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GVSU in Photos, June 2024: Celebrations galore, snazzy sneakers and a special flower full of surprises

BY Kendra Stanley-Mills
Image credit - Top image by Cory Morse

Jul 1, 2024
A person drapes themselves in a pride flag for a portrait.
Lex Larkspur did "the whole West Michigan circuit" of Pride events, attending festivals in Grand Haven, Grand Rapids and elsewhere. After growing up in a small Michigan town with no Pride celebrations, moving to Grand Rapids was great, said Larkspur, because "all of a sudden, those events were everywhere."
Image credit - Macayla Cramer
Two hands clasped together are draped in a pride flag.
June was Pride Month, which recognized and celebrated the LGBTQ community.
Image credit - Macayla Cramer
A young child puts their face into a compass during camp.
African Resource Center Of West Michigan student Isabelle Uwase, 12, uses a compass outside the Kindschi Hall of Science as part of a tour on June 19.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A young person reaches their neck out to smell a large yellow flower.
Westin Essenburg, 12, smells the GVSU corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) named "The Beast" at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids on June 18.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A person sits under an umbrella for shade while another yellow umbrella is nearby.
Juneteenth celebrations at GVSU began early on June 19 at the second annual Juneteenth Jubilee Breakfast. Following the breakfast was the Junior Juneteenth Freedom Parade presented by West Michigan Jewels of Africa and the City of Grand Rapids.
Image credit - Emily Zoladz
A yellow leaf is caught in a green shrub.
A yellow leaf clings to a shrub in the Nancy Lubbers Garden on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus June 5.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person sits out of focus behind a row of yellow and purple flowers.
Grand Valley graduate JiaXing Zheng sits in the scenic courtyard of the DeVos Center of the Pew Grand Rapids Campus on June 17.
Image credit - Eliana McGlinchey
A squirrel looks at the camera while sitting on a tree branch.
A squirrel hangs out in a tree on the Allendale Campus on June 4.
Image credit - Eliana McGlinchey
A police officer and black Labrador share a moment face-to-face in a football stadium.
Grand Valley Police Department Officer Paul Weaver shares a moment on June 18 with Scout, the new black Labrador K9 police dog, inside Lubbers Stadium.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A university president walks onto a stage among blue spotlights wearing a blue evening gown.
President Philomena V. Mantella walks onto the stage at the Grand Valley University Foundation Enrichment Dinner at the DeVos Place on June 4.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person wearing a hat is silhouetted against a blue window.
Breezy Rusher attends the Black Boys and Men Symposium at the Amway Grand Plaza June 12.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A group of people dance wearing evening gowns and suits.
A large crowd dances during the Sneaker Ball during the third annual Black Boys and Men Symposium on June 12 at the Amway Grand Plaza.
Image credit - Q Long
A couple wearing a tuxedo and floral gown are seen from a balcony walking in to an event.
Les and Jackie (Ott) Stiner walk into the DeVos Place to attend the Grand Valley University Foundation Enrichment Dinner. The Stiners have a research fellowship endowment in physics, biology and the natural sciences named in their honor.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person gestures while talking.
Jalen Rose speaks to the media on June 12 before the start of the Black Boys and Men Symposium. Rose kicked off the third annual event with a keynote presentation before 400 people at the Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids. The event is sponsored by the Division of Enrollment Development and Educational Outreach.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A carillon clock tower is seen through fog and a sunrise while being surrounded by green trees.
The sun rises over the Cook Carillon Tower on the Allendale Campus on a foggy June 3.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person uses a movie camera on set of a film production while a person with bright red hair is seen reflected in a mirror.
GVSU student Beth Pletzke, right, works on the set with Adam J. Minnick, director of photography, left, during the Summer Film Project. The Summer Film Project was founded in 1995 to bring students, faculty and industry professionals together on the production of a film.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A long line of people are reflected into a shiny floor.
A crowd waits in line June 18 to see the GVSU corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
Image credit - Cory Morse
Two people, one with a bucket, work on weeding a green roof.
Anthony Howard, left, and Avery Lester with Summit Landscape Management work on the green roof of Mackinac Hall June 20.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills

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