September 17 open house at DePaul’s Oak Forest Campus Ginny Clarke, author of “Career Mapping,” will discuss how to create your professional brand during a free presentation and evening open house Sept. 17 at DePaul University’s Oak Forest Campus. (Photo by Victor Powell) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2013. Ginny Clarke, author of[Read More…]
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Most College Students Favor LGBT Civil Rights, But Many Don’t
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. Although college students generally support equal rights and protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, many still don’t, according to a new University of Michigan study. About one in five college students oppose or are neutral to LGBT policies involving employment protection and nearly a[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Wells Fargo Open New Regional Headquarters in Chicago
20th Headquarters Located in Chicago during Mayor Emanuel’s Administration; Unique Corporate Event Center to Draw Attendees from Around Nation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. Today Mayor Emanuel and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) Chairman and CEO John Stumpf announced the opening of the company’s new regional headquarters at the CME Center[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Visits Al Raby High School Highlighting Investments in Academic Programs and Quality Education Options for Students in the East Garfield Park Community
CHICAGO–(ENEWPSF)–September 17, 2013. The Mayor is committed to making the necessary changes and improvements because school modernization is essential to ensuring that every child throughout the city has access to the high quality education and resources they need to succeed. As part of this mission, the Mayor is announcing today[Read More…]
Nearly 6 in 10 Uninsured Americans Can Pay Less Than $100 per Month for Ccoverage in the Health Insurance Marketplace
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2013. A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that 56 percent, or nearly six in ten of the people who don’t have health insurance today may be able to get coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace for less than[Read More…]
HHS Launches Meaningful Consent Site
New tools available to help health care providers engage and educate patients Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2013. An online resource to help health care providers effectively engage patients in choosing how they want their electronic patient health information shared was launched today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Lecture on Pioneering Chinese-American Faculty Member to be Held October 3
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2013. Roosevelt University will remember and pay tribute to founding faculty member Rose Hum Lee (below), the first Chinese-American woman to chair an academic department at a U.S. university, with a lecture on Lee’s life and contributions at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 3 in the University’s second-floor Sullivan Room,[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Choose Chicago Announce Additional Tourism Records for 2012: Economic Impact, Tax Revenue, and Job Creation
Numbers outpace even pre-recession numbers; more than $12 billion impact on economy CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2013. Today, citing information from U.S. Travel, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Don Welsh, President and CEO of Choose Chicago, announced that Chicago’s record 2012 visitation resulted in records in several key areas. Travel expenditures in Chicago[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Comcast Announce that Chicago’s Internet Essentials Enrollment Doubles to 14,000 More Than In Any Other City In The Nation
Establishing “Internet Essentials Learning Zones” to Bring Community Based Partners Together to Eliminate the Digital Divide CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Comcast Executive Vice President David L. Cohen and United Way of Metropolitan Chicago President and CEO Wendy DuBoe, along with civic and community leaders, today kicked off the[Read More…]
Roosevelt University’s New Creative Writing Program Director to Read on September 23 at Gage Gallery
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2013. Christian TeBordo, noted writer and author of experimental fiction, has joined Roosevelt University as director of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program. His most recent book, The Awful Possibilities, was published by the Chicago independent press, Featherproof Books. The book of short stories was[Read More…]
