Schools Governors State University to Award Two Honorary Degrees to a Poet and a Journalist who Exemplify University Values by Gary Kopycinski on May 12, 2015 Gary Kopycinski 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—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2015. Two innovative communicators who connect the troubles and concerns of modern America to the day-to-day lives of its people are the recipients of Honorary Degrees from Governors State University.