CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2015.  Some of the nation’s top jazz artists will perform at Prairie State College’s (PSC) 27th annual Jazz Fest at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium in the Conference Center of the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St.[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2015.  A triple bill of operatic fables will be staged in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on Feb. 28 and March 1 by Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA). Some of CCPA’s most talented students, including the entire graduate class of voice majors, members of the CCPA/Chicago Opera[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2015 Community colleges have entered a new day in America.  As an educator, I am proud to be part of an administration that is committed to investing in our students, and restoring the promise of the American education system. In the depths of the recession, this administration[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2015. As part of its recognition of Black History Month, Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting “Let’s Talk – A Conversation About Education, Poverty, Law Enforcement Practices, and Where Does Society Go From Here,” a panel discussion presented by the Male Success Initiative (MSI) and the Black[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015.  ‘Capitalistic Crisis: Renganomics,’ a collaborative and spontaneously-written poem by Roosevelt University students on the state of the U.S. economy, is the lead story in the January issue of International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education.  (Pictured above, from left, are student poets Cathleen Vasquez, Jacob Lundquist and Joseph Molina). Written by[Read More…]

The annual Chinese New Year gala at DePaul University will be held Feb. 19 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Student Center on the Lincoln Park Campus. (Image courtesy of DePaul Chinese Studies Program) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015. As the Year of the Horse trots to an end, DePaul[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015.  The Prairie State College (PSC) team members brought home several individual awards during the recent “Frank-ly Speaking Speech Tournament” hosted by the College of DuPage. Kelly Crescenzo of Steger was named tournament champion for prose interpretation and received fifth place for persuasive speaking; Patrick Sheard of[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015.  Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the art exhibition, “Obsession: works by Reginald Baylor, Mary Croteau, and Jordan Scott,” from Feb. 16 to March 18, 2015, in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. According[Read More…]

  CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSFP)–February 9, 2015.  Prairie State College (PSC) recently announced that four faculty members have met the college’s expectations for tenure, including commitment to student success, collaboration with their peers, and dedication to the college’s mission and core values.  Receiving tenure, effective August 2015, are Dr. Carol I. Braun,[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2015.  The Art and Design Department of South Suburban College is currently displaying its 20th annual SSC Regional High School Student Art Exhibit through the closing Art Festival Day on February 27th. The exhibition includes 22 regional high schools districts from Illinois and Indiana. Approximately[Read More…]