Events

Saturday, September 19 (Today)

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Family Weekend Fun(d) Run

  Allendale Campus

9:00 a.m.  

2026 Laker Family Weekend Fun(d) Run

  Allendale Campus

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Grand Valley State University Cross Country at Calvin Knight Invite

  Off Campus

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  

Barbara Kindschi Greenhouse Family Weekend Open House

  Allendale Campus

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Coloring in Kirkhof

  Allendale Campus

12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

Alumni & Student Small Business Market

  Allendale Campus

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Grand Valley State University Women's Volleyball at Parkside

  Off Campus

4:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.  

Spirit Youth Clinic 2026

  Allendale Campus

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Grand Valley State University Football vs Judson

  Off Campus

All day    

2026 Laker Family Weekend

  Allendale Campus, Health Campus, Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus

All day  

Grand Valley State University Women's Tennis at Western Michigan Tournament

  Off Campus

Sunday, September 20

12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.  

LDT Fall Clinic 2026

  Allendale Campus

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

Farmhaus Farms Alumni Social

  Off Campus

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Grand Valley State University Women's Soccer at Saginaw Valley State

  Off Campus

All day    

2026 Laker Family Weekend

  Allendale Campus, Health Campus, Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus

All day

Grand Valley State University Women's Golf at Mary Fossum Invitational

  Off Campus

Monday, September 21

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  

Get Involved in Undergraduate Research - Emphasis on Student Voice and Perspective: A Workshop for Interested Students

  Allendale Campus

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Alpha Sigma Kappa Yard Games

  Allendale Campus

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  

Outdoor Mindfulness Mondays

  Allendale Campus

7:30 p.m.  

Free Play 54: Timothy McAllister & Liz Ames

  Allendale Campus

8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Residence Hall Association (RHA) Interest Session

  Allendale Campus

All day

Grand Valley State University Women's Golf at Mary Fossum Invitational

  Off Campus

Tuesday, September 22

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  

F26 September Laker Outlet

  Allendale Campus

11:00 a.m.  

Oktoberfest at Fresh

  Allendale Campus

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Pre-Medical/Dental/Vet 101: Gaining Clinical & Other Experiences

  Allendale Campus

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.  

Turning Tuesday Kickoff!

  Allendale Campus

12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Craftivism: ¡Manos a la Piñata!

  Allendale Campus

12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.  

Concert @ Beckering Family Tower Carillon

  Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus

12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.  

Concert @ Cook Tower Carillon

  Allendale Campus

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.  

Virtual Information Session: Gilman Scholarship (competitive award for study abroad)

  Online

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.    

Weekly Hikes (on campus)

  Allendale Campus

Wednesday, September 23

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  

Spanish Yappy Hour - Spanish Conversation Hour - All Levels Welcome!

  Allendale Campus

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

Study Abroad Fair

  Allendale Campus

11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

CareerLab: Employer Office Hours with Plante Moran

  Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  

F26 September Laker Outlet

  Allendale Campus

12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

PLANT PARTY @ The Laker Store!

  Allendale Campus

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.    

Majors Fair 2026

  Allendale Campus

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  

PFAS Resource and Education Panel: Our Water, Our Health, Our Community

  Traverse City Regional Center

6:00 p.m.

Democracy 101: Voting Rights, Then and Now with the GVSU NAACP

  Allendale Campus

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Alpha Sigma Kappa Night at the Movies

  Allendale Campus

Thursday, September 24

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  

Reach Higher with Room to Breathe: Digital Literacy, Well-Being & Career Readiness

  Allendale Campus, Online

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  

Managing Peer Pressure & Temptations

  Online

11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

CareerLab: Employer Office Hours with Consumers Credit Union

  Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.  

Reach Higher with Room to Breathe: Fireside Chat

  Health Campus, Online

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.    

Majors Fair 2026

  Allendale Campus

4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.  

Careers in Finance

  Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus

5:00 p.m.  

The Arnold C. Ott Lectureship In Chemistry

  Allendale Campus

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Black Male Scholars

  Allendale Campus

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  

Sacred Site Visit - Native American Burial Mounds (INT 100/201 approved)

  Off Campus

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Alternative Breaks Ice Cream Social

  Allendale Campus

Friday, September 25

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.    

Mental Health Ambassador Training

  Allendale Campus

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

LAKER CON 2026

  Allendale Campus

1:00 p.m.  

The Arnold C. Ott Lectureship In Chemistry

  Allendale Campus

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

Special Seminar: Rick Rediske, PhD

  Lake Michigan Center

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Grand Valley State University Women's Volleyball vs Davenport - Gilda's Club Cancer Awareness Night

  Allendale Campus

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

The Art & Science of Psychology: An Evening with GVSU Psychology

  Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus

6:00 p.m.  

The Art and Science of Psychology: An Evening with GVSU Psychology

  Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Kirkhof Center Trivia Night

  Allendale Campus

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.    

Women On the Wall

  Allendale Campus

All day  

Grand Valley State University Men's Tennis at Toledo Tournament

  Off Campus