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GVSU in Photos, September 2023: Technology of the future, a new era for Athletics and a lot of trombones (but not 76)

BY Kendra Stanley-Mills
Image credit - Top photo by Kendra Stanley-Mills

Oct 2, 2023
A person uses a touch screen device showing human anatomy.
Kathy Agee, program coordinator for the Regional Math and Science Center, demonstrates how the Virtuali-tee works during Tech Week September 19.
Image credit - Amanda Pitts
A small child uses a VR headset while smiling.
Using a VR headset, Riley Jackson, 8, called the technology "cool" while participating in GR in XR on the Blue Bridge, an event held in conjunction with Tech Week Grand Rapids on September 21.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A college student places small American flags into the ground while it's raining.
Student Senate President Quinten D. Proctor places flags on the Kirkhof Center lawn to honor those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Image credit - Amanda Pitts
A college student works on their laptop as green trees are reflected in the glass around them.
Alec Chan, first-year student studying information technology, relaxes at P.O.D. Express inside Mackinac Hall before the start of their afternoon class.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A cheerleader is tossed into the air along the sidelines of a football field.
Cheerleaders perform a stunt during the first home football game of the season September 9.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
College wrestling athletes workout during practice.
The wrestling team had its first practice of the season in the new Harris Family Athletic Complex on September 5.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A group of older gentlemen laugh and greet each other during an event.
Guests share a laugh September 13 at the Harris Family Athletic Complex dedication.
Image credit - Amanda Pitts
Two people hug at an event.
Wrestling coach Joey Simcoe, right, hugs John Harris, '77, after the ribbon-cutting ceremony September 13 dedicating the new Harris Family Athletic Complex.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Marching band trombone players hold their instruments over their heads during a hype cheer.
The Laker Marching Band trombone section holds their instruments in the air for a hype cheer before the first home football game of the season September 9.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Two adults hug during an event.
Maxine Swanson Award winner Melanie Shell-Weiss receives a celebratory embrace at the Celebrating Women Awards on September 20.
Image credit - Amanda Pitts
College students work together on a project in a classroom setting.
Students in Becky Williams' Intro to Social Change class on September 1 construct out of modeling clay a social problem they would like to address in class.
Image credit - Amanda Pitts
Students walk over a blue bridge among green trees.
Students walk along the Little Mac Bridge on the Allendale Campus September 27.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A college professor is seen through lightboard drawings.
Zach DeBruine, assistant professor of computing, is leading research into bioinformatics and developing artificial intelligence algorithms to manage massive biological data files.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A portrait of a college student smiling while wearing a red poncho.
Sebastian Lerma, a second-year microbiology student, wears a hand-woven poncho made in Mexico. Lerma said when thinking of their Hispanic culture, patriotism, vibrant colors, family and food come to mind. "We have lots of pride," Lerma said.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
The student section cheers during a college football game.
The student section cheers on the Lakers football team from Lubbers Stadium September 9.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A smiling college student participates in a discussion.
Students participate in a Talk Back Tuesday event at the Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity on September 12.
Image credit - Amanda Pitts
Two college students look at an anatomical model of the sternum.
Madison Eye, right, tutors Makaela Harris, left, on anatomy and physiology in the new Tutoring and Reading Center in Henry Hall on September 27.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills

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