University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Department of Social Work at Governors State University hosted an induction ceremony for the newest members of Omicron Beta, the GSU chapter of the Phi Alpha Honor Society, the social work honor society, on Friday, March 19. To be considered for the Phi Alpha Honor Society[Read More…]
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Markus Schomer Speaks At PSC Prairie State College Economic Forecast Breakfast
Markus Schomer. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Markus Schomer, CFA, chief economist, PineBridge Investments, discussed the future of the economy at the Prairie State College Economic Forecast Breakfast. Schomer provided a broad perspective on the economy and explained the importance of evaluating the global fund market as they key to[Read More…]
Transformation Lecture Series at GSU Continues With Tom Tresser
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Transformations Lecture Series at Governors State University continues with a presentation by Tom Tresser, community activist, creativity champion, and defender of the Commons, on Wednesday, March 31, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Hall of Honors. Tresser’s topic will be “Championing Creativity and Change: Working[Read More…]
Lee Woodruff to Speak at Governors State
Lee Woodruff will speak at Governors State. (Photo: Stefan Radke) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Governors State University will welcome Lee Woodruff to campus on Wednesday, April 21. Woodruff will discuss her intriguing life as an author, PR exec, Good Morning America contributor, wife of ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff, and founder[Read More…]
Executive Order — Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Consistency with Longstanding Restrictions on the Use of Federal Funds for Abortion
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (Public Law 111-148), I hereby order as follows: Section. 1. Policy. Following the recent enactment of the Patient[Read More…]
Education Secretary Duncan Issues Statement on The Nation’s Report Card in Reading for 4th, 8th Graders
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement on The Nation’s Report Card: Reading 2009, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) at Grades 4 and 8: “Today’s results once again show that the achievement of American students isn’t growing fast enough. After modest[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Principal to Receive Racial Justice Award
Sr. Kathleen Anne Tait, O.P. will receive the St. Katharine Drexel Racial Justice Award. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School Principal, Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, O.P. has been named by the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for Racial Justice to receive the St. Katharine Drexel Racial Justice Award.[Read More…]
Emergency Shelter Reaches Nearly 1 Million Haitians
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010 — Three quarters of the 1.3 million homeless Haitians in the quake zone have received emergency shelter materials since the January 12 earthquake, with shelter materials being distributed at a rate of 120,000 people a week. The so-called shelter cluster, which consists of humanitarian organizations working on[Read More…]
1918 and 2009 Pandemic Influenza Viruses Lack a Sugar Topping
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010. Although they emerged more than 90 years apart, the influenza viruses responsible for the pandemics of 1918 and 2009 share a structural detail that makes both susceptible to neutralization by the same antibodies. Scientists led by Gary J. Nabel, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Institute of[Read More…]
Rep. Halvorson: Health Insurance Reform and Small Businesses
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010. Small businesses throughout the country can expect new assistance from the health insurance reform bill to begin immediately. The bill, supported by Rep. Debbie Halvorson and signed into law on Tuesday, includes tax relief for small businesses to help them provide health insurance to employees. It[Read More…]
