Jennifer Connors '08
My favorite GV memories are all of my memories hanging out with my friends at my job at the 2020 Info Desk, Voices of GVSU Gospel Choir, and my sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
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Career Events
JCPenney Suit Up - Winter 2026
February 1, 2026 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Alumni Webinar: Burnout Proof Your Career with Kali Wolken
February 11, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
GVSU Winter 2026 Career and Internship Fair
February 19, 2026 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Student Scholars Day 2026
April 8, 2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Alumni Spotlights
Bre'Anna Tinsley '14
My favorite GVSU memory is during a bake sale held for GVTV in the Kirkhof Center, another GVTV member and I held a free hugs campaign. I made a best friend that day and we still speak daily almost 10 years later.
Laurie Beth Nederveld '09
During my graduate research, I studied the impact of sediment remediation on stream conditions using a benthic macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity.
Katie Sims '18
One of my favorite memories at Grand Valley was cheering on the football team from the student section.
Tracey Siebelink '91
I took my student teaching experience on campus in the summer so I didn't have to quit my full-time job.