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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public university</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1969<span class="noprint">; 55 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1969</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Cheryl Green<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Provost_(education)" title="Provost (education)">Provost</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Beverly Schneller</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Administrative staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,192</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">4,427 (Fall 2022)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2,609 (Fall 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-enrollment_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enrollment-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1,818 (Fall 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-enrollment_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enrollment-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/University_Park,_Illinois" title="University Park, Illinois">University Park</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Suburban" class="mw-redirect" title="Suburban">Suburban</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Orange & Black<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#e97726; color:black;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#231f20; color:white;"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Jaguars</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Chicagoland_Collegiate_Athletic_Conference" title="Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference">CCAC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Jax the Jaguar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.govst.edu">www<wbr />.govst<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:We_Are_GovState.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/We_Are_GovState.png/220px-We_Are_GovState.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/We_Are_GovState.png/330px-We_Are_GovState.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/We_Are_GovState.png/440px-We_Are_GovState.png 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="992" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Governors State University</b> (<b>Governors State</b>, <b>GSU</b>, <b>GovState,</b> or <b>GOVST</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">public university</a> in <a href="/wiki/University_Park,_Illinois" title="University Park, Illinois">University Park, Illinois</a>. The 750 acres (3.0 km<sup>2</sup>) campus is located 30 miles (48 km) south of <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a>. GSU was founded in 1969. It is a public university offering degree programs at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels. GSU has four colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Education, and the College of Health and Human Services. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Governors State University was established as a state-supported, upper-division institution of education on July 17, 1969, when Illinois Governor <a href="/wiki/Richard_B._Ogilvie" title="Richard B. Ogilvie">Richard B. Ogilvie</a> signed into law House Bill 666.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally scheduled to open to students in September 1973, the four-year planning period was reduced to two years and GSU received its first class of 500 students in September 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university utilized warehouse space as the temporary home during the campus construction.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the university's first president, William Engbretson, academic staff created an experimental educational environment focused on a collaborative learning environment between students and faculty in class sessions called modules that met for eight-week sessions.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> GSU was one of the original "Universities without Walls" as well as a university that did not offer grades, but competencies. In place of departments, it had interdisciplinary studies, and all professors held the rank of University Professor.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The university transitioned from the experimental curriculum to a more traditional model after Engbretson stepped down and Leo Goodman-Malamuth became GSU's second president.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> GSU developed academic divisions and departments, professors with rank (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor), and renovated the open space main building to classroom and office space.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Structured classes in a trimester schedule, along with traditional transcripts were other changes during the era.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the original mandate to serve the underserved student populations such as veterans and nontraditional students with some college credits but no degree, the university developed telecourses in the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The classes were held in one of GSU's two television studios then were made available via tape or as programming on cable channels.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first doctoral program was created in 2007 as a professional doctoral degree in <a href="/wiki/Physical_therapy" title="Physical therapy">physical therapy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> GSU further developed other doctoral programs in nursing, occupational therapy, and education.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, the state approved the university to expand curriculum for freshmen and sophomores.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with welcoming freshmen and sophomores to campus, the university opened its first on-campus residence hall, known as Prairie Place.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university created small class sizes for freshmen with courses taught by full-time faculty and individual sessions capped at 30 students.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Campus is located 30 miles (48 km) south of Chicago. It is within 30 minutes' drive from cities <a href="/wiki/Kankakee,_Illinois" title="Kankakee, Illinois">Kankakee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joliet,_Illinois" title="Joliet, Illinois">Joliet</a> as well as northwestern <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a>. The main campus is located on a 750-acre (3.0 km<sup>2</sup>) wooded landscape with several lakes and natural trails. