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Quest-based game app aims to familiarize students with library resources
As a new academic year is underway at Grand Valley, a quest-based game app called Library Quest is aiming to educate students about important library resources and spaces. Through completing quests in the game, students can learn about the Knowledge Market, how to use tools like library databases and Document Delivery to request books and articles, how to read call numbers to locate books in the stacks, and much more. Students can also trade in points earned by completing quests for prizes. The new season of Library Quest ru
Sep 1, 2017
GVSU ranked 'Best Bang for the Buck'
Washington Monthly ranked Grand Valley State University a "Best Bang for the Buck" in the Midwest category for its 2017 College Guide Magazine.
Aug 31, 2017
IFF to host 10th annual kickoff event
Faculty and staff members are invited to the 10th annual kickoff of International Faculty and Friends on Wednesday, September 6.
Aug 31, 2017
Program connects student residents to West Side
An orientation program September 7 invites students who reside on Grand Rapids' West Side to learn about the areas where they live, work and study.
Aug 31, 2017
GVSU season opener broadcast on WatchESPN
The Laker football team will take on the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds on Thursday, August 31 at 7 p.m. to kick off the 2017 football season. The game will be webcast on WatchESPN.com.
Aug 30, 2017
National environment group recognizes GVSU sustainability practices
Grand Valley has been named one of the country's greenest universities by the Sierra Club, the largest national grassroots environmental organization in the U.S.
Aug 30, 2017
Library exhibit aims to ease students into college life
College life can be a big pill to swallow for some first-year students. New living spaces, loaded class schedules and many miles between Grand Valley and home can be intimidating for some but a new exhibit is aiming to alleviate those concerns. "Tied Together" is a unique effort by University Libraries to welcome students to campus by inviting them to use string art to make connections to one another. The exhibit will be on display through September 24 in Mary Idema Pew Library.
Aug 30, 2017
Former Mich. Gov. Granholm joins other governors to speak at women's leadership conference
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and several other former governors will be keynote speakers and panelists at the first-ever Conference of U.S. Women Governors, hosted by Grand Valley State University's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, in partnership with the National Governors Association.
Aug 29, 2017
GVSU center upcycling solar eclipse glasses for schools in South America and Asia
Grand Valley's Regional Math and Science Center will be collecting eclipse glasses through September 15, which will then be sent to schools in South America and Asia through the organization Astronomers Without Borders for when eclipses cross those continents in 2019. Grand Valley is the only designated collection location in the Grand Rapids area.
Aug 29, 2017
GVSU alumna one of 35 in U.S. to be awarded prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching grant
A Grand Valley alumna is one of only 35 U.S. citizens who has been offered a Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching grant for 2017-18.
Aug 29, 2017
