DePaul adds Internet training program

DePaul University's Egan Urban Center has launched a 12-weekInternet training program for students aged 17 to 24. Those whosuccessfully complete the program will be capable of helping smallcompanies do business on the Web.

Dominican University has begun an $8 million makeover of its76,000-square-foot library center that will add classrooms withnetworked computers, a multimedia production room, a lower-lever"information arcade" and other facilities.

An open house on technical career opportunities in business andelectronics will be held at 10 a.m. Aug. 18 at the DeVry Institute ofTechnology's Chicago campus, 3300 N. Campbell. The seminar willinclude a film on opportunities in technology-based fields as well asseveral discussion sessions during which DeVry representatives willanswer questions on career opportunities. For more information, call(773) 929-6550.

Robert Morris College is offering a new interior design programthat leads to an associate in applied science degree. The programbegins at the start of the fall semester on Sept. 24 at the college'sdowntown campus, 401 S. State. Besides the 15-month associate'sdegree in interior design, the college's Institute of Art and Designoffers a bachelor of applied science degree in graphic arts and mediaarts. Also at Robert Morris, a new fitness specialist program will beoffered this fall at the downtown campus. The 19-month associate'sdegree program is designed to prepare students for professionalcareers in designing and conducting comprehensive individual or groupfitness programs. For more information on either program, visitwww.rmcil.edu or call (800) 225-1520. Also at Robert Morris,construction is under way at the new 50,000-square-foot DuPage campusat 905 Meridian Lakes in west suburban Aurora.

Roosevelt University will continue--and may expand--itsexperimental exchange program that brings students from a small-towncollege to Chicago for a semester of study at Roosevelt. Last year,six students from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, came to Rooseveltto take sociology and litera- ture courses that focused on city andrural issues. The next group of Loras students will arrive inJanuary.

Elmhurst College and the College of DuPage have approved dualadmission to the two schools that provides a smooth transition forstudents pursuing a four-year degree. Also at Elmhurst College, HelgaNoice, an associate professor of psychology, has been awarded a$127,910, three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health toinvestigate how arts-related activities can improve cognitivefunctioning in older adults.

Governors State University is offering two new degree programs: abachelor of science degree and a master of science degree inmanagement information systems. For more information, call (708) 534-4930. Also at GSU, the university has received a $1,065,480 grant fora program that helps increase the graduation rate for first-generation, low-income or disabled students.

Artwork by faculty members returning from sabbatical leaves willbe displayed from Aug. 17 through Oct. 10 at the School of the ArtInstitute's Betty Rymer Gallery, 280 S. Columbus Dr.

Northeastern Illinois University art students recently created amural outside the Chicago Commons Emerson House building, 645 N.Wood. The building houses a social service agency that providesresources and services to community residents.