Anthropology

Mackenzee Souers uses a dustpan to remove loose dirt from the dig site.

Location: 231 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: 616-331-2325
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Michael Wroblewski
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Barbie Young
Email: [email protected] 

Anthropology Website

Biology

Part of the GVSU corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) named "The Beast" at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.

Location: 3300a P. Douglas Kindschi Hall of Science
Phone: 616-331-2470
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Joseph Jacquot
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Barb Ellis
Email: [email protected] 

Biology Website

Biomedical Sciences

Summer Scholars student Derek Tonello works on his research project which focuses on trace amine associated receptor 1 and vulnerability to methamphetamine use disorders while in Kindschi Hall of Science on July 15, 2021. Tonello is studying biomedical sciences at Grand Valley State University. (Photo release on file)

Location: 212 Henry Hall
Phone: (616) 331-3318
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Chris Pearl
Email: [email protected]

Department Secretary: Sheri Greene
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Katie Haynes
Email: [email protected]

Biomedical Sciences Website

Cell & Molecular Biology

Cells magnified and colored teal

Location: 3300a P. Douglas Kindschi Hall of Science
Phone: 616-331-2315
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Mark Staves
Email: [email protected]

Cell and Molecular Biology Website

Chemistry

Student works in Chemistry lab in full PPE and is holding a breaker of clear liquid

Location: 312 Padnos Hall of Science
Phone: 616-331-3317
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Thomas Pentecost
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Jennifer Glaab
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Meghan Prindle
Email: [email protected]

Chemistry Website

Classics

Picture of Gemma Augustea painted stone art

Location: 211 Lake Huron Hall
Phone: 616-331-3600
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Charles Pazdernik
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Allyson Albrecht
Email: [email protected]

Classics Website

School of Communications

Professor Carl Brown teaches COM 201 to his students in the GVSU Arboritum

Location: 290 Lake Superior Hall
Phone: 616-331-3668
Email: [email protected]

Director: Dr. Len O'Kelly
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Pamela De Windt
Email: [email protected]

School of Communications Website

English

A colorful display of books on a shelf including the Grimm's Fairy Tales

Location: 235 Lake Huron Hall
Phone: 616-331-3400
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Shinian Wu
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Allyson Albrecht
Email: [email protected]

English Website

Environmental Science

Cate Chappell, surrounded by the beauty of nature, in the greenhouse of Kindschi Hall of Science on December 4th.

Phone: 616-331-8996
Program Chairs:

Environmental Science Website

Geography and Sustainable Planning

A framed giclée of the Grand Canyon, United States Geographical Survey, 2009, hangs inside Mackinac Hall in the geography and sustainable planning department at GVSU.

Location: B-4-105 Mackinac Hall
Phone: 616-331-3065
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Jim Penn
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Amanda Reader
Email: [email protected]

Geography and Sustainable Planning Website

Geology

Following ‘The Peters’ adventurous lead, students walk through shallow waters at Zion National Park to go climb a giant rock.

Location: 118 Padnos Hall of Science 
Phone: 616-331-3728
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Peter Riemersma
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Mitzi Loving-Johnson
Email: [email protected]

Geology Website

History

A row of extremely old books

Location: D-1-160 Mackinac Hall
Phone: 616-331-3298
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Michael Huner
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Elizabeth Ehlers 
Email: [email protected]

History Website

Mathematics

Someone's hand drawing equations on a chalk board

Location: A-2-178 Mackinac Hall 
Phone: 616-331-2040
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Esther Billings
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Ana Vanbragt
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Gabriella Barajas
Email: [email protected]

Mathematics Website

Modern Languages & Literatures

A zoomed in photo of a decoration for the Global Language and Culture Festival, multiple countries' flags represented

Location: B-2-243 Mackinac Hall
Phone: 616-331-3203
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Jason Yancey
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Lolita Salindong 
Email: [email protected]

Modern Languages and Literatures Website

Movement Science

Six dummy skeletons for practice for movement science

Location: 4400 Kindschi Hall of Science
Phone: 616-331-3515
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Sally Ross
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Heather Groen
Email: [email protected]

Movement Science Website

Music, Theatre, and Dance

Pictured from behind, two students play their brass instruments

Location: 1300 Thomas J. and Marcia J. Haas Center for Performing Arts
Phone: 616-331-3484
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Kevin Tutt
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Rebecca Casler
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Kristi Fosdick
Email: [email protected]

Music, Theatre, and Dance Website

Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Elementary Teaching (PCKET)

black and white photo of child giving a high five to a teacher outside of the frame

Location: 235 Lake Huron Hall
Phone: (616) 331-3400
Email: [email protected]

PCKET Program Director: Dr. Tamara Shreiner
Email: [email protected]

Multidisciplinary Program Assistant: Heather Shenefield
Email: [email protected]

