Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago, 1937-2015. (Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Chicago/Ebert Studio) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2015. Statement on the occasion of the death of His Eminence, Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., eighth archbishop of Chicago, from the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president of DePaul University.[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2015.  As Illinois educators launch new teacher-evaluation models as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top initiative, a Roosevelt University professor is releasing a book for principals about designing and conducting effective evaluations. Alyson Lavigne (pictured at right), assistant professor of curriculum studies at[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2015.  Consider it cosmic payback for those brutal Chicago winters: Chicago summers are awesome. And at Roosevelt, an intriguing variety of classes ensure students gain credits while taking advantage of all the fun. In “Managing Tourism, Festivals and Special Events,” students will get a behind-the-scenes look at the[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2015. The Prairie State College Speech Team made history this month during the 2015 Phi Rho Pi National Speech Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio. Team members Allysha Nobles of Park Forest, Patrick Sheard of Dolton, Dan Blewitt of Crete, Colin Gallagher of Homewood and Kelly Crescenzo of Steger[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a free sales presentation, intended to help attendees achieve next-level business growth. The Friday, April 24 presentation, “Sales Skills Training: Getting to the Next Level?” is being held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the PSC Conference Center, located on[Read More…]