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Sustainable Agriculture Project receives national innovation award

Grand Valley's Sustainable Agriculture Project received the Innovative Project Award by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

Nov 1, 2018


Memories from Holocaust survivors to be recreated during performance

Henry Greenspan's play "Remnants" recreates moments from his extensive interviews with multiple Holocaust survivors that have taken place over the past 40 years. The play features scenes based on memories the survivors have of living through the Holocaust and the trauma they've experienced since. Greenspan, a psychologist, oral historian and playwright at the University of Michigan, will bring "Remnants" to Grand Valley on November 8.

Nov 1, 2018


GVSU students to team with Grand Rapids Ballet School to perform famous baroque music

The GVSU Opera Theatre will join forces with Grand Valley's Early Music Ensemble and Department of Visual and Media Arts, as well as the Grand Rapids Ballet School Junior Company, to reinvigorate baroque music for modern audiences. Performances of "Masquerade: A Baroque Extravaganza" will take place November 9-11.

Oct 31, 2018


HLC peer review team to visit campus

Preparation for the November 5-6 accreditation visit from a Higher Learning Commission peer review team began four years ago.

Oct 31, 2018


Where did they land? GVSU report details post-graduate destinations

More than 60 percent of Grand Valley alumni who participated in the Career Center's 2016-2017 First Destination Survey reported having a job offer before graduating.

Oct 31, 2018


Naturalization ceremony held at DeVos Center

Seventy-seven people brought 77 stories of their journeys to the U.S. to a naturalization ceremony held October 26 at the DeVos Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus.

Oct 30, 2018


Students hold vigil for victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

More than 250 people attended a candlelight vigil on the Allendale Campus October 29 to remember the victims of the shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. 

Oct 29, 2018


Women's soccer opens postseason play October 30

The No. 1-ranked  Grand Valley women's soccer team will open Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) tournament play October 30 as they face off against eighth-seeded Purdue Northwest.

Oct 29, 2018


Today: GVSU students holding vigil for synagogue shooting victims 

The vigil, organized by the Grand Valley Hillel Chapter and Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity, will start at 7:15 p.m. at the Cook Carillon Tower on the Allendale Campus.

Oct 29, 2018


Bernal receives award at Hispanic gala

Jesse Bernal, vice president for Inclusion and Equity, received the Aguila Award at the 14th annual César E. Chávez Hispanic Excellence Scholarship and Community Awards Gala, held October 25 in Grand Rapids.

Oct 29, 2018