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Mobile registration unit to visit campus on National Voter Registration Day
Students, faculty and staff members can register to vote at the Secretary of State's Mobile Unit when it visits campus September 26 on National Voter Registration Day.
Sep 22, 2017
Expert to dissect psychology of police interrogations during Carey Memorial Lecture
Why do innocent people confess to crimes during police interrogations? This is one question that will be answered during the 7th annual James W. Carey Memorial Lecture. Featured lecturer, Kyle Scherr, associate professor of psychology at Central Michigan University, will discuss why innocence can still lead to injustice by presenting evidence from wrongful conviction cases and experimental psychological science. Scherr will present "Arresting Signs: From Miranda Waivers, Through False Confessions to Wrongful Convictions" Sep
Sep 22, 2017
Grand Valley again named a green college by Princeton Review
For the eighth year, Grand Valley State University has been named one of the country's most environmentally responsible colleges by The Princeton Review.
Sep 22, 2017
Soccer, football games to be streamed live on ESPN
Grand Valley's soccer and football teams will have weekend games streamed live on ESPN.
Sep 21, 2017
First woman surgeon general to discuss Hispanic heritage
Antonia Novello became the 14th surgeon general in 1990 when she was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Sep 21, 2017
Staff member will appear on '60 Minutes' with Oprah
When Grand Valley staff member Jennifer Allard agreed to participate in a national political focus group, she never dreamed it would turn into the celebrity connection of a lifetime.
Sep 21, 2017
Professor educates about a common, but overlooked artistic process through new book
A new book produced by a Grand Valley professor is aiming to introduce readers around the world to a common artistic practice that produces many objects people use every day, including toilet seats, car parts and plumbing tubes. Renee Zettle-Sterling, professor of jewelry and metalsmithing, foundations and sculpture, co-authored this comprehensive book on the process known as casting. "CAST: Art and Objects Made Using Humanityýs Most Transformational Process" is the culmination of a three-year collaboration between Zettle-St
Sep 21, 2017
GVSU Lakers take on SVSU Cardinals during 15th Battle of the Valleys
Proceeds raised at Grand Valley will go to the Laker Children's Fund, established in 2014 to assist groups and local nonprofits that work with children.
Sep 20, 2017
Design thinking event to spotlight the power of empathy
Empathy allows people to understand and share the feelings of others, and it is also a key component of the design thinking process, which is used to solve complex problems in the world. During an upcoming presentation at Grand Valley, the difference between affective empathy (subconscious) and cognitive empathy (conscious) will be explored, as well as how these concepts apply to design thinking. Randy Salzman, a design thinking-based author, educator and consultant, will present "Empathy: Abstract to Application" on Septemb
Sep 20, 2017
Students aim to energize peers about history through Medieval activities at Paleo-Olympics
The Paleo-Olympic Games, organized by multiple history-based student organizations, aims to educate all students at Grand Valley about the value of history, regardless of academic major. This year's event took place September 15 on the Allendale Campus, and included activities such as sword fighting demonstrations, Medieval manuscript illumination, demonstrations about how to make ancient textiles, hieroglyphic cookie decorating and games inspired by ancient cultures.
Sep 20, 2017
