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Symposium to explore access to open educational resources
An upcoming event will celebrate Grand Valley faculty and staff members who strive to develop free and open educational resources for students, and how they incorporate those resources into their classrooms. The 2018 Open GVSU Symposium, taking place in conjunction with International Open Access Week, will be held October 22. The event will provide attendees the opportunity to learn more about Grand Valley's open resources initiatives that focus on openly-licensed textbooks, paywall-free academic publishing and encouraging g
Oct 17, 2018
GVSU, GRPS and industry leaders to establish hospitality academy
Officials with Grand Rapids Public Schools, along with tourism industry leaders and faculty members from the Hospitality and Tourism Management Department at Grand Valley, are preparing to launch a new college-career prep academy.
Oct 16, 2018
Grand Valley again named a green college by Princeton Review
The university is included in the 2018 edition of "The Princeton Review's Guide to 399 Green Colleges."
Oct 16, 2018
Climate change will be topic of civil discourse symposium
Climate change will be the topic at Grand Valley's fifth annual Padnos/Sarosik Civil Discourse Symposium.
Oct 16, 2018
Grand Valley professor inducted into prestigious public relations organization
The Public Relations Society of America recently inducted new members into its prestigious College of Fellows, one of which was a Grand Valley faculty member. Along with 10 other professionals, Tim Penning, professor of advertising and public relations, was inducted into the organization during a special ceremony on October 6 at the PRSA International Conference in Austin, Texas.
Oct 15, 2018
Honors College alumnae to discuss careers at Meijer lecture
Three alumnae of the Frederik Meijer Honors College at Grand Valley will return to campus on October 15 to discuss their careers and how they use their education to impact both their local and global communities.
Oct 15, 2018
More than 7,000 lunch bags decorated for Kids' Food Basket
Students, faculty and staff members from the College of Education and College of Community and Public Service showed their Laker Effect by decorating thousands of brown paper bags for Kids' Food Basket of Grand Rapids.
Oct 12, 2018
Anchor Bone Classic, GameDay Special to air on ESPN3
Grand Valley football will host GLIAC rival Ferris State in the annual Anchor Bone Classic on Saturday, October 13. The game will be televised on ESPN3.
Oct 12, 2018
Christopher inducted into Sustainable Business Hall of Fame
The West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum awarded Christopher with its lifetime achievement award October 10 at its annual Triple Bottom Line Bash.
Oct 12, 2018
Faculty-student research team tests shoes, running economy
Since the spring, Jordan Juzwiak, a senior majoring in exercise science, has spent hours monitoring runners on a treadmill to determine if the shoes they are wearing improve their running economy.
Oct 12, 2018
