GSU opening sustainable community garden

UNIVERSITY PARK | Grab your gardening gloves and head to Governors State University’s organic community garden, opening this spring on GSU’s main campus in University Park.

Master in Public Administration information session in Lockport

UNIVERSITY PARK | The College of Business and Public Administration at Governors State University is hosting a Master in Public Administration program information session from 6 to 8 p.m. June 17 at Illinois State Police Headquarters – District 5, 16648 Broadway St., Lockport.

IDOT closes Stuenkel Road/Harlem Avenue intersection for road work

UNIVERSITY PARK | The Illinois Department of Transportation announced a construction project at the intersection of Stuenkel Road and Interstate 57 from west of Ridgeland Avenue to west of Harlem Avenue in the University Park/Monee area began Monday.

Kites & Kids returns to Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park

UNIVERSITY PARK | Send your kite skyward over Governors State University’s magnificent Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park.

GSU to host info session on degree in school psychology

UNIVERSITY PARK | Learn how to earn your Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in school psychology at Governors State University at a special informational open house from 5 to 7 p.m. May 17 in Room G227.

GSU hosts Transfer Thursdays

UNIVERSITY PARK | Governors State University is offering qualified undergraduate applicants the opportunity to get admitted to the university “on the spot” with a new program called Transfer Thursdays.

Summer language therapy for 10- to 14-year-olds offered

UNIVERSITY PARK | The Building Complex Language Project is offering free individual language therapy for complex sentence development as part of a clinical study.

Marian Catholic High School announces students of the month

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Marian Catholic High School announces the Students of the Month for March. Departments choose students that go above and beyond their duties as student aides.

'The Wizard of Oz' coming to GSU

UNIVERSITY PARK | The Scarecrow. The Tin Man. The Cowardly Lion. The Wicked Witch. And Dorothy

'The Wizard of Oz' coming to GSU

Follow Dorothy and her adventures on the Yellow Brick Road in Saturday's performance of "The Wizard of Oz" at Governors State University.

Deer Creek Christian School visits the Civil War exhibit

Students from the Deer Creek Christian School in University Park, Ill., learn about the Civil War Battle of Stones River and the Northwest Indiana and south suburban Illionois men who fought in the 1862-63 battle in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The students were touring the Region United, Nation Divi…

Deer Creek Christian School visits the Civil War exhibit

Students from the Deer Creek Christian School in University Park view Civil War-era artifacts Tuesday at the Region United, Nation Divided: Civil War in the South Shore exhibit during a field trip to the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond. The exhibit, which commemorates the service of Calume…

Deer Creek Christian School visits Civil War exhibit

HAMMOND | Students from Deer Creek Christian School in University Park, Ill., toured a Hammond Civil War exhibit Tuesday as part of a free field trip program being offered at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond.

Preschoolers help break ground on GSU's first student housing complex

UNIVERSITY PARK | Under bright spring skies, Governors State University recently celebrated the official launch of its first student housing at a groundbreaking ceremony that drew students, faculty, staff and community leaders.

Preschoolers help break ground on GSU's first student housing complex

Preschoolers help break ground on the first student residence hall on the campus of Governors State University on April 5. Prairie Place will be situated within the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park on the university's campus in University Park.

Legislators working to extend GSU’s alternative certification program

UNIVERSITY PARK | State legislators from the south suburbs are working this spring to approve a bill that would ensure an alternative teacher certification program at Governors State University.

Lincoln Highway mural series in south suburbs complete

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | The final mural in the Lincoln Highway series in Chicago's Southland was installed Friday on 14th Street in Chicago Heights.

GSU breaks ground to begin construction of first-ever on-campus student housing

UNIVERSITY PARK | Village President Vivian Covington has a dream – one in which the south suburban community she heads, which happens to have a college within its boundaries, evolves into a legitimate “college-town” community.

GSU sponsors criminal jusice and public administration career and internship fair

UNIVERSITY PARK | The Office of Career Services at Governors State University is sponsoring an employment and internship fair for people interested in positions in criminal justice, public administration, and related fields.

Governors State panel looks for common ground on gun debate

UNIVERSITY PARK | Governors State University is hosting a panel discussion that will attempt to find areas of agreement on one of the most controversial topics of our time, guns in America.