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Points_of_interest">Points of interest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Points of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The Family Development Center (FDC) provides university-quality programs for children and their parents. The Family Development Center will be the Model Early Education Center for the South Suburbs. GSU Family development center programs model the best practices in Early Childhood Education and draw extensively on the expertise of university faculty and staff in Early Childhood Education, Nursing, Communications Disorders (speech and hearing), Psychology and Counseling. University students in these programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels are active participants in the Family Development Center. The Family Development Center has been nationally recognized for meeting the highest standards of early childhood education. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation's leading professional organization working on behalf of young children, has awarded accreditation to the FDC.</li> <li>GSU is also home to the Center for Performing Arts, which draws entertainers and artists from around the world, as well as the local community. The <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Philharmonic_Orchestra" title="Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra">Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra</a> held monthly concerts on a fall through spring seasonal schedule throughout the 2007–2008 season.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ethnographic Arts Collection, owned by the University Foundation of Governors State University, the beginning of the Ethnographic Collection dates nearly from the beginning of the University. Objects were generously donated by former faculty, students, and patrons for the purpose of direct instruction in <a href="/wiki/Art_history" title="Art history">art history</a> classes and ethnic studies so that students might know first hand and be able to study and handle examples from various regions of the world. Initially, some examples were accepted that are not of prime "museum quality" but retained value as teaching objects. Yet over the years donations from generous collectors increasingly included objects of the highest quality and included multiple examples from certain ethnic contexts.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sustainability">Sustainability</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sustainability"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GSU_Solar_Panel%27s.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/GSU_Solar_Panel%27s.jpg/190px-GSU_Solar_Panel%27s.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/GSU_Solar_Panel%27s.jpg/285px-GSU_Solar_Panel%27s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/GSU_Solar_Panel%27s.jpg/380px-GSU_Solar_Panel%27s.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="375" /></a><figcaption>Governors State University Solar-thermal Systems</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2008, GSU renovated several parking lots, replacing <a href="/wiki/Asphalt_concrete" title="Asphalt concrete">asphalt</a> with permeable pavers—interlocking bricks that allow rainwater to seep down, trapping <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_(chemistry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Heavy metal (chemistry)">heavy metals</a> and pollutants before they enter <a href="/wiki/Storm_drain" title="Storm drain">storm sewers</a>. GSU is also home to one of the state's largest solar-thermal systems, which preheats water for the campus swimming pool and provides about one-third of the domestic hot water for the university's main building. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Windmill_GSU.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Windmill_GSU.jpg/180px-Windmill_GSU.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="271" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Windmill_GSU.jpg/270px-Windmill_GSU.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Windmill_GSU.jpg/360px-Windmill_GSU.jpg 2x" data-file-width="469" data-file-height="705" /></a><figcaption>Governors State University's <a href="/wiki/Wind_turbine" title="Wind turbine">wind turbine</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On October 21, 2010, Warren Ribley, director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, announced a $153,000 grant for the 50-kilowatt <a href="/wiki/Wind_turbine" title="Wind turbine">wind turbine</a> to be located on the University Park campus. With the installation of an on-campus wind turbine, Governors State University will continue reducing its <a href="/wiki/Greenhouse_gas_emissions" title="Greenhouse gas emissions">greenhouse gas emissions</a>, and move toward its goal of becoming Illinois’ "greenest" university. The wind turbine will give Governors State a clean, renewable source of energy, and also be incorporated into the university's academic programs. </p><p>On October 18, 2011, GSU held a groundbreaking ceremony for the beginning of the renovation of the university's science facilities. The $22.6 million, three year renovation project will create state-of-the-art education facilities while providing more than 130 construction jobs. In addition to the positive impact the renovation project will have on the region's economy, the building renovation will better equip GSU to educate students for regional jobs in healthcare, computer science, scientific, and mathematics research, and science and math education. The area to be renovated comprises approximately 76,000 square feet (7,100 m<sup>2</sup>) of space. During the renovation, crews will replace <a href="/wiki/HVAC" class="mw-redirect" title="HVAC">HVAC</a>, electrical, plumbing, and lighting systems. Outmoded infrastructure and equipment will be replaced with modern facilities and equipment that will be energy-efficient and meet current codes and regulations. The project design calls for structural infill of existing atrium space, adding about 9,000 square feet (840 m<sup>2</sup>) of additional usable space. The renovated facilities will serve students and faculty in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, nursing, communication disorders, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="University_Park_station">University Park station</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: University Park station"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/University_Park_station" title="University Park station">University Park station</a> opened in 1977, located adjacent to the GSU property along University Parkway. The station is the southern terminus of the <a href="/wiki/Metra" title="Metra">Metra</a> <a href="/wiki/Metra_Electric_District" title="Metra Electric District">Electric District</a> mainline and is 31.5 miles (50.7 km) away from the northern terminus at <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Station" title="Millennium Station">Millennium Station</a> in downtown <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UniversityParkDevel_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UniversityParkDevel-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>GSU has the following colleges: </p> <ul><li>Arts and Sciences</li> <li>Business</li> <li>Education</li> <li>Health and