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  Flashback Fridays: Making GSU Work - Support Services - GSU's Community Life from the Millionaires Club to Leo Awards

  January 10, 2020

  50th Anniversary Committee

  Presented by Professor Emeritus Dr. David Curtis, and Professor Emeritus Melvyn Muchnik. Welcome remarks by Dr. Laura Mannion, Director of Advancement. In this program, the presenters share recollections of Governors State University's community, communications, and community building events and processes. The Leo Award, and Millionaire's Club were among the topics discussed. The presentation included audience participation and the performance of video clips played at Dr. William Engbretson's Memorial service.

  This program was held in Engbretson Hall, on the Governors State University Campus.

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  Flashback Fridays: Non-Traditional Students- GSU's Legacy of Serving Non-Traditional Students - Stories of Student Engagement and Consequences

  March 6, 2020

  50th Anniversary Committee

  Panelists: Dr. Addison Woodward, Professor Emeritus, Dr. David Curtis, Professor Emeritus, and Dr. Ellen Silver-Horrell, Lecturer, College of Education and GSU Alumnus.

  The innovative educational design, philosophy, curriculum, and faculty and students of Governors State University early years from September 1971-1979 were reviewed through the narratives of experiences of founding faculty members and an alumnus.

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  Flashback Fridays: Race and Diversity - Initial Commitments to Racial Diversity and Inclusion - Reflections on Racial Justice Throughout the Years

  February 7, 2020

  50th Anniversary Committee

  Presenters and panelists:

  Tony Labriola, Professor Emeritus, Digital Learning and Media Design

  Dr. Jessica Bonner, Chair, Department of Communication Disorders, College of Health and Human Services

  Dr. John Lowe, Founding Dean of College of Health Professions and Founding Chair of GSU’s Communications Disorders Program. (Retired).

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  The Nate: Early Days (Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park)

  June 5, 2020

  Jeff Stevenson

  In this presentation, Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park director Jeff Stevenson shares clippings from a 1985 interview of Bill Dodd, Director of Advancement, conducted by Dr. Leo Goodman-Malamuth, President of GSU and host of the program "GSU Views" on the GSU cable TV channel. In this interview Bill Dodd recounts the early history of the sculpture park and some of the early sculptures, and the inaugural 1979 show: The Sculptor, The Campus, and The Prairie which gained national recognition. Historic video is interwoven with contemporary images of the Sculpture Park. This video was made to promote the William Dodd Memorial Prairie Restoration Fund, established by the University Foundation in 2014. The Fund made the GSU Butterfly Ranch possible.

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  Flashback Fridays: The Nate (Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park) - Early History and Development

  June 4, 2020

  Jeff Stevenson and 50th Anniversary Committee

  The Governors State University Foundation, GSU Library, and 50th Anniversary Historical Committee hosted this Flashback Friday event on Thursday, June 4, 2020, 4:30 pm via Zoom webinar. The Nate (Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park): Early History and Development was presented by Professor Jeff Stevenson, Curator and Director, and Lecturer, College of Arts and Sciences. This program was previously scheduled for May 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the state's stay-at-home orders.
  "The Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park" , one of the largest monumental sculpture parks in the United States, and deeply rooted in the history of Governors State University and University Park/Park Forest South. The Sculpture Park is named for Nathan Manilow, developer of Park Forest, and is home to several famous works of art by internationally known sculptors. The Flashback Fridays series were presented from June 2019 - June 2020 in observance of Governors State University's 50th Anniversary.

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  Flashback Fridays: From the Warehouse to the Academic Street: GSU Building and Facilities - Building Phase I, Managing 900 Acres, Corten Steel, Revisions and Additions

  October 11, 2019

  50th Anniversary Committee

  Presenters: Mike Hassett, Former director, Physical Plant Operations, Retired, Governors State University; and Ila Gallagher, Assistant to the Director, Office of Capital Programs and Facility Operations, Retired. Mike Hassett and Ila Gallagher share memories of the development of GSU's facilities and operations from the Mini-Campus in 1971 to the Phase I campus which opened in 1975, and their 30-plus year careers at the University.

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  Flashback Fridays: GSU and It's Communities Part I - Engagement in the Region

  November 8, 2019

  50th Anniversary Committee

  Presented by Professor Emeritus Dr. Larry McClellan. Welcome remarks by Dr. Laura Mannion, Director of Advancement. In this program, Governors State University's commitment to engagement with the south metropolitan region of Chicago is reviewed, Among the topics discussed are a description of the GSU region including early maps and demographic descriptions. a history of the University's Regional Leadership Center, Co-operative Education initiatives, Internships, and other academic connections to the region.

  This program was held in Engbretson Hall, on the Governors State University Campus.

