To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Mick Hans of EPA, +1-312-353-5050, hans.mick@epa.gov; or Jerry Huffman of WAICU, +1-608-256-7761, Ext. 225, jerry.huffman@waicu.org CHICAGO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/--U.S.

By DAVE TIANEN It's a weekend poised to move booties and hearts. Global Union, the annual, free world music festival presented by Alverno College, returns to Humboldt Park today and Sunday.

By ERICA PEREZ The highly anticipated U.S. News & World Report magazine's annual college rankings edition hits newsstands Monday. Officials at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse are sure to be happy. The school jumped from 22 to 17 in the rankings of master's universities in the Midwest region.

By Erica Perez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Dec. 4--The George Lucas Educational Foundation's magazine, Edutopia, has named Alverno College one of the nation's 10 leading schools of education, citing the school's success with nontraditional students and its personalized approach to learning.

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Rachel Konik, +1-212-255-8455 ext. 235, Rachelk@rosengrouppr.com, for The George Lucas Educational Foundation Pioneering Education Programs Pave the Way to Better Teacher Preparation SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Nov.