Human Services</li></ul> <p>The university as a whole is accredited by <a href="/wiki/The_Higher_Learning_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="The Higher Learning Commission">The Higher Learning Commission</a> of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The business programs are accredited by the <a href="/wiki/Association_to_Advance_Collegiate_Schools_of_Business" title="Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business">Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business</a> (AACSB) and the public administration program is accredited by the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Schools_of_Public_Affairs_and_Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration">National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration</a> (NASPAA). The university is also a member of the Illinois Council of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs. All of the university's programs have earned appropriate professional accreditation (if such accreditation exists), and are recognized by their respective professions. Eighty-five percent of the faculty members at this school hold a Ph.D. or the highest degree in their discipline, and most of the classes have fewer than 30 students. </p><p>Students can choose from 22 bachelor's, 27 graduate, and 4 doctoral degree programs. The university also offers 22 certificate programs. The most popular majors at Governors State University include: Accounting; Business Administration and Management; Liberal Arts; Biology; Criminal Justice; Computer Science; Information Technology; Elementary Education and Teaching; Psychology; Health Administration; and Social Work. </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rankings">Rankings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><a href="/wiki/College_and_university_rankings_in_the_United_States" title="College and university rankings in the United States">Academic rankings</a></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender;">Regional</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report_Best_Colleges_Ranking" title="U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking"><i>U.S. News & World Report</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_USNWR_REG_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_USNWR_REG-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: right;">127-166 in Regional Universities Midwest</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 2012, <i><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report" title="U.S. News & World Report">U.S. News & World Report</a></i> ranked three programs at the university: </p> <ul><li>100th among the Best Occupational Therapy Schools</li> <li>154th among the best Physical Therapy Schools</li> <li>181st among best Speech-Language Pathology Schools</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards">Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Governors State University was awarded the 2015 American Council on Education/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation. It is given to "colleges or universities which, in a period of great change in higher education, have responded to challenges in innovative and creative ways that allows the institution to thrive."<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, GSU's Dual Degree Program was honored with the Student Success and College Completion Award by the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_State_Colleges_and_Universities" title="American Association of State Colleges and Universities">American Association of State Colleges and Universities</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, the <a href="/wiki/The_First_Year_Experience_Program" class="mw-redirect" title="The First Year Experience Program">National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition</a> also recognized the Dual Degree Program at GSU with an award during its annual conference. The NRC launched the new award for "...institutions that have designed and implemented outstanding collaborative initiatives enhancing significant transitions during the undergraduate experience. Award recipients ... have demonstrated the effectiveness of the initiative in supporting student success, learning and development at a variety of transition points beyond the first college year and in responding to unique institutional needs." </p><p>The university also received the 2010 Governor's Sustainability Award for significant achievements in protecting the environment, helping sustain the future, and improving the economy. The awards were presented by the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) during a luncheon in Champaign. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Student_body">Student body</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Student body"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fifty-one percent of Governors State's students are minorities and the average age of the students is 32.4 years old. Seventy percent of them are women.<sup id="cite_ref-govst.edu1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-govst.edu1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GovernorsStateJaguarsLogo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/GovernorsStateJaguarsLogo.png/150px-GovernorsStateJaguarsLogo.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/GovernorsStateJaguarsLogo.png 1.5x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200" /></a><figcaption>GSU Jaguars logo</figcaption></figure> <p>The Governors State (GSU) athletic teams are called the Jaguars. The university is a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics</a> (NAIA), primarily competing the <a href="/wiki/Chicagoland_Collegiate_Athletic_Conference" title="Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference">Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference</a> (CCAC) since the 2016–17 academic year.<sup id="cite_ref-sportinglook_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportinglook-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Jaguars previously competed as an <a href="/wiki/NAIA_independent_schools" title="NAIA independent schools">NAIA Independent</a> within the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) during the 2015–16 school year. </p><p>GSU competes in fourteen intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and indoor and outdoor track and field; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, indoor and outdoor track and field and volleyball.<sup id="cite_ref-sportinglook_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportinglook-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_2">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The addition of the <a href="/wiki/College_athletics_in_the_United_States" title="College athletics in the United States">intercollegiate athletic</a> competition in the fall of 2014 coincided with expansion of the university's academic offerings to a four-year curriculum and admission acceptance of GSU's first freshman class.