CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting “Leaders as Change Agents,” from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in the Conference Center on the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The program is being offered in partnership with Northern[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Two STEM@PSC Students Named IIT Presidential Scholarship Recipients
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Start Near, Go Far is the Prairie State College (PSC) tagline, and two recent graduates are exemplifying that message with their outstanding academic achievements. Brandon Dennis and Napoleon Tolbert (pictured below) recently were named recipients of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Presidential Scholarship. Each will[Read More…]
Former President of Brazil to Speak at Roosevelt University on September 11
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Fernando H. Cardoso, president of Brazil from 1995 until 2003 and an internationally known sociologist, will discuss “Reinvention of Democracy: Reconciling Demos and Res Publica” at Roosevelt University’s annual Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Lecture on Sept. 11. In his lecture, Cardoso is expected to elaborate on[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel And Secretary Of Transportation Foxx Announce Chicago As First City To Be Awarded $35 Million In Federal ‘Core Capacity’ Funds
Funds Will Allow For First Phase Of One Of The Largest Capital Improvement Projects In CTA History – The Red Purple Modernization Program CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, along with Chicago Transit Authority President Forrest Claypool and other elected officials, today[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Silverstein, Chicago Park District Celebrate the Opening of New Nature Play Area at Indian Boundary Park
Former underutilized zoo now community hub for environmental education CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District General Superintendent Michael P. Kelly, Alderman Debra Silverstein and members of the West Ridge community today cut the ribbon at the new Nature Play Center at Indian Boundary Park. “We’ve transformed this[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce Improved CPS Elementary Student Reading and Math Scores
Scores Exceed National Growth Averages Scores Improve in Every Grade, While District 8th Graders Pass National Averages CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett today announced that students in every grade from 2 through 8 showed gains in both math and reading and[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Adult Smoking Rates Hit Historic Lows in Chicago
American Lung Association to honor Mayor Emanuel for leading efforts to reduce tobacco use CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced that the adult smoking rate in Chicago has hit an historic low. According to survey data from the U.S. Centers[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Condemns Threats Made by Swazi Prime Minister to Union Leaders
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014 — Today, the AFL-CIO condemned remarks by Swaziland Prime Minister Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini, calling for the strangulation of union representatives participating in a White House summit on Africa. “The AFL-CIO deplores the threat made by Swaziland’s Prime Minister Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini calling for the strangulation of[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Presents Resolution at Ralph Lauren Shareholders’ Meeting
Unions, joined by religious organizations, demand Ralph Lauren Respect the human rights of Bangladeshi Garment Workers New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. This morning, unions and religious organizations rallied outside Ralph Lauren Shareholders’ meeting while inside, the AFL-CIO sponsored a shareholder resolution calling on Ralph Lauren to conduct a human rights[Read More…]
AFL-CIO Presents Resolution at Ralph Lauren Shareholders’ Meeting
Unions, joined by religious organizations, demand Ralph Lauren Respect the human rights of Bangladeshi Garment Workers New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. This morning, unions and religious organizations rallied outside Ralph Lauren Shareholders’ meeting while inside, the AFL-CIO sponsored a shareholder resolution calling on Ralph Lauren to conduct a human rights[Read More…]
