alumni career resources

Welcome back, Lakers! The Career Center is here to support you at all stages of your career: exploring options, creating a job search plan, preparing job search materials, practicing for interviews, or networking with employers and fellow alumni. We want to help you strategize, discover, and engage!

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Career Events

GVSU Fall 2024 Career and Internship Fair

October 9, 2024 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Careers in MIS

October 16, 2024 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Graduate School Fair

October 24, 2024 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Careers in Communication and the Arts

November 13, 2024 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

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Alumni Spotlights

Melissa Bedell '07 Spotlight

Melissa Bedell '07

Poker nights with friends in the ravines, followed by a long drive to East GR for late-night hotdogs.

Lerenza Howard '07 Spotlight

Lerenza Howard '07

My favorite memory was being a member of the Voices of GVSU. I met some amazing individuals while participating in the choir including our choir director Mama CC. I thoroughly miss our practice sessions and performing together at various events.

Jesse Schmitt '22 Spotlight

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.

Breana Malloy '21 Spotlight

Breana Malloy '21

One of my fondest memories at Grand Valley is working on my first short film as the Producer. I had no idea what I was doing yet I felt so empowered as a filmmaker. I ended up making friends that are still a part of my life and my film crews!

Sharese Mathis(Shannon) '05 Spotlight

Sharese Mathis(Shannon) '05

I spent the majority of my time at GVSU serving as a Multicultural Assistant and being a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated. A specific memory was traveling to Alabama in 2001 for the Football National Championship with my good friend Yolan

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