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Dean of students candidate shares ideas on overcoming barriers to student success
A candidate for the vice provost and dean of students position said collaboration, high-impact programs and services, and utilizing planning and assessment to make good decisions are all ways to remove barriers to student success.
Apr 5, 2018
GVSU economist: Economic bounce continues for West Michigan
For West Michigan, the first quarter of 2018 has started on strong footing, said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business.
Apr 5, 2018
Ott Lecture to focus on fundamental problems in chemical physics
Daniel Neumark, professor of chemistry at University of California, Berkeley, has spent the bulk of his career implementing state-of-the-art experiments to probe fundamental problems in chemical physics - specifically, the nature of reaction transition states. Neumark will discuss his research during the Arnold C. Ott Lectureship in Chemistry on April 12.
Apr 5, 2018
Carillons will toll tonight to mark 50th anniversary of MLK assassination
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death, Grand Valley's Cook Carillon Tower and Beckering Family Carillon will join in a chorus of bells ringing at the same time tonight from carillon towers across the U.S., beginning in Memphis.
Apr 4, 2018
United Methodist Church leader to examine importance of social justice in religious communities during event
An upcoming lecture at Grand Valley will explore the importance of social justice in various religious communities around the world. The Rev. Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe, general secretary of the General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church, will be the featured speaker during the 2018 Rabbi Phillip Sigal Memorial Lecture. In her role, Henry-Crowe oversees the church's response to issues including civil and human rights, economic justice, environmental justice, health and wholeness, peace with justice, and wo
Apr 4, 2018
Firm selected to assist in presidential search
Grand Valley's Board of Trustees has selected Storbeck, Pimentel and Associates (SPA) as the firm to assist the university in the search for its next president.
Apr 4, 2018
Dean of students candidate notes importance of public education
Loren Rullman, principal of higher education strategy and consulting for Workshop Studios and former associate vice president for Student Life at University of Michigan, answered questions and gave a public presentation April 3 in the Kirkhof Center.
Apr 3, 2018
Visual and media arts seniors to showcase capstone works during multiple exhibitions
More than 50 students from the Visual and Media Arts Department will showcase works that represent the culmination of their educational journeys at Grand Valley. Various exhibitions will be on display on both the Allendale and Pew Grand Rapids campuses throughout the month of April.
Apr 3, 2018
Progressive/Conservative Summit to tackle difficult political climate, discussions
Americans' political positions are bitterly divided, driven apart by identity politics, partisan news coverage and algorithm-driven social media echo chambers. Meaningful, well-reasoned political discussion can be hard to find in this political climate. With that difficulty in mind, the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley will provide substantive conversations about history, political thought and policy without the partisan rhetoric at its annual Progressive/Conservative Summit on April 13-14.
Apr 3, 2018
Grand Valley to host 20th annual pow wow
The 20th annual Celebrating All Walks of Life Pow Wow will take place April 7-8 in the Fieldhouse.
Apr 2, 2018
