Where to Give

Give to Your Passion!

Every gift to GSU is a vote of confidence in the future of the university. You can designate your gift to be used for a purpose that is important to you. The following Funding Priorities is just a small snapshot of the many funds you can contribute to at GSU.

  • ATHLETICS

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    Calling all GSU Jaguar fans, families, friends, and alumni! Gifts to our sports programs and the GSU Athletic Booster Club directly impacts the success of our growth and meeting our most critical needs: training gear and equipment, enhancing recruiting and travel budgets, building and maintaining facilities, creating initiatives that promote student-athlete well-being, and more. Every gift helps our Jaguars roar to victory.  


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  • CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS

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    The Center for Performing Arts Center brings diverse cultural and artistic experiences to the Chicago's South Suburban region. The Center is a leader in infusing arts in education, providing innovative and unique programming, and bringing the community together for transformative arts experiences.Our robust creative community attracts leading artist and over 60,000 patrons annually.

     

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  • COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

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    The CAS Annual Fund provides flexible support for students enrolled in the College of Arts and Science. The Fund is comprised of unrestricted funds across the college and the Dean's Special Initiatives Fund, which helps to support an annual STEM camp for underprivileged students, a Model Illinois Government annual trip to Springfield, student attendance at conferences to present their research, paid internships when appropriate, and bringing speakers to campus. The Fund is spent down each year to support current CAS students, who are fundamental to the intellectual life of Governors State University.

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  • COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

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    GSU's College of Business is grateful to all donors who have helped support our commitment to excellence and mission to empower students with the knowledge, skills and ethical perspectives needed to succeed in a technologically sophisticated global society. During this Giving Campaign, we invite you to honor the College's momentous legacy and contribute to its future.

     

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  • COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

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    The College of Education prepares students to be reflective lifelong learners; advocates for diversity and social justice; and engaged, effective, transformative educators and mental health professionals. Gifts to the COE support students preparing for careers in the teaching profession (early childhood, elementary education, and secondary education) and in the mental health profession (clinical counselors, therapists). Our programs help students discover their potential. We invite you to support our students and their efforts to make an impact on children, families, and communities.

     

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  • COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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    The seven departments within the College of Health and Human Services focus on different areas of academic study, but each and every student in this college is united in their desire to make a difference in someone's life. The health care administrator, nurse, occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist, the addictions counselor, community health educator, and social worker — each of these professionals plays an important role in the physical, mental, and/or emotional health and well-being of the people they serve. Join in our commitment to provide the quality education necessary for the next generation of health and human service providers to make someone's life better!

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  • DIVERSITY

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    Black Women Rock Scholarship

    The Black Women Rock Scholarship is open to all African American female first year and transfer students with a grade point average of 3.5 or greater. In addition to having a stellar academic profile, the candidate must document a background in civic engagement. Candidates are required to submit an essay on what the scholarship means to them and how it will empower them to pursue their personal aspirations.

    Diversity Awareness Programming

    Programs such as the MLK Commemoration Program; Unlearn, Relearn, Learn; Cultural Heritage Months and Inclusive Leadership Conference are offered throughout the year to provide integrated learning opportunities designed to increase awareness of diversity, social justice and multiculturalism; acquire knowledge to bridge racial and cultural divides in the campus community; and develop competencies to promote mutual respect and multicultural sensitivity that will strengthen the campus community.

    Male and Female Success Scholarship Initiative

    The Male and Female Success Initiative (MSI and FSI) is an intergenerational program designed to increase the retention and graduation rates of male and female students, particularly students of color, regardless of entry point at GSU. MSI and FSI seeks to recognize and endorse practical interventions, reliable research, effective programs, best practices, and measurable policy advances that are informed by interdisciplinary perspectives in order to improve the educational outcomes of students of color.

    Jump Start

    Jump Start is designed to help first generation students and other underrepresented populations, regardless of entry point, in their acclimation to Governors State University while also increasing their retention rates. This program prepares them for academic and social experiences and will help them get a jumpstart on the many facets of college life. It is a student-oriented program comprised of a bridge program and a year-long mentoring experience that are key to their success.

