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2023
May
24,
2023
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23:52 PM
America/Chicago
Governors State University (GSU) honored Sylvia Puente, trailblazing activist, and advocate for the Latino community, with an honorary doctorate degree during the 2023 Commencement ceremony at the Tinley Park Convention Center on May 13.“What an hono...
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May
22,
2023
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11:33 AM
America/Chicago
Governors State University’s (GSU) Commencement 2023 was a day of joyful celebration, a moment to honor those the GSU community lost, and a pedestal for the recurring themes of giving back, stepping up as leaders, and the transformative power of educ...
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May
17,
2023
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11:01 AM
America/Chicago
The hooding of doctoral candidates is a centuries-old tradition, where the pinnacle of educational achievement meets the finest academic regalia. Keeping with tradition, 46 Governors State University (GSU) doctoral candidates, newly adorned with velv...
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April
14,
2023
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12:07 PM
America/Chicago
Governors State University (GSU) will honor Sylvia Puente, trailblazing activist, and advocate for the Latino community, with an honorary doctorate degree during the 2023 Commencement ceremony at the Tinley Park Convention Center on May 13.Puente is ...
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March
15,
2023
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09:32 AM
America/Chicago
Calling quality, accessible healthcare a right, not a privilege, Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton issued a proclamation during a recent visit to honor Governors State University (GSU) for its work in creating the Stroke Prevention and Awareness Bill (Ho...
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2022
November
10,
2022
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14:31 PM
America/Chicago
A new library is the centerpiece of a finalized Facilities Master Plan (FMP) that presents a comprehensive vision for the future of facilities at Governors State University. In development since 2019, the 200-page plan represents extensive input from...
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November
09,
2022
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11:59 AM
America/Chicago
On a warmer-than usual October morning, Governors State University Student Senate President Marquis Parks joined 75 other student leaders at the White House, where Vice President Kamala Harris convened a meeting to discuss the fight to protect repr...
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November
07,
2022
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19:43 PM
America/Chicago
Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (Mach H2) will leverage region’s abundant carbon-free energy and support thousands of jobs, while reducing emissions from industrial sectors.
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October
20,
2022
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10:23 AM
America/Chicago
In this, the second annual formal celebration of Governors State University's (GSU) most distinguished alumni, President Cheryl Green on Saturday presented awards to the first woman Illinois Senate Majority Leader, a GSU division chair, three health...
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September
16,
2022
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10:09 AM
America/Chicago
Dr. Green presented the Excellence awards to Professor Walter Henne and Professor Rebecca Siefert from the College of Arts and Sciences and Carlos Ferran from the College of Business. Tracy Sullivan, Associate Vice President of Procurement and Busine...
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July
08,
2022
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15:25 PM
America/Chicago
On July 17, 2022, Governors State University will turn 53 years old!Founded in 1969 as an upper-division regional public university, GSU’s founders created the university to be the premier institution for returning and transfer students. In fact, GSU...
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May
15,
2022
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10:14 AM
America/Chicago
In-person gathering was one of many firsts in two emotionally charged ceremonies at the Tinley Park Convention Center.
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April
29,
2022
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14:05 PM
America/Chicago
For the first time in three years, Governors State University (GSU) is hosting an in-person commencement ceremony on May 14, 2022 at the Tinley Park Convention Center. The two-part event will be marked by new leaders and traditions.Nearly 1,000 gradu...
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January
23,
2022
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17:32 PM
America/Chicago
During an inspiring day-long conference on the stage of the Center for Performing Arts, a national diversity, equity, and inclusion leader (DEI) Damon Williams, Ph.D. praised Governors State University for its work to promote a sense of inclusion a...
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January
18,
2022
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09:24 AM
America/Chicago
Williams is a highly sought visionary who has worked with more than 1,000 colleges and universities, Fortune 100 companies, foundations, and government agencies to lead systemic change through diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategies. ...
