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GVSU in photos, September 2024: The liveliness of September, the tranquility of a butterfly on a rare flower

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

Oct 1, 2024
Two folkloric dancers pose for a photo in their colorful traditional dresses.
Josilynn Hradowsky, left, and Giselle Torres dance with Monarcas, a GVSU student organization that performs traditional folkloric dances to showcase and appreciate Mexican culture.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A detail of three college students with white, blue and black bows in their hair.
Three students don the Grand Valley colors as bows in their hair as they watch the Grand Valley Lakers take on Central State at Lubbers Stadium September 5.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
As seen from a drone, shadows of people are cast over colorful chalk art drawings on a sidewalk.
Students take part in the Chalk Art Symposium at the Mary Idema Pew Library plaza on September 13. GVSU alum and chalk artist, Emily Miller, '14 and '20, worked with students to translate research from traditional posters and oral talks to the sidewalk.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A person wearing a blue sweatshirt kneels as they place small American flags into a lawn.
Student Senate President Quinten Proctor places flags on the Kirkhof Center lawn to honor those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Among blue light, a person wears stereoscopic glasses.
Clarke Borgeson tries on stereoscopic 3D glasses September 19 to view a rendering at "The Blue Dot Experience" during Tech Week. The event was a showcase of cutting-edge tech and computing and engineering projects by faculty and students.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Football players in blue jerseys warm up on a football field.
GVSU football players warmup before taking on Central State at Lubbers Stadium on September 5.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A smiling person is reflected in a car mirror during a car show.
William Weider is reflected in a 2023 Toyota GR86 that belongs to Matthiew De Castro during a gathering of the GVSU Car Club on September 6. Weider, an automotive technology graduate from Grand Rapids Community College, said he appreciates the camaraderie of the GVSU club. "You make some lasting friendships out of places like this," Weider said. The club usually meets Fridays at 6 p.m. in Lot J.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A football player with paint under his eyes lets out a yell while in a huddle.
Senior wide receiver, Cody Tierney, lets out a scream in the center of the team huddle as the team prepares for the first kickoff of the football season against Central State.
Image credit - Macayla Cramer
A service dog wearing a blue shirt sits behind fans watching a football game in a college stadium.
Lilo, the service dog of student Alysse Utter, center, rests behind the bleachers during the first home football game of the season at Lubbers Stadium.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person wearing a green dress and sunglasses laughs and dances to music during an outdoor festival.
Merrilyn Kudzi Chizanga, a graduate student in health informatics and bioinformatics, dances to live African music during the Global Laker Festival September 4 on the Allendale Campus.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person standing in the window of a food truck smiles while among a crowd of people.
Kona Ice food truck owner Damion Parker, '96, serves students and families during the Laker Family Weekend Kickoff at the Kirkhof Center Lawn on September 20.
Image credit - Cory Morse
Two college students standing on sand dunes work in the field during a geology class.
Integrated science and education major Autumn Shimer, left, and geology major Jennifer Jones work as part of a Geologic Field Methods class at Windsnest Park in West Olive on September 6.
Image credit - Cory Morse
Among blue lights, a college president speaks at a lectern.
On September 19, President Philomena V. Mantella greeted guests to "The Blue Dot Experience" as part of Tech Week GR, which showcased Grand Valley's innovative response to West Michigan's critical tech talent demand.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person is silhouetted against a projection of Earth.
Guests listen to speakers during "The Blue Dot Experience" September 19 as part of Tech Week GR which was held on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A college student walks to class among sparkling raindrops from the sunrise.
Raindrops shimmer in the morning light as a student walks to class through the Great Lakes Plaza of the Allendale Campus September 25.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
An up close photo of a GV sticker on a student's cheek.
Korrin Kay, a member of the Laker Dance Team, tailgates with other dance team members before the start of the first home football game of the season.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
College football fans scream and cheer during a football game.
Students including (from left) Jacob Evans, Drew Hardy and Jenna Rawlin, react during GVSU's first football game against Central State at Lubbers Stadium on September 5.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A football player holding his helmet in his hand gestures as he walks on the turf.
Grand Valley wide receiver Donovan Johnson gestures to the fans as he runs onto the field.
Image credit - Eliana McGlinchey
A student sits among an arch of an academic building with the steps in the foreground, left, and a student highlighted by sunrise golden light walks through the halls as seen through a window of an academic building.
Left: Emma Adams, a senior natural resource management student, listens to music while waiting outside of L. William Seidman Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus for her friend so they can ride the bus back to the Allendale Campus together on September 3. Right: The early morning sun shines into Mackinac Hall about one hour and 20 minutes after the sunrise on September 23.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills, Cory Morse
An orange butterfly rests on white blossoms of a tree branch.
A butterfly rests on a seven-son flower in the Arboretum of the Allendale Campus September 12. The seven-son flower is native to China. According to the signage at the base of the tree, it's so rare that it was thought extinct at one point. The flowers are white and have a light, sweet scent to them.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A color guard member tosses their hand in the air while twirling a blue flag in the rain.
A Laker Marching Band color guard member performs in the rain during the halftime show of the season's first home football game.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A college student works at her laptop under a blue umbrella of a courtyard on a college campus.
Ellamae Gilling, a sophomore criminal justice and finance major, sits in the DeVos Center courtyard on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus to work on an essay for one of her classes. Gilling said she wanted to enjoy the beautiful weather while it lasted. "It's going to start getting colder soon," she said.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A university president wearing a blue coat high fives students in the stand during a football game.
President Philomena V. Mantella high-fives students in Lubbers Stadium during Family Weekend events.
Image credit - Ashley Streeter
People are silhouetted against a blue projection showing off technology.
Kate Borgne, a Grand Valley student working with Project Grand Path, is silhouetted against a screen during GVSU's "The Blue Dot Experience," event as part of Tech Week GR.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person holding a drink cast a shadow against a blue food truck.
Students and families cast shadows on the Louie's Lunchbox Food Truck during the Laker Family Weekend Kickoff at the Kirkhof Center Lawn on September 20.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A college student sits in a booth where they are creating hand drawn photos.
Illustration major Abby Haywood, center, draws portraits of biology major Lilyanna Quintino, left, and exercise science major Lesley Mendez-Velasquez, as part of Laker Con 2024 at the Mary Idema Pew Library on September 27. Laker Con celebrates comics literacy.
Image credit - Cory Morse

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