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GVSU in Photos, September 2026: Zooming in and out on football, research at night and chalk expressions

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Image credit - Top photo by Grace deBest

Oct 1, 2026
Women rugby players grimace as they push a blue sled.
Women’s rugby players, from left, Kendra Sallee, Evelyn Lauer and Lyelle Murray push on a sled during practice September 24. Their next home game will be October 3.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Two people high five.
Retired U.S. Navy Commander and former NASA astronaut John Herrington talks with biomedical engineering major Cebrina Kader at the Kirkhof Center after speaking about the importance of democracy as part of Astronauts for America on the Valley Campus on September 15.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A drone photo of a college football stadium with a golf course in the background.
GVSU football hosts West Texas A&M for the home opener at Lubbers Stadium.
Image credit - Cory Morse
Left, two deer walk past an academic building. At right, a student works on installing an art piece which includes greenery and a deer decoy.
Left, white-tailed deer walk near the Calder Arts Center on September 16. Right, art education major Gage Mann helps GVSU Arts Celebration Visiting Artist Maria Lux install her exhibition at the Padnos Student Gallery on September 16.
Image credit - Photos by Cory Morse
Three college students walk past changing leaves on a college campus.
Students walk through Great Lakes Plaza on a sunny autumn morning on the Valley Campus September 28.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A college student in a pink hoodie works in a closed in study space in a university library.
Sophomore allied health sciences student, Abreyana Miller, works on her laptop on the second floor of the Mary Idema Pew Library September 16.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person wearing a black hat laughs as they do art work.
Student Edgar Alvarez Gonzalez laughs while creating art during LakerCon 2026 in the atrium of the Mary Idema Pew Library September 25.
Image credit - Macayla Cramer
Three women's college volleyball players react during a game.
Women’s volleyball players, from left, Olivia Behen, Grace Busold and Sara Pahl react from the sidelines after their teammates score a point during senior night against Northern Michigan September 25.
Image credit - Macayla Cramer
Two college students work with ladders, tape and a level to help on an art installation.
Studio art major Reese Coppe, left, and geography major Leah De Caro help GVSU Arts Celebration visiting artist Maria Lux install her exhibition at the Padnos Student Gallery on September 16.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A person wearing a hard hat oversees a sculpture as it is lowered into place by red straps.
West Shore Services worker Stan Wolbrink helps move the Raleigh J. Finkelstein and President Emeritus Arend "Don" Lubbers sculpture to its place outside the Fieldhouse Arena on September 2.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A college student wearing a bandana lays on a ledge reading a book by a fountain.
Senior photography student Charles Groustra reads a book near Zumberge Pond on September 16. Groustra said he has an hour between his classes so he uses this time to find a nice place on campus to read for fun. “I’m doing everything I can to disconnect from my phone these days,” he said.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Sunlight highlights a spiderweb.
A spiderweb is pictured in the early morning light at the ravines on September 18
Image credit - Cory Morse
Sunlight filters through a tree causing dappled light to hit its bark.
Trees are pictured in the ravines on September 18.
Image credit - Cory Morse
College students catch fish in nets during an evening research mission as lights from the boat reflect on the water.
AWRI professor Carl Ruetz leads a team of fish sampling with Project Clarity in Lake Macatawa on the evening of September 2. The team electrofishes from a small boat to do their research.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Two people share a moment during an event.
Susana Villagomez ’11, left, shares a moment with Melissa Delgado ’11, after the ribbon cutting of the newly renovated and improved Replenish food pantry September 16. Villagomez and Delgado were friends when they were students at Grand Valley. Villagomez was a student working in CWGE when she started the food pantry in 2009.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person hooked up to a face mask with a hose extending from it performs a test during a classroom activity.
Grand Valley cross country runner Tyler Lenn volunteers for his exercise science class to show the use of the V02 Max machine.
Image credit - Grace deBest
A football flies free from two players as they collide.
GVSU DB Josh Anderson (2), left, breaks up a pass intended for West Texas A&M's Trace Clarkson (1) during the home opener at Lubbers Stadium.
Image credit - Cory Morse
left, a police dog jumps up on its partner. Right, a college student places small American flags into the ground.
Left, as they ready for the first football game of the year, Grand Valley Police Department Officer Paul Weaver embraces K9 Scout after completing a search of the stadium. Right, Bella Frikken places flags as part of the Student Senate's memorial for 9/11.
Image credit - Photos by Grace deBest
A little girl touches the nose of a dog while it seems to be smiling.
Second grader Leanna Oleniczak touches the nose of Jasper, a goldendoodle therapy dog, after reading time at Vanderbilt Charter Academy, a K-8 GVSU-authorized charter public school in Holland.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Two people embrace in front of a large college logo in blue and white.
President Philomena V. Mantella hosted Leroy Hood, the scientist who helped pave the way for the Human Genome Project, during Tech Week Grand Rapids September 17. The two hug after speaking on stage together.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A football player's face is seen through a blue haze of a huddle.
GVSU RB Bryce Hurley (21) huddles with teammates against West Texas A&M during the home opener at Lubbers Stadium.
Image credit - Cory Morse
College students draw their research projects in chalk on the sidewalk.
Students take part in the Chalk Art Symposium at the Mary Idema Pew Library plaza on September 17. 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 college student wearing headphones and carrying an umbrella walks through the rain.
Students walk to class through heavy rain on the last day of September on the Valley Campus.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person wearing a blue shirt pushes a wheelbarrow of mulch through a flowered area.
Raul Ysasi takes laps around the property pushing wheelbarrows full of mulch while volunteering at New City Neighbors on September 25.
Image credit - Grace deBest
A men's rugby scrum.
Men’s rugby player Dylan Angelo plays in the season home opener against Ferris State University. Grand Valley won 133-0.
Image credit - Macayla Cramer
A professor gestures to students about to embark in kayaks on a river.
Honors professor Peter Wampler gives directions before students go into the Grand River for a clean-up on September 12.
Image credit - Grace deBest
Football players share a moment with college fans after a touchdown.
GVSU RB Kellen Russell-Dixon (4), left, celebrates a touchdown with teammate WR Kellen Reed (7) against West Texas A&M during the home opener at Lubbers Stadium.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A college football players gestures a hush sign with his hand.
A Lajker celebrates a victory.
Image credit - Simon Zwart

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