Chicago and Arizona State University launch new guaranteed admission program to provide students with clear pathway to a quality four-year degree program upon completion at CCC CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) Chancellor Cheryl Hyman today announced a new transfer partnership with Arizona State[Read More…]
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UChicago and Argonne Team Up to Tackle ‘Troubled Waters’
Nanoscientist lectures on diminishing supply and high demand for fresh water Seth Darling discusses the supply and demand for fresh water around the world and how scientists are trying to develop new ways to clean and filter water. Photo by: Lloyd DeGran CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016 By Greg Borzo The Golden[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident Named to Lincoln University of Missouri Spring 2016 Dean’s List
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016 – Lincoln University of Missouri is pleased to release the names of students who qualified for the Spring 2016 Dean’s List. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List a student must acquire at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with[Read More…]
Book Chronicles Rise of Urban Planning in Ancient Egypt
University of Chicago Assoc. Prof. Nadine Moeller (left) sorts pottery sherds with graduate students at the excavation site of Tell Edfu in Egypt. Courtesy of Nadine Moeller CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016 By William Harms The pyramids and temples of Egypt, which still stand as magnificent monuments to ancient Egyptian civilization, were[Read More…]
Young Fathers Learn Parenting, Life Skills Through South Side Program
CNN honors local resident’s work with nonprofit supported by Community Programs Accelerator CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016 By Rosalind Cummings-Yeates A community organizer helping address issues such as gang violence and juvenile justice at age 13, Sheldon Smith was not the typical kid in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood in the 1990s. Yet, the[Read More…]
Highway Construction Careers Training Program Provides Graduates With a Short-Term Option at South Suburban College
SSC President Don Manning (seated) with 2016 HCCTP Graduates. SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. This spring South Suburban College (SSC) graduated its eighth class of the Highway Construction Careers Training Program (HCCTP). On May 19th, SSC presented certificates of completion to 16 students, 9 of whom have already[Read More…]
Phi Theta Kappa Students Honored at South Suburban College Board Meeting
SSC Board Chairman Frank Zuccarelli and Stuti Sharma SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Two South Suburban College students were chosen to represent the College on the All USA Community College Academic Team. These students are Mr. Brandon Lipkowski and Ms. Stuti Sharma. Because of their excellent academic record[Read More…]
Early Black Chicago: Roosevelt University Historian to Unveil New Findings on June 26
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. A national research project led by noted Black Chicago historian Christopher R. Reed at Roosevelt University is turning back the hands of time on the rise of arts, culture and intellectualism in Chicago’s African American community. While historians have long assumed Chicago’s Black Renaissance began with novelist[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident Named to University of Wisconsin-Madison Spring Dean’s List
MADISON, Wis.—(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2016) – The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2015-2016 academic year. The U-W Madison’s School of Business has named Stephanie Lee, from Park Forest Illinois, to the Dean’s List. Students who achieve at a high[Read More…]
DePaul University President Stepping Down in Summer 2017
The Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., will step down from his position as president of DePaul University in Chicago at the end of the 2016-17 academic year. After 13 years of leadership, Holtschneider will assume his tenured faculty position at DePaul, following a one-year sabbatical. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June[Read More…]
