The News Center serves as a source for reporters and journalists in search of Grand Valley news stories. Please contact Grand Valley's News and Information Services Office for more information. http://main.gvsu.edu/news/ Tue, 13 May 2008 02:04:54 EST http://main.gvsu.edu/images/rsslogo.gif http://main.gvsu.edu/news/ 112 33 In a nod to the impact of the growing impact of the life sciences on the West Michigan economy, Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University has added a Health Sector Management emphasis to its MBA program. http://main.gvsu.edu/news/?fuseaction=home.read_news&news_id=E3740C4D-0FE0-A433-C764984B84F6CB74 A Grand Valley State University associate professor of sociology, Joel Stillerman, who is also the Latin American Studies Program director, has accepted a U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hayes Faculty Research Abroad grant for a research project, "Middle Class Consumption and Social Inequality in Santiago, Chile." http://main.gvsu.edu/news/?fuseaction=home.read_news&news_id=DD969C53-C3AD-8D5E-CF3BBBDC291E4A9C The new dean of the College of Health Professions at Grand Valley State University brings a diverse background to the position, including previous experience in the public health, rehabilitation and therapeutic recreation fields. http://main.gvsu.edu/news/?fuseaction=home.read_news&news_id=DE29F67A-BC5A-E9E0-38F327C3BB60542A Many of his fellow students were half his age. Much of the technology had changed since he finished his undergraduate degreein 1977. Yet in April, 53-year-old Grand Valley State University student Ed Wheeler completed his master's degree in cell and molecular biology, picked up some honors, and then headed back to the blueberry fields in Grand Junction, Mich. http://main.gvsu.edu/news/?fuseaction=home.read_news&news_id=CF1989F3-EE3A-C050-63DCC6803A6DA58E The Grand Valley State University chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has recently started a student-run firm under the name Grand PR. http://main.gvsu.edu/news/?fuseaction=home.read_news&news_id=CA22803A-E9E2-2A48-D099FB11D4067965