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GVSU earns national award for Blackboard innovation

Staff from Grand Valley's eLearning and Emerging Technologies team have been named winners of the Blackboard Catalyst Award for training and professional development, which honors those who use Blackboard programs to support and enhance their faculty and staff's training and professional development.

Jun 19, 2018


KCON professor spearheads $2.2 million NIH grant

Rebecca Davis and her research team will conduct an intervention study over five years, testing if visual cues will help residents of long-term care facilities effectively find their way.

Jun 18, 2018


President Haas appears on "Michigan Matters"

President Thomas J. Haas appeared on the CBS Detroit show "Michigan Matters" to talk about how higher education is a public good.

Jun 14, 2018


Challenge Scholars experience college life

Students from Grand Rapids got a glimpse into the life of a college student at a new summer camp.

Jun 14, 2018


Alumna celebrates success at Muskegon clinic

Nearly 10 years ago, a gastroenterologist closed his medical practice, leaving a large number of patients with Hepatitis C without a provider. That prompted Elaine Leigh, who then worked as a nurse in private practice, to enroll in Kirkhof College of Nursing's Doctor of Nursing Practice program because, she said, she had a solution to a community problem.

Jun 14, 2018


Faculty and staff sketches

News items include new director of Campus Dining, Van Andel Global Trade Center workshop on doing business in China.

Jun 13, 2018


GVSU engineering camp will feature first female German astronaut candidate

Middle school girls will get a glimpse into the careers of engineering during a four-day camp in June.

Jun 13, 2018


New Music Ensemble to perform at five national parks

The student members of Grand Valley's award-winning New Music Ensemble will travel 5,000 miles over the course of 17 days to perform at some of the most famous national parks in the U.S. The ensemble commissioned five composers to write original compositions for the tour inspired by the natural beauty of the selected national parks, which include Voyageurs, Glacier, North Cascades, Olympic and Mount Rainier. These pieces, funded through the National Endowment for the Arts, will be performed at the parks through interactive a

Jun 13, 2018


Lowe named acting general manager of WGVU Public Media

Jay Lowe has been named acting general manager of WGVU Public Media, effective June 30. Lowe has served as assistant general manager of WGVU since being hired in 2015.

Jun 12, 2018


Kutsche Office of Local History earns MHC grant

The Kutsche Office of Local History was among 18 organizations to receive grants from the Michigan Humanities Council to support a series of public conversations that focus on the factors that connect Michigan residents to water.

Jun 12, 2018