CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting “Leaders as Change Agents,” from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in the Conference Center on the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The program is being offered in partnership with Northern[Read More…]
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Two STEM@PSC Students Named IIT Presidential Scholarship Recipients
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Start Near, Go Far is the Prairie State College (PSC) tagline, and two recent graduates are exemplifying that message with their outstanding academic achievements. Brandon Dennis and Napoleon Tolbert (pictured below) recently were named recipients of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Presidential Scholarship. Each will[Read More…]
Former President of Brazil to Speak at Roosevelt University on September 11
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Fernando H. Cardoso, president of Brazil from 1995 until 2003 and an internationally known sociologist, will discuss “Reinvention of Democracy: Reconciling Demos and Res Publica” at Roosevelt University’s annual Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Lecture on Sept. 11. In his lecture, Cardoso is expected to elaborate on[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, CEO Byrd-Bennett Announce Improved CPS Elementary Student Reading and Math Scores
Scores Exceed National Growth Averages Scores Improve in Every Grade, While District 8th Graders Pass National Averages CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett today announced that students in every grade from 2 through 8 showed gains in both math and reading and[Read More…]
South Suburban College Business & Career Institute to Offer ‘The Global Food Safety Initiative: Safe Quality Food’ Hot Topic in Oak Forest
OAK FOREST, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. The Business & Career Institute (BCI) of South Suburban College (SSC) will offer another course in their Hot Topics on the Go sequence geared to provide information for a variety of industry sectors about issues and solve problems associated with business growth. The next Hot[Read More…]
New Art Exhibition on Display at South Suburban College Beginning August 18
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2014. The Art & Design Department of South Suburban College (SSC) is pleased to present a new exhibition titled Welcome to Earth to open the college’s fall semester exhibits. Welcome to Earth is a select body of ceramic sculptures from Chicago based artist Matthew Groves that will[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, DSS Announce ‘Pitch In Chicago’ Community Clean Up
Chicagoans Invited to ‘Pitch In’ on August 23 to Clean Neighborhoods in Preparation for School Year CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) Commissioner Charles Williams today announced a citywide community day of service called “Pitch In Chicago.” Residents are invited to participate in[Read More…]
Governors State University Addictions Studies Professor Awarded for Innovation
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. Raven James, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Addictions Studies and Behavioral Health at Governors State University, earned the 2014 First Tracks Award for Innovation in Sexology from Honest Exchange, a sexuality education consulting firm based in New Jersey. James, who joined GSU’s Department of Addictions Studies[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Outlaw Cyberbullying of Illinois Students
Law Helps Protect Illinois Students from Bullying Outside the Classroom CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a law to protect students across Illinois by banning cyberbullying outside the classroom. The new law, which builds on previous legislation banning cyberbullying in schools, will help ensure that Illinois’ students[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Introduces Bill To Expand Student Loan Forgiveness Program to Adjunct Professors
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014. As the reliance on part-time faculty grows at colleges and universities across the country, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced legislation that would allow part-time faculty – who are often paid low wages with few benefits – to be eligible to participate in the federal student[Read More…]
