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GVSU in Photos, January 2025: A night of disco, campus hallways and the paths we take

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

Feb 3, 2025
A portrait of a college student as she wraps her arms around herself smiling at the camera.
"Black History Month means we finally get to come together as a group of people to celebrate us," said A'shyah Zander, a junior communication and sciences disorder student.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A college student is silhouetted against a window while working on a laptop.
Nursing student Nicholas Morrell works on his laptop while waiting for his class to start at DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health on January 10. "My mom is a nurse so I've been around it my whole life," he said. Morrell is most excited about figuring out what field of nursing he'd like to focus on.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
The silhouette of a student walks near a painting of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A reproduction of a watercolor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by local Grand Rapids artist Jon McDonald hangs near a hallway in DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Students in winter clothing walk past a vehicle clearing snow from a snowy college campus.
A grounds department snow plow works to clear snow at Great Lakes Plaza as students walk to class on January 14.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A chef wearing an apron and hat has fire shooting up from a pan as they make food.
Chef James Cembrowicz cooks at the "Fire and Ice" sauté station inside the Fresh Food Company on January 13.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A college student works on their laptop while sitting on an orange bench near colorful artwork.
Hannah Kunc studies for her art history class while waiting between classes in Calder Art Center January 15. Kunc, a sophomore environmental studies and studio art major, is seen through artwork on display from the class, integrating the visual arts across disciplines.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person wearing a military uniform walks through a crosswalk on a college campus, left, and, at right, a person walks on a cleared sidewalk through a snowy campus.
At left, a person wearing a military uniform walks through a crosswalk on the Allendale Campus January 8. Right, a pedestrian walks near Zumberge Pond at the Kirkhof Center on January 16.
Image credit - Macayla Cramer, left, Cory Morse, right
As seen from a drone, students walk through trees and sidewalks of a snowy college campus.
Students walk through the snowy campus landscape near the Little Mac Bridge on January 24.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A student wearing a backpack walks over a blue-lit bridge.
A student crosses the Little Mac Bridge early on the morning of the first day of the winter semester January 6.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A silhouette of a person in an office is seen from the outside near blue lights.
A person is silhouetted inside of the Lubbers Student Services Building on the first day of the winter semester January 6.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A student smiles while wearing a headset as they game in an esports tournament.
Samuel Petrarca, a computer science major, smiles as his team makes a big play in the esports Rocket League tournament January 19.
Image credit - Emily Riddle
A smiling student walks past a colorful rainbow mural inside an academic building.
Thea Sloat, a sophomore communication major, makes her way to her first class of the day in Lake Superior Hall, embracing the start of a new semester.
Image credit - Emily Riddle
A smiling student wearing a red apron sprinkles spices into a pot.
With a sprinkle of seasoning, Lauryn Davis contributes to the MLK Day of Service at Gilda's Club Grand Rapids, preparing comforting lasagna for those facing cancer and grief.
Image credit - Emily Riddle
Silhouetted students are seen on two floors of an academic building as they wait for class to begin.
Students wait for their classes to begin inside Mackinac Hall on the first day of the winter semester January 6.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A squirrel sits on a tree branch.
A squirrel perches on a tree branch on the Allendale Campus January 12.
Image credit - Macayla Cramer
Two people use shovels to clear snow on a blue bridge.
Danielle Lutz and Nick Clarent, of the grounds department, shovel snow off Little Mac Bridge on January 13.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A professor with glasses resting on his nose and holding a pencil talks to students as seen through a roll of paper.
Bill Hosterman, a professor of foundations, drawing and printmaking, instructs his students in an etching and monotype class January 15.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
As seen from a drone, students walk past a white sculpture on intersecting paths.
Students walk through the snowy campus landscape around the Heaven and Earth sculpture by James Clover on January 24.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A woodpecker rests on a branch.
A downy woodpecker pecks on a small branch in the Arboretum on the first day of the winter semester January 6.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A blurred photo of a baton twirler in action in front of an audience.
Emelia Adam takes center court, delivering a twirling performance at halftime during the women's basketball game against University of Wisconsin-Parkside on January 23.
Image credit - Emily Riddle
A couple shows off their impressive moves on the dance floor with blue lights filling the room.
Image credit - Eliana McGlinchey
A couple enjoys the music while on the dance floor with a beam of green light highlighting their moves.
Image credit - Eliana McGlinchey
Over 1,500 students, faculty, and staff enjoyed "A Night at the Disco" as they celebrated the 2025 Presidents' Ball. This year, the event took place at GLC Live at 20 Monroe in downtown Grand Rapids and was co-sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, Office of Student Life and Student Senate.
A university president joins a dance team on stage for a special surprise dance performance.
President Philomena V. Mantella joins the Laker Dance Team on stage for a special surprise performance at the Presidents' Ball.
Image credit - Eliana McGlinchey

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