August 12, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 21)

Campus, community unite for interdisciplinary innovation

Students, faculty and staff from nearly every college, plus industry partners, engaged in conversations on the importance of interdisciplinary education in a world powered by artificial intelligence.

Featured

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Article by Shelby Harrison

Engineering Design Conference: Industry input will help shape co-op program

Other events included the Senior Project Showcase and an Industry Advisory Board meeting.

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Article by Michele Coffill

Summit will explore impact, future of technology at GVSU

The inaugural summit is Thursday, October 2, noon-5 p.m. at the DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health.

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Article by Jen DenOuden

Faculty and staff sketches

University Communications photographers earned awards at a national conference. The Johnson Center was ranked as one of the most substantial academic programs focused on philanthropy.

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GVFaces: Jacqueline Listman

Education major Jacqueline Listman wrote and illustrated a children's book she hopes to read to her students someday.

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Article by Joseph Martin

TRIO students in Detroit experience a summer of internships and opportunities

Students attended a national conference, learned about Lansing legislators and completed internships.

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Article by Adam Harris

What's happening on campus

The Faculty and Staff Fall Kickoff is one of many events to welcome the new academic year.

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The GVSU Forum is published by University Communications; it is distributed bimonthly during the academic year and monthly during the spring/summer semesters. Send publication items to Michele Coffill, editor, c/o [email protected]. Web: gvsu.edu/forum

University Communications Staff:
Thomas Chavez social media coordinator
Michele Coffill editorial director
Bill Cuppy assistant vice president, UComm – Creative and Multimedia Services
Sarah Dudinetz  social media manager
Eliana McGlinchey graphic designer
Ronda Huster university communications assistant
Katherine Kemp motion graphic designer
Chris Knape assistant vice president, UComm – Media and Public Relations
Dave LeFurge-McLeod senior videographer
Darius Mathis video/multimedia producer
Tony Packer associate director of video and multimedia
Julianna Schrier  social media coordinator
Corey Stamps  multimedia project specialist
Kendra Stanley-Mills associate director of photography
Brian Vernellis senior writer
Peg West  director of digital strategy and media relations
Sofia Ellis student writer
Joseph Martin student writer

Other University Communications publications:
Grand Valley Magazine, flagship publication for GVSU; visit gvsu.edu/gvmagazine 
GVNext, digital publication; visit gvsu.edu/gvnext , for daily news updates and video features