(SUPPLIED) Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- St. Lawrence O’Toole Student Council recently had a red, white and blue jeans day fundraiser to collect money for gifts for an alumnus soldier and his battalion. The students collected about $100.00 which they used to purchase snacks and toiletries for the soldiers. The faculty also joined[Read More…]

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prospective undergraduate students, with the proper transcripts, can be admitted on the spot to Governors State University at Instant Admission Day on Saturday, November 5. GSU will host the free open house event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for students interested in transferring into one of[Read More…]

(SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A group of faculty, staff, and students at Prairie State College (PSC) gathered Oct. 14 for the volunteer groundbreaking of the new PSC Garden of Learning. Sustainability Coordinator Beth Koprowski (kneeling, left) organized the event to launch the garden project, intended to bring together the PSC[Read More…]

Superintendents explain how consolidation can provide richer curriculum CARTERVILLE—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2011.  Two Southern Illinois superintendents who are preparing to consolidate their districts were among 14 people to testify in front of the Classrooms First Commission today. The Christopher and Ziegler-Royalton superintendents told the crowd of more than 100 educators and parents that[Read More…]

Los Angeles, CA-(ENEWSPF)- The University of Southern California is working to educate the public on childhood obesity. In a statement published on USC’s Web site, Sarah Fudin writes: National School Lunch Week (NSLW) 2011 began Monday, October 10 and runs through the week to October 14. It’s important that we[Read More…]

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Powerful narratives, dynamic rhythm and rhymes, and live beats will electrify the audience when “Flow,” by Will Power, comes to the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University on Saturday, November 12, at 8 p.m. Tickets range in price from $15 to $39, with special $15[Read More…]

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Students and prospective students of Governors State University can assess their prior learning, learn how it can be applied to a college portfolio, and how it may lead to college credit at a seminar hosted by the Interdisciplinary Studies Program and the College of Arts and Sciences.[Read More…]

(SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Marian Catholic Student Council has been elected for the 2011-2012 school year. In addition to planning Homecoming Week activities, the group also schedules several service events for the year, including the Christmas Food Drive, and is pre-planning the annual Children’s Carnival for spring semester. With[Read More…]

Classrooms First Commission wants public input on savings, learning SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2011.  Lt. Governor Sheila Simon launched an online survey today that will give parents, educators and taxpayers the opportunity to provide suggestions on making school districts more efficient. The survey will help Simon’s Classrooms First Commission find ways to[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2011.  All over this country, there are young people who have done everything that was asked of them—they went to school, worked hard and prepared to meet their responsibilities as they pursue their dreams. But now these kids get up every single day and look at widespread unemployment.[Read More…]