Grand Valley: Success Stories Grand Valley's students, faculty, staff, and alumni are doing interesting and amazing things all the time. This news feed gives viewers an inside look at the people who are making significant achievements in their academic life or professional field or in the community. http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory Sat, 26 May 2012 08:53:22 EST Grand Valley: Success Stories http://www.gvsu.edu/images/rsslogo.gif http://www.gvsu.edu/successtory/ 112 33 PR graduate is Student of the Year 2012-05-03 00:00:00.0 Kristina Green was named "Student of the Year" by a West Michigan public relations organization.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BF2269B35A79EE79E0403D94210A4B0B Student notices medication error 2012-04-30 00:00:00.0 A student nurse noted a patient was getting a high level of a drug and quickly acted to change it.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BEE7401BC6FCE76FE0403D94210A6678 Student nurses direct policy 2012-04-27 00:00:00.0 Student nurses lobbied national delegates to pass a resolution about healthy eating habits.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BEAEB852D832451AE0403D94210A4316 Alumnus wins award for CPA score 2012-04-25 00:00:00.0 Bryan Avery has accomplished what only a few hundred others have done in the last 90 years.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BE8467191F0333CFE0403D94210A6A70 Alumna wins Teacher of the Year 2012-04-24 00:00:00.0 Ashleigh Katt won the Cessna Award for Teacher of the Year from the state of Colorado.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BE742203CAE8B086E0403D94210A77BD Student leader heads east to teach 2012-04-20 00:00:00.0 Natalie Cleary will teach English after her acceptance into a competitive Teach for America program.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BE0FADCDABB28C05E0403D94210A79AC Students win project competition 2012-04-19 00:00:00.0 Five students won The Project 2012, a Project Management Institute collegiate competition.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BE0F60986A636AF0E0403D94210A44D7 Breaking the cycle of poverty 2012-04-19 00:00:00.0 An economics graduate helped bring South Korean children out of poverty by teaching them English.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BE0D7238B111E4C8E0403D94210A5FDD Steinman named to NRC 2012-04-16 00:00:00.0 Alumna Annoesjka Steinman has been named to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=25E34E6BE4AC46C3AE52F247F34D1B6D Scholarship supports Classics education 2012-04-16 00:00:00.0 Jonathan Langerak was awarded the 2012 Manson A. Stewart Scholarship for the study of Classics.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BDC442ABD0B29F24E0403D94210A7C20 Future Alumni Association wins district award 2012-04-10 00:00:00.0 Students received an award for creating a program that teaches students how to maintain a professional presence on social media.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BD52E88B7E018CA0E0403D94210A6F4F Student named top Writing Center Tutor in region 2012-04-09 00:00:00.0 Dale Johnson has won the East Central Writing Centers Association Tutor of the Year award.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BD407EFFC91D1B73E0403D94210A427F Student's outreach warms area 2012-04-06 00:00:00.0 One student developed a project that keeps many people in Grand Rapids warm.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BD07B512A862C498E0403D94210A5E95 Student's illustration in national exhibit 2012-03-27 00:00:00.0 Artwork by Monica Lloyd to be exhibited at the Museum of American Illustration in New York City.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BC1AC2626723F197E0403D94210A3D0A Eco-Reps promote sustainability 2012-03-19 00:00:00.0 Peer program gets more students involved in composting, sustainability.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BB9DB2F0C489F0D7E0403D94210A289A Group helps tornado-stricken town 2012-03-19 00:00:00.0 Students traveled to Joplin, MO to help rebuild the tornado-stricken town.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BB9939FC3C973077E0403D94210A32E7 Students win regional challenge 2012-03-15 00:00:00.0 A research team of Seidman College of Business students won an industry sponsored competition.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BB4C5897D781A56FE0403D94210A2F07 Young band finds great success 2012-03-15 00:00:00.0 The Crane Wives got their start playing open mic nights and distributing their demos.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BB4C0F28BAA7CFCCE0403D94210A0F6A Graduate publishes fern research 2012-03-05 00:00:00.0 Undergraduate research conducted with faculty will be published in prestigious plant journal.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/successstory/story.htm?storyId=BA84D2382E8E3B3EE0403D94210A1EEF KCON student organizes health fair 2012-02-27 00:00:00.0 After a family illness, a nursing student has committed herself to being an advocate for seniors.

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