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  Flashback Fridays: GSU's Engagement with the Region Part II - The Legacy of Dr. Paul Green

  December 6, 2019

  50th Anniversary Committee

  GSU and its Communities II -- Engagement with the State of Illinois and the Institute for Public Policy and Administration, and the Paul Green Legacy was presented on Dec. 6, 2019 to a live audience. Presenters included:

  Dr. Laura Mannion, Director, Institutional Advancement

  Dr. Larry McClellan, Professor Emeritus, College of Arts and Sciences

  Billie Hauser, Former Research Fellow, GSU Institute for Public Policy and Administration

  Sarah Green, Paul Green's daughter

  Sharon Green, The late Paul Green’s spouse, GSU Alumnus, Masters in Health Administration program graduate

  Beverly Goldberg, Former Director of Research and Special Projects, Governors State University1978 – 2003 (retired) and M.S. in Human Ecology (Land Use Planning), GSU

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  Flashback Fridays: Innovations in Education - When, Where, and Why GSU Began - Competency Based Education - GSU's Experimental Model of Learning Modules and Open Classroom Environment

  September 27, 2019

  50th Anniversary Committee

  Professor Larry McClellan and Professor Carl Stover review GSU's innovations in education, the successes and failures of early innovations in GSU's open admission policy, learning modules, continuing enrollment, the trimester academic calendar, self directed learning, competency based assessments (there were no grades in the early years), and cyclical tenure for faculty, which brought national attention to the campus in its first decade.

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  Flashback Fridays: Technology at GSU - Evolution of Equipment and Mediated Education - GSU as an Early Adopter of Instructional Technologies

  October 26, 2019

  50th Anniversary Committee

  Tony Labriola, Professor Emeritus, College of Arts and Sciences, presents a review of Governors State University's legacy of innovations in educational technology. A recorded interview with Mel Muchnik and Tony Labriola is shown, where they discuss this topic. Another video of clips from telecourses, satellite conferences, and the cable television program "Issues & Impact" with Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth is shown. The program was held at Engbretson Hall on the GSU Campus. An audience discussion follows the presentation.

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  GSU Views: Bonfiace Hardin, O.S.B.

  1990

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State University, interviews Rev. Boniface Hardin, O.S.B., founder of Martin Center College, Indianapolis, Indiana.

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  GSU Views: Martin Marty

  1990

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State University, interviews Dr. Martin Marty, Professor of Divinity, University of Chicago.

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  GSU Views: Robert Remini

  1989

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State University, interviews Dr. Robert Remini, Professor of History at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Dr. Remini was awarded the Doctorate of Humane Letters degree and gave the commencement address to Governors State University graduates of the College of Business and Public Administration and the College of Education during ceremonies Sunday, June 4. 1989 on the GSU campus. The June 19, 1989 Innovator reports on the commencement ceremonies and content of the address.

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  GSU Views: Carmon DeLeone

  1988

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State University interviews Maestro Carmon DeLeone, Director and Conductor of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra.

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  GSU Views: Jay W. Boersma

  1988

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State University, interviews Jay W. Boersma, University Professor of Photography.

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  GSU Views: Joseph Addison

  1988

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State University, interviews Dr. Joseph (Joe) Addision, University Professor of Chemistry.

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  GSU Views: Terrie Varnet

  1988

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State University, interviews Theresa (Terrie) Varnet, Lansing Association for Retarded Citizens, and Law Student, DePaul University.

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  GSU Views: Amatai Etzioni

  1987

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State University interviews Amatai Etzioni, Professor of Sociology, George Washington University.

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  GSU Views: Eli Segal

  1987

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State Univeresity, interviews Dr.Eli Segal, University Professor of Media Communications, Governors State University.

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  GSU Views: Henry X. Dietch

  1987

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State Univeresity, interviews Dr. Charles Hicks, University Professor of Music, and director of the GSU Community Symphonic Band.

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  GSU Views: Charles Hicks

  1986

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State Univeresity, interviews Dr. Charles Hicks, University Professor of Music, and director of the GSU Community Symphonic Band.

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  GSU Views: Peggy E. Williams

  1986

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State Univeresity, interviews Dr. Peggy E. Williams, University Professor of Reading and Language Arts, Governors State University.

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  GSU Views: William Toner

  1986

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State University, interviews Dr. William Toner, University Professor of Environmental Planning, College of Arts and Sciences, Governors State University.

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  GSU Views: Anthony Wei

  1985

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State University, interviews Dr. Anthony Wei, University Professor of Philosophy.

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  GSU Views: Dominic Candeloro

  1985

  Leo Goodman-Malamuth II

  Dr. Leo Goodman Malamuth II, President of Governors State University, interviews Dominica Candeloro, Program Coordinator, Office of Conferences and Workshops, Governors State University.