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Social Justice promoted via the Arts
February 3, 2011
Jen Pider has a heart for creating awareness of social issues through the use of art, film, and music. The liberal studies major was instrumental in bringing the Michigan Film Festival to Grand Rapids, and will travel to Meknes, Morocco as an intern for t
TEDx Sustainability Videos
January 31, 2011
Grand Valley’s Sustainable Community Development Initiative hosted TEDxGrandValley, an independently-organized TED event. We brought together students, faculty, and staff, along with community members, to share ideas across disciplines. Using
Buckridge Named Director of Area Studies
December 15, 2010
Steeve Buckridge, associate professor of history, has been named new director of Grand Valley's Area Studies, part of the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies. He will assume his new duties January 10. see the full story here
Sustainability Links with City of Grand Rapids
December 15, 2010
In a first-ever partnership, the City of Grand Rapids and students from Grand Valley State University are working together to create long-lasting sustainable solutions for the city.
Muskegon Speaker Series
November 24, 2010
Please join us to hear one of the area's most influential leaders share his perspectives during this personal, engaging, and educational speaker series. Dr. Thomas J. Haas President Grand Valley State University Tuesday,
GVSU named Sustainability Leader
November 4, 2010
Grand Valley State University is included in a list of the nation's top 52 leaders for sustainability efforts at higher education institutes, according to the recently released 2011 College Sustainability Report Card issued by the Sustainable Endowment In
Conversations on Scholarship with Rachel Peterson
October 25, 2010
Please join us on Monday, October 25th in Lake Ontario Hall, room #167 at noon for Liberal Studies Professor Rachel Peterson's discussion on: "Theodore Ward's Dramatic Enactments of the Triple Burden and Revolution." Professor Peterson e
Two Writers: A Conversation (Jim Harrison & James Cowan)
September 22, 2010
Two Writers: A Conversation (Jim Harrison & James Cowan) Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room
Dr. Underwood presents workshop for National Women's Studies Association
June 7, 2010
Dr. Kathleen Underwood is among other presenters offering an interactive audiovisual workshop on how to successfully navigate the grant-seeking process from three different sources: internal grants, community-based foundations, and national foundations.
Grand Valley students raise money to bring water filters to Ghana
May 18, 2010
Thanks to the determination of a trio of Grand Valley students, people in a village in Ghana will soon drink clean, filtered water. Students Annie Hakim, Uma Mishra and Amanda Clark are raising money to send 30 water filters, which were developed by Ca