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Governors State University: Evidence Of Excellence, Office Of The President

University Anniversaries & Historical Documents

Evidence of excellence is in abundance at Governors State. GSU has top quality faculty teaching first-rate, dedicated and serious students. Our mission is to provide affordable and accessible quality education to those who seek it. Using traditional student/faculty classroom interactions, practical field experiences, and breakthrough technological learning methods, we encourage all students to reach unparalleled levels of excellence. GSU graduates achieve their goals at the university and go on to heights of accomplishment of which they once dared only to dream. Please read this brochure and picture our average student - a 34 year old mother, holding down a job …

The Institute For Public Policy And Administration, The Institute For Public Policy And Administration

University Anniversaries & Historical Documents

The Institute for Public Policy and Administration was created to provide an organizational base for better utilizing the resources of Governors State University in working with citizens and their elected or appointed officials for the improvement of public policy and administration in our region. Its purpose is to offer research, service, and training in cooperation with those who serve the public. The Institute is funded by grants, contracts, and contributions. While federal and state agencies have provided for our early development, most applied research, service, and training are offered on a contractual basis or are supported by project grants. The …

Governors State University: A Selected Bibliography, Mimi Kaplan

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Governors State University: A Selected Bibliography has been compiled in response to a charge from R & I to develop a bibIiography of references to GSU.

This is a selective bibIiography of references to GSU located In books, journals, reports and other communication forms pubIIshed between 1968 and March 1976. This blbliography wiII be revised regularly by the LRC Reference Department at Governors State University.

Evolution Of An Environmental Science College, Ted F. Andrews

University Anniversaries & Historical Documents

Governors State University was established in July, 1969, by the State of Illinois as a free-standing upper division university with a mandate to develop a new model of higher education system. William E. Engbretson, the first and only President of GSU, invited me to join the administrative staff as Dean in September, 1969. I have had the opportunity to participate in planning ail systems of the University during the past six years. As a biologist-ecologist I had had considerable experience In various science curriculum development and science teacher education projects. Hence, I was interested in developing a College of Environmental …

Phase I Contractors And Consultants, Dedication Committee

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This document from the University Archives Historical File lists the contractors and consultants who were involved in the construction of the Governors State University Campus, Park Forest South Illinois, Phase 1 building, which was dedicated in April 1975.

A Guide For Physical Development, Johnson, Johnson, & Roy, Inc. Landscape Architects

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Over the past year the campus for the new Governors State University in Park Forest South has been under study. It has been investigated not just from the standpoint of how the physical characteristics of the site will eventually accommodate structures; but by the many factors that will ultimately contribute to the overall success of the institution. As part of the planning process for this campus, a series of interim reports was prepared as an indication of progress and to allow those involved in the planning to better understand the influences that have prompted the conclusions of this study.

The …