Pictured from left to right: Dr. André Halliburton, Tamika Montgomery, Max Hammond, Sarah Hein, Linda Zroskie, Dr. Christine Brooms, Alison Drake, Maureen Grady, Brian Garant, and Kevin Marks. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) takes great care in mentoring and evaluating its faculty during the tenure process.[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The College of Business and Public Administration at Governors State University is hosting a graduate programs open house on Saturday, February 20, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Faculty, advisors, administrators, and current students will be on hand to discuss master’s degree programs in accounting, business administration (MBA),[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Jason Evans, Prairie State College (PSC) associate professor of English, is one of 26 professors chosen from 16 community colleges across the country to participate in The Global Skills for College Completion (GSCC) Grant. The grant is sponsored by the Gates Foundation and is designed to develop[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s Blackhawk Intermediate Center recently held its annual Spelling Bee for its third through fifth grade students. The top three winners in the third grade Spelling Bee were Michael Salter, first place, Tehearah Ferguson, second place, and Jose Lopez, third place; fourth[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University is celebrating Black History Month throughout February with activities, entertainment, discussions, and music. The events are free and open to the public. A discussion on “Hair – Myths, Realities, and Stereotypes” will take place on Tuesday, February 9, from 6 to 7 p.m., in[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich East High School, 300 Sauk Trail, Park Forest, will be hosting the next in a series of community classes from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6. This week’s series again includes, computer skills, culinary arts, wellness, line dancing, legacy initiative, careers that work,[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2010.  The Park Forest Nurses Club is offering scholarships up to $2,000 to nursing students who reside in School Districts 227, 206, and 201-U. Winners will be selected on the basis of grade point average, citizenship qualities and goal achievement. Applications are available at the local[Read More…]

Jennifer Boender of Manhattan, student speaker at the GSU Winter Commencement. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– At its Winter Commencement, Governors State University will award bachelor’s and master’s degrees to more than 625 graduates. When her name is called, Jennifer Boender of Manhattan will be join her fellow graduates as[Read More…]

Marian Catholic Winter Guard members Karie Schaberger and Suzy Clarke perform in a recent competition. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Winter Guard teams from Marian Catholic High School won first place honors in two separate competitions recently. First, a primer on guard lingo and classifications: Winter Guard, as described by[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A special community forum with Rich Township School District 227 Superintendent Howard Hunigan is slated for 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, in the Media Center at Rich East High School, 300 Sauk Trail, Park Forest, Ill. The superintendent will talk about the status of the district and[Read More…]