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Students from Upper Peninsula meet with President Haas

Seventeen high school students from Manistique toured the Allendale Campus and met with President Haas to hear about his career journey and what makes Grand Valley unique.

Apr 6, 2018


Final dean of students candidate shares vision for student success

Marlene Kowalski-Braun gave a public presentation April 6 in the Kirkhof Center.

Apr 6, 2018


President Haas featured as guest on Michigan Matters

President Thomas J. Haas, along with Ora Pescovitz, president of Oakland University, and James Smith, president of Eastern Michigan University, will be featured on the April 8 edition of Michigan Matters.

Apr 6, 2018


Lacrosse match vs. Davenport to be broadcast on ESPN

Grand Valley's lacrosse match against Davenport University on Friday, April 6 will be broadcast live on WatchESPN. The game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

Apr 5, 2018


Monthly siren testing begins April 6 at noon

Grand Valley's Allendale Campus and all communities within Ottawa County will conduct monthly testing of the outdoor tornado warning siren system April 6 at noon.

Apr 5, 2018


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