CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Carlos Javier Ortiz, an award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary photographer, will discuss the importance of art as activism, including his most recent series, We All We Got, at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 26 in the second-floor Sullivan Room at Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. A[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Host College Savings Night on April 2
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a College Savings Night on Thursday, April 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Matteson Public Library, 801 School Avenue, Matteson. Participants will learn about College Illinois and Bright Start, two college savings programs offered by the State of Illinois. Parents[Read More…]
Welding Course at Prairie State College Gives Area Artists Creative Inspiration
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. When artist and former art teacher, Charlene Stiglitz-Gordon, saw that Prairie State College (PSC) was offering welding classes more than 40 years ago, she jumped at the chance to take a course. She, along with her husband, Dr. Murray Gordan, have not missed a[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at ‘Let Girls Learn’ Event in Tokyo, Japan
Toyko, Japan–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2015 – 10:51 A.M. JST MRS. OBAMA: Konichiwa. (Laughter.) I am so pleased to be here today as the United States and Japan announce a new partnership to educate girls across the globe. And before I get started, on behalf of myself and my husband, I want[Read More…]
Free Adult Education Registration Days Coming Soon at South Suburban College Beginning April 6
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—March 18, 2015. South Suburban College’s (SSC) Division of Adult Education is offering a wide range of opportunities for adults to build the basic skills required for success. Adult Basic Education (ABE) helps men and women whose skill levels are below the ninth grade. ABE students improve their[Read More…]
South Suburban College’s Business & Career Institute to Offer Free Small SCORE Workshop: How to Really Start Your Own Business on March 25
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2015. South Suburban College’s Business & Career Institute and SCORE have once again partnered to bring a free business workshop geared for small business developers and owners. The upcoming workshop– How to Really Start Your Own Business–will be offered Wednesday, March 25h at the college’s Oak[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools Announce Seven High Schools Achieve Interbaccalaureate World School Status
CPS Continues to Expand Access to the IB Diploma in Neighborhoods Across the City; Boasts Largest IB Network in the Country CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett announced today that seven more high schools across the city have become authorized to offer[Read More…]
Register for Summer 2015 Classes at South Suburban College
A 50% discount for summer credit classes at Oak Forest Center is available to all students. South Holland, IL–(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2015. Open Registration for the Summer 2015 Semester at South Suburban College (SSC) is now in progress. Summer classes begin Monday, June 8th at the college’s Main Campus and Oak[Read More…]
Prairie State College Inducts Seven Nursing Students into Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) recently inducted seven nursing students into the Alpha Chapter of the Organization of Associate Degree Nursing Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society. The inductees were honored during a special ceremony held this month in the Conference Center at the PSC main campus.[Read More…]
Chicago College of Performing Arts Students and Alumni to Sing Carmina Burana with Chicago Sinfonietta
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2015. More than 100 singers from the Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Conservatory Chorus and Chorale and Roosevelt University’s new Alumni Chorus will join Chicago Sinfonietta for two performances of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana in March. The Chicago Sinfonietta and Roosevelt University singers will perform the popular[Read More…]
