Community Engagement
Fostering Success: GVSU initiatives strengthen support for foster youth, from infant to college-age
The effort to improve care for foster children is part of a broader continuum of support at Grand Valley that extends to college.
Jan 26, 2026
Laker Racing heads to the Motor City for Michigan Central Race Days
The GVSU Formula SAE Laker Racing Club’s Formula 1 car, the "LR25," will be on display at Michigan Central during the festivities from January 18-25.
Jan 16, 2026
GVSU joins celebration of America at 250 years
President Philomena V. Mantella on GRA250 steering committee
Jan 12, 2026
National, community leaders highlight events during MLK Commemoration Week
Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, will kick off a week of activities with a keynote address on January 20.
Jan 12, 2026
New location, same mission: Annual symposium moves to Battle Creek for 2026
The fifth annual Black Boys and Men National Symposium will convene in Battle Creek June 10-12.
Dec 8, 2025
In their element: Special outdoor series by Philosophy Department explored humanities amid natural beauty
Each session focused on a different natural feature, such as wind, space and animals.
Dec 3, 2025
Bridging generations: native elders and students unite at the Sustainable Agriculture Project
GVSU students and West Michigan Native American elders shared intergenerational learning through gardening, language and more.
Nov 24, 2025
GVSU, Excel Charter Academy mark 30 years of innovation in education
For 30 years, Grand Valley has advanced cutting-edge solutions for K-12 students, teachers and administrators as one of Michigan’s first public charter school authorizers.
Nov 13, 2025
GVSU professor and students alleviate pediatric patient fear through art
In the treatment area, young patients can climb into a wooden, green and gold trolley car while their parents wait on one of the station’s benches. In the dentist’s chair, they are able to look around and see buildings from around Holland lining the walls alongside paintings of tulips and other flowers from varying seasons. In the corner is a scaled recreation of the De Zwann windmill in Holland, complete with copper tiling on its top.
Nov 5, 2025
GVSU in Photos, October 2025: Vibrancy abounded in a jam-packed month of Laker activity
See the images that caught our eye in the last month.
Nov 3, 2025
