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Staff member qualifies for international Toastmasters speech competition

In August, Noreen Savage, administrative assistant in the dean's office of the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, will compete against other world-class presenters and give the speech of her lifetime.

May 25, 2017


App connects community to more than 14,000 works of art

Grand Valley is home to more than 14,000 pieces of art originating from six different continents. The Art at GVSU app is a free mobile application for iPhone and Android devices that provides users with a complete list of artworks in the university's collection, locations of artwork on campus, and provides pre-curated walking art tours.

May 25, 2017


Scholarship announced in Chamberlain's honor

Departing Frederik Meijer Honors College director Jeff Chamberlain was surprised May 23 when a new scholarship was announced in his honor at a reception celebrating his career at the university.

May 24, 2017


GVSU alumnus named Michigan Teacher of the Year

Luke Wilcox, a mathematics teacher at East Kentwood High School in Kentwood Public Schools, has been named the 2017-18 Michigan Teacher of the Year.

May 23, 2017


Grand Valley education assistant wins national teaching award

Sherry Claflin, an educator at Grand Valley State University's Annis Water Resources Institute, has been named the 2017 Michigan Outstanding Earth Science Teacher by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers.

May 23, 2017


Campus mourns death of Kutsche Office of Local History founder

Paul Kutsche, whose gift established Grand Valley's Kutsche Office of Local History, died May 18 after several weeks in hospice care. He was 90.

May 23, 2017


Spoelstra earns fellowship in Gerontological Society of America

A faculty research scientist in aging from the Kirkhof College of Nursing was selected as a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.

May 22, 2017


Annual MIPERC conference set, abstracts accepted

The 10th annual MIPERC Conference, "Team Science and Virtual Health," is set for September 21-22 at the DeVos Center, and podium and poster abstracts are being accepted.

May 19, 2017


GVSU students working at Cannes Film Festival

Thirteen Grand Valley students in the hospitality and tourism management program are spending two weeks in France working at the Cannes International Film Festival.

May 18, 2017


GVSU department wins public relations, communicator awards

Staff members in the University Communications department at Grand Valley received 18 awards from the West Michigan Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, and four awards from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts.

May 18, 2017