GVSU graduates, their family and friends stream out of the Van Andel
Arena after the Friday Commencement ceremony on April 28.
Image Credit: Amanda Pitts
GVSU in photos, April 2023: A focus on Commencement and our Laker graduates
May 2, 2023
A graduate has their graduation cap adjusted prior to Commencement.
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A soon-to-be graduate poses for a portrait before the start of Commencement on the morning of April 29.
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Mary Albrecht adjusts the regalia of the Saturday afternoon Commencement
speaker Javier Guillen before the ceremony on April 29.
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A variety of decorated mortar boards were seen during the weekend
Commencement ceremonies.
Graduates wave and shout to get the attention of their loved ones in the
crowd prior to Friday's Commencement ceremony April 28.
Image Credit: Emily Zoladz
There were many reflective moments during the Commencement ceremonies on
Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29. Photos by Amanda Pitts
Two graduates hug during the Commencement ceremony at Van Andel Arena
on Friday, April 28.
Image Credit: Emily Zoladz
There were many exciting moments as soon-to-be-graduates located their
friends and family in the Van Andel Arena. Photos by Amanda Pitts
Soon-to-be-graduate Courtney Ramdeo holds 2-week-old baby, Ralph, just before crossing the Commencement stage.
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Two soon-to-be-graduates talk excitedly before the start of their Commencement ceremony.
Image credit: Emily Zoladz
A graduate waves in excitement after while crossing the stage during
Commencement.
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Faculty members clap after a musical performance during a Commencement ceremony.
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Katherine Moran, associate dean for graduate programs in the Kirkhof College of Nursing, right, congratulates Kristi Cooper after Cooper received a post MSN-DNP degree.
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On the ramp leading up to the Commencement ceremony stage, Tyanna
Marzean blows a kiss to a friend.
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A graduate celebrates on stage after receiving their diploma.
Amanda Pitts
A graduate celebrates after receiving their diploma for a master's degree in social work.
Emily Zoladz
Zeek, a service dog wearing a graduation cap, walks across the stage
along with a student to receive their degree during Commencement.
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Graduate Corinn VanWyck hugs President Philomena V. Mantella on stage during Commencement.
Board of Trustees Chair Susan Jandernoa, left, and President Philomena V. Mantella, right, smile on stage during Commencement.
Photos by Amanda Pitts
A master's degree graduate celebrates on stage during Commencement.
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College graduates react to receiving their degrees as they walk across
the stage during Commencement.
A group of graduates celebrates after the ceremonial moving of the
tassels at Commencement.
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Master's degree graduates celebrate during Commencement. Photos by
Amanda Pitts
Madison Fehn hugs a friend before the start of Commencement on April 29.
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The moving of the tassel is an exciting tradition that occurs toward the end of every Commencement ceremony at GVSU.
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After moving the tassel from right to left, McKenna Larkin pumps a fist into the air in celebration during Commencement.
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Jamal Dawson kisses 10-month-old son, Emerson, after receiving a degree
in human resources on April 29.
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Family and friends raise photos of their graduate in a show of support.
Image credit: Lauren Seymour
Reniyah Curtis, center, is surrounded by family holding signs after Curtis received a degree in allied health sciences.
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"I've been emotional for a week" Michele Kenaga said about son
Alex Fadely. "We're so proud of him." Fadely received a
master's degree in accounting on April 29.
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Recent graduates hug family and friends after receiving their degrees at Commencement.
A person makes a funny face while posing with recent graduates for a
selfie photo after Commencement.
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"I've got the feels today," said Sarah Cooper while hugging son Jaysen Holly. Holly, right, received a degree in biomedical sciences.
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Two graduates hug outside the Van Andel Arena.
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A recent graduate poses for a photo outside of the Van Andel Arena April 29.
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Jesse Goodyear enters Van Andel Arena, where he graduated with a
bachelor of business administration degree in accounting and finance.
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And a few of our other favorite images from the month
A student walks through the Allendale campus during a heavy snowfall on the morning of April 25.
Banashee Cadreau, an alumnus of GVSU, poses for a portrait before the start of Grand Valley's 22nd annual Pow wow.
Photos by Kendra Stanley-Mills
Students walk through the entranceway of the L. William Seidman Center
on the Pew Campus April 14.
Image Credit: Kendra Stanley-Mills
Abby Sachs, program manager with Peter C. Cook Leadership Academy, reacts to a student spinning a game wheel at a Reach Higher Showcase booth on April 21.
Image credit: Kendra Stanley-Mills
Provost Fatma Mili listens to engineering students at the April 21 Reach Higher Showcase talk about the project race cars that they build and maintain.
Image credit: Amanda Pitts
Eva VanWyck, left, earned a degree in exercise science, while her
mother, Corinn VanWyck earned a degree in integrative studies through
the LEADS program. The two graduated on the same weekend.
Image Credit: Kendra Stanley-Mills
