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Five Lakers vie for title of Miss Michigan

Five Lakers will compete with 18 other women for the opportunity to be crowned Miss Michigan 2023 and move on to compete for the Miss America crown.

Jun 12, 2023

Four women holding sashes and wearing crowns stand under the Transformational Link

Academics & Research

Inaugural Water in the West trip gives students invaluable experiences, new perspectives

The four-week trip prompted a new appreciation for water and conservation, new friendships and new career ambitions.

Jun 8, 2023

Students Carmen Schot and Joel Vogeli hike The Chains near Lake Powell on the Water in the West trip.

Seidman College of Business

Manufacturing survey continues yo-yo pattern

West Michigan manufacturing index swings positive, but caution flags remain

Jun 7, 2023

Laker Letters sculpture at GVSU Allendale campus

Enrollment Development

More than 300 people expected to attend second Black Boys and Men Symposium

The second Black Boys and Men Symposium offers participants opportunities to learn, question and deconstruct barriers that impact the lives of Black boys and men.

Jun 7, 2023

large crowd in ballroom seated with speaker and podium at front, 2 projection screens, large light fixture hanging from ceiling

Laker Life

GVSU in photos, May 2023: Students travel out West and Up North to learn about water, team up for learning and fun on campus

See the images that caught our eye in the last month.

Jun 1, 2023

People sit on the edge of a cliff with their legs dangling over. The rock formation continues up and behind them and is covered with dotted greenery.

Enrollment Development

Grand Valley's Pathway program opens for LAUP youth in Holland

Holland area youth who participate in Latin Americans United for Progress programs now have guaranteed admission to Grand Valley through the university's pathway program.

Jun 1, 2023

B. Donta Truss, vice president for Enrollment Development and Educational Outreach, speaks to an audience seated in chairs; a presentation screen is behind him.

University Initiatives

Tech Week GR to provide showcase of Grand Valley & West Michigan tech innovation

Week-long showcase will include talk by Malcolm Gladwell, XR rendition showing possible future of Grand Rapids

May 31, 2023

A drone view of downtown Grand Rapids from the Eberhard Center at GVSU.

Division of People, Equity, and Culture

Bernal named to Crain's list of notable DEI leaders

President Philomena V. Mantella called Bernal 'the standard bearer for educational equity'

May 30, 2023

VP Jesse Bernal sitting on a couch in gray suit jacket with light blue shirt and tie

Geology

Intensive trip forges strong bonds for Water in the West team

Students are also quickly learning about the challenges of water supply in the western U.S.

May 26, 2023

People kayak down a river with canyon walls ahead of them.

Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

GVSU program helps veterans make their entrepreneurial pitch

The Michigan Veteran Entrepreneur Lab, one of the flagship programs of GVSU's Richard M. and Helen DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, provides guidance to a cohort of military veterans with their small businesses and start-ups.