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(photos by Kendra Stanley-Mills) See photos from Stir It Up Bakery online at gvsu.edu/s/1yT .
(photos by Kendra Stanley-Mills) See photos from Stir It Up Bakery online at gvsu.edu/s/1yT .
Seven trailblazers, including people who were among the first African Americans at Grand Valley as students or faculty members, led a Founders Day event for students.
To welcome the newest Lakers to the alumni family, Alumni Relations collected notes of congratulations, campus memories, or pieces of advice for the Class of 2020.
Alumni were encouraged to participate in a new initiative, Project Pen Pals, to welcome students to campus.