CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. This year, Prairie State College (PSC) celebrates 50 years of partnership with Franciscan St. James Health. That partnership recently was recognized during the Illinois Community College Trustees Association Awards, where Franciscan St. James Health (St. James) was nominated by PSC President Dr. Terri Winfree for the[Read More…]

Prairie State College (PSC) Police Chief John P. Murphy, Sr. (left), and President Dr. Terri L. Winfree (right) congratulate newly sworn in officers to the PSC Police Department (from second from left) Gilbert Vargas, Jr., Brian C. Smith, and Brittney D. Jackson. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC)[Read More…]

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…]