Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Shake the winter blahs and come spend a day in the spring woods for a Garlic Mustard Workday on any or all Saturdays March 30, April 6 and April 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve. Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, is a[Read More…]
Year: 2013
‘Celtic Crossroads’ Takes Irish Music to New Heights in March 28 Appearance at GSU Center for Performing Arts
Celtic Crossroads. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Just when you think that you have seen the best that Irish music has to offer, a fresh new show from Ireland is taking the art form to a spectacular level of innovation and virtuosity. “Celtic Crossroads,” coming to Governors State University Center[Read More…]
Governors State University’s Dual Degree Program Wins National Award
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University’s Dual Degree Program (DDP) has been selected to receive the Outstanding Program/Project Award from the Commission for Admissions, Orientation, and First Year Experience, a unit of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). The Dual Degree Program will be honored March 3 at the Awards[Read More…]
GSU College of Health and Human Services Announces Fall 2012 Dean’s List
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) at Governors State University (GSU) recently recognized 203 undergraduate students who earned a 3.7 grade point average or higher during the Fall, 2012 semester. "Our undergraduate students have shown just how committed they are to their respective course of[Read More…]
Governors State Trustees Approve Contracts for University’s First On-Campus Housing
Artist rendering of Prairie Place at GSU: Entry. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University took a major step toward on-campus housing in February when the Board of Trustees approved construction bids for the university’s first-ever residential complex. At their February 15 Board meeting, trustees unanimously approved $17,225,930 in construction[Read More…]
Health Care Leadership in Reform Era is Topic at Governors State University
Dr. Ann Scott Blouin. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University is presenting “Leadership in an Era of Health Care Reform: Quality and Patient Safety Implications” on Tuesday, April 2, at 6 p.m., in Sherman Hall on GSU’s University Park campus. The program is free and open to the[Read More…]
Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park at Governors State University Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Jene Highstein’s “Flyer Saucer,” at 2012 Carts & Cocktails celebration. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park at Governors State University is celebrating 35 years as one of the nation’s most unique and vibrant art museums. During its 35th Anniversary year, NMSP is reaching out to old friends and[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, March 15, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Two-year Anniversary of the Syrian Revolution Foreign Influence in Syrian Conflict EU Discussions Treasury Dept. General License for SOC Syrian Opposition Visit to DC and NY NORTH KOREA Short-range Rocket Launch INDIA/PAKISTAN Direct Dialogue BANGLADESH Protests against Sheikh Hasina NIGERIA President[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Calls for An End to Wasteful Spending By Cosponsoring the Audit the Pentagon Act of 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2013. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth announced her co-sponsorship of the Audit the Pentagon Act of 2013. The legislation would impose a financial penalty on any federal agency that cannot pass a yearly audit, including the Department of Defense – the only federal agency not subject to an[Read More…]
Prairie State College Team Has ‘Historic’ Results at State Speech Tournament
PSC speech team members (from left) Matt Jiles, Jasmine Ross, Liz Rossi, Nick Williams, and Sarah Hill. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSF)- Prairie State College (PSC) student Nick Williams of Homewood was named state champion for individual sweepstakes in the community college division, making him the top overall speaker in[Read More…]
