Why is the flag flying at half-staff today?


Thursday, September 11, 2025
All day
Allendale Campus, Detroit Center, Health Campus, Meijer Campus in Holland, Muskegon Regional Center, Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students


GVSU, Michigan, and U.S. flags will fly at half-staff today, September 11, to remember those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Virginia, and those who perished when the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. 

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This event is recurring on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.


Location Information

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Contact Information


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(616) 331-2525


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This event was added to the calendar by Marion Mathisen (mathisem@gvsu.edu) on Thursday, September 10, 2020 and was last updated on Monday, September 11, 2023 at 8:13 a.m.