CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. Two Prairie State College (PSC) students recently were recognized at the annual Teaching and Learning Excellence Conference sponsored by the Illinois Community College Faculty Association, the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Community College Trustees Association. Joseph Owusu of Steger and Sheila Porrata of Sauk Village[Read More…]
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Prairies State College Speech Team Brings Home Fourth Place Honors and Individual Awards
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. The Prairie State College (PSC) speech team brought home team fourth place honors, Novice Sweepstakes, and several individual awards during the tournament held at Moraine Valley Community College earlier this month. Daniel Blewitt of Crete was named tournament champion for inter-squad improvisational speaking. Kelly Crescenzo of Steger[Read More…]
Corky Siegel to Headline November 9 Jazz Benefit for Roosevelt University Students
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. Corky Siegel, a 1966 Roosevelt University alumnus and Chicago blues legend, will join 12 Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) jazz faculty members on stage for a fundraiser that will establish the Joe Segal Jazz Scholarship fund for the benefit of CCPA jazz students. The Jazz on[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Has Record Number of Full-time Students
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. Roosevelt University has its largest freshman class and a record number of full-time students this fall. The freshman class totals 600 students, up nearly 40 percent over last year. Roosevelt’s previous record for new full-time freshmen was 574, also set in the fall of 2009. Academic quality[Read More…]
Maine Judge Issues Order Regarding Ebola Quarantine
Healthcare worker required to comply with certain restrictions AUGUSTA –(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. Governor Paul R. LePage released the following statement with regard to an Order Pending Hearing issued today by the Aroostook County District Court located in Fort Kent, Maine: “My duty to protect the health of the individual, as[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Admiral Kirby, Oct. 31, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Happy Halloween. Sorry to make you wait. Well, maybe not so much. Good afternoon. I do have something. I’m going to ask you to bear with me as I read it — an update. Just literally within the last half-hour, the under[Read More…]
DOD Releases Report on Progress in Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. The Department of Defense provided to Congress today the October 2014 “Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan,” in accordance with Section 1230 and 1231 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181), as amended; to include section[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with the City of Albuquerque to Implement Sweeping Reforms On Use of Force By the Albuquerque Police Department
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. The Justice Department today announced it has reached a comprehensive settlement agreement with the city of Albuquerque that will bring wide-ranging reforms to the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) and its use of force against civilians. The Justice Department and the city have agreed to enter into[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Suit Against Pima Community College for Violating the Employment Rights of an Arizona Army National Guardsman
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against Pima Community College (PCC) in Tucson, Arizona, for violating the employment rights of Army National Guardsman Timothy Stoner under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment[Read More…]
Owner and Patient Recruiter Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in $258.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. An owner and operator of two community mental health centers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a patient recruiter for a community mental health center in Houston, Texas, were sentenced to prison today for their involvement in a $258.5 million Medicare fraud scheme involving partial hospitalization psychiatric[Read More…]
