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MLK speaker challenges audience perception of King
David Stovall, professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago, contends that when people consider Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. many think only of the man who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C., in 1963.
Jan 21, 2019
GVSU trustees call special board meeting to select next president
The Grand Valley State University Board of Trustees has scheduled a special meeting on Tuesday, January 22, at 11 a.m. in the Grand River Room in the Kirkhof Center on the Allendale Campus. The agenda for the meeting is the nomination and election of the university's next president, who will take office on July 1, following the retirement of President Thomas J. Haas.
Jan 21, 2019
Applied Medical Device Institute at GVSU awarded $500k grant for medical device manufacturing study
Grand Valley's applied Medical Device Institute (aMDI) has been awarded $500,000 by the Grand Rapids SmartZone to complete an investigation into the viability of using specialized 3D printing technology for medical device production.
Jan 18, 2019
Haas attends event to hear governor's vision for Michigan
President Thomas J. Haas attended a Breakfast Club event sponsored by the Detroit Free Press January 18 to hear Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's vision for Michigan's future.
Jan 18, 2019
President Haas to receive Urban League award
President Thomas J. Haas will be among the recipients of the Paul I. Phillips Presidential Legacy Award presented by the Urban League of West Michigan on January 21, the national holiday recognizing the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan 17, 2019
Students protest proposed Title IX changes
Grand Valley students held a rally and silent march January 16 to protest the U.S. Department of Education's proposed Title IX changes related to sexual assault.
Jan 16, 2019
Haynes named first recipient of Davis Leadership Award
Lisa Haynes, associate vice president of Facilities Services Grand Rapids and Regional Centers, is the first recipient of the Gayle R. Davis Excellence in Leadership Award.
Jan 16, 2019
Historians to explore crossroads of slavery and American memory at Grand Valley event
Thomas Jefferson, one of the nation's founding fathers, was the most revered philosopher of the early republic's Enlightenment ideals. But he was also deeply involved in the nation's original sin of slavery.
Jan 16, 2019
All GVSU campuses will close at 4 p.m. because of inclement weather
All GVSU campuses will close at 4 p.m. January 15, 2019 because of inclement weather. All essential staff to report. The Mary Idema Pew Library will close at 7 p.m.
Jan 15, 2019
Grants available for SAP projects
The Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, the Office of Sustainability Practices and the Sustainable Agriculture Project (SAP) invites proposals from faculty who wish to collaborate with students to study the systems in place at the Luce Street site.
Jan 15, 2019
