College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Faculty, staff members host repair clinic for students
Zippers were fixed, eyeglasses were repaired and pants were patched thanks to faculty and staff members who hosted a repair clinic for students.
Nov 7, 2017
GVSU Accountability Report shows continued strong performance
Grand Valley's annual Accountability Report shows the university is delivering on its promise of a quality public education for students, and is a public good for the people of Michigan.
Nov 3, 2017
Holocaust expert and students to perform play about the man who coined the term "genocide"
Robert Skloot, a noted expert on theater and the Holocaust, will lead a group of Grand Valley students in a staged reading of his play, "If the Whole Body Dies: Raphael Lemkin and the Treaty against Genocide." The play is a work about Raphael Lemkin, the man who created the term "genocide" and who was responsible for creating an international treaty against it. The one-act play will be performed November 8 followed by an audience discussion. This event is free and open to the public.
Nov 3, 2017
GVSU Earth Science Week lecture series to feature alumni
In conjunction with international Earth Science Week, a series of lectures will shine a light on the field of geology, careers in the field, and its importance in the world. The lecture series will begin November 6 with Grand Valley alumnus Joshua Ehlich, '14. Since October 1998, the American Geosciences Institute has celebrated Earth Science Week to help the public gain a better understanding and appreciation for the Earth sciences and encourage stewardship of the planet.
Nov 2, 2017
Hollywood costume concept artist to discuss film, fashion and art with GVSU panel
Los Angeles-based costume concept artist, Phillip Boutte Jr., has created costume concepts for blockbuster films, such as "X-Men: Days of Future Past," "Man of Steel," "Star Trek," "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and "Inception." Boutte will discuss the intersection of film, fashion and art during a panel discussion at Grand Valley on November 8. "Film, Fashion, and Art: Imagining Real and Fictional History" will take place at 7 p.m. in Loosemore Auditorium. Joining Boutte on the panel will be Grand Valley faculty members Durw
Nov 2, 2017
Dancers to perform in the 'vertical realm' during Fall Arts Celebration
Fall Arts Celebration at Grand Valley will transcend the traditional dance floor and fly into the sky when Aerial Dance Chicago presents a new world of athleticism coupled with an elegant showcase of dancing in the air. "Celebrating Originality: Defying Gravity with Aerial Dance Chicago" will take place November 6, at 7:30 p.m., in Louis Armstrong Theatre. A pioneer and an international leader in aerial dance, ADC is dedicated to presenting original choreography and performance in the field. The ensemble launches itself into
Oct 27, 2017
Music festival to spotlight 20th/21st-century piano compositions
Sixty grade school musicians from across Michigan, as well as Grand Valley faculty and students, will celebrate 20th- and 21st-Century piano music with a day of recitals during the 20th/21st-Century Piano Music Festival. The festival will include multiple 50-minute recitals on October 28 featuring solos performed by students ranging in grade level from first grade through high school. Grand Valley's award-winning New Music Ensemble will also perform during the festival.
Oct 26, 2017
CLAS alumni to visit campus for presentations and events
Alumni from 13 departments within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will visit the Allendale Campus to share their post-graduation Laker Effects during multiple events and presentations October 26-27.
Oct 23, 2017
Alumnus president of Palau will visit campus
As president of the Pacific island nation of Palau, Tommy Remengesau is leading a government that is in the center of U.S.-China relations, climate change and outside threats to an ocean economy.
Oct 20, 2017
New Music Ensemble to release new CD, "Return"
Grand Valley's award-winning New Music Ensemble has released a new CD that was composed by three alumni of the program. The release of the ensemble's fourth commercial CD, "Return," will be celebrated on October 27 with a concert from 7:30-9 p.m. in Louis Armstrong Theatre. The album's three composers, Adam Cuthbért, '10, Matthew Finch, '15, and Daniel Rhodé, '12, will be in attendance, and Cuthbért will open the show with a special performance. An opportunity to meet the composers and the members of the New Music Ensemble w
Oct 19, 2017
