President’s Corner
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17,
2018
A story without conflict is no story at all. Struggle develops character and, ideally, leads to growth. This is a basic principle of good narrative writing, and in Leading Academic Change: Vision, Strategy, Transformation, GSU President Elaine P. …
September
05,
2017
Dear GSU Community,
This morning Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), initiated by President Obama’s Executive Order in 2012. …
August
28,
2017
Dear Members of the GSU Community,
As the new academic year begins, Governors State University is alive with activity.
On August 21, students, faculty, staff, and neighborhood residents came together as a community to watch the solar eclipse. …
Faculty Profiles
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30,
2018
Jeffrey Alfano, a university lecturer in the College of Business, began his journey with Governors State University in 2004 as a graduate student.
After ten years in the workforce, including three as vice president of operations for Skipper …
March
26,
2018
Finding balance between work and family life can be a tricky task.
It’s an issue that families around the globe deal with daily, and one that Ujvala Rajadhyaksha, Assistant Professor in the Governors State University College of Business, …
March
19,
2018
Looking back, Governors State University College of Business Finance Professor Xiuqing (Susan) Ji had her first inkling that she would pursue a career in finance in middle school.
“When a friend asked what I wanted to study, Finance just …
Conversations with Leaders
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01,
2018
Governors State University (GSU) Athletic Director Anthony “Tony” Bates, fresh off a historic men's basketball championship season, insists his work on the court is not about sports.
“My vision is for student-athlet …
March
19,
2018
For Will Davis, fundraising for Governors State University is personal.
“As a child, I would accompany my late father to night school,’’ said Davis, sitting in his office on the top floor of GSU, where he is Vice President for …
February
26,
2018
Jun Zhao, the great-granddaughter of a prominent philosopher, feels privileged to share one bit of cultural wisdom with Governors State University business students.
“‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I …