What's happening on campus
The Growing Connections Food Summit and Groundhog Day event both call attention to the university's sustainability efforts.
January 27, 2026 (Volume 49, Number 10)
September 19, 2023 (Volume 47, Number 2)
The Kaufman Interfaith Institute and partners will host a food drive for Replenish, the student basic needs pantry, on September 21.
See more events online. Highlighted events through early October are listed below.
Celebrating Women Awards: September 20, noon-1:30 p.m., Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room; join the Women's Commission for a luncheon to celebrate award recipients
Faculty Artist Recital: September 20, 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center, Sherman van Solkema Recital Hall; Pablo Mahave-Veglia, professor of cello, will be joined by Paulina Zamora, pianist
Food Drive for Replenish: September 21, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Cook Carillon Tower plaza; the Kaufman Interfaith Institute and partners will host a food drive for Replenish, the student basic needs pantry
Hispanic Heritage Month Speaker: September 21, 5-7 p.m., Kirkhof Center, rooms 2215/2216; filmmaker Cynthia Martinez follows the stories of three Latino high school students in Holland, panel discussion follows screening
Inclusion & Equity Institute Workshop: September 22, noon-2 p.m., virtual; "Understanding & Interrupting Implicit Bias 101" presented by Alisha Davis and Callie Youngman; register via Sprout
Faculty Artist Recital: September 23, 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center, Sherman van Solkema Recital Hall; Letitia Jap, affiliate faculty of violin, will perform
Pitch Black Grand Rapids: September 28, 5 p.m. (showcase) 6:30 p.m. (competition), DeVos Center, Loosemore Auditorium; the Michigan Small Business Development Center will host a pitch competition for Black businesses; RSVP online
Wheelhouse Talk: September 29, 5-7 p.m., Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room; Faye Richardson-Green, Meijer endowed chair in entrepreneurship and innovation, will give a presentation; RSVP online
Graduate School Fair: October 3, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Henry Hall
Undergraduate Research Fair: October 3, 5-7 p.m., Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room
This article was last edited on September 14, 2023 at 2:15 p.m.
The Growing Connections Food Summit and Groundhog Day event both call attention to the university's sustainability efforts.
January 27, 2026 (Volume 49, Number 10)
Events (like this Day of Service outing in 2025) honoring the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will run the week of Jan. 19-24.
January 13, 2026 (Volume 49, Number 9)
Upcoming events include Toast to the Class of 2025, Giving Tuesday and Fall Commencement.
November 25, 2025 (Volume 49, Number 7)