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Homecoming events offer something for everyone
Homecoming weekend, October 27-28, offers a full slate of activities for Laker fans.
Oct 10, 2017
Grand Valley community will bring Homer's "Iliad" to life during 24-hour event
Students, faculty and staff will perform one of the oldest poems in the western world, Homer's "Iliad," all within a 24-hour period during the HOMERathon. The sixth installation of the bi-annual event, themed "Game of Heroes," will begin Tuesday, October 10, at 4 p.m. when Provost Maria Cimitile reads the opening of the "Iliad" in Greek. All events will take place on the Allendale Campus, either in the Mary Idema Pew Library, Cook-DeWitt Center or near Zumberge Pond.
Oct 9, 2017
Grand Valley student organization connects young students to animation profession through community project
Grand Valley students and faculty members are spreading the wonders of animation to local middle school students while solving the needs of local community partners. Members of Animators Guild, a student organization at Grand Valley, mentored 20 seventh- and eighth-grade students from North Park Montessori Academy in Grand Rapids as they created multiple stop-motion animation videos for Kent County Friend of the Court. The animations will help educate the community about the organization and its services.
Oct 9, 2017
More than 230 employers to attend fall career fair
Nearly 2,000 students are expected to attend Grand Valley's Fall Career Fair October 19 from 1-5 p.m. at DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids.
Oct 9, 2017
Campus Links program earns national attention
Grand Valley was listed among the top 10 best colleges with programs for students who have Autism Spectrum Disorder by Online College Plan, a web resources company.
Oct 9, 2017
LGBT Center to celebrate 10-year anniversary
The 2017-2018 academic year marks the 10-year anniversary of the creation of Grand Valley's Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center. Two celebratory events are planned in October for the center, which opened in 2007.
Oct 6, 2017
Native American celebration features traditions, guest speakers
The annual celebration will feature guest lecturers who will discuss issues such as Standing Rock and the preservation of Native American Historical Landmarks.
Oct 5, 2017
West Michigan business center names new regional director
The West Michigan Small Business Development Center has named Ed Garner as its new regional director. Garner is responsible for resource development, coordination and management of the SBDC West Michigan Regional Office, which is located at Grand Valley State University.
Oct 5, 2017
Divisive politics leading to social, political crises, Hauenstein speakers say
Culture in the United States and trust in politics, in general, are on the decline, according to New York Times columnist David Brooks and historian and author Ronald C. White.
Oct 4, 2017
Ford Motor Co. president says get 'in the stew' of what's emerging
Jim Hackett, president and CEO of Ford Motor Company, told students during a speech at Grand Valley to surround themselves with people from different backgrounds. Hackett said that's how "killer" products are made.
Oct 2, 2017