PCKET Website

Philosophy

Gold statue wearing a blindfold holding the scales of justice in one hand and a sword in the other

Location: B-3-105 Mackinac Hall
Phone: 616-331-2114
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Andrew Spear
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Allyssa Wetzel
Email: [email protected] 

Philosophy Website

Physics

Generic physics stock image of atom

Location: 117 Padnos Hall of Science
Phone: 616-331-2274
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Richard Vallery 
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Linda Noel
Email: [email protected]

Physics Website

Political Science

Stock image of gold scales of justice, gavel, and blank books

Location: 1121 AuSable Hall
Phone: 616-331-2320
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Darren Walholf
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Ashley Savage
Email: [email protected]

Political Science Website

Psychology

Stock image of an AI looking brain and neurons firing

Location: 2224 AuSable Hall
Phone: 616-331-2195
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Chris Kurby
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Sam Condon
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Auna Dwelle-Olson
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Cindy Warner
Email: [email protected]

Psychology Website

Sociology

Professor Jennifer Stewart teaching Sociology of Food to small group of students

Location: 2172 AuSable Hall
Phone: 616-331-3730
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Jeff Rothstein
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Jessica Parks
Email: [email protected]

Sociology Website

Statistics

Different types of generic graphs layered over one another in blue, no actual numbers or variables displayed

Location: A-1-178 Mackinac Hall
Phone: 616-331-3355
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Paul Stephenson
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Brienne Forgette
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Gabriella Barajas
Email: [email protected]

Statistics Website

Visual and Media Arts

Veronica Clapp works on a two-part ceramics piece in the Calder Arts Center. “I like the history of it and working with my hands. It’s really satisfying,” she said. Clapp, a nontraditional GVSU student, said she was taking the class for fun. (Photo release on file)

Location: 1105 Alexander Calder Art Center
Phone: 616-331-3486
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Vinicius Lima
Email: [email protected]

Office Assistant: Jenna Bench
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Alicia Delacruz
Email: [email protected]

Visual Arts and Media Website

Writing

Students working together at a desk on a writing assignment at the writing center, students' chests and hands visible along with their computers

Location: 326 Lake Ontario Hall
Phone: 616-331-3411
Email: [email protected]

Department Chair: Dr. Amy Ferdinandt Stolley
Email: [email protected]

Academic Department Coordinator: Audrey Kelly
Email: [email protected]

Writing Website

Annis Water Resources Institute

Student in a black wetsuit holding a sample lake algae/grass in their hands

Location: Lake Michigan Center 740 W. Shoreline Dr. Muskegon, Michigan 49441
Phone: (616) 331-3749
Email: [email protected]

Executive Director and Professor:
Dr. Stuart Jones
Email: [email protected]

AWRI Assistant: Tonya Brown
Email: [email protected]

Office Coordinator: Heidi Feldpausch
Email: [email protected]

AWRI Secretary: Cheryl Kastas
Email: [email protected]

AWRI Website

Autism Center (START)

START logo - Statewide Autism Resources and Training

Location: START Project 401 W. Fulton St. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504
Phone: (616) 331-6480
Email: [email protected]

Project Director: Dr. Amy Matthews
Email: [email protected]

Project Manager: Jana Benjamin
Email: [email protected]

Office Coordinator: Melissa Kurek
Email: [email protected]

 Statewide Autism Resources and Training Website

CLAS Academic Advising Center

Hallway sign for CLAS Academic Advising Center in focus and the rest of the hallway out of focus

Location: C-1-120 Mackinac Hall & C-1-140 Mackinac Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8585
Email: [email protected]

Interim Director: Ashley Shannon
Email: [email protected]

Office Coordinator: Joseph Stoddard
Email: [email protected]

CLAS Academic Advising Website

Center for Experiential Learning

Information technology student Annelise Trout works in the server lab in Mackinac Hall on Grand Valley’s Allendale Campus.

Location: B-3-226 Mackinac Hall

Director: Dr. Debbie Herrington
Email: [email protected]

Assistant Director: Dr. Dana Hebreard
Email: [email protected]

Office Assistant: Kerry Hawley 
Email: [email protected]

CCEL Website

Regional Math & Science Center

Three children pose in a poster board sign that says "I'm an Engineer"

Location: B-3-226 Mackinac Hall
Phone: (616) 331-2267
Email: [email protected]

Director: Dr. Debbie Herrington
Email: [email protected]

RMSC Assistant: Olga Kryger
Email: [email protected]

Regional Math and Science Center Website

 

Tutoring and Reading Center

Madison Eye, right, tutors Makaela Harris, left, on anatomy and physiology in the new Tutoring and Reading Center in Henry Hall September 27.

Location: 112 Henry Hall
Phone: (616) 331-3451
Email: [email protected]

Director: Keigh-Cee Bell
Email: [email protected]

Professional Support Staff: Fran Cain
Email: [email protected]

Tutoring and Reading Center

 


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