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GVSU named Best College Buy for 22 consecutive years

For the 22nd year in a row, Grand Valley State University has been named one of America's 100 Best College Buys by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc. in Georgia.

Oct 2, 2017


Sustainability Week set for first week of October

The week, October 1-7, will also feature film screenings, an upcycling event, the first annual Wellness Summit, a tour of the Solar Garden and more. Event highlights are below; a complete schedule can be found at www.gvsu.edu/sustainabililty.

Sep 29, 2017


Donations to food pantry count toward parking fees

Parking Services is partnering with Replenish - Grand Valley's food pantry - to host Food 4 Fines, a program that allows people to donate items to the pantry toward payment for parking citations.

Sep 28, 2017


Grand Valley will host young tech wiz at event

A 13-year-old tech wiz will be the guest at a Grand Valley event on Friday, September 29, held in conjunction with the Big Data Ignite Conference in Grand Rapids.

Sep 28, 2017


Health Forum series begins with focus on health care jobs

The monthly Health Forum of West Michigan series begins its new year with a panel discussion that focuses on the supply and demand of health care jobs, and how higher education institutions are working to meet the needs of industry employers and employees.

Sep 28, 2017


Football, soccer games to be broadcast live this weekend

Grand Valley's football and soccer teams will take on conference opponents this weekend.

Sep 28, 2017


Ott Lecture to explore how new drugs are discovered

How are new drugs discovered? This question will be answered by chemist and educator Brian Shoichet during the Arnold C. Ott Lectureship in Chemistry at Grand Valley. During his October 5 presentation, Shoichet, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, will discuss the social, economic and technological events over the past 70 years that have enabled the development of new drug discovery. He will also touch on the regulatory and technological challenges of modern drug research and

Sep 27, 2017


GVU Foundation elects new members

The Grand Valley University Foundation elected new directors and advisory cabinet members at its annual meeting September 26.

Sep 27, 2017


Wellness Summit, Walk with President planned in October

The first Wellness Summit on campus will be held on Wednesday, October 4, from 2-8 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center, second floor.

Sep 27, 2017


Alumni gather for reunion row on Grand River

Alumni who were members of the Grand Valley rowing team in 1997 gathered September 23 for a 20-year reunion row.

Sep 26, 2017