Events Calendar - Grand Valley State University

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

9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Late Night Game Night

Allendale Campus

All day

Grand Valley State University Men's Tennis at Toledo Tournament

Off Campus

10:00 a.m.

Women's Rugby vs SVSU

Allendale Campus

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

IFC Recruitment: Bid Day

Allendale Campus

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Climbing Skills Series: Knots

Allendale Campus

1:00 p.m.

Men's Rugby vs Ferris State

Allendale Campus

1:45 p.m.

GVSU Women's Softball Alumni Weekend 2026!

Allendale Campus

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Grand Valley State University Women's Volleyball vs Northern Michigan - Senior Day - Kids Day

Allendale Campus

4:30 p.m.

Men's D3 Hockey vs CMU

Off Campus

7:30 p.m.

Women's Hockey vs Lindenwood

Off Campus

All day

Grand Valley State University Men's Tennis at Toledo Tournament

Off Campus

All day

Grand Valley State University Women's Golf vs 18th Annual Gilda's Club Laker Fall Invite

Allendale Campus

All day

Laker Con 2026

Allendale Campus

9:00 a.m.

Women's Lacrosse Tournament

Allendale Campus

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

Grand Valley State University Women's Soccer at Parkside

Off Campus

1:30 p.m.

Women's Hockey vs Lindenwood

Off Campus

All day

Grand Valley State University Men's Tennis at Toledo Tournament

Off Campus

All day

Grand Valley State University Women's Golf vs 18th Annual Gilda's Club Laker Fall Invite

Allendale Campus

All day

Laker Con 2026

Allendale Campus

All day

Sleeping Bear Dunes Day Trip

Off Campus

11:00 a.m.

Laker Blue Smoothies

Allendale Campus

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Get Involved in Undergraduate Research: Professional Communication - A Workshop for Interested Students (INT 100 Approved)

Allendale Campus

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Homecoming CAB Event - Sunglasses Decorating

Allendale Campus

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Master of Public Health (MPH) Virtual Information Session

Online

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Know Your Neighbor Interfaith Dinner - Religion & Relationships

Allendale Campus

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Outdoor Mindfulness Mondays

Allendale Campus

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

Homecoming CAB Event - Line Dancing & Texas Roadhouse Rolls

Allendale Campus

All day

Grand Valley State University Men's Golf at Midwest Collegiate

Off Campus

All day

Grand Valley State University Women's Golf vs 18th Annual Gilda's Club Laker Fall Invite

Allendale Campus

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Meet Corewell Health: Campus Takeover

Allendale Campus, Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus

11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

CareerLab: Employer Office Hours with Corewell Health

Allendale Campus

11:00 a.m.

Laker Blue Smoothies

Allendale Campus

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

Open Door Discussion: Bear With Me for a Moment

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

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Homecoming CAB Event - DIY Passports

Allendale Campus

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

MBSAC Kickoff Meeting: Help Shape GVSU Marketing

Allendale Campus

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Weekly Hikes (on campus)

Allendale Campus

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

NUR 101: Facts vs. Fiction

Allendale Campus

All day

Grand Valley State University Men's Golf at Midwest Collegiate

Off Campus

11:00 a.m.

Laker Blue Smoothies

Allendale Campus

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Geology Alumni Dr. Esther Posner presents "Inside Earth's Core: What High-Pressure Experiments and Geophysics Reveal about Planetary Interiors"

Allendale Campus

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Intro to Indoor Climbing

Allendale Campus

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

Open Minds Book Club: When the Declaration of Independence Was News

Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Goal Setting & Cider

Allendale Campus

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The ABC's of CBD & THC

Online

11:00 a.m.

Laker Blue Smoothies

Allendale Campus

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

Alumna-in-Residence Dr. Beth Lubeck Grand Valley to Government: Science Across Settings

Allendale Campus

12:00 p.m.

Alumni-in-Residence: Capt. Zachary Carson : "Off the Flight Path: Embracing Turbulence and the Journey"

Allendale Campus

1:00 p.m.

Alumni-in-Residence Honoree Hollin De La Cruz: "Languages, Non-Profit, and the Impact of Study Abroad"

Allendale Campus

2:00 p.m.

Alumni-in-Residence Honoree Dr. Jared J. Homola: "Evolutionary Insights to Guide Lake Whitefish Recovery in the Great Lakes"

Lake Michigan Center

3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Distinguished Alumni-in-Residence Alumni Panel: "Staying Human: Distinguished Humanities Alumni Discuss Their Studies, Their Stories, and Their Accomplishments"

Allendale Campus

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

"Making Your Own Path: Building a Career in Scientific Publishing" and "Is Graduate School Right for Me? Preparing for the Next Step in Science".

