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9th Annual Research Days Conference:
Knowledge Sharing for the Public Good

April 16 & 17 – Live Sessions On-Campus
Beginning April 16 – Prerecorded On-Demand Presentations


Call for Proposals

Submissions to present at GovState Research Days 2025 are now open! The GovState Research Days Conference is an annual event on campus to showcase upcoming:

  • • Faculty research and creative activities
  • • Faculty-Student research and creative collaborations
  • • Outstanding student research and creative activities

We will be running live sessions for research presentations and posters on Wednesday and Thursday, April 16 and 17, as well as prerecorded, on-demand sessions that will be available beginning April 16 and thereafter. The Conference will feature opening and closing Keynote speakers, on-campus presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and poster sessions!

Research Days proposals must include at least one author/presenter who is affiliated with Governors State University as faculty, staff, or student. Undergraduate student research projects must have a faculty sponsor.

If you are interested in presenting, proposals are due by March 2, 2025, at 11:59 pm.

SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

Research Days 2024

Research Days 2024 Conference Schedule & Virtual PresentationsDownload Research Days 2024 Program

Research Days Development Committee

Olu Ijose

Olumide Ijose
Associate Provost & Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Chair, Research Days 2025 Committee
oijose@govst.edu

Jan Figa

Jan Figa
Dean, University Library
Chair, Research Days 2024 Committee
jfiga@govst.edu

David Rhea

David Rhea
Founding Dean, Honors College
drhea@govst.edu

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Anna Bernadska
Assistant Director of Research Compliance
Adjunct Instructor, PADM
abernadska@govst.edu

Erin Sheffner

Erin Sheffner
University Records Officer & Archival Repository Administrator
esheffner@govst.edu

Lily Morgan

Lily Morgan
Public Services Librarian
lmorgan3@govst.edu