“The faculty at GSU has been really helpful in challenging me and giving me career advice and helping me with my major and outside programs. They suggest that I think about different internships and certifications. Right now I’m interning with the GSU Marketing & Communications Department.”
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GSU/50: Academics, arts make GSU great asset to Homewood-Flossmoor community
Elaine Maimon, president of Governors State University, invites Homewood and Flossmoor residents to campus to see the changes that have been happening. “We want to be seen as a great asset to Homewood-Flossmoor and all our surrounding communities,” she said.
GSU/50: Governors State University grows from a great experiment to a 4-year university
The past 50 years of experimentation and growth has led GSU to become a comprehensive university in the South Suburbs. Its outstanding faculty has taught more than 45,000 graduates who have taken their degrees into the work world.
GSU film fest to feature student work
Registration is now open to reserve seats for the short film competition in the inaugural Chicago Southland International Film Festival (CSIFF) on Sept. 15 and 16 at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts. The festival will provide students an opportunity to tell extraordinary stories of everyday lives. Storylines include[Read More…]
Two films airing at GSU film festival
On Saturday, Aug. 4, the Chicago Southland International Film Festival will be held at Governors State University. Two documentaries will be shown at the Center for Performing Arts on campus. Admission is free. “Little Wounds Warriors” will be presented at 4 p.m. It is produced and directed by GSU alumnus[Read More…]
PR strategies for business outlined at GSU program July 31
“Public Relations Strategies for Business and Industry,” a free business networking breakfast and panel discussion, will be presented by the School of Extended Learning at Governors State University on Tuesday, July 31. The event from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at GSU, 1 University Parkway in University Park, will include a[Read More…]
Manilow Sculpture Park tour April 21
Governors State University is hosting its “Earth Day Tour: Where the Prairie Meets the City” from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, with a walk through the internationally renowned Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park on the GSU campus. The free event starts near the D Building main entrance on[Read More…]
GSU offers Vacation Education summer courses
Governors State University is helping college students get additional credits this summer through a program it’s calling Vacation Education. The program focuses on general education and degree requirement classes standard to most bachelor’s degree programs. Students returning home for summer break from other colleges and universities can take a general[Read More…]
GSU Dance Company Brings the Big Screen to Life
Governors State University students will present their annual dance festival at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 8, with performances inspired by the big screen. The performance will be at the Center for Performing Arts at GSU. The program, “Dance to the Movies,” is directed by Megan Lindsay who also choreographed[Read More…]
‘Caroline, or Change’ performed at GSU this weekend
The Southland Area Theatre Ensemble will perform the musical “Caroline, or Change” Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts in University Park. The production, set in the early 1960s, focuses on a black maid working in the house of a Jewish family living in the[Read More…]