UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2018 Contact: Keisha Cowen Governors State University will honor three nationally recognized cultural figures with honorary degrees for their lifetime commitment to journalistic excellence, social equity and inclusion during its 47th commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 19 at the Tinley Park Convention Center. Investigative journalists Carol Marin and Don[Read More…]

Grant from Ken Griffin supports strategic capabilities, research partnerships, officer supports By: University Communications CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2018- A $10 million grant from philanthropist Ken Griffin will support a transformative new initiative to reduce violent crime in Chicago, through a collaboration with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Police Department and the[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2018 Are you looking for fun activities to keep your kids busy this summer? Let learning and fun continue year round at Prairie State College (PSC). The Kids@College Summer Program at PSC is designed to enhance the problem solving skills of children ages 5 through 10. Participants[Read More…]

Center for Data and Applied Computing will support interdisciplinary, innovative research across campus CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 6, 2018 By: Rob Mitchum The University of Chicago is launching the Center for Data and Applied Computing, a research center for developing new methods in computation and data analytics and applying them to ambitious projects[Read More…]

Former dean was instrumental in move of Goodman School of Drama to DePaul CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 6, 2018 Contacts: Anna Ables and Carol Hughes  The Theatre School at DePaul University announces it is renaming the Fullerton Stage in recognition of John Ransford Watts, a former dean and artistic director, and his wife, Joyce,[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 Contact: Deborah Havighorst  Prairie State College (PSC) is unveiling the ProvenIT Conference Room during a special ribbon cutting ceremony at 5 p.m., Thursday, April 12, in the Conference Center at the college, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Thanks to a generous donation[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 Summer registration is now open at Prairie State College (PSC). Students looking to start, continue or complete their degree or certificate, or for those who want to get ahead or take classes to enhance their skills, can now register for five- or eight- week credit sessions[Read More…]

Conversation with Timuel Black, AM’54, to occur on 50th anniversary of assassination CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 By: Michael Drapa Alumnus and local activist Timuel Black will discuss the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in an April 4 event at UChicago marking the 50th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 Sexual harassment and discrimination prevention in the workplace has been on the training delivery agenda of many employers for years. Supporting the efforts of #MeToo and #Time’sUp movements, Prairie State College (PSC), in collaboration with Favaro & Gorman, Ltd., an employment law firm in Chicago, is presenting “It’s a New Day,” a highly[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2018 By: Andrea Small William A. Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor in the Economic Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will be the featured speaker at the Prairie State College (PSC) Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast, scheduled on April 20, 2018. In addition to[Read More…]