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Randy Hertstein '68

One of my top memories of GVSU is being crowded into a commons building packed with students listening to the Tiger's 1968 World Series games.

Biology Chemistry

Published August 2, 2023

Kathee Lamberies '03 & '05

A favorite Grand Valley memory is meeting two friends, Jill and Brad, and having all of our 300 and 400-level classes together! It was so nice to go through all that with a core group of friends!

Education History

Published August 2, 2023

Michael Burns '80

One of my favorite Grand Valley memories is the GVSC mainframe computer being kept fairly busy for a while with my test runs of a computational physics problem.

Mathematics Physics

Published August 1, 2023

Marion Maier '71

One of my favorite Grand Valley memories was participating in tug-of-war across the library pond.

Anthropology Biology Sociology

Published August 1, 2023

Rebecca Woronko '10

One of my favorite Grand Valley memories is my first football game as a student! The buzz and excitement in the student section was something to behold and it was empowering!

Education-Elem Middle Teaching History

Published August 1, 2023

Emily Rienks '21

My favorite Grand Valley memories are being down on the sideline for Laker football games cheering the team on for many Grand Valley Victories. Watching football from anywhere but the sideline will never be the same!

Criminal Justice Spanish

Published August 1, 2023

Julie Stivers '72

One of my favorite Grand Valley memories was exploring the ravines.

English

Published August 1, 2023

Jesse Schmitt '22

Some of my favorite memories come from my time running GrandPR, GVSU's student-run communications firm. It was both challenging and rewarding, and I met many of my closest friends because of it.

Adv Public Relations Studio Art

Published July 13, 2023

Adam Clarke '09

My favorite memory while attending Grand Valley happened when I was a part of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization. As a member, we had the opportunity to attend the chapter conference in Chicago.

Business Administration Marketing

Published July 13, 2023

Madison Brooks '18

One of my favorite memories is in 2017 being on my sorority's executive board, Alpha Sigma Tau. I have always loved participating in sorority event coordination, helping train new members, and volunteering at Habitat for Humanity with my sorority sisters.

Computer Science

Published July 10, 2023

Emma Roedel '20

My favorite memory of Grand Valley was the day that I toured campus for the first time after transferring. I immediately knew that I had made the right decision Grand Valley was home from the moment I stepped foot on campus!

Communications Writing

Published July 7, 2023

Tracey Siebelink '91

One of my favorite Grand Valley memories is taking my student teaching experience on campus in the summer so I didn't have to quit my full-time job.

Education

Published May 21, 2023

Sanda Vazgec '17

One of my favorite Grand Valley memories is the friends I made my freshman year are still my friends 10 years later! I met the best people at GVSU and I am so grateful for those connections.

Multimedia Journalism Spanish

Published May 16, 2023

Todd Lukasiewicz '12

One of my favorite Grand Valley memories is, when I was a freshman, there was quite a snowy winter. One day, around the weekend lunch rush around Kleiner, there was a large crowd mingling outside the building.

Information Systems

Published May 14, 2023

Jennifer Jurgens '03

One of my favorite memories is, during my freshman year, playing on the Varsity Volleyball Club and absolutely loved the practices and the people I met through our travels. I even went on to play competitive beach volleyball with some of them.

Business Administration Marketing

Published May 10, 2023

Megan Bonelli (Peterson) '13

My favorite memory is being a part of PRSSA and Grand PR. When ArtPrize was a client, I enjoyed media monitoring and staffing events.

Adv Public Relations

Published April 4, 2023

Kelly Hildebrand '95

I have so many great memories of my time at GVSU, but probably the best one was meeting Adam Sandler.

Political Science

Published April 4, 2023

Hanna Benedek '21

My favorite Grand Valley memory is when I first moved into Hoobler Living Center during my freshman year.

Allied Health Sciences Music Speech-Language Pathology

Published March 24, 2023

Ivan Ivanov '98 & '04

My spouse and I met at GVSU, so my favorite memories are of the two of us being together and having heart-to-heart talks while sipping coffee in Kirkhof Center.

Business Administration Electrical Engineering

Published March 1, 2023

Petar Elieff '19

My favorite memory at GVSU was and always will be playing hockey with my friends on the roller hockey club. I am proud to say that I am still very close with all my teammates, they made my 4 years at GV the best ever!

Business Administration

Published February 21, 2023

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