Governors State University - Archive (Presidents Corner)
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2023
June
29,
2023
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15:57 PM
America/Chicago
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an opinion limiting the consideration of race as a factor in the college admissions process at Harvard College and University of North Carolina, upending over 40 years of precedent. …
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2022
May
26,
2022
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16:35 PM
America/Chicago
Dear Governors State University Community, Our campus community is again horrified, angered, and deeply saddened by yet another mass shooting. Twenty-one lives were taken at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas …
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March
25,
2022
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12:55 PM
America/Chicago
Dear GSU Community:On February 24, 2022, just as we were eagerly anticipating the final phases of the coronavirus pandemic, another world crisis erupted when armed Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Days after the bombing began, my thoughts turned …
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January
19,
2022
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09:26 AM
America/Chicago
University Park, IL – Governors State University President Cheryl Green was recently named by Crain’s Chicago Business a 2021 Notable Black Leader for her leadership and impact in the African American community as an educator, mentor, and …
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2021
March
22,
2021
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15:24 PM
America/Chicago
Dear Governors State Students, Faculty, and Staff:A few days ago we witnessed the tragic loss of eight innocent people – this time outside the city of Atlanta. On March 16, a lone gunman walked into three businesses and shot nine people, …
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January
14,
2021
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09:18 AM
America/Chicago
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,Just a few days ago, we welcomed in a new year and hope for a fresh start following a historic and challenging 2020; however, recent events at the U.S. Capitol reveal that much work remains to be done in our great …
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2020
July
01,
2020
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11:29 AM
America/Chicago
July 1, 2020
Dear Jaguar Family,
Simply stated, I am delighted to join the Governors State University family as your sixth president. And, as a native Chicagoan, it feels good to be home again!
My excitement is tempered, …
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June
30,
2020
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11:20 AM
America/Chicago
June 30, 2020
Dear GSU Community,
As a literary critic, I believe in the special importance of first and last pages. Here is what I did on July 1, 2007, my first day as President of Governors State University:
· hosted …
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May
29,
2020
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15:40 PM
America/Chicago
Governors State University President Elaine P. Maimon recently commended Illinois Board of Higher Education Chair John Atkinson on his recent Chicago Tribune opinion piece,encouraging students not to take a so-called academic gap …
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May
11,
2020
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20:33 PM
America/Chicago
At a recent Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) meeting, the Chair of the IBHE Board and the convener of the Illinois public university presidents applauded Dr. Elaine P. Maimon, literally and figuratively, for her accomplishments …
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2019
December
03,
2019
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12:51 PM
America/Chicago
Where others might be satisfied with the status quo, Governors State University President Dr. Elaine P. Maimon wants to see change – transformation, in fact.
When she arrived at Governors State in 2007, Maimon immediately went to work …
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October
31,
2019
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13:48 PM
America/Chicago
Governors State University President Elaine P. Maimon was recently invited to present the 2019 President to Presidents speech at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) National Conference in Phoenix.
Her …
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August
28,
2019
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12:22 PM
America/Chicago
Governors State University President Elaine Maimon recently discussed the university's 50th anniversary celebrations, including signature fundraiser Sculpture, Wine, and Dine, with NBC 5's Alex Maragos.
Sculpture, Wine, and …
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August
05,
2019
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12:54 PM
America/Chicago
Governor J.B. Pritzker recently announced seven appointments to Governors State University’s Board of Trustees.
Incoming Trustees Kevin Brookins, John Brudnak, Pedro Cevallos-Candau, Lisa Harrell, Angela Hickey, James …
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July
26,
2019
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13:22 PM
America/Chicago
GSU President Elaine Maimon appeared on WTTW's Chicago Tonight to praise IL Gov. J.B. Prtizker's new budget, which boosts funding for public universities' operating budgets by nearly five percent to $1.16 billion. The …
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July
01,
2019
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12:01 PM
America/Chicago
In an opinion piece recently published by "Inside Higher Ed," presidential spouse Dr. Mort Maimon, explains why he and wife, GSU President Elaine P. Maimon, support college students who form a new majority of those seeking …
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May
03,
2019
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17:01 PM
America/Chicago
Governors State University President Elaine P. Maimon recently traveled to Springfield to advocate in support of a capital bill for campus improvements and construction, as well as for appropriations for overall university operations.
In two …
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May
02,
2019
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13:34 PM
America/Chicago
In an open letter to a Joliet Junior College English instructor, Governors State University (GSU) President Elaine P. Maimon thanks the individual who transformed the life of a GSU student leader.
Tommy Kolovos, an Anthropology and Sociology …
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January
08,
2019
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14:09 PM
America/Chicago
GSU President Elaine Maimon has been elected to a second, three-year term on the Board of Directors for the American Council on Education (ACE), which represents nearly 2,000 college and university presidents and executives as the …
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2018
December
18,
2018
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10:15 AM
America/Chicago
In a Dec. 17 interview with WBEZ, GSU President Elaine Maimon warns that Illinois public institutions are facing a trend that threatens to erode the state’s middle class.
According to a special report on Illinois higher education, nearly 10 …
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December
13,
2018
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10:04 AM
America/Chicago
Governors State University President Elaine P. Maimon recently discussed critical issues facing higher education during a “To a degree” podcast, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The cost of education, combined with …
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December
05,
2018
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12:22 PM
America/Chicago
The City Club of Chicago invited GSU President Elaine Maimon to be interviewed on December 3, by veteran journalist Carol Marin. They discussed Dr. Maimon’s book, Leading Academic Change: Vision, Strategy, Transformation, as well as hot topics …
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November
30,
2018
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10:22 AM
America/Chicago
"What Are the Biggest Challenges You’ve Faced as a Female Leader?" That's the question editors at the "Chronicle of Higher Education" recently posed to nine women who lead or have led college campuses from the …
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November
27,
2018
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14:05 PM
America/Chicago
Higher Education leaders must change the narrative by breaking down hierarchy within universities' faculty ranks and calling out snobbery, Governors State University President Elaine P. Maimon told the Chronicle of …
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July
02,
2018
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16:25 PM
America/Chicago
In a review of Governors State University President Elaine P. Maimon's "Leading Academic Change: Vision, Strategy, Transformation," National Louis University President Nivine Megahed, calls the book a "thought-provoking, …
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June
06,
2018
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14:22 PM
America/Chicago
Funds have been appropriated for public universities at a 2% increase over FY18, though funding that year represented a 10% decrease of FY 15 funding.
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April
20,
2018
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17:32 PM
America/Chicago
In “A Bird on a Reed,” Dr. Mort Maimon admires the resolve of a small bird resisting strong winds on a tree limb outside his window. The creature inspires the reflection on a recently resolved budget crisis which he likened to a …
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January
17,
2018
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12:51 PM
America/Chicago
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. …
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2017
September
05,
2017
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15:20 PM
America/Chicago
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. …
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August
28,
2017
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11:41 AM
America/Chicago
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. …
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