Welcome to the heart of Grand Valley State University, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences!  CLAS is the largest of Grand Valley's colleges.  Our 17,000 students choose from almost 50 bachelors degrees (and a growing number of advanced degrees) in the natural and mathematical sciences, the fine arts and humanities, and the social sciences.  In fact, all GVSU undergraduates build the foundation for their major studies in general education courses offered by our College.  It all starts here.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Design Alum Takes the Civil Rights Challenge

Design Alum Takes the Civil Rights Challenge
Last Spring, Art & Design graduating senior Ryan Fitzgibbon thought he was on his way this fall to an MFA in Design graduate program at the California College of the Arts. But other opportunities presented themselves and Ryan found himself living in San Francisco and interning at the global design consultancy, IDEO.

What came next is best described by Ryan himself:
"I was chosen as one of seven up-and-coming designers to compete in the graphic design reality show "Command X" during the AIGA Make/Think Design Conference in Memphis, TN, October 8-11. The second sea...read more

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Meet Some CLAS Faculty



    Brad Ambrose, Associate Professor of Physics
 

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