Oct 28, 2009 | The Business Ledger
Campus gridlock puts higher ed in stranglehold
This month, threats of funding cuts resonated on campuses large and small, as students and administrators across Illinois protested the proposed mid-year repeal of the statea s Monetary Awards Program .
Local college students rally for MAP funding
Amy Adams, 21, will never forget the impact her first-grade teacher had on her, so she plans to become a teacher.
Firefighting takes to the skies
Lt. Mike Lopina knows a lot about planes and airfields. Standing between runways at O'Hare International Airport, he can identify the types of craft coming in from a pretty fair distance and rattle off quite a bit of local flight history.
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Photo by Andrew Mitchell Protestors from Lewis University display their homemade signs outside the State Capitol Building on Oct.
Local students rally for MAP funding
Amy Adams, 21, will never forget the impact her first-grade teacher had on her, so she plans to become a teacher.
Aircraft Maintenance Technology
Aviation Career Conference to be Held Nov. 21
Aviation professionals will discuss aviation security, aviation maintenance, aviation administration, air traffic control and piloting during the annual Aviation Career Conference held on Saturday, Nov.
H1N1 Vaccine Is Available This Month
The H1N1 vaccine has arrived in Illinois and will be available some time this month.
Lobby Day brings MAP grant issues to head
A A A Yesterday morning, legislators met in Springfield, Ill. at the State Capitol to vote on reinstating the MAP grant, which affects students and supporters all over Illinois.
MAP grant cuts will affect thousands
Lewis University student Bashir Zayid encouraged his classmates at Tuesday's rally to get on the bus and head to Springfield today so they could be heard.
Briefs: Disability awareness fair
Joliet Junior College will host its third annual Disability Awareness Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today on the main campus bridge.
JJC planetarium hosting free show
The Joliet Junior College Trackman Planetarium will host the public program "Star Clusters: Jewels in the Sky" from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Oct.
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Brooke Chase Associates, Inc. Announces Addition of Katy Yoder as Newest Executive Recruiter
SARASOTA, FL, October 04, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Executive search firm, Brooke Chase Associates, Inc., is pleased to announce the addition of Katy Yoder to our executive recruiter team.
College news: Campus visit day is Oct. 12
Lewis University is hosting a campus visit day Oct. 12 for prospective high school and transfer students.
The Joliet Women of Rotary Club, an extension of the Rotary of Joliet, gave out three scholarships.
How I got the job | Wendy Davidson, 50
The job: Business owner/legal nurse consultant.The employer: I started my own consulting company, WD Legal Nurse Consulting, in Leawood, when I was re-entering the full-time work force after being home with my children.
Storyteller Geoffrey Baer: Geoffrey Baer will present a multi-media lecture at 7 p.m. Oct.
South Suburban College's Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct.
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