Top Corporations Partner with High Schools as Part of City-Wide Goal of Increasing Opportunities to Prepare Students for 21st Century College and Career CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. Mayor Emanuel joins corporate engineering partners and CPS leadership in touring a new engineering lab at Westinghouse College Prep, made possible with support of[Read More…]
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Summer 2015 Graduate Calls Decision to Attend Prairie State College ‘Financially Smart’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. When 2014 Marian Catholic Academy graduate Hannah Grace Bohlen started taking classes at Prairie State College (PSC) in fall 2015, she already had 15 credits from the Advanced Placement (AP) classes she took in high school under her belt, giving her a head start on earning[Read More…]
Roosevelt Community Advocates for People with Disabilities
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. As students and staff from Roosevelt University’s Academic Success Center marched recently for the first time ever in Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade, Roosevelt journalism alumnus Daniel Smrokowski (BA, ’12) was there to capture the moment. (Smrokowski is pictured above carrying the torch on the final leg for[Read More…]
Math Matters: How the Common Core Will Help Prepare Today’s Students for College and Career and Improve the United States’ Performance in Math Education
A 12-year-old student works on math problems as part of a trial run of a new state assessment test in Annapolis, Maryland, February 12, 2015. Source: AP/Patrick Semansky Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. Researchers and employers alike acknowledge that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, skills are critical for[Read More…]
Manufacturing & Electronics Engineering Programs Open House Coming to South Suburban College’s Oak Forest Center on Monday, Aug. 17
OAK FOREST, IL–(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2015. South Suburban College (SSC) is hosting a Manufacturing & Electronics Engineering Open House on Monday, August 17th from 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the Oak Forest Center. The Open House will showcase the college’s fast-track Manufacturing Basics and Industrial Maintenance certificate programs, as well[Read More…]
Secretary of State Services at Governors State University on August 25
University Park, Illinois –(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2015. The Secretary of State’s Mobile Service Unit will be at Governors State University on Tuesday, August 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the Hall of Governors. Services available at the mobile service unit include driver’s license and State ID renewal, replacement, and[Read More…]
Sierra Magazine Announces 2015 Rankings of America’s Greenest Colleges and Universities
Annual “Cool Schools” issue shows new trends in campus sustainability SAN FRANCISCO –-(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2015. Today, Sierra magazine, the official publication of the Sierra Club, released its ninth annual “Cool Schools” ranking of America’s greenest colleges and universities. Each of the schools ranked in the top 20 have displayed a[Read More…]
PAC Rats ‘Play On’ at South Suburban College
Pictured from Left to Right: Rob Smagacz of Calumet City as Saul, Pat Nevins of Homewood as Auggie, Michelle Castellanos of Lansing as Smitty, Kevin Hathaway of Park Forest as Lou (on ladder), Laura Tiemens of South Holland as Violet, Charlie Furtek of Lansing as Billy, Heather Young of Chicago[Read More…]
City of Chicago partners with mRelief to Help Parents Determine Eligibility for Early Childhood Programs
In partnership with Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Early Learning Portal, 1871-based mRelief launches Early Learning Finder to help low-income parents navigate Chicago’s 700+ early learning sites. CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 10, 2015. On August 8, 2015 mRelief will launch the Early Learning Finder that helps parents determine eligibility for early childhood[Read More…]
Judge Permits Free Speech Case Against University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to Proceed
University’s Attempt to Dismiss Salaita Suit Over “Uncivil” Tweets Rejected by Court Chicago –-(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Today, a federal judge rejected efforts to throw out a lawsuit against the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) for firing Professor Steven Salaita from a tenured position based on his personal tweets criticizing[Read More…]
