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Orientations held for students of color
This year for the first time, an orientation was held for first-year African American students. The Black Excellence Orientation followed the same model as Laker Familia, now in its fourth year of serving new Latino/a students.
Aug 24, 2017
Photos and video: New Lakers move to Grand Valley
New and returning students were greeted with enthusiasm and excitement by the campus community when they moved to Grand Valley August 20-23.
Aug 24, 2017
Police academy holds graduation ceremony
Thirty-eight people graduated from the Grand Valley State University Police Academy August 17.
Aug 22, 2017
Academic year gets formal welcome Friday
The formal start to the 2017-2018 academic year begins Friday, August 25, with an address by President Thomas J. Haas to faculty and staff members followed by Convocation ceremonies.
Aug 22, 2017
GV Magazine goes fishing with club sports; to Mars with engineering
Fishing, Mars, politics, marching band, supply chain management and more. GV Magazine delivers soon. It's also live on the web: gvsu.edu/gvmagazine
Aug 22, 2017
GVSU to celebrate dedication of Haas Center for Performing Arts
The performing arts have long played a vital role in the West Michigan cultural experience, and Grand Valley has made the performing arts an integral part of its liberal arts education. As the university's arts programs have grown, so has the demand for expanded, flexible, multidisciplinary performance spaces and the resources needed to prepare students for regional and national stages. To meet these needs, the Grand Valley community will celebrate the dedication of the newly renovated and expanded Thomas J. and Marcia J. Ha
Aug 21, 2017
GVSU study: activity-permissible classrooms lead to more student engagement
The typical classroom has taken the same shape for more than 200 years with students sitting in rows and columns of desks facing the front of the classroom while the teacher progresses through a lesson plan. A newly published study by Grand Valley researchers argues that this classroom design may not be the most beneficial for students and teachers.
Aug 18, 2017
GVSU students build upgrades for Grand Haven musical fountain
Performances at Grand Haven's well-known musical fountain will now feature new moving water formations thanks to upgrades developed by engineering students at Grand Valley State University.
Aug 17, 2017
Grand Valley president, alumni to help students move in
President Thomas J. Haas and hundreds of alumni, students, faculty and staff members are volunteering to help more than 6,000 new and returning students move in August 21-23.
Aug 17, 2017
Applications sought for next civil discourse professor
Applications are being accepted for the next professor of civil discourse, housed in the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies.
Aug 17, 2017
