NEA President: Our students deserve modern and diverse materials, books, and libraries WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 03, 2016 – NEA’s Read Across America congratulates schools from Maine to Oregon who have been awarded individual grants of $1,000 to purchase diverse books for their public school libraries. The Read Across America Library Grants[Read More…]
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University of Chicago Civic Leadership Academy Graduate Helps Transform Historic Pullman
Jennifer Bransfield, a graduate of the Civic Leadership Academy, gives a tour of the Pullman neighborhood’s ongoing revitalization. Photo by:Jean Lachat CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016 By: Carl Vogel Standing at the front of a tour bus as it rolls through the Pullman neighborhood, Jennifer Bransfield points out examples of the far[Read More…]
Upcoming Court Reporting Open House at South Suburban College’s Oak Forest Center
OAK FOREST, IL – (ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016. South Suburban College (SSC) is hosting a Court Reporting Open House on Thursday, December 1, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., in Oak Forest Center Room 5190. The Open House will showcase this profession which offers a wide-open job market and excellent income potential.[Read More…]
Robert’s Rules of Order Seminar at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016. South Suburban College will host a 3-hour Seminar on Robert’s Rules of Order on November 18 from 6:00-9:00pm in the MB Financial Room at the college’s main campus. Robert’s Rules of Order is a book that is intended to be a guide for conducting[Read More…]
South Suburban College Announces Fall Musical Performances
Pictured: SSC’s Symphonic Band South Holland, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016 Please note: This calendar is correct at the time of publication and is subject to change. All events are held in the Kindig Performing Arts Center (PAC) on SSC’s Main Campus and admission is FREE for these events. (Donations are appreciated[Read More…]
East Chicago Lead Crisis to be Topic at November 2 Environmental Justice Forum at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016. Thomas Frank, a member of the Southeast Environmental Task Force and an activist working with residents of an East Chicago public housing complex located on a toxic lead site will be one of the speakers at Roosevelt University’s November 2 environmental justice forum. The forum entitled “Deindustrialization,[Read More…]
A Timeless Start to the Holidays at Governors State University: Salt Creek Ballet to Perform the Nutcracker on Dec. 3
Featuring Guest Artists Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016 – Nothing beats the din of holiday preparations—cooking, tree-trimming, caroling, lighting candles, shopping. However you choose to commemorate the holidays, Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts offers a timeless way to kick off the holiday season[Read More…]
Veteran Tackling Challenges Faced by U.S. Military Veterans to Read From Acclaimed Book on Nov. 7 at Roosevelt University
Odie Lindsey CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016. Military veteran and writer Odie Lindsey will read from his new book of short stories about the trials and tribulations that U.S. military veterans face in re-acclimating to society at 5 p.m. on Monday, November 7 at Roosevelt University, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Room 700,[Read More…]
Center for Spatial Data Science Opens at UChicago
Prof. Luc Anselin leads collaborations across fields focusing on space, location The above image shows an example of how cloud mapping platform GeoDa-Web can be used to explore spatial patterns in traffic accidents in Manhattan, N.Y. GeoDa-Web is currently under development at the Center for Spatial Data Science. Courtesy of:[Read More…]
Prairie State College Trustee Candidacy Petitions Available
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. Candidacy petitions for three, six-year, non-compensated terms and one, two-year unexpired, non-compensated term on the Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees are now available. The petition packages can be picked up from the President’s Office, located in room 2270 on PSC’s main campus at 202[Read More…]
