Articles by Dottie Barnes
Student wins $30,000 in national business competition
Student teams from Grand Valley took first and second place at the Outdoor Weber Competition March 23, hosted by Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.
Mar 30, 2018
Michigan Street lane closures begin March 30
Michigan Street NE in downtown Grand Rapids, between Lafayette and College avenues, will be reduced to one lane in each direction starting March 30.
Mar 29, 2018
Student sets out to meet new person every day for a year
Greg Perkins has set out to meet one new person every day for one year. He is documenting the experience on an Instagram account titled Person2Person.
Mar 28, 2018
Tourism professionals and students to clean-up three Grand Rapids parks
Tourism industry professionals who are attending the 2018 Pure Michigan Governor's Conference on Tourism in Grand Rapids this week will join students from Grand Valley State University to clean-up three area parks on March 27.
Mar 26, 2018
Automation is causing a delicate dilemma, business leaders say
Any work that is done in a routine fashion or involves an algorithm is subject to automation, said Fred Keller, founder and chair of Cascade Engineering in Grand Rapids. Keller joined John Kennedy, president and CEO of Autocam Medical, and Spencer Stiles, president of Stryker Instruments, in a roundtable discussion about automation. The three business leaders were part of the Peter F. Secchia Breakfast Lecture, "Convergence of Automation and Work," held March 21 in the L. William Seidman Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Cam
Mar 21, 2018
Haas supports recommendations from business leaders for improving K-12 education
Business Leaders for Michigan, an organization made up of senior executives from Michigan's largest companies and universities, has issued a report outlining leading best practices for K-12 education.
Mar 20, 2018
President Haas to speak at education policy summit
U.S. Department of Education statistics show Michigan K-12 students are sliding further and further behind their peers nationally. Grand Valley President Thomas J. Haas will join other education leaders March 23 in Grand Rapids to discuss opportunities and challenges, and get feedback from the community.
Mar 19, 2018
WGVU to address racial disparities through community engagement
WGVU Public Media will launch "Shaping Narratives," a project aimed at increasing West Michigan's capacity to influence public narratives affecting children and families of color. The project is funded by a $538,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan.
Mar 15, 2018
GVPD gives tips in event of active threat
The Grand Valley Police Department is reminding the campus community how to respond in the event of an active threat on campus.
Mar 12, 2018
Auto experts predict fewer drivers in the future
Imagine not wanting or needing to actually drive anywhere ý instead an autonomous vehicle can be scheduled to take you wherever you want to go. The use of autonomous vehicles was one topic discussed at the 19th West Michigan Automotive Suppliers Symposium, hosted by Grand Valley's Van Andel Global Trade Center. The event took place March 8 at the Pew Grand Rapids Campus with the theme, "Smart Moves: Tech, Tools, Talent."
Mar 12, 2018
