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GVSU receives $1.3 million grant to fund McNair Scholars Program
Grand Valley received a five-year, $1.3 million grant to fund a TRIO McNair Scholars Program that will prepare first-generation and low-income, or underrepresented students for doctoral studies.
Oct 1, 2018
Submissions for Teach-In sessions accepted
Session submissions are being accepted from collaborative student-faculty staff teams for the sixth annual Teach-In, set for November 7-8.
Oct 1, 2018
Library exhibit celebrates history of the Young Lords
A new exhibit at Grand Valley honors the 50th anniversary of the Young Lords organization - a street gang that transformed into a political human rights movement in 1968 when their founder José Jiménez came to the realization that the group was capable of bringing about positive social change. "Puerto Rico in My Heart: 50 Years of Young Lords" will be on display in the Mary Idema Pew Library through November 14.
Oct 1, 2018
GVSU named Best College Buy for 23 consecutive years
For the 23rd year in a row, Grand Valley State University has been named one of America's 100 Best College Buys by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc. (IR&E) in Georgia.
Oct 1, 2018
Ott Lecture to focus on synthetic organic chemistry's use in creating new medicines
The development of new techniques in synthetic organic chemistry has been and will continue to be vital in the creation of new medicines and other materials. Stephen Buchwald, the Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry and associate head of the Department of Chemistry at MIT, will describe the efforts made by his team, The Buchwald Research Group, to develop these new methods during the Arnold C. Ott Lectureship in Chemistry on October 4.
Sep 28, 2018
Volleyball matches will be broadcast on ESPN3
The Laker volleyball team will play two televised matches on Sept. 28 and Sept. 29 against Northwood University and Ferris State University, respectively.
Sep 28, 2018
Alumni to share Laker Effect stories, professional experiences during multiple presentations
A mathematician who works for Disney and the investigative reporter who broke the Larry Nassar sex abuse story will be among 10 alumni from Grand Valley's College of Liberal Arts of Sciences who will return to campus to speak about their professional experiences. The CLAS Distinguished Alumni-in-Residence will participate in presentations, lectures, Q&A sessions and meet-and-greet opportunities on the Allendale Campus October 1-5.
Sep 28, 2018
Campus walk, Wellness Summit planned
University deans will promote a healthy campus during the third annual Exercise is Medicine on Campus walk on October 5 from 10-11 a.m., followed by the Wellness Summit.
Sep 28, 2018
Technology trends expert is speaker for Secchia Breakfast Lecture
An expert in data strategies and technology trends will be the featured speaker at the October 3 Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture, sponsored by the Seidman College of Business. Missy Young, chief information officer for Switch, Inc., will give a presentation, "Artificial Intelligence: Keeping the Human in Humanity."
Sep 28, 2018
Sustainability Week kicks off with Adopt-a-Highway clean up
Grand Valley will temporarily go from Laker blue to green during Campus Sustainability Week September 30-October 6.
Sep 27, 2018
