CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014. In 2012, Prairie State College (PSC) student Kurt Stremming was moving to a new city and getting married in less than a year. He had an associate degree and certificate in computer programming from Ivy Tech Community College, but he just couldn’t find a job. Stremming’s[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Algebra at Roosevelt University to Get Boost from NSF Grant
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014. Can algebra really be fun, important, engaging – even scintillating? With the help of a new three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, Roosevelt’s mathematics faculty members are aiming to reshape beginning Algebra into a new kind of course that undergraduates, most of them freshmen, can positively relate[Read More…]
Two Roosevelt University Community Members Receive Divvy Bike Memberships
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014. Two Roosevelt University community members who took bikes to work during the recent April 21-25 Chicagoland Bike2Campus Week have won one-year Divvy bike memberships. CJ Dillon (at left), chief operating officer of the Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University, and Lawrence Howe (below), professor of English and chair[Read More…]
Two Roosevelt University Journalism Faculty Members Receive Lisagors
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014. Two Roosevelt University journalism faculty members received prestigious 2013 Lisagor awards from the Chicago Headline Club on May 3. John W. Fountain (at left), professor of journalism at Roosevelt since 2007 and columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, won for best news column or commentary at a daily[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Park District and Chicago Sculpture International Announce Chicago Tree Project to Turn Dead Trees into Public Art
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Park District and Chicago Sculpture International today announce the Chicago Tree Project, which will commission local artists to turn dead or dying trees that are infested with Emerald Ash Borer or other bugs and diseases into living public art. “Chicago is one[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Statement on General Motors settlement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 16, 2014. Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a settlement with General Motors over the company’s failure to report defective ignition switches to the agency and initiate a recall in a timely manner. Rep. Schakowsky issued the following statement in response: “Today’s announcement of a[Read More…]
ACLU and Planned Parenthood in Court to Protect Safe and Legal Abortion in Alabama
Trial Begins Monday in Case Challenging Dangerous Restrictions that Would Force All but Two Health Centers in the State to Stop Providing Abortions MONTGOMERY, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014. A federal court trial begins Monday in a lawsuit seeking to permanently block a harmful Alabama law signed in 2013. This law would[Read More…]
Statement from Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki on Resignation of Dr. Robert Petzel
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 16, 2014. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki made the following statement: “Today, I accepted the resignation of Dr. Robert Petzel, Under Secretary for Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs. “As we know from the Veteran community, most Veterans are satisfied with the quality of their VA[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Cloverleaf Cold Storage Company Opening New Facility in Monmouth
Company Will Create 155 Jobs and Invest $30 Million in Local Economy MONMOUTH–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Cloverleaf Cold Storage Company will open a $30 million refrigerated warehouse and distribution center that will create 155 local full-time jobs. The facility will serve the Smithfield Farmland Corporation,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Vice President Biden on the Need for Congress to Pass Transportation Funding, May 16, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014- 12:12 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Let me say something to these folks real quick so we can eat our burgers in peace. And excuse me, my voice is a little hoarse — I had a cold at the beginning of the week. In addition to coming[Read More…]
