Sanda Vazgec '17
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.
Modern Languages and Literature Career Guide
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Consider joining the Communication and the Arts Career Community or any other Career Community you are interested in!
Past Internship Sites:
- Bethany Christian Services
- Roosevelt Park Ministries
- FitKids360
- Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
- Affinity Mentoring
- Catholic Charities of West Michigan
- Latin Americans United for Progress (LAUP)
- Samaritas
- Degage Ministries
- Booking.com
- Various Translating Opportunities (Health, Law, etc.)
Where Alumni Have Landed
- Medical Interpreter – Voices for Health
- Behavior Therapist – A&C Behavioral Solutions
- Project Coordinator – SalesPad
- AmeriCorps ESL Instructor – Literacy Center of West Michigan
- Intake Specialist/Plan B Coordinator – Health Net of West Michigan
- Talent Acquisition Specialist –SpartanNash
- Training Coordinator – Peterson Farms, Inc.
- Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher – Teach for America
- Account Manager – Olivier-VanDyk Insurance Agency
- Sales Operations Specialist – FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
- Customer Care Executive – Booking.com
- Freelance Translator – Various Organizations
- Buyer – Meijer
- Product Brand Manager –Daymon Worldwide
- Social Media Marketing Manager – Le Bon Macaron
- Dispatcher and Communications Specialist – Grand Valley Police Department
Spotlights
Jessica Wehby '14
My favorite Grand Valley memory is pulling an all-nighter in Neimeyer dorms the night before an African Civ final!
Anne Logan '69
In the winter the campus had a snow sculpture contest, pitting the clubs against each other, I believe in 1966. We won with our ice and snow sculpture of the Lubeck Germany Holstein Gate from the Middle Ages, the entry to the Hanseatic city with a moat.
Student Organizations to Consider
- GVSU Chinese Club
- GVSU Spanish Club
- GVSU Japanese Club
- Arab Culture Club
- GVSU Russian Club
- GVSU Italian Club
- GVSU French Club
- GVSU German Club
Study Abroad Programs
The Padnos International Center and various academic departments have created Major/Minor Advising Sheets to help direct students to study abroad programs that are compatible with a particular major, minor, or degree program.
Develop some of these technical and professional competencies to be successful:
- Communication (oral and written)
- Creative thinking
- Intercultural awareness/competence
- Interpersonal awareness
- Reading comprehension
- Problem-solving
- Adaptability
- Critical thinking
Graduate & Professional Programs
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