Semester name change will streamline academic calendar

April 14, 2026 (Volume 49, Number 15)

people on a campus tour walk on the sidewalk near Zumberge Hall in the summer

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To streamline Grand Valley's academic calendar, the spring/summer semester has been renamed summer semester.

The change was announced in late March by Provost Jennifer Drake and B. Donta Truss, vice president for Enrollment Development and College Futures.

The updated name will be implemented before the end of the winter semester. Drake and Truss said the change also ensures consistency across platforms, communications and student-facing materials.

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This article was last edited on April 8, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

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