Sunday, September 27 (Today)

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

Monday, September 28

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

Tuesday, September 29

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

Wednesday, September 30

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

Thursday, October 1

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

Friday, October 2

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.  

Alumni in Residence: Joshua Munk

  Allendale Campus
10:00 a.m.

Careers in English: A Series Sponsored by Lighthouse Journal

  Allendale Campus
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  

Understanding and Interrupting Implicit Bias 101

  Online
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Grand Valley State University Women's Soccer at Davenport

  Off Campus
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Grand Valley State University Cross Country at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite

  Off Campus
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Grand Valley State University Cross Country at SVSU Red October Meet

  Off Campus
11:00 a.m.    

Laker Blue Smoothies

  Allendale Campus
12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.    

TORNADO / OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN TESTING

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

Study Abroad Funding 101 Workshop

  Allendale Campus
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.  

Alumni in Residence: Hannah Gaff, Theatre "Play, Connection, and Impact: The Garbage Monster"

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

Grand Valley State University Softball at Aquinas - 10 Innings

  Off Campus
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.  

JCPenney Suit Up - Fall 2026

  Off Campus
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  

Alumni Awards Dinner

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

Grand Valley State University Women's Volleyball vs Wayne State

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

Kirkhof Center Trivia Night (Homecoming Edition)

  Allendale Campus
7:00 p.m.

CAB Concert in the Arb

  Allendale Campus
7:30 p.m.    

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM presented by the Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival

  Allendale Campus
8:00 p.m. - 11:45 p.m.  

Homecoming Black Alumni Weekend: Meet & Greet at Clique Lanes

  Off Campus
All day  

Department of Writing Silver Jubilee

  Allendale Campus
All day  

Grand Valley State University Men's Tennis at Davenport Tournament

  Off Campus
All day  

Grand Valley State University Women's Tennis at Davenport Tournament

  Off Campus

Saturday, October 3

9:00 a.m.  

GVSU Baseball Alumni & Friends Alumni Weekend 2026!

  Allendale Campus
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  

Rowing Alumni Homecoming Celebration

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

Laker Store Alumni Celebration

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

Military & Veterans Resource Center Open House

  Allendale Campus
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Grand Valley State University Swimming & Diving vs Blue and Black Intrasquad

  Off Campus
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

On-Campus Renaissance Fair

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

Alumni Homecoming Tailgate

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

Join Us!! Master of Athletic Training 50th Kickoff Celebration

  Allendale Campus
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.  

Alumni House & Visitor Center Open House

  Allendale Campus
12:00 p.m.  

Class of 1976 Golden Reunion

  Allendale Campus
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Grand Valley State University Football vs Wayne State

  Off Campus
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Grand Valley State University Women's Volleyball at Ferris State

  Off Campus
7:30 p.m.    

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM presented by the Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival

  Allendale Campus
8:00 p.m. - 11:45 p.m.  

Homecoming Black Alumni Weekend: Post-game Wind Down at WMCAT

  Off Campus
All day  

Grand Valley State University Men's Tennis at Davenport Tournament

  Off Campus
All day  

Grand Valley State University Women's Tennis at Davenport Tournament

  Off Campus
All day  

Intro to Backpacking- Manistee River Trail

  Off Campus