It’s time to demand the change that helps our students WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 09, 2016 – One year ago on December 10th the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law. ESSA provides an opportunity to ensure the students most in need get what will help them succeed, and delivers[Read More…]

Paul Matthews, assistant vice president of Campus Planning and Operations, accepts the Innovative Project of the Year award from City of Chicago Deputy Mayor Steve Koch (left) and City of Chicago Chief Sustainability Officer Chris Wheat. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016.  Roosevelt University has received the city of Chicago’s Innovative Project of[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2016.  It’s not too late to register for classes at Prairie State College (PSC) this spring! Students are encouraged to register soon as classes are filling up quickly. PSC offers convenient, flexible credit course scheduling options, including 16-, 14-, 12- and eight- week courses. Classes are offered[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2016.  South Suburban College is planning their Annual Women’s Conference and is seeking interested vendors who would like to promote their business. The conference is for women of all ages and is designed to help women discover how they may enhance, explore, and enrich their[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016.  South Suburban College is seeking tutors and participants for the Adult Volunteer Literacy Tutoring Program. The program is structured to train volunteers to become one-on-one tutors for adults in need of basic literacy skills. Instruction in basic literacy includes the development of phonetic reading[Read More…]

Photo by:  Matt Marton UChicago Startup Investment Program launches with $25 million for early-stage companies CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016.  The University of Chicago is designating $25 million from its endowment to invest alongside established venture funds in startups led by faculty, students, staff and alumni, expanding a commitment to grow entrepreneurship[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016.  Roosevelt University announced today that it has been designated to receive a bequest in the approximate amount of $25-million, the largest gift in the University’s history. The bequest is from the estate of Rosaline Cohn of Chicago, who died in 2010 at the age of 97, and[Read More…]

UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016. Governors State University’s College of Business has received one of the most distinguished honors awarded to any business education program in the world: accreditation from AACSB International—the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Fewer than five percent of the 16,000 business schools worldwide have[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016.  The South Suburban College Foundation (SSCF) is seeking year-end gifts from those who wish to help make a difference in the lives of local college students in need of financial assistance. The SSCF Scholarship Donor Drive will continue through the end of the year,[Read More…]