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Faculty and staff sketches

June 17, 2013

Faculty and staff members who have given presentations or had articles published are listed below.

GRPS students experience college life

GRPS students experience college life

June 17, 2013

Incoming ninth grade students from Grand Rapids Public Schools visited Grand Valley June 11-14 to experience life as a college student.

Jim McHale

Jim McHale named chair of Johnson Center's Leadership Council

June 17, 2013

James E. McHale, vice president for programs at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), was recently named the new chair of the Leadership Council for Grand Valley State University's Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.

Summer Carillon Concert Series set

Summer Carillon Concert Series set

June 17, 2013

The Grand Valley State University Summer Carillon Concert Series brings some of the worlds finest carillonneurs to perform on two campuses, rain or shine.

Renya Grande is the author of The Distance Between Us, the CRP selection for the upcoming academic year.

Annual Community Reading Project book announced

June 14, 2013

Participants in the ninth annual Community Reading Project at Grand Valley will learn about the lives of Mexican-American families as they risk everything for a new life in the United States.

Kris Cortez was one of just two Americans selected for the prestigious program.

Grand Valley alumnus one of two Americans to be named Erasmus Mundus scholar

June 14, 2013

Grand Valley alumnus Kris Cortez, '11, '13, has been accepted as an Erasmus Mundus Scholar in the Transcultural European Outdoor Studies program from the University of Marburg, Germany, and the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in Oslo, Norway.

Upcycling, or making old pillowcases and shirts into clothes, was one of many social justice activities during the 2013 MLK celebration.

Planning committee seeks theme for King week

June 14, 2013

Following a successful celebration week that honored the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the planning committee is seeking a theme for the 2014 celebration.

Heather Carpenter, left, with undergraduate fellows Alaina Clarke and Rachel Gregg.

Research project identifies needs of nonprofit sector

June 14, 2013

A new study from Grand Valley State University's School of Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy reveals trends in the kind of professional development programming nonprofit organizations in Michigan need.

A fruit and vegetable challenge for faculty and staff members begins Monday.

Healthy eating challenge begins Monday

June 13, 2013

Health and Wellness is sponsoring its annual Fruit and Veggie Challenge, designed to give faculty and staff members the support they need to eat the daily recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables.

David J. Ruck works with shipwreck expedition

Shipwreck expedition crew includes Grand Valley alumnus

June 13, 2013

Alumnus David J. Ruck is working with a team of international underwater archaeologists on what they hope is the oldest known shipwreck in the upper Great Lakes.

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