CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015.  If you were to visit Prairie State College’s Matteson Area Center a few weeks ago, you would have discovered a student from India, one from Wyoming, and one from Pennsylvania – all three in  the same class. What class drew such widespread interest? It was the[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015.  Tuition bills will be a bit easier next year for Prairie State College (PSC) nursing student Meghan Muldoon since she is the recipient of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Career Development Grant for 2015-16. AAUW grants are highly competitive and the organization is one[Read More…]

(Pictured above at the announcement of the grant award are, from left,  Kathleen Jaeger, NACDS Foundation president; James Van Lieshoiut, vice president, Market Access and Pharmacy Strategy Apotex and program sponsor; George MacKinnon, vice provost for health sciences and dean of the College of Pharmacy at Roosevelt University; and Steven C. Anderson,  NACDS president[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015.  A full version of this report is attached and can be found HERE. Tomorrow at Lake Area Technical College in South Dakota, the President will underscore the importance of making community college available to all responsible students as part of his America’s College Promise Campaign, one[Read More…]

Ask whether or not DOJ can hold executives personally accountable for violations of federal law WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2015. Citing a claim that the Department of Education has limited tools for holding individual executives responsible for any misconduct of the recently failed Corinthian Colleges, 7 U.S. Senators called it[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2015. Thousands of people in the Prairie State College (PSC) district give generously of their time and talent to make the community a better place. To honor these individuals, PSC is accepting nominations for two community service awards, one to honor a community member and another to[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) recently hosted the 2015 Skyway STEM Poster Competition. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Several PSC students won awards during the event. PSC Professor Erica Lannan (fourth from left) congratulates the PSC winners Nanyque Sirkis (third from left) of Matteson,[Read More…]

  CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015.  Nine Prairie State College (PSC) faculty members recently were honored with John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Awards, presented by The League for Innovation in the Community College (the League). The honorees were recognized during the April meeting of the PSC Board of Trustees. Honored were[Read More…]

DePaul University Library in Chicago is designated as a new digital-only member of U.S. Government Publishing Office’s Federal Depository Library Program. The university will provide access to an online collection of thousands of federal government documents to share with the public, faculty and students. Pictured here is the Information Commons,[Read More…]

Legislation Would Make Available Accurate Graduation, Debt and Earnings Data to Help Students Make Informed College Selection Decisions Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015.  U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Mark Warner, D-Va., today introduced legislation that would provide college-bound students powerful new tools for comparing colleges and[Read More…]