CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) recognizes the academic accomplishments of students each year by awarding them a place on the PSC Dean’s List. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or better, have completed a minimum[Read More…]
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Prairie State College Announces Spring 2017 Part-Time Honors List
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) has announced the Part-Time Honors List of students for the spring 2017 semester. To be named to the list, a part-time student must be “in good standing” and have earned a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or better on a[Read More…]
Quizzical Art is Focus of DePaul University Art Museum’s ‘Stranger Things’ Summer Exhibition
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2017. Art is meant to stimulate discussion and that is precisely the goal of DePaul Art Museum’s “Stranger Things” exhibition, which encourages patrons to ask: What is it? “Often, when we come to art, we say, ‘OK, what is it? What am I seeing?’“ said Julie Rodrigues[Read More…]
Student Artwork Purchased By South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2017. For over thirty years the Board of Trustees of SSC has recognized outstanding art students by purchasing artworks of excellence. The artwork becomes part of the permanent art collection of South Suburban College for use for in our college halls, offices, and galleries. To[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Spotlights Borrower Complaints About Student Loan Servicers Mishandling Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Consumer Bureau Launches “Certify Your Service” Campaign to Help Teachers, First Responders, and Other Public Servants Stay on Track Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) yesterday issued a report spotlighting complaints from borrowers about student loan servicers mishandling Public Service Loan Forgiveness. The Public Service[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident Named to Northern Illinois University Spring 2017 Dean’s List
DeKALB, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2017 – Northern Illinois University recently announced its spring 2017 Dean’s List students. To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology or a minimum of 3.75 on a[Read More…]
Stephanie Newman Healy Named Principal of Matteson District 162’s Arcadia Elementary
Succeeds Patricia Ransford Who Led Nationally Recognized School for 19 Years and Will Become Its Consulting Principal Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Stephanie Newman Healy has been appointed principal of Matteson District 162’s Blue Ribbon School, Arcadia Elementary in Olympia Fields, Illinois. In 2009, Arcadia was named as a Blue Ribbon School by[Read More…]
Park Forest Residents Among 3,000 Graduates at Northern Illinois University
NIU congratulates spring 2017 graduates DeKALB, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017 – Northern Illinois University celebrated commencement weekend, May 12 and 13. Included among the more than 3,000 graduates were the following students from Park Forest: Tiara Arrington, Bachelor of Science, Family Social Services, Alysia Davis, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology Brooke Gordon,[Read More…]
Registration Open for Fall Credit and Non-Credit Courses at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. Registration for fall 2017 is open at Prairie State College (PSC). Credit courses begin Monday, Aug. 21. Non-credit courses include a variety of single-day and multiple-session offerings that begin throughout the fall. Both credit and non-credit courses are listed in the fall class schedule, available on[Read More…]
Ahead of Father’s Day, UNICEF Cites Critical Role Fathers Play in Early Childhood Learning
A physiotherapist from Lira, Uganda, plays with his 22-month-old son outside their residence at a hospital compound in Napak, Karamoja, eastern Uganda. Photo: UNICEF/Ose NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–16 June 2017 – A majority of children aged between three- and four-years-old in 74 countries, or about 40 million, have fathers who do not[Read More…]
