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New website showcases Grand Valley Magazine
The spring issue of Grand Valley Magazine will soon arrive in mailboxes; read the latest feature and news articles now on the redesigned website, gvsu.edu/gvmagazine.
May 30, 2018
Auditions open for chance to become the "Voice of the Laker Marching Band"
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Pride of the Midwest - the Laker Marching Band!" This statement proclaimed by the "Voice of the Laker Marching Band" can be commonly heard bellowing throughout Lubbers Stadium during home football games at Grand Valley to energize the crowd for performances by the 200-member ensemble. For more than 20 years, the man behind the voice has been Tom Yackish, who has officially retired from the role. As a result, auditions are currently open in the search for the next announcer.
May 29, 2018
Faculty and staff sketches
A memorial service for a retired professor is detailed, along with news of publications.
May 29, 2018
Endangered falcon chicks banded at Eberhard Center
The peregrine falcon is listed as an endangered species in the State of Michigan but might not be for much longer. Two falcon chicks were born in early May in a nesting box installed on the roof of Grand Valley's Eberhard Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus, adding more numbers to the diminished population in the state. On May 24, a team from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources traveled to the 9th floor of the facility to band the falcons.
May 25, 2018
Saxophone quartet with Grand Valley ties awarded with "one of music's highest achievements"
The Michigan-based saxophone ensemble, Donald Sinta Quartet, has received many awards and sentiments of praise since its inception, and now the group can add one of the highest achievements in the field of music to its list of accolades. The Donald Sinta Quartet received a gold medal in the Senior Wind Division of the 45th annual Fischoff Competition during an awards ceremony on May 13.
May 23, 2018
Bass Anglers Club wins bid to nationals
The Grand Valley Bass Anglers Club took first place at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Eastern Tour in Tennessee in May, winning a bid to the national championship in July.
May 22, 2018
Campus members break ground on demonstration garden
The garden, located next to Au Sable Hall, is an extension of the Sustainable Agriculture Project.
May 18, 2018
Engineering student who is grandmother will study in Switzerland
Starting another degree three decades after being in a college classroom would be difficult for anyone.
May 18, 2018
Newest Beckman Scholars will research antibiotic resistance, Parkinson's
Two Grand Valley students selected for the rigorous Beckman Scholars Program will conduct research projects centered on advancing a treatment for Parkinson's disease and discovering novel ways to fight antibiotic resistance.
May 17, 2018
Students showcase efforts to protect Grand River watershed
Area K-12 students will showcase their projects designed to protect the Grand River watershed and the Great Lakes during the 2018 Groundswell Student Showcase May 23 at Celebration! Cinema North.
May 15, 2018