Students navigate their rover entry over rocky terrain in the 2014 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge. Image Credit: NASA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015 – The annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge will take place April 17-18 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA Television will provide[Read More…]
Schools
Public Talks Planned During Sister Helen Prejean’s Visit to DePaul University
Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., will offer a series of public talks throughout Chicago during her annual visit to DePaul University in late April. (Photo courtesy of DePaul University) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2015. Activist, author and anti-death penalty crusader Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., will offer a series of public talks throughout[Read More…]
National Touring Production Brings the Boogie to Governors State University on April 26
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. On Sunday, April 26 at 4 p.m., Governors State University’s (GSU) Center for Performing Arts celebrates the greatest generation with the swinging sounds of the 1940s in the national touring production, ‘In the Mood.’ Much more than a concert, this retro musicalfeatures singers, dancers and[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan to U.S. Dept. of Education: Cancel Loans of Corinthian Students
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today urged the federal government to immediately relieve the federal debt burden of thousands of students who attended Corinthian Colleges, which operated six Everest College locations in Illinois and was forced to close last year. In a letter to the U.S. Department[Read More…]
Prairie State College Student Veterans Club Receives Generous Donation From Steger American Legion
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015 The Prairie State College (PSC) Student Veterans Club recently received a generous donation from the Steger American Legion Post 521 to purchase military branch flags to display on the PSC campus. Accepting the check from Pete Smith (right), commander for the post, was PSC Student Veterans[Read More…]
Secretary Duncan Announces Education Department’s First-Ever Guide for Ed Tech Developers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan this week announced the first-ever guide for developers, startups and entrepreneurs from the department’s Office of Educational Technology (OET). The Ed Tech Developer’s Guide: A Primer for Developers, Startups and Entrepreneurs is a free guide that addresses key questions about[Read More…]
GSU Student Campaign Against Higher Ed Budget Cuts Heads to Springfield
#SaveOurEducation University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2015. With the threat of serious budget cuts to Illinois higher education looming, the Governors State University Student Senate has started a campaign entitled #SaveOurEducation to tell government officials about the university’s positive contributions to the state and to voice their opposition to the proposed[Read More…]
Historian Reveals Climate Change Lessons from 17th Century
Author Geoffrey Parker to deliver lecture at DePaul University during Earth Week Historian Geoffrey Parker will discuss climate change in the 17th century during the annual Vincent de Paul lecture at DePaul University. (Photo by Jo McCulty) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2015. Modern climate change may seem unprecedented, yet historian Geoffrey[Read More…]
Breakfast with BCI Workshop Series Presents – Communicating with the Five Generations in the Workforce
South Holland, IL–(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2015. The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI) presents a Breakfast with BCI Workshop titled Communicating with the Five Generations in the Workforce, on Wednesday, April 29, from 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon, with check-in and continental breakfast to begin at 8:30 a.m. This[Read More…]
New Report Shows Greater Need for Access to High-Quality Preschool for America’s Children
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2015. The U.S. Department of Education released a new report today detailing the unmet need across the country for high-quality preschool programs. According to the report, A Matter of Equity: Preschool in America, of the approximately 4 million 4-year olds in the United States, about 60 percent[Read More…]





