CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. Roosevelt University will host the opening of Mostra VI: Brazilian Film Series, a 17-day event that screens some of the best in new Brazilian films that have strong social themes in venues around the Midwest. The festival’s opening night gala and the premiere of Getúlio, a film[Read More…]
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Roosevelt University Music Composition Student to Premiere Opera
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. Roosevelt University student composer Heidi Joosten, who is a native of Cameron, Wis., will premiere her first opera, Connla and the Fairy Maiden, on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in downtown Chicago during Roosevelt’s annual OperaFest celebration. A rising young talent in music composition, Joosten graduated from[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Wins Default Judgment Against Corinthian Colleges for Engaging in a Predatory Lending Scheme
Court Rules that Corinthian Engaged in Deceptive Lending Practices and Illegal Debt Collection Practices WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. Yesterday, at the request of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal court entered a final default judgment against Corinthian Colleges, Inc., resolving a lawsuit filed by the CFPB[Read More…]
Governors State to Host Undergrad Open House November 12
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. Governors State University will host an undergraduate Open House Thursday, November 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information on admission requirements, financial aid, campus life and student housing, as well as specific undergraduate programs will be available for prospective students and their parents.[Read More…]
Governors State University to Hold Master of Occupational Therapy Degree Program Information Session on November 4
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. The Department of Occupational Therapy at Governors State University will host an information session for the Master of Occupational Therapy degree program Wednesday, November 4 from 5-6 p.m., in Room G 157 at university, located at 1 University Parkway, University Park, IL 60484. Attendees are[Read More…]
Departments of Education and Health and Human Services Release Guidance on Including Children with Disabilities in High-Quality Early Childhood Programs, Oct. 27, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2015. The U.S. Department of Education released a report today that shows Race to the Top—Early Learning Challenge states are rapidly improving the quality of early learning programs while enrolling more children, especially from low- and moderate income families, in the highest-quality programs. What’s more, thousands more[Read More…]
Governors State University to Host Information Session on Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Degree Program at Harper College on November 4
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2015. The Governors State University undergraduate degree program in Criminal Justice plans to offer this program at Harper College starting spring 2016. The information session at Harper College will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, IL in room X250 between the[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Auditorium Building to Host Live Student Opera on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1
Pictured above is a scene from Robert Ward’s Roman Fever, an opera that was performed during last year’s OperaFest in the Auditorium’s 10th floor library by CCPA student opera singers Libby Quam, Teaira Burge, Pamela Torrey and Melissa Adene Tegeler. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015. A world premiere and two Chicago premieres are[Read More…]
Actuarial Science Growing, at Roosevelt University and in Market
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015. By Meredith Heagney At a recent Roosevelt University career fair for actuarial science, students in suits holding freshly printed resumes walked from table to table, introducing themselves to potential employers. Hands were shaken, greetings were exchanged and the words every job-hunter loves to hear were uttered: “We’re[Read More…]
August Wilson’s ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ Opens Nov. 6 at DePaul University’s Fullerton Stage Theatre
August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” premiers at the Fullerton Stage Theatre on Nov. 6. The production, directed by Phyllis E. Griffin will run through Nov. 15. (Artwork courtesy of Grip Design) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—October 26, 2015. The Theatre School at DePaul University will present August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come[Read More…]
