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GVSU in Photos, March 2026: A spectrum of light, early STEM appreciation and repeat champions

BY University Communications
Image credit - Top image by Kendra Stanley-Mills

Apr 1, 2026
A screen depicting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is reflected in a pair of glasses.
A video of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is reflected in the glasses of Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy student Dario Hayden before NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson spoke at the Kirkhof Center on March 18.
Image credit - Cory Morse
Two people stand at a lectern as they address a crowed as overhead lights reflect onto a shiny table.
Belinda Boardman, change management specialist, and Nick Nelson, director of Enterprise Applications, prepare for the Workday @ GVSU Town Hall at the Kirkhof Center on March 23.
Image credit - Cory Morse
People smile and laugh as hands toss colorful powder dust into the air to celebrate holi festival.
Grand Valley students and attendees celebrate Holi on March 21 on the Valley campus. Hosted by student organizations in collaboration with the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Kaufman Interfaith Institute, the event was open to all and featured music, games and the throwing of colored powder to celebrate joy and the arrival of spring.
Image credit - Emily Riddle
Colorful bands of light highlight a laughing college student as they participate in esports.
Esports player Jimmy Tran plays a video game at the Laker Esports Center in the lower level of the Kirkhof Center, March 5.
Image credit - Cory Morse
Two college students use blue and green light sabers as they pretend fight.
Directly outside the Niemeyer Living Center, students, including Dan Stawinski, left, and Jakob Houchin engaged in their weekly light saber fight on the lawn on March 24.
Image credit - Macayla Cramer
Colorful blue and white confetti falls from an arena as a college women's basketball team hoists a national championship trophy into the air as they celebrate a win.
The GVSU women’s basketball team celebrates with the national championship trophy on March 28 at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
Image credit - Emily Riddle
Two people make expressive faces as they work puppets behind the scenes of a puppet theatre.
Jason Yancey, left, professor of modern languages and literatures, and Jared White put on a puppet show as part of the Global Languages and Cultures Festival at the Kirkhof Center on March 26. They are also part of the Dragoncillo Puppet Troupe, which is dedicated to bilingual storytelling that educates while it entertains.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A middle school student wearing glasses and a blue shirt shows an expression of surprise when hearing he won an award.
Maddox Allen, student from White Pines Middle School, is in disbelief when his team was called for winning first place in one of the several Science Olympiad events on March 21.
Image credit - Macayla Cramer
Two college students stand in a wooded area as sunshine spills through trees.
Students Aniyah Stevens, left, and Heidi Norton work on clearing the invasive species autumn olive from the woods in Aman Park during the Thompson & Charter Scholars in Action Day of Service March 28.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A bald eagle flies overhead against a cloudless blue sky.
A bald eagle flies at Grand Ravines North County Park on March 9.
Image credit - Cory Morse
As seen from a drone, students wearing blue clean off white folding tables in a row.
(From left) Education major Jaidyn Weis, writing major Sofia Ellis and social work major Laveah Similton work to clean tables as part of Thompson and Charter Scholars in Action Day of Service at the Salvation Army in Grand Haven on March 28.
Image credit - Cory Morse
An academic building is seen reflected in water droplets that cling to a window.
Lake Superior Hall is seen reflected in raindrops on a rainy March 16 on the Valley Campus.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Two students make expressive faces as one uses a VR headset.
East Kentwood High School students Brooklynn Davis, left, and Kai Bordeaux try a multilingual virtual reality experience as part of the Global Languages and Cultures Festival at the Kirkhof Center on March 26.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A person sketches a teacup into a journal.
Anneliese Orr, research associate with the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, doodles a picture of a teacup as she listens to the keynote speaker during EqualiTEA. EqualiTEA is an event hosted by the Gayle R. Davis Center for Women & Gender Equity in celebration of Women’s History Month.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Women's basketball team erupts in excitement from the bench as a teammate makes a three-pointer.
GVSU women’s basketball players react on the bench after a teammate made a three-pointer against Wayne State during the NCAA Division II Tournament on March 14 in the Fieldhouse Arena.
Image credit - Emily Riddle
A man gestures as he speaks near a blue Grand Valley State University banner.
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson speaks at the Kirkhof Center on March 18.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A person smiles as they hold their hand into the air during an event.
Sharnell James gives the keynote speech during the Girls of Color Summit at the Kirkhof Center on March 6.
Image credit - Cory Morse
Hands work on dio de los muertos coloring sheets with colorful pencils.
High school students make Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) artwork as part of the Global Languages and Cultures Festival at the Kirkhof Center on March 26.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A college men's basketball team celebrate together.
Trevor Smith celebrates with Mason Docks following a win over Wayne State in the GLIAC quarterfinals on March 4 in the Fieldhouse Arena.
Image credit - Emily Riddle
Two people embrace with one laughing during an art event.
Art Education major Neva Hundt hugs Ottawa Area ISD student Mason Werdon as part of a Stuart B. and Barbara H. Padnos Student Art Gallery exhibition reception with artwork from Katalin Zaszlavik's ART 333 class on March 24. The two worked on artwork as part of "Art Buddies" art education project.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A Grand Valley college professor is reflected into a whiteboard while they talk to an audience.
Jeffrey Byrnes, associate professor of philosophy, gives a presentation on AI in health care during the College of Health Professions college-wide meeting in DCIH March 24.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
As seen from above, a student with a backpack walks among trees as they cast shadows on the sidewalk.
A student walks through the Great Lakes Plaza of the Valley Campus March 16.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A tree is seen through a rain-splattered window.
A tree is pictured through a rainy windshield at the Haas Center for Performing Arts Practice Field on the Valley Campus on March 13.
Image credit - Cory Morse
Two robotics students fist bump during a competition.
The drive team of FRC team 3357 COMETS showcases their signature handshake before a qualification match March 27 during the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics West Michigan Regional Competition.
Image credit - Simon Zwart
A college student arranges purple flowers.
Biology major Anna Fowler selects flowers after taking part in the "We Fem the Past to Fem the Future: From Harriet Tubman to America's Founding Feminists" event at the Kirkhof Center on March 19. The event was part of Women's History Month that featured Janell Hobson, professor of Women's, Gender & Sexuality studies at the University at Albany.
Image credit - Cory Morse
College student sit together near a pond as they watch a pair of ducks swim.
Students sit along Zumberge Pond to watch two ducks swimming nearby as they enjoy the springlike weather on March 20.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Architectural elements on a modern building highlight a group of students as they work together at a table.
Nursing students, clockwise from left, Ruby Barber, Kennedy Bystry, Morgan Bagneschi and Elena Hale work together to book their flights for a summer study abroad trip to Dublin, Ireland. The four were working on the second floor of Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences on March 24 on the City Health Campus.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills

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