Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- St. Lawrence O’Toole School is facing off against Faith Comm United Methodist Youth Group from Xenia, OH in a “Recycling Rumble,” Feb. 13-Apr. 30, 2013, to raise money by recycling, and for the chance to earn cash and win an Apple iPad compliments of the national fundraising through[Read More…]

Back row, left to right:  Michelle Caperelli ’13, Cristen Milliner ’14, Jasmine Jackson ’13, Megan Ringo ’14, Regina Hoyles ’14, Pia Lyander ’13, Cooper Packard ’14, and Kyliah Thompson ’14. Front row, left to right: Scott Mlcoch ’13, Daniel Blewitt ’14, and Kyle Chandler Fitzgerald ’13 (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2013. Following President Obama’s State of the Union address, today the U.S. Department of Education released an interactive College Scorecard, which provides students and families the critical information they need to make smart decisions about where to enroll for higher education. The College Scorecard – as part[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) is the site for the 2013 National TRiO Day North, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, on the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The annual event is held on the last Saturday[Read More…]

(PHOTO SUPPLIED) CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2013.  Prairie State College (PSC) recently announced that Assistant Professor Tina Parks met the college’s expectations for tenure, including commitment to student success, collaboration with her peers, and dedication to the college’s mission and core values. The announcement was made at the January Board of[Read More…]

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University will host the annual Southwest Suburban Conference High School Art Festival on February 15 and 16 in the university’s Visual Arts Gallery. Sixteen area high schools are taking part in this year’s festival, which is designed to bring together students to view art work,[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2013. Some of the nation’s top jazz artists will perform at Prairie State College’s (PSC) 25th Annual Jazz Fest at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22, in the auditorium of the college, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Featured musicians include Chicago trumpeter Orbert Davis,[Read More…]

‘DRUMLine Live’ at GSU Center for Performing Arts (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With scintillating beats and ear-grabbing might, “DRUMLine Live” brings the thrilling musical tradition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to Governors State University Center for Performing Arts for one show only, on Friday, February 15, at[Read More…]

ISAC hosts 150+ events for students and families across Illinois DEERFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2013. February is Financial Aid Awareness Month (FAAM), and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is hosting nearly 200 events across the state to help students and families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2013. The Prairie State College (PSC) Foundation is hosting “Collaborative Vision: Selections from The Poetic Dialogue Project,” featuring collaborative works by teams of artists and poets, from Monday, Feb. 11 through Thursday, March 7, in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the Chicago Heights campus at 202[Read More…]