University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2015. Governors State University (GSU), 1 University Parkway, University Park will celebrate “Black Women Rock” (BWR) with two events Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21. A Resource and Vendor Fair Friday, February 20, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. will be held in the university’s[Read More…]
Schools
Southland College Prep Charter High School Earns Four First Places in IHSA Speech Forensics Sectional
Southland College Prep took first place in the Performance in the Round event at IHSA Speech Sectional tournament at Oak Lawn Community High School. The group will compete in the State Speech Finals in Peoria February 21. Top row (l. to r.): Cheryl Frazier, Director of Forensics and Theater; Tyrin[Read More…]
Prairie State College to Offer Course in ‘Landscape Concepts’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is offering a new course this semester through our corporate and continuing education department titled ‘Landscape Concepts.’ This interactive, eight-hour course will be held on March 10 and 11 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. OR March 24 and 25 from 6[Read More…]
Prairie State College to Offer Course in ‘Best Management Practices for Community Trees’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is offering a new course this semester through our corporate and continuing education department titled ‘Best Management Practices for Community Trees.’ This interactive, eight-hour course will be held on March 3 and 4 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. OR March 17[Read More…]
The Theatre School at DePaul University Presents ‘Elemeno Pea’
The Theatre School at DePaul University will present Molly Smith Metzler’s “Elemeno Pea” in the Sondra and Denis Healy Theatre, located in The Theatre School building at Racine and Fullerton. The production opens Feb. 13 and runs through Feb. 22. (The Theatre School Image) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2015. The Theatre[Read More…]
Environmentalists, Artists Converge for Rooted in Soil Free Events at the DePaul Art Museum
Artist and activist Jenny Kendler arranges “Fungi for Fungi” as part of the “Rooted in Soil” exhibition at the DePaul Art Museum. Kendler is artist-in-residence with the National Resource Defense Council and will bring her performance, “Milkweed Dispersal Balloons,” to the museum for its Chicago debut. (Photo by Jamie Moncrief)[Read More…]
WHITE HOUSE REPORT: Investing in our Future: Helping Teachers and Schools Prepare Our Children for College and Careers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. On Wednesday, Republicans on the House Education and Workforce Committee approved H.R. 5, the Student Success Act. The legislation would lock-in sequestration funding levels, eliminate accountability for taxpayer dollars, and allow states to shift Title I funds from high-poverty schools to more affluent districts. Today, the[Read More…]
Graduate Program Fair at Governors State University on March 7
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2015. GRE test-taking strategies, choosing the right graduate program and financing your education are all topics that will be discussed at the Graduate Program Open House at Governors State University on March 7, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendees will learn from expert[Read More…]
U.S. High School Graduation Rate Hits New Record High
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. U.S. students are graduating from high school at a higher rate than ever before, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. The nation’s high school graduation rate hit 81 percent in 2012-13, the highest level since states adopted[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Host Forum on Uses and Abuses of Tax Increment Financing to be Held on Feb. 18
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2015. Roosevelt University will host a forum on the uses and abuses of Tax Increment Financing in Chicago from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18 in room 418 of the University’s Wabash Building, 425 South Wabash Ave., Chicago. During the forum, Tom Tresser of the[Read More…]