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2021
November
22,
2021
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15:52 PM
America/Chicago
In her inaugural celebration of Governors State’s most distinguished alumni, President Cheryl Green on Saturday presented awards to two Southland mayors, an educator, a university founder, and a recent graduate who is now running a Texas-based founda...
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November
10,
2021
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09:19 AM
America/Chicago
Since returning to Governors State University as an employee in January, Angela Johnson (‘15) has found herself quite busy.As the university’s only social worker serving students, in the Counseling and Wellness Center, Johnson has watched the demand ...
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September
22,
2021
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15:36 PM
America/Chicago
With the pomp and circumstance usually reserved for royal pageantry, Dr. Cheryl Green was officially “invested” as Governors State University’s sixth president as hundreds of faculty adorned in academic regalia, staff, students and visitors from acro...
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September
20,
2021
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17:19 PM
America/Chicago
Board President Patricia Mell Ragland made a surprise announcement. After selling a piece of property, the Manilow family decided to endow theNate with $250,000.
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September
14,
2021
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16:41 PM
America/Chicago
After a year removed, excitement bubbled over when Governors State University (GSU) kicked off the 2021-22 academic year with its first in-person convocation ceremony since 2019.Board Trustee Kevin Brookins joined faculty, staff and students gathere...
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August
06,
2021
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15:03 PM
America/Chicago
Kicking off the 2021-2022 academic year, Governors State's Convocation will be held on Sept. 2 at 11 am in the Center for Performing Arts--one of the first on campus events since the COVID-19 pandemic began over a year ago. Convocation is a longstand...
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August
06,
2021
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14:41 PM
America/Chicago
The Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park's “Sculpture, Wine & Dine” event will be returning this Sept. 11 to Governors State University. The annual benefit is a tradition that has welcomed up to 300 guests for the last five years who come to support theNate...
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August
04,
2021
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15:40 PM
America/Chicago
Whether you’ve been virtual for the last few semesters or you’re new to Governors State University, a lot of Jaguars will be on campus for the first time this fall! The advocates at GSU want to welcome everyone by sharing their tricks and tips (and h...
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May
12,
2021
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14:14 PM
America/Chicago
Celebrate Commencement 2021 with us on social! Use our frames, gifs, and use the hashtag #GovStateGrad to be featured on our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Here are a few fun ideas:- Add a Celebratory Facebook FramesVisit the Change Your Profile P...
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May
04,
2021
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15:37 PM
America/Chicago
Sessily Gianakos, a 2021 graduate, will offer a melodious treat during Governors State University’s virtual 2021 Commencement ceremonies on May 22 and May 23. Sessily earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a perfect 4.0 GPA and has a well-cra...
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April
08,
2021
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21:06 PM
America/Chicago
Governors State University is celebrating graduates from both the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 in virtual celebrations next month.A year after the global pandemic forced a delayed Commencement, 2020 graduate Daj’za Mitchell will deliver the Co...
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March
05,
2021
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10:04 AM
America/Chicago
Governors State University has been selected to house the Illinois Black Hall of Fame (IBHOF), recently launched to pay homage to the lives and legacies of notable African Americans from Illinois.Dr. Ceola Barnes ('75), whose vision inspired the IBHO...
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February
01,
2021
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15:01 PM
America/Chicago
When Confederate flag-waving protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in early January, many in the world were still reeling from the May 2020 murder of George Floyd. Many were still remembering images of a Black man losing consciousness as a see...
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2020
November
12,
2020
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15:14 PM
America/Chicago
If you look up “feral” in the Oxford dictionary, you will find three definitions listed. "existing in a wild or untamed state" "having returned to an untamed state from domestication" "of, or suggestive of, a wild animal; savage"Playwright and acti...
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September
09,
2020
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16:56 PM
America/Chicago
In a conversation with Psychology major J. Latrice Koger, Governors State University President Cheryl Green shared that her favorite comfort food is pizza, her ideal vacation would be somewhere in the Caribbean islands, and that her theme song (if sh...
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