Housing and Residence Life

GVSU Expert: Everything you need to know about move-in 2026, a Q&A with Colleen Bailey

GVSU’s Housing & Residence Life director offers tips on living center essentials, connecting with your roommate and how to prepare for move-in this summer.

Jul 13, 2026

Colleen Bailey wears a white and blue GV quarter zip and stands beneath a tree in front of Kistler Living Center.

University News

Lakers' pride shines as students begin new year

Hundreds of first-year students arrived at Grand Valley's Valley Campus in Allendale on August 20, with vehicles filled with belongings and family members, ready to move into living centers and begin their journeys as Lakers.

Aug 20, 2025

Volunteers help a student with their belongings during Valley Campus move-in.

Housing and Residence Life

Get ready for move-in with Grand Valley Housing expert Colleen Bailey

Everything you need to know about move-in week 2025 at GVSU.

Jun 18, 2025

Colleen Bailey wears a GVSU quarter zip and stands in front of Holton Hooker Living Center.

Padnos College of Engineering

From snacks to a living-learning community, engineering students thrive with additional academic support

Recent initiatives established by the Padnos College of Engineering have helped students persist and thrive in the program.

Jan 28, 2025

three people looking at a laptop, two seated, one standing

Laker Life

Campus comes alive: GVSU move-in 2024

After a quiet summer, Grand Valley's campuses were bursting with life once again as new and returning Lakers moved into living centers, preparing for the 2024-25 year.

Aug 29, 2024

incoming students stand on football field, creating GVSU for a drone photo

Housing and Residence Life

Move-in week closes with Pew Grand Rapids Campus

GVSU wrapped up its move-in week Aug. 23 on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. After four days of organized chaos on the Allendale campus, there was something markedly different about move-in downtown.

Aug 23, 2024