Alumni Association

Featured Alumnus

Jalen Miller, Music Industry Professional & GovState Basketball Legend

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Meet Jalen Miller, a proud Governors State University alumnus and standout student-athlete. As a member of the GovState Men’s Basketball team, Jalen helped lead the Jaguars to their first national tournament appearance during the 2017–18 season. He earned CCAC Player of the Year, NAIA All-America Second Team honors, and remains GovState’s all-time leading scorer with 1,490 points.

Jalen earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus in Entrepreneurship from Governors State University in 2017. Today, Jalen is a Publishing and Licensing Administrator at Warner Music Group, bringing the discipline and leadership he developed as a student-athlete into his professional career.

Watch the full interview to hear Jalen reflect on his student-athlete journey and life beyond the court...

"I am a musician, I am a leader, I am GovState."
–Jalen Miller

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Interdisciplinary Studies Alumni Event

INLD 10 Year Celebration of Alumni, Faculty and Students

In celebration of its 10th year of creating educational and non-profit leaders, the Interdisciplinary Leadership Doctorate (INLD) Program at GovState hosted a 3-day event on March 3-5, 2022. During the three days, they held a research symposium to support graduate students, hosted an alumni, student, and faculty networking event where the GovState community was able to meet connect and engage with the full INLD community, and organized a program meeting where alumni offered professional and academic insight to current students, and faculty provided additional support and guidance to current students as they matriculate through the program.

ALUMNI ANNOUNCEMENTS

GovState ALUMNUS NAMED TO FORTUNE MAGAZINE'S 40 UNDER 40

Jeremy Joyce

Jeremy Joyce, College of Business alumnus and founder of the popular Black People Eats, was named among this year's Fortune 40 under 40. Read the article and join us in congratulating Jeremy!

WELCOME

As one of 58,000 graduates located throughout the U.S. and the world, you recognize the value of your time at Governors State University. Your alumni association provides fellowship through intellectual activities and social gatherings hosted on campus and on the road.

Stay connected to your friends and our campus by joining one of our many clubs, by participating in alumni-sponsored events, service projects and other activities.

Upgrade to the Premium level alumni membership, you’ll receive special benefits and will be joining a large group of alumni who share a common interest – staying connected with your alma mater. Your membership donation assists the alumni association in providing its programs and services for alumni and the university.

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JAGUAR JOURNAL

Jaguar Journal is a podcast hosted by Class of 2020 alumna Kristiana Russell that is used to engage current students and recent alumni with the Alumni Association and Foundation efforts. This platform's purpose is to educate, entertain, and foster an environment where students can begin to look to Governors State for answers to life's questions.

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