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Melba Vélez Ortiz wins 2019 Communication Ethics Teaching Award
October 28, 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Melba Vélez Ortiz [and Professor Chad] for bringing home the impressive 2019 Communication Ethics Teaching Award given by the Communication Ethics Division of the National Communication Association (NCA).
CLAS students awarded State Department Critical Language Scholarship awards
October 28, 2019
Two Grand Valley State University students spent summer 2019 studying critical languages abroad after being awarded the competitive U.S. Department of State's Critical Language Scholarship (CLS).
Pettes Guikema wins Georges J. Joyaux Post-Secondary Educator Award
October 24, 2019
Dr. Janel Pettes Guikema, associate professor of French at GVSU, received the Michigan World Language Association�s (MIWLA) Georges J. Joyaux Post-Secondary Educator Award October 24
Alumni with humanities and social science degrees to share success stories
October 22, 2019
Eric Baumgarten, '12, has a degree in history and is a buyer of engine controls for General Electric Aviation.
Anthropology faculty member, student use emerging technique to determine age of skulls
October 10, 2019
Skeletal remains hold many mysteries, but a Grand Valley anthropology faculty member and student have carried out research using a technique that is allowing experts worldwide to more accurately determine the age of a person at death.
Father, daughter are new Lakers together
September 30, 2019
Among the 6,000 students Grand Valley welcomed at the start of the semester are a father and daughter who began their Laker experiences together.
15 of 18 GV students awarded prestigious Gilman Scholarships have CLAS major
September 27, 2019
Eighteen Grand Valley State University students were selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to fund study abroad opportunities in the Early Summer and Summer 2019 competitions.
Two longtime professors to retire
September 25, 2019
Professors Jonathan White and Stephen Rowe will retire at the end of fall semester.
This year's Great Lakes History Conference addresses issues connected to #MeToo
September 16, 2019
The annual Great Lakes History Conference will explore and debate gender and trauma studies, issues that an organizer said are timely in today's climate.
Short film by faculty member receives worldwide acclaim
September 13, 2019
A short film by a faculty member that details a historical progression of how contemporary images were created and how these different techniques affected humankind is receiving worldwide acclaim.