CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. Roosevelt University has its largest freshman class and a record number of full-time students this fall. The freshman class totals 600 students, up nearly 40 percent over last year. Roosevelt’s previous record for new full-time freshmen was 574, also set in the fall of 2009. Academic quality[Read More…]
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New Exhibition of Photographs at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. The Art & Design Department of South Suburban College (SSC) is pleased to announce a new exhibition on display in the Photo Four Gallery on the college’s Main Campus in South Holland. The exhibition, entitled LIGHTFALL, is a series of photographs by Kevin Nance. LIGHTFALL[Read More…]
Governor Quinn and Mayor Emanuel Thank New Safe Passage Workers
Nearly 700 Additional Workers Hired This Year to Serve 133 Schools, 69,000 Students Across the City CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Chicago Public Schools (CPS) officials to welcome hundreds of newly-hired workers to the Safe Passage program at a rally today. The[Read More…]
South Suburban College Volleyball Team to Host Regionals Monday, November 3
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. The South Suburban College Women’s Volleyball Team will host their National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region IV playoff matchup on Monday, November 3rd at 6:00 p.m. The #3-seeded Lady Bulldogs will play host #6 Morton College in South Holland. The winner will travel to[Read More…]
Art Exhibit Evokes Feelings of Social Justice Through WPA Images
Depression era prints from artists across US depicts life at that time The 1935 lithograph “Family Flats” by Millard Owen Sheets will be among those on display Sept. 11-Dec. 21 at the DePaul Art Museum’s exhibition “Ink, Paper, Politics: WPA-era Printmaking from the Needles Collection.” (Image courtesy of DPAM/Collection of[Read More…]
International Trade Speakers Series at Prairie State College Commemorates 20th Anniversary of NAFTA
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC), in partnership with the Illinois SBDC International Trade Center at Governors State University, is hosting an International Speaker Series, bringing global leaders to PSC. The series was established in recognition of the 20th anniversary of NAFTA coming into effect. The series is[Read More…]
Creative Writing Alumna to Read from New Novel on November 4
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2014. Local author Lori Rader-Day, a 2009 graduate of the Creative Writing Program at Roosevelt University, will read from her new novel The Black Hour at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4 in Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The winner of the 2010 Good Housekeeping[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Present Magazine Writer and Author Adam Gopnik
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2014. Adam Gopnik, the witty and insightful author and essayist for the The New Yorker magazine, will discuss the “Humanities as the Foundation of the Sciences” in a free lecture at Roosevelt University on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. Gopnik is speaking at Roosevelt as part of[Read More…]
‘Global Mixed Race’ Conference Welcomes Scholars, Filmmakers to Chicago
DePaul University to host free gathering Nov. 13-15 Rebecca King-O’Riain, senior lecturer at the National University Ireland Maynooth, will give a keynote speech at the “Global Mixed Race” conference at DePaul University. (Photo courtesy of Rebecca King-O’Riain) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2014. Critical mixed race studies, a growing academic field that[Read More…]
Governor Pat Quinn Statement on Tentative Agreement to End Waukegan Teacher Strike, Return Students to Classrooms
State Education Chief Worked Overnight to Reach Common Ground, Students Heading Back to School on Monday CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday directed Illinois State Board of Education Chairman Gery Chico to work with Waukegan School District 60 to reach a resolution in their ongoing negotiations. Late Wednesday,[Read More…]
