University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University will host a degree program information session on Monday, June 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Triton College University Center Room A105-A. Advisors and administrators will be on hand to discuss the Master of Public Administration and the Bachelor of Arts in[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– For the second year in a row, the Casa Club Yuriria is supporting Prairie State College students with a scholarship donation. Casa Club Yuriria, a Chicago-based social club, renewed its scholarship gift for Hispanic students. The club recently met with the 2010 scholarship recipients and donated $4,000[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This event is the first of four concert series sponsored by the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. The first concert features The Prairie State College Southland Jazz Ensemble, an 18-piece professional big band. Enjoy an evening of music from the Swing era such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and[Read More…]

Artwork of the national juried art competition at Governors State University. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Brainstorm 2011, a national juried art competition at Governors State University, features 46 pieces selected from 167 entries. The exhibit includes artwork by 28 artists from around the nation. The show runs through June[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)-Susan Rakstang, Associate Vice President for Facilities Development and Management, addresses the Park Forest Village Board on environmental sustainability efforts, past, present and future, at Governors State University. The presentation occurred at the Rules Meeting on Monday, June 6, 2011.

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today named Gery Chico as the chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Today’s action is the latest in a series of appointments the Governor is making as he continues to fulfill his commitment to increasing efficiency and accountability in all areas[Read More…]

Olympia Fields, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Newly-elected School Board 227 members Shelia Hester-Whorton and Cheryl M. Coleman allege that they were not invited to a May 3 dinner hosted by Donna Simpson Leak at Mr. Beny’s in Matteson. In a letter to the media, the two say, "The dinner was for outgoing board[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2011.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after reviewing the final version of the Gainful Employment rule on for-profit colleges that the Department of Education released earlier today. “This rule may stop the worst violators among the predatory for-profit schools but it will[Read More…]

Tamara Kroeger of South Holland, student speaker at the GSU Spring Commencement. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– At its Spring Commencement ceremony, Governors State University will award bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees to more than 650 graduates. In addition to earning her Bachelor of Arts in Social Science, Tamara Kroeger[Read More…]

Prairie State College’s Firefighter II Program Graduates (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Prairie State College (PSC) recently held a ceremony recognizing 18 graduates from its Firefighter II program. The vigorous, hands-on training program prepares students to become municipal firefighters and take the state fire marshal exam. The program follows the standards[Read More…]