<sup id="cite_ref-GSU50_5-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSU50-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sportinglook_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportinglook-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> GSU was accepted into membership by the NAIA for the 2015–16 school year.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially competing as an NAIA Independent, the university gained membership in the CCAC starting in the 2016–17 school year.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> GSU's athletic program began with seven sports: men's and women's basketball, cross country and golf, and women's volleyball. The university also announced plans to grow the athletic department, adding baseball, softball, and men's and women's soccer in the coming years.<sup id="cite_ref-sportinglook_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportinglook-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Governors State's expanded athletics to field varsity men's and women's soccer starting in the August 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The university has more than 57,000 graduates who live in the United States and elsewhere. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Muhal_Richard_Abrams" title="Muhal Richard Abrams">Muhal Richard Abrams</a>, educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the free jazz medium</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DuShon_Monique_Brown" title="DuShon Monique Brown">DuShon Monique Brown</a>, American actress, best known her roles on the television series <a href="/wiki/Prison_Break" title="Prison Break">Prison Break</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Fire_(TV_series)" title="Chicago Fire (TV series)">Chicago Fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler" title="Jerry Butler">Jerry Butler</a>, singer, songwriter and <a href="/wiki/Cook_County_commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Cook County commissioner">Cook County commissioner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_J._Crawford" class="mw-redirect" title="Curtis J. Crawford">Curtis J. Crawford</a>, computer systems engineer and businessman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Davis_(Illinois_politician)" title="Will Davis (Illinois politician)">William Davis</a>, member of the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">Illinois House of Representatives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Ervin" title="Jason Ervin">Jason Ervin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_alderman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago alderman">Chicago alderman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Fuentes" title="Thomas Fuentes">Thomas Fuentes</a>, former Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and current Law Enforcement Analyst for <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susie_Sadlowski_Garza" class="mw-redirect" title="Susie Sadlowski Garza">Susie Sadlowski Garza</a>, Chicago alderman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Halvorson" title="Debbie Halvorson">Debbie Halvorson</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_congresswoman" class="mw-redirect" title="United States congresswoman">United States congresswoman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Illinois_state_senator" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois state senator">Illinois state senator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Hoecker" title="Carl Hoecker">Carl Hoecker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Inspector_general" title="Inspector general">Inspector general</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Securities_and_Exchange_Commission" title="U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_F._Kelly" title="Richard F. Kelly">Richard F. Kelly</a>, member of the Illinois House of Representatives and businessman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Von_Mansfield" title="Von Mansfield">Von Mansfield</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">defensive back</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Miller_(athletics)" title="Steve Miller (athletics)">Steve Miller</a>, coach and athletic director at <a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_University" title="Kansas State University">Kansas State University</a>, executive at <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a>, director of <a href="/wiki/Professional_Bowlers_Association" title="Professional Bowlers Association">Professional Bowlers Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Petty" title="Bob Petty">Bob Petty</a>, American television reporter and news anchor for <a href="/wiki/WLS-TV" title="WLS-TV">WLS-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Harms" title="Josh Harms">Josh Harms</a>, member of the Illinois House of Representatives</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reverend_Albert_Sampson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reverend Albert Sampson (page does not exist)">Reverend Albert Sampson</a>, minister and <a href="/wiki/Civil_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil rights">civil rights</a> <a href="/wiki/Activist" class="mw-redirect" title="Activist">activist</a> who marched with <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Schumann" title="Herb Schumann">Herb Schumann</a>, Cook County commissioner<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_C._Szabo" title="Joseph C. 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Pritzker</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malachi_Thompson" title="Malachi Thompson">Malachi Thompson</a>, avant-garde jazz <a href="/wiki/Trumpet" title="Trumpet">trumpet</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chastity_Wells-Armstrong" class="mw-redirect" title="Chastity Wells-Armstrong">Chastity Wells-Armstrong</a> (born 1971/1972), first <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-American</a> to serve as mayor of <a href="/wiki/Kankakee,_Illinois" title="Kankakee, Illinois">Kankakee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a><sup id="cite_ref-Breach_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Breach-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Underwood" title="Sheryl Underwood">Sheryl Underwood</a>, comedian and actress</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_faculty">Notable faculty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notable faculty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Nearing" title="Daniel Nearing">Daniel Nearing</a>, screenwriter and director of the films <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Heights_(film)" title="Chicago Heights (film)">Chicago Heights</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Hogtown_(film)" title="Hogtown (film)">Hogtown</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governors_State_University&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hosty_v._Carter" title="Hosty v. 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