Cynthia Somer (left), secretary of the Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees, and Wendell Mosby (right) PSC board trustee and ICCTA representative, congratulate Bloom Trail High School National Honor Society member (third from left) Crystal Rodriguez on the organization’s community service award. Joining them is Elizabeth J. Fushi-Peterson (second[Read More…]
Schools
University of Oregon’s MBA Program Rated Ninth Worldwide on Sustainability List
EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013 – The University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business is second in the U.S. and ninth worldwide in a new ranking of the “Top 30 Global Green MBA schools” by the Canadian business magazine Corporate Knights. On the magazine’s list of the top 10 small MBA[Read More…]
‘Phantasmagoria’ Art Exhibit Begins at Prairie State College September 30
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting “Phantasmagoria: The Imaginations of Kathy Weaver, Sharon Bladholm and John A. Kurtz,” from Sept. 30 through Oct. 31, in the Christopher Art Gallery. An artists’ reception is scheduled from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, in the gallery.[Read More…]
Prairie State College Graduate Wins Community Service Award
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2013. May 2013 Prairie State College (PSC) graduate Katie Hughes recently was named the 2013 winner of the Dr. James H. Griffith Community Service Award at PSC. She received the award during the August meeting of the PSC Board of Trustees. The award is named after the[Read More…]
Prairie State College Recognizes Bloom High School National Honor Society for Community Service
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) recently recognized the 2012-2013 Bloom High School National Honor Society student members with the 2013 Michael R. Monteleone Community Service Award. The award was presented at the August meeting of the PSC Board of Trustees. The award is given annually to a[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Host Open Houses on October 12 and 19
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2013. Roosevelt University will hold open houses on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Chicago Campus and on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Schaumburg Campus. Prospective undergraduate and graduate students and their parents are invited. The open houses will be held from 9:30 a.m. until noon at the Chicago[Read More…]
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Selects Pelli Firm to Design McCormick Place Event Center
Architectural firm Pelli Clarke Pelli was selected to design the McCormick Place Event Center, which will include a home for DePaul men’s and women’s basketball. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority released today preliminary architectural renderings of the 10,000-seat center. More images at http://on.fb.me/18Qy4oR. (Architectural renderings by Pelli Clarke Pelli,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Announces Grant for Harper College Job Training
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2013. On September 23, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced a $1,151,774 Department of Labor grant for Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. The grant is part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Program, which promotes skills development in areas such as manufacturing, transportation and[Read More…]
Crafters and Great Food Continue Tradition at Marian Catholic Oktoberfest
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Nearly every space of Marian Catholic High School will be turned into a crafter’s dreamland when the Marian Catholic High School Band Parents Association presents their 32nd annual Oktoberfest Arts and Crafts Show on Sunday, October 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 100 crafters will fill[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Education Awards $14 Million to Special Education Parent Technical Assistance Centers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. The U.S. Department of Education announced today more than $14 million in five-year grants to operate eight special education parent technical assistance centers that work to assist families of children with disability. The eight centers set to receive funding include one Center for Parent Information and[Read More…]
