Why is the flag flying at half-staff today?


Thursday, December 9, 2021
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 beginning December 1, 2021, to honor and remember the victims of the shooting at Oxford High School in Oakland County. Flags will remain at half-staff through December 12, 2021.

Flags will fly at half-staff December 6, 2021, through December 11, 2021, to honor the life and service of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole. 

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Michigan Flag

This event is recurring on Friday, December 10, 2021 and Saturday, December 11, 2021.


Location Information

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Contact Information


Institutional Marketing

(616) 331-2525


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This event was added to the calendar by Marion Mathisen (mathisem@gvsu.edu) on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 and was last updated on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 12:02 p.m.