MATTESON, ILL. –(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2018 By: Richard Barry All 454 students of the Matteson Elementary School celebrated National Arbor Day today by witnessing a Sun Valley red maple tree planted in the school’s front yard. Student council members and school administrators joined with Village of Matteson officials to mark the[Read More…]
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New Sports Communication Degree at DePaul University
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Salma Ghanem, Michaela Winchatz, Carolyn Bronstein, Jason Martin, Andy Clark, and Jim Motzer Sports in the U.S. is a major force for economics, entertainment, education and culture with PricewaterhouseCoopers predicting that the industry will reach $75 billion in revenue by 2020. For college students that[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Enlists Illinois High School Educators to Sound the Alarm on For-Profit Colleges
Durbin asks principals, counselors, teachers to provide students with “accurate and up-to-date information about their post-secondary education options” WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser As high school seniors are making decisions about their educational futures, Senator Dick Durbin, for the fifth consecutive year, is enlisting the help of Illinois[Read More…]
Prairie State College to Host Earth Day Celebration for Kids on May 12
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2018 In recognition of Earth Day 2018, Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a free community event designed for children ages four to 13. The Saturday, May 12 event is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. at the college’s Matteson Area Center (MAC), located at 4821 Southwick[Read More…]
Prairie State College Awarded Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2018 Prairie State College (PSC) recently was awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (CAFR) by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The award was presented to members of the PSC Finance and Administration Department by Rita Kruse,[Read More…]
Two UChicago Undergraduates Recognized for Academic Excellence in STEM Fields
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 20, 2018 By: Danika Kmetz Adel Rahman and Naomi Sweeting, third-years in the College, have been awarded Barry Goldwater Scholarships, awarded annually based on academic merit in natural sciences, mathematics, computer science and engineering. The two students were nominated by the College and are among 211 scholars selected from[Read More…]
Art Inspires Governors State University Student Advocacy
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2018 Contact: Keisha Cowen A beautiful sculpture in disrepair has a new team of unlikely supporters to champion its cause: two first year students at Governors State University. Students Marie Schelfo and Nathan Couwenhoben launched “Home is Where the Art Is”, a GoFundMe campaign supporting the restoration[Read More…]
On April 20th, Chicago Students to Walk Out of Schools and Protest Gun Violence and Police Brutality Towards Black and Brown Communities
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2018 Contact: [email protected] On April 20th at 10 am, students will walk out of their schools to deliver and listen to speeches, march downtown, and rally in front of the Federal Building. They are working to amend the Illinois constitution to allow for a graduated tax plan, and[Read More…]
UChicago Alumna and Playwright Martyna Majok Wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Alumna honored for her play ‘Cost of Living’ CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2018 By: Susie Allen Note: Playwright Martyna Majok, AB’07, was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play, ‘Cost of Living.’ In the award, the play is described as “an honest, original work that invites audiences to examine[Read More…]
Jeanne Gang Discusses ‘Mining the City’ for Inspiration About Architecture and Design at UChicago Forum
Acclaimed Chicago architect delivers first talk in 2018 Berlin Family Lectures CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2018 By: Andrew Bauld For architect Jeanne Gang, the materials that compose the built environment are as important to her as the final design. Speaking April 10 at UChicago’s Logan Center for the Arts, Gang recalled visiting[Read More…]
