manager		TBD Marketing & Development Coordinator & Flight Director
Candice Lopez Flight Director		Ann Vassar Flight Director & Volunteer Coordinator		Karen Kovach MediaGlobe/Micronauts Coordinator & Flight Director
Marie Russo Flight Director		Sue Peterson Flight Director		Karen Adams Science Center Coordinator & Flight Director

Our Board of Directors

Dr. Robert Rivers, Board Chairman, Director for the Center of Science and Technology Education-PUC

Jennifer Vavrek, Board Vice-Chairman, Illinois Educator

Marty Weigos, Board Secretary, Director of Sales-Chicago Power Generation

Speros Batistatos, Board Treasurer, CEO-South Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau

Thomas Dabertin, Owner, Shared Resources Solutions, INC

Vic DeMeyer, Retired-Nipsco

Scott Hufford, Principal-Crisman Elementary, Portage IN

Nancy Johnson, Retired Executive Director of Legacy Foundation

Michael Kobe, Retired Director of Talented Development Hammond Schools

Dewey Pearman, Executive Director of Constructive Advancement Foundation

Randy Palmateer, Business Manager, Northwestern Indiana & Building Constructions Trades Council

Tom Ploski, Retired Manager, Pepsi

The Honorable Ed Soliday, Indiana State Representative, District 4

Bill Wellman, VP of Whiteco Industries

 

DIRECTIONS:

From the south - Take I-65 North to 80/94 West. Exit Kennedy Avenue North to 173rd Street. Turn left to next light and turn left again and follow signs to Challenger Learning Center. Located on the south end of the Calumet Conference Center Building-The Center for Conferences and Special Events.
(Building #9 on PUC campus map: www.calumet.purdue.edu/campusmap/)

From the north - Traveling south on Toll Road 294 to Interstate 80/94 OR south on Interstate 94 through Chicago to Highway 90 (Chicago Skyway), proceed south to Highway U.S. 41. Take I-80/94 East to Indianapolis Boulevard North exit. Turn right at 2nd light (173rd Avenue). At next light, turn right and follow signs to Challenger Learning Center, located on the south end of the Calumet Conference Center Building-The Center for Conferences and Special Events.
(Building #9 on PUC campus map: www.calumet.purdue.edu/campusmap/)

From the west - Travel east on Interstate 80/94 to Indianapolis Boulevard (Highway U.S. 41.) Exit north and proceed one-third mile to 173rd Street. Turn right/east and proceed three blocks. At next light, turn right and follow signs to Challenger Learning Center, located on the south end of the Calumet Conference Center Building-The Center for Conferences and Special Events.
(Building #9 on PUC campus map: www.calumet.purdue.edu/campusmap/)

From the east - Travel west on Interstate 80/94 to Kennedy Avenue. Exit north and proceed one-third mile to 173rd Street. Turn left/west and proceed eight blocks to stop light. Turn left and follow signs to Challenger Learning Center, located on the south end of the Calumet Conference Center Building-The Center for Conferences and Special Events.
(Building #9 on PUC campus map: www.calumet.purdue.edu/campusmap/)

BUS PARKING: After student drop off, buses should be parked along the west side of the large parking lot located just south of 173rd Street, near the Fitness and Recreation Building.
(Building #11 on PUC campus map: www.calumet.purdue.edu/campusmap/)