CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015.  A Roosevelt University real estate student is one of only two students in Chicago to be selected to receive a prestigious first-ever scholarship from NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. Jamila Danzy, a Chicago native and currently a resident of the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood, has[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015.  As part of a continued effort to protect student loan borrowers and in response to President Obama’s Student Aid Bill of Rights, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) today released a new report outlining a series of statutory, regulatory, and administrative recommendations to safeguard student borrowers.[Read More…]

Enbridge Director, Chicago Region John Gauderman is shown giving scholarship donation to PSC President Terri L. Winfree, and PSC Foundation Executive Director Deborah Havighorst. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015.  Prairie State College students residing in the Villages of Crete and Sauk Village now have a new scholarship opportunity thanks to a[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2015. The South Suburban College non-credit Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program (CNA) is running a daytime cohort session from October 19th through December 10th at the Oak Forest Center.  Successful completion of this non-credit course is required in order to become eligible to take the State[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The nationwide kickoff to the Super Bowl 50 celebration will begin making its way around to high schools across the country, this Friday Marian Catholic will welcome back 1981 graduate Mike Prior. Mike will be presenting a commemorative Wilson Golden Football to the Spartans as part of[Read More…]

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A new chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA) Support Group now meets under the sponsorship of Governors State University’s Department of Communication Disorders. The support group is open to adults who stutter, as well as their family members.  The next scheduled meeting of the NSA Support[Read More…]

UNIVERSITY PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 29, 2015. Governors State University’s full-time equivalent enrollment (FTE) is the highest in its history, 3,920, showing a 5.4% increase over last year.   FTE is the measure used state-wide and nationally to compare university enrollment.  GSU’s headcount is also at a high point at 5,938 students. Highlights[Read More…]

CFPB and U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury Issue Framework for Servicing Reforms, Bureau Prioritizes Stamping Out Illegal Actions WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015.  Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report outlining widespread servicing failures reported by both federal and private student loan borrowers. Consumers describe companies[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015.  The Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees recently added a new member to its seven-member board. Christopher J. Baikauskas was selected from a pool of applicants to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Peg Donohue, who had been serving her second term[Read More…]

Minority Men to Benefit from Expanded Partnership between the Two Schools UNIVERSITY PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 29, 2015. Governors State University and Prairie State College are partnering in a groundbreaking initiative that will create a model for the community college-to-university pathway for male success.  The agreement will create the Dual Degree Program-Male[Read More…]