Day: February 9, 2011

‘Girls on the Wall’ – Screening and Discussion at GSU

University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– As part of Governors State University’s African American History Month activities, there will be a special screening and discussion of the 2010 Emmy Award winning independent film “Girls on the Wall.” The screening will be on February 21, at 4:30 p.m., in Engbretson Hall. A discussion of[Read More…]

faculty awarded tenure

Five PSC Faculty Awarded Tenure

 (left to right) Susan Solberg, dean, liberal arts; Kristina Appelt, lead information librarian;  Katharine Sims-Drew, assistant professor, mathematics; Eric Radtke, PSC president; Thomas Nicholas, assistant professor, English; Adenuga Atewologun, vice president, academic affairs; Teresa McCann, assistant professor, Spanish; Terri Winfree, vice president, community and economic development; Cathy Rook, assistant professor,[Read More…]

Artspower Brings Ludwig Bemelman’s Madeline And The Bad Hat To The Stage For Young Audiences

Madeline and the Bad Hat is coming to Freedom Hall. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- ArtsPower National Touring Theatre, one of the nation’s preeminent producers of professional theatre for young and family audiences, is delighted to bring the national touring musical of Ludwig Bemelmans’ Madeline and the Bad Hat to[Read More…]

Governors State Hosts Business and Public Administration Grad Programs Open House

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The College of Business and Public Administration at Governors State University is hosting a graduate programs open house on Saturday, February 26, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Faculty, advisors, administrators, and current students will be on hand to discuss master’s degree programs in accounting, business administration (MBA),[Read More…]

GSU Workshop Targets Eating Disorders

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As part of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Governors State University will host an informative workshop on eating disorders on Thursday, February 24, from noon to 1 p.m. in Room B1241. The workshop will include explanations of the causes, effects, and treatments of eating disorders, and an[Read More…]

Indianapolis Woman Sentenced For Medicaid Fraud

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)-Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced that Flora Jones, 52, Indianapolis, was sentenced to 13 months in prison February 4 by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt following her guilty plea to health care fraud. This case was the result of a six-month investigation by the U.S. Department[Read More…]

Egypt’s ‘Key Role’ in Middle East Peace Must Be Preserved in Any Transition – Secretary General Ban

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 February 2011 – Egypt under President Hosni Mubarak has played a key role in seeking peace between Israel and the Palestinians and this role must be preserved in any transition stemming from the current mass protests, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. “The President himself, Mubarak himself, has been[Read More…]

Sudan: UN Peacekeepers Patrol Site of Deadly Military Clash

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 February 2011 – United Nations peacekeepers have positioned armoured personnel carriers and are patrolling an area in Sudan where units made up of Northern and Southern Sudanese troops clashed last week, killing 54 soldiers and wounding 85 others. “The United Nations urges the parties to remain calm and[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, February 8, 2011

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011 – 12:47 P.M. EST. See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. MR. GIBBS:  Let me — I do have one quick scheduling announcement.  Tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 p.m., the President will host Speaker Boehner,[Read More…]

Illinois and Missouri Delegation Members Press VA on Quality Control at John Cochran VAMC

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011.  After learning that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) suspended all surgeries at the John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St. Louis, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) joined members of the Illinois and Missouri Congressional[Read More…]

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