Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) was awarded $5,275,000 in capital improvement funding thanks to the efforts of local legislators including Representative Al Riley, 38th District; Representative Anthony DeLuca, 80th District; Representative William Davis, 30th District; Representative David Miller, 29th District; Senator Toi Hutchinson, 40th District; Senator M. Maggie[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The College of Health and Human Services at Governors State University recently recognized 118 undergraduate students who earned a 3.7 grade point average or higher during the Winter 2009 trimester. “I am extremely proud of our students, who have truly brought their dedication, talent, and passion to[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2009.  Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $7 million in funding for colleges and universities to support their emergency management and campus safety efforts. The money will be used for a program passed into law last year and based[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a law that doubles the number of charter schools allowed in Illinois from 60 schools to 120 schools. The law increases the number of single-campus charter schools allowed in Chicago from 30 to 70 and in the rest of the state from[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2009.  Parents and grandparents of infants less than 12 months of age have one last chance to enroll in the state’s College Illinois! ®  529 prepaid tuition program before prices increase.  That’s because College Illinois! plans will still be offered at 2008-’09 prices until August 1, which[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) will distribute nearly $4 million in federal recovery funding to improve school cafeterias in some of Illinois’ neediest schools. The competitive grants were awarded to 84 districts to purchase equipment for 254 schools that will[Read More…]

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– During these uncertain economic times, Prairie State College (PSC) is reaching out to district residents by offering free Job Readiness Workshops. The Job Readiness Workshops are designed to help individuals improve their job-seeking skills and job development strategies. The workshops will help participants develop a comprehensive approach[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2009 — According to a survey by The Princeton Review that asked 122,000 students at 371 top colleges to rate their schools on dozens of topics and report on their campus experiences, the best professors are at Davidson College (NC). However, the college at which students are[Read More…]

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University’s Occupational Therapy Department will host Information Sessions for individuals interested in learning more about the Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) and Doctor of Occupational Therapy (DrOT) degree programs on Thursday, August 6, in room G127 at the University. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2009. President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that states leading the way on school reform will be eligible to compete for $4.35 billion in Race to the Top competitive grants to support education reform and innovation in classrooms. Between the 2009[Read More…]