Allendale Campus

4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Political Science & International Relations Open House

Allendale Campus

6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.

Grand Valley Writers Series presents Katie Jean Shinkle (INT 100 Approved)

Allendale Campus

6:15 p.m.

GVSU Philosophy Alumni get-together

Off Campus

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

NPHC Yardshow

Allendale Campus

All day

Walktober: October 1-31

Online

Featured Events

Friday, September 25 (Today)

Mental Health Ambassador Training

LAKER CON 2026

The Arnold C. Ott Lectureship In Chemistry

Special Seminar: Rick Rediske, PhD

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

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

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

Kirkhof Center Trivia Night

Women On the Wall

Late Night Game Night

Grand Valley State University Men's Tennis at Toledo Tournament

Saturday, September 26

Women's Rugby vs SVSU

IFC Recruitment: Bid Day

Climbing Skills Series: Knots

Men's Rugby vs Ferris State

GVSU Women's Softball Alumni Weekend 2026!

Grand Valley State University Women's Volleyball vs Northern Michigan - Senior Day - Kids Day

Men's D3 Hockey vs CMU

Women's Hockey vs Lindenwood

Grand Valley State University Men's Tennis at Toledo Tournament

Grand Valley State University Women's Golf vs 18th Annual Gilda's Club Laker Fall Invite

Laker Con 2026

Sunday, September 27

Women's Lacrosse Tournament

Grand Valley State University Women's Soccer at Parkside

Women's Hockey vs Lindenwood

Grand Valley State University Men's Tennis at Toledo Tournament

Grand Valley State University Women's Golf vs 18th Annual Gilda's Club Laker Fall Invite

Laker Con 2026

Sleeping Bear Dunes Day Trip

Monday, September 28

Laker Blue Smoothies

Get Involved in Undergraduate Research: Professional Communication - A Workshop for Interested Students (INT 100 Approved)

Homecoming CAB Event - Sunglasses Decorating

Master of Public Health (MPH) Virtual Information Session

Know Your Neighbor Interfaith Dinner - Religion & Relationships

Outdoor Mindfulness Mondays

Homecoming CAB Event - Line Dancing & Texas Roadhouse Rolls

Grand Valley State University Men's Golf at Midwest Collegiate

Grand Valley State University Women's Golf vs 18th Annual Gilda's Club Laker Fall Invite

Tuesday, September 29

Meet Corewell Health: Campus Takeover

CareerLab: Employer Office Hours with Corewell Health

Laker Blue Smoothies

Open Door Discussion: Bear With Me for a Moment

Concert @ Beckering Family Tower Carillon

Concert @ Cook Tower Carillon

Homecoming CAB Event - DIY Passports

MBSAC Kickoff Meeting: Help Shape GVSU Marketing

Weekly Hikes (on campus)

NUR 101: Facts vs. Fiction

Grand Valley State University Men's Golf at Midwest Collegiate

Wednesday, September 30

Laker Blue Smoothies

Geology Alumni Dr. Esther Posner presents "Inside Earth's Core: What High-Pressure Experiments and Geophysics Reveal about Planetary Interiors"

Intro to Indoor Climbing

Open Minds Book Club: When the Declaration of Independence Was News

Goal Setting & Cider

Thursday, October 1

The ABC's of CBD & THC

Laker Blue Smoothies

Alumna-in-Residence Dr. Beth Lubeck Grand Valley to Government: Science Across Settings

Alumni-in-Residence: Capt. Zachary Carson : "Off the Flight Path: Embracing Turbulence and the Journey"

Alumni-in-Residence Honoree Hollin De La Cruz: "Languages, Non-Profit, and the Impact of Study Abroad"

Alumni-in-Residence Honoree Dr. Jared J. Homola: "Evolutionary Insights to Guide Lake Whitefish Recovery in the Great Lakes"

Distinguished Alumni-in-Residence Alumni Panel: "Staying Human: Distinguished Humanities Alumni Discuss Their Studies, Their Stories, and Their Accomplishments"

"Making Your Own Path: Building a Career in Scientific Publishing" and "Is Graduate School Right for Me? Preparing for the Next Step in Science".

Political Science & International Relations Open House

Grand Valley Writers Series presents Katie Jean Shinkle (INT 100 Approved)

GVSU Philosophy Alumni get-together

NPHC Yardshow

Walktober: October 1-31