Grand Valley: Student Life News

Recognition Award Nominations NOW OPEN!

2011-11-30 00:00:00.0

The Recognition Awards 2012 nomination is now open. Be sure to nominate student organizations and leaders. Click here to access the form.

I am Grand Valley- one month until nominations close!

2011-11-07 00:00:00.0

Nominations for I am Grand Valley are due in one month! So far we have received over 500 nominations! Please help spread the word about the opportunity to recognize the great work that our students are doing both on and off campus! Thank you to our over 185 nominators so far!

For more information or to nominate a student, visit www.gvsu.edu/iamgv

Omicron Delta Kappa Fall 2011 Inductees

2011-10-12 00:00:00.0

Congratulations to the Fall 2011 Inductees

GVSU Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa

National Leadership Honor Society

OΔK® was founded in 1914 at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and now has more than 300 Circles on campuses across the United States. The purpose of Omicron Delta Kappa is to recognize and foster leadership in all areas of campus life and in the community, and to bring together students, faculty/staff and alumni together on a basis of mutual interest and understanding. OΔK® members have opportunities for career networking, community service and leadership development, and scholarships for graduate study.

At Grand Valley State University, the OΔK® Circle is recognized as one of the best in the country. The GVSU Circle supports the “I am Grand Valley” leadership recognition program, Campus Leadership Week, Leadership University, and the OΔK® Leadership Case Study Competition at the annual GVSU Leadership Summit. The Circle has also been asked to create and maintain campus traditions at Grand Valley as the university heads into its next 50 years of existence. Membership in OΔK® is one of the highest distinctions a student can receive.

Members of OΔK® are juniors, seniors or graduate students with high academic achievement and who exhibit leadership in at least one of the five phases of campus life:

· Scholarship

· Athletics

· Social Service/Religious Activities/Campus Government

· Journalism, Speech and the Mass Media

· Creative and Performing Arts

Exceptional faculty and staff are also inducted into the Society to further the OΔK Idea of collaborative leadership. This semester’s Honoris Causa Inductee is Teri Losey, Special Assistant to the President and Secretary of the GVSU Board of Trustees.

OΔK® Fall 2011 Inductees

DeLain F. Bomer, III

Forrest E. Clift

Joseph Karl Courtade

Joshua Tyler Duram

Danielle L Eisenhauer

Ross Ezinga

Hannah Eileen Faustmann

Cindy J. Hacker

Philip W Jackson

Lauren M. Keck

Zoe Kilbourne

Taylor Marie Kirkwood

Kimberley Renee Kline

Kase Knochenhauer

Joshua J. La Vigne

Deokshin Lee

Jena Suzanne Lewis

Teri L. Losey

Stephanie Ly

Matthew Philip Madaj

Spencer Masiewicz

Sasha Anne Meloff

Emily Elizabeth Miller

Beth Ann Mills

Katie Alice New

Tara Ashley Ouillette

Casie Pedley

Abbigail Rausch

Beth Ruhlman

Adam C. Ruhoff

Genevieve M. Sabala

Garrett M Sawyer

Jennifer M. Senita

Elizabeth A. Sheldon

Steven A. Sohasky

Allison M. Stephens

Nicole Marie Summers

Brooke A. Telep

Christina L Uplinger

Sarah M. Vander Klay

Kristyn Wheaton

Krystal Wilson

Joseph Zuccaro

Members will be recognized at the Venderbush Leadership Reception on Friday, October 14, 1:00 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center Grand River Room. RSVP at www.gvsu.edu/leadership.

Members will be inducted at a public ceremony at GVSU’s Loosemore Auditorium on Sunday, November 6, 3:00 p.m.

More information on Omicron Delta Kappa can be found at www.odk.org.

Interfaith Dialogues Kick Off

2011-09-16 00:00:00.0

Please join us for the Interfaith Dialogues Kick Off on Tuesday, September 27 at 3pm in the Grand River Room (Kirkhof). This program is open to the entire campus - not just dialogue participants!

The program will discuss the dialogue initiative, give an overview of social justice from a religious perspective, and promote the MANY interfaith activies on and off campus.

Have not signed up for the dialogues, no worries! Contact Aaron Haight at haighta@gvsu.edu.

Family Weekend 9/30 - 10/2

2011-09-16 00:00:00.0

Family Weekend happens September 30 - October 2 this year. There are lots of things happening so make plans now to attend. www.gvsu.edu/familyweekend

ODK National Leadership Honory Society now accepting new members

2011-09-12 00:00:00.0

Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Honor Society

Fall 2011 Application now available

ODK is a National Leadership Honor Society that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership and exemplary character. Membership in Omicron Delta Kappa is open to Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students who have at least a 3.3 cumulative gpa, as well as staff, administration, faculty, and alumni. Members must show a record of leadership in one or more of the following phases of campus life:

Scholarship

Athletics

Social Service/Religious Activities/Campus Government

Journalism, Speech and the Mass Media

Creative and Performing Arts

For more information about ODK, please visit http://gvsu.edu/leadership/omicron-delta-kappa-society-17.htm or visit ODK's stuey page.

Laker Weekends! Find something to do!

2011-08-29 00:00:00.0

Looking for something to do this weekend? Laker Weekends always has something for GVSU students to do every weekend! For more information, see the Laker Weekends website:

http://gvsu.edu/lakerweekends/

Family Guide on line

2011-08-18 00:00:00.0

The Family Guide has been uploaded to our website. Check it out for tips on transitioning to campus life, information for parents and lots of other helpful information about GVSU.

It's a great resource. www.gvsu.edu/studentlife/family-guide-58.htm