The Prairie State College Foundation is hosting its 30th 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. For those not into golf, the foundation invites guests to the evening cocktail hour.[Read More…]
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Orbert Davis is guest presenter for PSC Humanities Day April 26
Humanities Day at Prairie State College on Wednesday, April 26, will open with a presentation by Emmy Award winner Orbert Davis. His program will be followed by live music and a student art exhibition. All events are free. Davis opens the program at 9:30 a.m. in the Barnes and Noble[Read More…]
PSC features ‘Maus: A Survivor’s Tale’ for One Book, One Community on April 11
The Prairie State College Library is hosting a discussion of the graphic novel “Maus: A Survivor’s Tale” during two sessions of its One Book, One Community Book Club on Tuesday, April 11. Readers are invited to participate in discussions at 2 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. either on campus or[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly announces $1 million grant for PSC dental hygiene program
A $1 million federal grant will enable Prairie State College to expand its dental hygiene and dental assistant programs after updates are made to the clinic’s space on the Chicago Heights campus. PSC recently remodeled the current clinic space. Each student works in an operatory set up like a dental[Read More…]
PSC will host ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ exhibit
The library at Prairie State College will be hosting “Americans and the Holocaust,” a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, that will open Wednesday, March 22, and continue through April 27. The exhibit examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide[Read More…]
Free jazz concert Feb. 17 at PSC
Prairie State College invites the public to a free jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, as part of the 34th Annual Jazz Festival. The performance will be in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium in the PSC Conference Center, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights. The concert will[Read More…]
Prairie State College announces Dean’s List
Prairie State College has announced its Fall 2022 Dean’s List recognizing students who have met rigorous academic standards. 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 of 12 credit hours at PSC during the[Read More…]
Prairie State men’s soccer wins national title
Prairie State coach Carlos Reyes talked to his team before the NJCAA Division II men’s soccer national championship match against Morton College in Arizona. The Panthers beat Reyes’s Pioneers twice during the regular season, first when they were in a position to win an Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference championship and[Read More…]
PSC President selected for Aspen New Presidents Fellowship
Michael Anthony, president of Prairie State College, is one of 26 leaders selected for the 2022-23 class of the Aspen New Presidents Fellowship supporting community college presidents in the early years of their tenure. Anthony was named PSC president in September 2022. He had served as vice president of student[Read More…]
Prairie State College to Host First-Ever Homecoming Week Sept. 12 – 17
Prairie State College (PSC) will host its first Homecoming Week from Monday through Saturday, Sept. 12 to Sept. 17, with a lineup of special events, activities, sporting events and the Investiture of PSC President Dr. Michael D. Anthony. Most events are free and held at the main campus located at[Read More…]