Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- During a garrulous and often eruptive meeting at Rich East High School Saturday, the 227 board of education voted 4-3 to terminate the contract of Supt. Donna Leak. Above is raw video of the action portion of the meeting, which began approximately 50 minutes after the scheduled[Read More…]
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Roosevelt University Students Join Senator Dick Durbin in Push for Low Interest Rate on Loans
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013. Two Roosevelt University undergraduates who receive federal loans joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin on Friday at the University in urging Congress to keep interest rates on student loans in check. Victoria Pena, a finance major and resident of Glendale Heights, and John Contreras, an English major who[Read More…]
Roosevelt University’s Music Conservatory Chorus Performs With Rolling Stones
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 6 2013. The Music Conservatory Chorus from Roosevelt University joined the Rolling Stones for their hit song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” during three shows at the United Center on May 28, 31 and June 3. Choral directors Cheryl Frazes Hill, head of music education and director[Read More…]
DePaul Earns Top Honors for Workplace and Board Diversity Efforts
Staff and faculty from DePaul University participated in the Chase Corporate Challenge in Chicago’s Loop on May 23, 2013. Diversity MBA Magazine recently gave DePaul high marks for its diversity representation. (Photo by Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2013. Diversity MBA Magazine named DePaul University as one of its “50 Out[Read More…]
President Obama Unveils ConnectED Initiative to Bring America’s Students into Digital Age
Calls on FCC to leverage E-Rate program to have 99 percent of students connected within 5 years WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2013. President Obama today unveiled a bold, new initiative called ConnectED to connect 99 percent of America’s students to the internet through high-speed broadband and high-speed wireless within 5 years,[Read More…]
DePaul Theatre School Among World’s Best: Hollywood Reporter
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 5 2013. The Theatre School at DePaul University has been named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s 25 Best Drama Schools in the World, sharing the spotlight with such notables asThe Julliard School, Yale School of Drama, and the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia. Citing its “6-to-1 faculty-student[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Calls on Secretary of Education Duncan to Strengthen Regulation of For-profit Colleges
Attorney General Files Comments with Department of Education to Better Protect Students Against Abusive Industry Practices Chicago –(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today urged U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to strengthen oversight of for-profit colleges and filed comments with the Department of Education in support of[Read More…]
Governors State University Offers Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate Course
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013 – Business professionals can learn methods of project planning and statistical tools during the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate Course offered this summer at Governors State University. The course will take place at GSU on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to noon, between July 6[Read More…]
Jesse White and the Illinois Press Association Announce South Suburban College Literacy Student Tennie Fitts as a Spotlight on Achievement Award Recipient
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2013. Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White and the Illinois Press Association have announced Tennie Fitts, a student of the Adult Volunteer Literacy Program at South Suburban College, as a winner of the annual Spotlight on Achievement and Spotlight on Service (SOS) Awards. [Read More…]
DePaul’s College of Education Celebrates K-12 Teachers Who Inspired DePaul Students, May 31, 2013
Christopher Cassidy, chemistry teacher at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Ill., is one of nine teachers honored with a Celebrating Teachers Award from DePaul University’s College of Education. Photo courtesy of Christopher Cassidy VIDEO CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. Every day, teachers have a profound impact on students’ lives —[Read More…]
