Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2010 – 5:46 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Well, it’s good to see — boy, this is a healthy-looking group here. (Laughter.) It is wonderful to see you. Welcome to the White House. I want to thank all the teams that have traveled from all[Read More…]
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Reading Tutoring Available at GSU
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University’s Graduate Program in Reading is sponsoring The Literacy Zone, a reading tutorial program for students in grades six through high school, on Tuesdays, from September 14 through November 30, from 4:45 to 6:30 p.m. This one-to-one program brings students experiencing reading problems together with[Read More…]
GSU Hosts Student Art Exhibit
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Visual Arts Gallery at Governors State University is pleased to present “Figures in Abstraction,” an exhibit of oil paintings by Karen Keorpes of Orland Park. This solo exhibit will open on August 31, and run through September 8. An opening reception celebrating the art and the[Read More…]
GSU’s College of Business Welcomes New Faculty
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The College of Business and Public Administration (CPBA) at Governors State University welcomes six new faculty members. They represent a wide range of experience, both in and out of the classroom, and strong backgrounds in research, management, finance, entrepreneurship, and the law. The new faculty members are:[Read More…]
District 163 Part of South Cook Math Initiative
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 is participating in the South Cook Math Initiative with SCISC-IV (South Cook Intermediate Service Center), Rich High School District 227 and a number of the high school feeder school districts to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics in sixth through[Read More…]
ACLU Seeks Reinstatement of Air Force Major Discharged Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Tacoma, Washington—(ENEWSPF)–September 13 – The landmark case of Major Margaret Witt, a decorated U.S. Air Force flight nurse dismissed under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, goes to trial today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma. The ACLU of Washington is representing Maj. Witt in challenging her discharge. The trial[Read More…]
Obama Administration Launches National Financial Capability Challenge for 2010-11 School Year
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2010. Today, the Obama Administration marked back to school season by emphasizing the importance of financial education and launching its National Financial Capability Challenge for the 2010-11 school year. The Challenge is a voluntary online exam and classroom toolkit that helps educators teach high school students about saving,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at HBCU President’s Reception
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2010 – 10:36 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! AUDIENCE: Hello! THE PRESIDENT: Welcome. Welcome to the White House. It is good to see some old friends and familiar faces. And I want to especially welcome three of our newest board members of the President’s Board of[Read More…]
Park Forest Historical Society Program on History of the Holiday Theater
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The History of the Holiday Theater will be the program at the Park Forest Historical Society annual meeting on Sunday September 26, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in Park Forest Village Hall Board Meeting Room, 350 Victory Drive. Jack and Becky Mallers Black[Read More…]
Friday Prayers at the American Islamic Accociation, September 10, 2010 (Video)
Frankfort, IL–(ENEWSPF)– In preparation for an article that will be published later, I am posting video from Friday prayers at the American Islamic Association in Frankfort, IL. The Imam reciting is Shaykh Azeemuddin Ahmed. His bio from the AIA’s Web site reads: Shaykh Azeemuddin Ahmed was born and raised in[Read More…]
