Prairie State College Sustainability Coordinator Allessandra Cairo (center) accepts a Silver Campus Sustainability Compact Award during the 2013 Governor’s Sustainability Awards. She is congratulated by Gary Miller (left), associate executive director of the Prairie Research Institute, and Eric Heineman (right), director of sustainability in the Office of Governor Pat Quinn.[Read More…]
Schools
Forest Trail Students Remember Vets
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A packet of thank you notes from Forest Trail School eighth grade students in Dee Stonis’ classes is on its way to veterans who are patients of the VA Clinic in Chicago Heights. Mrs. Stonis’ classes just completed reading “Stop the Sun,” a literature pieceby Gary Paulsen.[Read More…]
AASCU Board of Directors Takes Office at Annual Meeting
Dr. Elaine P. Maimon, President of Governors State University, will serve on the Board of Directors of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) in 2014. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Tomás D. Morales, president of California State University, San Bernardino, will assume the chair of the American[Read More…]
South Suburban College to Open ‘Speaking Center’ to Benefit Students and Community
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2013. South Suburban College (SSC) is hosting an Open House for their new Speaking Center on Wednesday, November 20th in Room 3236 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. SSC invites all staff, students and community members to visit the new facility and find out more about[Read More…]
Musical Thriller ‘‘Ripper’’ Premieres at Roosevelt University November 14-17
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2013. ‘Ripper’, a new musical thriller that is based loosely on the story of Jack the ‘Ripper’ by Chicago playwright Duane Nelsen, will make its Chicago/Midwest debut on Nov. 14-17 at Roosevelt University in Chicago. Part mystery, part tragedy and part romance, ‘Ripper’ is set in London’s East[Read More…]
Award-winning Author and LGBT Activist to Read on Monday, Nov. 11 in Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. Goldie Goldbloom, author of the award-winning novel The Paperbark Shoe, will read from her work as part of this fall’s Roosevelt University Reading Series at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11 in Roosevelt’s Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Goldbloom, a Chicago resident originally from Western Australia,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Delivers Keynote Speech To The World Bank On City Colleges’ College To Careers Program
College to Careers is Part of the City’s Larger Workforce and Economic Development Strategy CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. Mayor Emanuel today delivered the keynote speech at the World Bank’s Learning Symposium where he highlighted Chicago’s innovative College to Careers program. The program is part of the City’s workforce and economic development[Read More…]
Women’s Interview Closet Program at PSC Opens With Nov. 13 CAbi Fashions Fashion Show
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Finding a job is not easy for anyone. Making a good first impression at an interview can be the deciding factor on whether or not you get hired. Prairie State College (PSC) has established the Women’s Interview Closet to help make the task of dressing professionally for[Read More…]
Global business Leader Nomenee Robinson to Speak at DePaul University
Four opportunities to hear the Peace Corps pioneer on Nov. 12 and 13 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. Nomenee B. Robinson, an international business leader and one of the first volunteers with the Peace Corps, will speak at DePaul University about leadership and reasoned, realistic solutions to building businesses within a challenging[Read More…]
Statement of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the 2013 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Report Card
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. The 2013 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Report Card is available here. “The 2013 NAEP report card provides encouraging but modest signs of progress in reading and math for U.S. students. “In 2013, reading and math scores edged up nationally to new highs for fourth and eighth[Read More…]
