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08/02/1989 - Downsizing Temporarily Halted, University Marketing And Communications Aug 1989

08/02/1989 - Downsizing Temporarily Halted, University Marketing And Communications

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Press Release, 1989-06-28, Office Of University Relations Jun 1989

Press Release, 1989-06-28, Office Of University Relations

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The celebration of Governors State University's 20th anniversary starts July 17 and continues throughout the year. To mark "Founders Day" GSU's first president, William Engbretson, will be returning to campus for a day of activities. Engbretson and other members of the first staff will be honored at a "Founders Day" breakfast July 17.


Press Release, 1989-06-21, Office Of University Relations Jun 1989

Press Release, 1989-06-21, Office Of University Relations

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On July 17, 1969, mankind was holding its collective breath anxiously waiting for Neil Armstrong to land on the moon.

"Funny Girl" and "Midnight Cowboy" were box-office successes.

The newly elected Nixon Administration said it was deferring work on housing and urban problems until it ended the Vietnam War and inflation.

The 1969 Volkswagen Beetle was a beauty at $1,799.

And Illinois Gov. Richard Ogilvie came to a party in the south suburbs to sign legislation that created Governors State University.

The new university was the outgrowth of long-range planning by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) which recognized …