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Keeping campus clean demands extra attention from staff members
Maintenance, service and grounds staff members have been on the front lines keeping campus buildings clean and sanitized amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.
Mar 17, 2020
Charter Schools Office helps parents educate at home
With more than half of U.S. states suspending K-12 education for varying periods of time, millions of parents are looking for resources to help bridge the education gap between coronavirus-related stoppages and the time when schools resume.
Mar 16, 2020
Local economy will experience shallow recession as result of COVID-19, says GVSU expert
There is now enough data and information on the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus)to understand and better define where the local economy is headed, said Paul Isely, associate dean and professor of economics in the Seidman College of Business.
Mar 16, 2020
Repair Clinic offers wide range of support, one stitch at a time
Volunteers make repairs using their own sewing equipment and teach students how to knit. The repairs help take a pesky problem off busy students' to-do list, free of charge.
Mar 16, 2020
Current 'psychology buying' of toilet paper, sanitizers, because of COVID-19 won't deplete supplies, GVSU expert says
As additional cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) are confirmed in Michigan, consumers are having a hard time finding certain products, particularly toilet paper and hand sanitizer.
Mar 13, 2020
GVSU expert: Local economy rebounded, but the mood is more cautious
The West Michigan industrial economy has flipped back to positive, but manufacturers are much more cautious, said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business.
Mar 12, 2020
Day of transition: Some residential students pack to go home
Some students who live on-campus packed their belongings to head home March 12, the first day after university leaders announced a transition to remote learning due to concerns about COVID-19 (coronavirus).
Mar 12, 2020
For the safety of the GVSU community, classes are canceled March 12-15 and GVSU will convert to remote teaching beginning March 16-29.
Our top priority is the health and safety of the Grand Valley State University community. Because the COVID-19 virus has spread to Oakland and Wayne counties in Michigan, Grand Valley will cancel classes March 12 -15. The university will convert to remote teaching beginning March 16, at least through March 29.
Mar 11, 2020
Pediatrician who uncovered Flint water crisis will visit campus as part of Great Michigan Read
The author of a book recounting her discovery of how children and residents of Flint were exposed to lead in their drinking water will visit campus as part of the Great Michigan Read.
Mar 10, 2020
GVSU expert discusses the impact of the trading halt on Wall Street and what it means for the economy
Paul Isely said the dramatic fall in Monday's trading can be attributed to the appearance that the coronavirus is spreading across the U.S. and Europe, and the massive drop in oil prices because of a battle between Saudi Arabia and Russia as to how to cut back production enough to keep prices higher.
Mar 9, 2020
