Comprehensive open house schedule now set for new and current students. South Holland, IL –(ENEWSPF)—July 16, 2015. Open Registration for the Fall 2015 Semester at South Suburban College (SSC) is still in progress.  Fall classes don’t begin until Monday, August 24th, giving current and prospective students plenty of time to[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015.  Michelle Perry of Richton Park, Ill., originally wanted to pursue a career as an optometrist, and hoped to attend a four-year university after high school, but she and her parents could not afford the tuition. After careful consideration, she decided to attend Prairie State College (PSC)[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015.  David L. Funk, director of the Baker Program in Real Estate at Cornell University in New York, will join the faculty at Roosevelt University’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate in fall 2015 as the newly appointed Pasquinelli Family Distinguished Chair in Real Estate. Funk, one of[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015.  Prairie State College (PSC) welcomes community members to explore ways to determine their dreams, define their moments and discover their destiny during its July 30 event, “Get EMPOWERed.” This is a women’s focused educational event offering an engaging keynote presenter, choice of breakout sessions, and a[Read More…]

Amendment would require data to be reported by certain demographic subgroups to improve understanding of issues facing vulnerable students WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) have introduced a bipartisan amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act that would strengthen education data[Read More…]

Probe Reveals That District High School Girls Have Fewer Opportunities to Play Sports Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015.  The U.S. Department of Education today announced that its Office for Civil Rights has reached an agreement with the Chicago Public Schools to ensure that Illinois’ largest school district complies with Title IX,[Read More…]

New proposal will expand 10% monthly caps to as many as six million borrowers, regardless of when they originally borrowed. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015.  Continuing its work to make student loan debt more manageable, the U.S. Department of Education today announced its plans to provide an additional six million federal[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015.  Several Prairie State College (PSC) student leaders participated in the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) Student Leadership Institute held last month during the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) Annual Convention at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel Conference Center in Schaumburg, Ill. Among the PSC student participants[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) named two to administrative positions during the most recent meeting of the Board of Trustees. David Naze was named associate dean of faculty affairs, and Christopher R. Zorich was named director of athletics. Naze has been serving as the interim associate dean[Read More…]

A Heroic Ogre Headlines New High School Theatre Collaborative Program University Park, IL(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015 – The Crete-Monee Enrichment Program, under the direction of Gary Thorsky, has been selected as the first high school theatre group to participate in Governors State University’s new Theatre & Performance Studies (T.A.P.S.) High School[Read More…]