Schools Governors State University Receives $1.99 Million Grant to Create Center for Increasing Student Retention and Graduation Levels by Press on October 13, 2015 Press Author More in Schools: Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 Amauree Williams Caps Historic Southland Career with Three State Championships June 3, 2026 UNIVERSITY PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2015. Governors State University (GSU) has been selected to receive a Title III grant of $1.99 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP).