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Lierman stands tall on soccer field, basketball court

Senior Tara Lierman, a two-time all American athlete, finished her dominant soccer career at Grand Valley with an impressive list of accomplishments. 

Apr 5, 2019


GVSU economist: Slow growth continues, optimism retreats

West Michigan's recovery from the Great Recession began 10 years ago this month and it continues at the same slow pace since 2009, said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business.

Apr 4, 2019


Monthly siren testing begins April 5

Grand Valley's Allendale Campus and all communities within Ottawa County will conduct monthly testing of the outdoor tornado warning siren system April 5 at noon.

Apr 4, 2019


Panel to explore how the humanities might help Americans cross deep political, cultural divides

Politics and culture are contentious factors in modern American life that are driving a major divide between significant segments of the population, but a group of experts will discuss how learning from the past can be significant when facing today's challenges.

Apr 4, 2019


Naming ceremony for Blue Connection to be held April 9

Lynn "Chick" Blue, '86, vice president for Enrollment Development, will be honored for her longtime dedication to students and support for Grand Valley during a naming ceremony for the Lynn M. Blue Connection on the Allendale Campus.

Apr 4, 2019


GVSU student selected as finalist for prestigious Truman Scholar Award

Grand Valley State University student Cameron Jones has been selected as a finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Award, the nation's most prestigious domestic award for undergraduate students. 

Apr 3, 2019


Mammoth and mastodon fossils on loan from public museum

The Department of Geology has acquired mammoth and mastodon pieces on loan from the Grand Rapids Public Museum. The pieces include a skeletal foot, lower jaw and tusk, which are on display in a case outside room 130 in Padnos Hall of Science.

Apr 3, 2019


Grand Valley to host lecture on history of Nazi group

Grand Valley's Frederik Meijer Honors College and the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies will host a lecture that will focus on the role of education as it related to the SS-Einsatzgruppen, Nazi mobile killing units that operated between 1941 and 1943. 

Apr 3, 2019


Alumna flies to U.P. islands for work

Occupational therapist Stephanie Vaughn, '15, describes her job as "quite an adventure" this time of year as she's forced to hop a plane to Mackinac Island for appointments with students.

Apr 2, 2019


Grand Valley to host 21st annual Pow Wow

Native American dances, songs and food will be part of the 21st annual "Celebrating All Walks of Life Traditional Pow Wow" taking place Saturday, April 6 at Grand Valley State University. 

Apr 2, 2019