NMSP visitors pass Mark di Suvero’s monumental sculpture “Yes! For Lady Day.” (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Experience a winter landscape filled with great art and the beauty of nature at the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park’s annual winter walk on Saturday, January 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. Park Curator[Read More…]
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Secretary of State Services at GSU January 18
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Secretary of State’s Mobile Service Unit will be at Governors State University on Tuesday, January 18, from 1:30 to 7 p.m., in the Hall of Governors. Services available at the mobile service unit include driver’s license renewal, replacement, and corrections; State ID card renewal, replacement, and[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Hosts College Day
Among the panelists for Marian Catholic’s College Day were Amanda Meyer (Dyer, Ind.), a sophomore at St. Louis University, Carolyn Liesen (Chicago), a sophomore at St. Louis University, Anna Ceragioli (Flossmoor), a sophomore at Marquette University, and Joe Buoscio (Lynwood) a freshman at Loyola University Chicago. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Young alums[Read More…]
Children’s Auditions for ‘Wizard of Oz’ at GSU Center for Performing Arts
The Wizard of Oz is coming to Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Children interested in performing in “The Wizard of Oz” at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts can audition on Monday, February 7. Approximately 60 children’s roles are available for local[Read More…]
GSU Backs National Community College Agenda
Left to right: Lorine S. Samuels – Chair, GSU Board of Trustees; (standing) Linda Uzureau – Assistant to the President for Community College Partnerships; Elaine P. Maimon – President, Governors State University. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University (GSU) is Illinois’ first public university to sign a national[Read More…]
IEMA Kicks Off School Screening Program During Radon Action Month
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. A $38,000 grant recently awarded to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) will be used to help 50 Illinois school districts screen school buildings for the radioactive gas radon. IEMA announced the screening program today as it kicked off a statewide observance of Radon Action Month during[Read More…]
Southland College Prep Receives Walton Family Foundation Grant
Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, from left, Dr. Deborah Bordelon, Alicia Rodman McCray, Ron Bean, and Curtis Cheers, display a replica of the grant check from the Walton Family Foundation to Southland. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Southland College Prep Charter High School, the only charter school in the southern suburbs of Chicago, has[Read More…]
PSC Student Named Tournament Champion in Two Forensics Competitions
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College Forensics team member Nadia Crawley recently picked up two tournament championship wins at competitions held in November and December. Crawley, of Lynwood, was named tournament champion in persuasive speaking at the Elgin Community College Tournament held November 19-20. Crawley also received fourth place in[Read More…]
PSC Students Win at Skyway Writing Competition
Aeriel Robinson. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– When Prairie State College student Aeriel Robinson was a sophomore in high school, she wanted to discover more about her heritage and had many questions. Recently, she put those feelings down on paper and wrote a play. Robinson won first place for her[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Firefighter II and EMT Graduates
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) recently held ceremonies recognizing the graduates of the Firefighter II and the EMT programs. “The students who graduated from the fire academy and EMT program have chosen to go into a difficult field during a difficult economy and should be commended for the[Read More…]
