Calumet College of St. Joseph ranked most diverse in Midwest.

Calumet College of St. Joseph ranked most diverse in Midwest. WHITING, IND. Calumet College of St. Joseph Calumet College of St. Joseph is a private university affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church through the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. Its main campus is in Whiting, Indiana, with additional campuses located in Chicago, Illinois, and Merrillville, Indiana. was ranked by U.S. News and WorldReport as the most diverse college in the Midwest since 2000. The magazine compared the college this year to nearly 100 publicand private institutions throughout the Midwest. It again received thedistinction of being first in diversity among all comprehensive collegesin the Midwest that grant bachelor's degrees. The formula used by the national magazine factored in the totalproportion of minority students, not including international studentsand the mix of racial and ethnic groups. The groups included in the calculations are Blacks who are notHispanic, Whites who are not Hispanic, Hispanics, American Indians,Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans This page is a list of Asian Americans. Politics1956 - Dalip Singh Saund became the first Asian immigrant elected to the U.S. Congress upon his election to the House of Representatives. 1959 - Hiram Fong became the first Asian American elected to the U.S. Senate. and Pacific Islanders Islanders may refer to: New York Islanders, a ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York that plays on the National Hockey League (NHL). Puerto Rico Islanders, a Puerto Rican soccer team in the USL First Division, that currently play their home games at Juan Ramon . This year's ranking was based on data from the school's2004-2005 student body. Calumet Calumet, region, United StatesCalumet(kăl`ymĕt'), industrialized region of NW Ind. and NE Ill., along the south shore of Lake Michigan. College's enrollment figures forthat period showed 28.5 percent of students were Black, 19.5 percentwere Hispanic and 50.9 percent were White. "The diversity ranking is important to us because we are acollege that strives to meet the needs of the community we serve,"said Dr. Dennis C. Rittenmeyer, president of Calumet College, in a pressrelease. The private, Catholic college, based in the northwestern Indianacity of Whiting, is sponsored by the Cincinnati Province of theMissionaries of the Precious Blood. Rittenmeyer says the school's mission to empower empowerverbTo encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems people toimprove their lives through education. We know that minorities are among the most economically andeducationally disadvantaged in our community and in the U.S.," hesays. Having a diverse campus allows students and faculty to learnfirsthand about different ethnicities, backgrounds and religions, saysBrother Jerry Schwieterman, director of campus ministry. Sister Michele Dvorak, vice president for academic affairs, saysthe faculty does a good job creating an accepting culture where peopleof different ethnicities, economic backgrounds and personal situationscan feel comfortable. "I just came from a class in which there is a wonderful mixand wonderful diversity and those are future educators," Dvoraksays. --Associated Press