SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2010. Do you want to be MADE? Have you ever dreamed of being a reality TV star? Here’s your chance! MTV’s “MADE” series will be holding open auditions at the Illinois State Fair Aug. 13-15. The auditions will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on[Read More…]
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Durbin: Government Reports Widespread Abuses in For-Profit College Recruiting
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2010. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) responded to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which found widespread abuses in for-profit college recruiting. “The GAO report’s findings are significant and suggest a widespread pattern of fraud and abuse. It calls into question the for-profit sector’s assertions that it[Read More…]
PSC New Photography Professor Brings Professional Background to the Classroom
Peter Bosy. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Every Saturday as a student, Prairie State College (PSC) Assistant Professor of Photography Peter Bosy went to art school. He enjoyed drawing and painting, but when he discovered photography in college, he was hooked. “I fell in love with the immediacy of the[Read More…]
Registration Continues for Fall Courses at PSC
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Registration for fall courses continues at Prairie State College (PSC). Credit courses begin August 23. Non-credit courses include a variety of single day and multiple session offerings that begin throughout the fall. Both credit and non-credit courses are listed in the fall class schedule, available on campus,[Read More…]
PSC Offers High School Seniors a Free Course
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) is giving high school seniors the chance to try the college—for free. PSC is offering high school seniors, the class of 2011, the opportunity to take one course with no charge for tuition. “This is a great opportunity for high school seniors to[Read More…]
Recycle Your Wheelchairs and Improve the Lives of Individuals with Disabilities
Donating a wheelchair is a great way to recycle a wheelchair and at the same time help a person with a disability. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Alsip, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Recently Melanie Jones, Director of Advancement & Communications for Sertoma Centre, Inc. was offered a motorized wheelchair by Dennis Dureno, a well respected member[Read More…]
Administrators Named to Southland College Prep Charter High School
Herald (Chip) Johnson and Rose Marie Mosley. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Matteson, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Two administrators have been approved for the Southland College Prep Charter High School, Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, Southland’s Chief Education Officer, announced. The Southland’s Board of Directors approved Herald (Chip) Johnson as the school’s assistant principal and Rose Marie[Read More…]
Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Starts Friday
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2010. With the first statewide back-to-school sales tax holiday starting his Friday, August 6 and running through Sunday, August 15, the Illinois Department of Revenue is reminding families to plan on shopping for the new clothes and school supplies their children need to get a good start at[Read More…]
Interagency Policy Board on Early Learning to be Formed
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2010. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius today announced the formation of the Early Learning Interagency Policy Board to improve the quality of early learning programs and outcomes for young children; increase the coordination of research, technical[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of August 2, 2010
Guitarra Azul entertains at Main Street Nights. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— August 2, 2010. For those that have children returning to school soon, keep in mind that Governor Quinn recently enacted legislation that created a statewide sales tax holiday from August 6 through 15 to help families pay[Read More…]
