Eric Hurley rounds third to score the first run in a state semi vs. Nazareth Friday. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) JOLIET-(ENEWSPF)- After splitting a pair of ESCC contests this year, Spartan senior pitcher Brett Lilek made the rubber game against Nazareth Academy look like a mismatch Friday, as the Seattle Mariner-draftee fanned[Read More…]
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Durbin, Miller Urge Examination of Student Debit Card Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Assistant Senate Majority Leader, and U.S. Representative George Miller (D-CA), the senior Democrat on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, yesterday sent letters to Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray and Department[Read More…]
HELP Committee Senators Release New GAO Findings on Bullying in Schools
Report to be Discussed at HELP Committee Field Hearing on Strategies to Prevent Bullying WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 8, 2012. Yesterday, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Robert Casey (D-Penn.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released a new Government Accountability[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on College Affordability
Las Vegas, Nevada–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2012 – 12:53 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Las Vegas! (Applause.) Well, how’s it going, Rebels? (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Four more years! Four more years! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. If you’ve got a chair, go ahead and sit down. You can make yourself comfortable. (Laughter.) [Read More…]
Governors State University to Host Information Session on DrOT Program
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University’s Occupational Therapy Department will host an information session on the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (DrOT) degree program on Saturday, June 30, 2012, from noon to 2 p.m., in room G127. The session is designed to help certified and licensed occupational therapists consider doctoral education[Read More…]
Upside Down, Kneeling on Display at Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
“Upside Down, Kneeling” by Sophie Ryder (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rabbit-earred and human-limbed, “Upside Down, Kneeling” is a superb addition to the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park (NMSP) at Governors State University. The sculpture, by British artist Sophie Ryder, is the latest piece to be displayed as part of NMSP’s[Read More…]
Marian Catholic’s Brett Lilek Drafted by Seattle Mariners
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School 2012 graduate Brett Lilek was drafted by the Seattle Mariners Wednesday. Lilek, 6′ 4", hails from South Holland. He joined the Spartan varsity baseball team as a freshman. Below is Lilek’s scouting video from MLB.com: Your browser does not support iframes.
Reading Tutoring Available at GSU
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University’s Graduate Program in Reading is sponsoring The Literacy Zone, a reading tutorial program for students in grades two through five, Mondays through Thursdays, from July 5 through July 25, from 9 to 11 a.m. This four-week, one-to-one program brings students experiencing reading problems together[Read More…]
Prairie State College Students to Expand Science Knowledge Over the Summer
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Three Prairie State College (PSC) students will spend part of the summer expanding their science knowledge, thanks to the encouragement of two PSC chemistry professors, Dr. Christine Brooms and Dr. Medhat Shaibat. Cecelia Reyes will be conducting research in the Behavioral Research Advancements In Neuroscience (BRAIN) Program at[Read More…]
GSU Counseling Workshops Target Intimacy Issues
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University is offering two workshops for counseling professionals on issues of sex and intimacy. The workshops are sponsored by GSU’s Division of Counseling and Psychology. “Sex in the Sand: Play Therapy Techniques with Couples” takes place Thursday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in[Read More…]
