UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017. The Friends of the Library at Governors State University and the GSU Alumni Association invite community members of all ages to attend ‘Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad,’ an all-day bus tour on Saturday, June 10. Led by Dr. Larry A. McLellan, one of the university’s[Read More…]
Schools
South Suburban College Opens New Latino Help Center
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2017. In response to the growing Latino Community, South Suburban College has established the Latino Center for Information and Services. The Center is located in the Counseling Center Room 2350. The mission of the Center is to Help Latinos Achieve the Dream through education. Our[Read More…]
Sullivan High School’s Embrace of Immigrants and Refugees Featured on WTTW’s ‘Chicago Tonight’
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2017. WTTW-TV’s local public affairs program “Chicago Tonight,” last night featured Sullivan High School and its renowned English Language Learners Program for immigrants and refugees, who speak little or no English. Sullivan and its program is the subject of a recently released Chicago Magazine article, which is on newsstands now and will be available online[Read More…]
Union Trades Career Information Fair to be Hosted at Prairie State College on June 14
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Union Trades Career Information Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 14, in the Atrium of the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Parking for attendees is available in the college’s[Read More…]
Prairie State College Foundation Hosting Annual Scholarship Classic Golf Outing June 5
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017. The Prairie State College (PSC) Foundation is hosting its 24th Annual Scholarship Classic Golf Outing on Monday, June 5, at Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor. All proceeds from the event will directly benefit student scholarships at PSC. The cost for the golf scramble is $200 per[Read More…]
DePaul University Names New Music Building After Outgoing President
Holtschneider Center for Music and Performance slated to open in 2018 The Holtschneider Center for Music and Performance is slated to open in spring of 2018 on DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Campus. (Image courtesy of Antunovich Associates) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017. DePaul University’s new School of Music building will be[Read More…]
Screenwriter, Director Paul Schrader to Appear May 26 at DePaul University as Visiting Artist
Legendary screenwriter and director Paul Schrader will be at DePaul University May 26 as part of the spring 2017 Visiting Artist Series presented by the School of Cinematic Arts. (Publicity photo) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017. Legendary screenwriter and director Paul Schrader, whose credits include “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” “Mishima,” “American[Read More…]
New Report Lays Out Considerations for Designing Higher Education Risk-Sharing Systems
Students walk to class at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, September 13, 2016. AP/Steve Helber Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2017. Policymakers are increasingly interested in the idea of having institutions of higher education shoulder some of the risk when students struggle with federal student loans. Properly designing such[Read More…]
Prairie State College to Host Fire Science Day Camp on June 10
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2017. Prairie State College will host a Fire Science Day Camp on Saturday, June 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Camp will take place at the Park Forest Fire Training Facility, 55 North Orchard. The Fire Science Day Camp is for students in 9th through[Read More…]
A Summer Camp with “Edu-tainment” for Your Creative Genius Ages 11 – 16
Photo supplied University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2017. Are you having a hard time finding the right camp that will engage your child’s brain and keep him/her entertained? Look no further — STEAM camp at Governors State University (GSU) to the rescue. Faculty and staff in GSU’s College of Arts and[Read More…]