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  • DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS

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    The Dual Degree Program is a unique partnership between GSU and 17 Chicagoland community colleges that provides full-time students with an excellent pathway to earn quality, accessible, and affordable associate and bachelor's degrees. The DDP provides students with the academic support and financial incentives they need to transfer and complete the bachelor's degree: guaranteed admission to the university; a tuition freeze at the university beginning with the student's enrollment in the DDP, university advising and mentoring provided at the community college, and competitive scholarships that enable students to graduate without burdensome debt.

     

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  • FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITIES

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    Student hunger is a reality on college campuses across the country. There are a sector of students attending college who don't know where their next meal will come form and who must choose between staying in college or buying food.

    The United States Department of Agriculture defines ''food insecurity" as lack of access to sufficient food . . . "for an active, healthy life." Help address the student hunger crisis and support the GSU Meal Plan Scholarship. Your donation will support students who struggle to afford adequate nutrition so they can concentrate on academic success.

     

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  • INTEGRATING CAREER PREPARATION AND LIBERAL EDUCATION

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    Governors State University launched an Integrating Career Preparation with Liberal Education program this fall. The project goal is to prepare undergraduate students for leadership careers dependent on critical thinking and communication skills. We recognized this was an important initiative as many first-generation college students, who are in the majority at GSU, are especially vulnerable to seeking narrow vocationalism. Family, neighbors, and the media urge a guaranteed return on tuition investment and influence students to major only in those fields that sound like a job. Most students are unaware that all majors can lead to life-time gainful employment and, in many cases, opportunities for advancement and leadership. The program will select students pursuing degrees in the liberal arts, humanities or social science areas to be placed in on-campus employment and internship experiences. This program also provides a series of professional development workshops throughout the year for all students to participate in. Your gift of any size will impact students, their families, and the entire community.

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  • LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE

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    Generation Now Leadership Retreat

    The Generation Now Leadership Retreat is dedicated to helping students recognize their leadership strengths through speakers, team building exercises, leadership development workshops, and other activities. Generation Now Leadership Retreat works to provide students with a better understanding and greater awareness of his or her potential to become an influential leader at Governors State University and beyond.

    Service and Leadership Seminar

    The Service and Leadership Seminar is a week long experiential learning opportunity for incoming freshmen at Governors State University. Student learn about community service, leadership, and self-awareness. The seminar includes community service projects, workshops, speakers, and interaction with current campus leaders. Students are immersed in an array of activities that will enable participants to discover how they can help create positive, sustainable change on Governors State University's campus.

     

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  • LIBRARY AND FACULTY RESOURCES

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    The GSU Library is the 24/7 Information resource engine powering learning, research, and scholarship for students, faculty, staff, and community either on campus or on line. By supporting the GSU Library, you are contributing to and strengthening both the resources and technology that have a major impact on the learning outcomes of students. In addition, you are enhancing the valuable faculty and student research taking place at GSU.

     

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  • NATHAN MANILOW SCULPTURE PARK

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    The Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park presents significant large-scale public art, inspiring visitors to experience Art and Nature in new and unexpected ways. Educational programs such as Outdoors@theNATE , Small Bites Tours of Monumental Sculpture, and the Solo Exhibition Series introduce students and adults to distinguished works of contemporary art and visual thinking. Nearly 2 miles of grassy paths through over 100 acres of prairie landscape provide an opportunity for visitors to explore beautiful art installations and experience nature's natural beauty.

     

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  • PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

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    Each year, GSU awards two Presidential Scholarships to qualified freshman students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement. In addition to being among our most academically talented students, Presidential Scholars demonstrate excellence beyond the classroom and are leaders in their schools and communities. This prestigious scholarship covers the cost of tuition and fees (up to 15 credit hours each fall and spring semester) as well as $600 toward books per semester. The scholarship renews up to eight consecutive fall and spring semesters (four years) if the student continues to qualify for the scholarship.

     

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  • THE GSU FUND

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    The GSU Fund provides for areas of greatest need. The fund strengthens the Foundation in its overall efforts to serve Governors State by supporting scholarships, special projects, capital campaign efforts and new programs. These unrestricted gifts provide flexibility to meet the changing and growing needs of the University.

     

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