Articles by Michele Coffill
Staff member qualifies for international Toastmasters speech competition
In August, Noreen Savage, administrative assistant in the dean's office of the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, will compete against other world-class presenters and give the speech of her lifetime.
May 25, 2017
Campus mourns death of Kutsche Office of Local History founder
Paul Kutsche, whose gift established Grand Valley's Kutsche Office of Local History, died May 18 after several weeks in hospice care. He was 90.
May 23, 2017
Spoelstra earns fellowship in Gerontological Society of America
A faculty research scientist in aging from the Kirkhof College of Nursing was selected as a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.
May 22, 2017
Annual MIPERC conference set, abstracts accepted
The 10th annual MIPERC Conference, "Team Science and Virtual Health," is set for September 21-22 at the DeVos Center, and podium and poster abstracts are being accepted.
May 19, 2017
Student 'behind' Louie the Laker revealed
When Jake Kowalski was in high school, he filled in as a dairy company's mascot to attract people to a promotional event. Since then, he has been hooked on the entertaining lifestyle of being a mascot. When he was accepted at Grand Valley four years ago, Kowalski set his sights on moving up in world of mascots; he wanted to be Louie the Laker.
May 17, 2017
PIC announces study abroad scholarship recipients
The Padnos International Center has announced its study abroad scholarship recipients.
May 16, 2017
Student nursing association earns national recognition
The National Student Nurses' Association wasn't kidding when it announced Grand Valley as recipient of its Stellar School chapter of the year.
May 15, 2017
Faculty and staff sketches
Faculty and staff members listed below gave presentations, served as media experts, or wrote articles that were published.
May 15, 2017
Garringer named area's Outstanding Adult Learner
Lisa Garringer, parking services manager, was named the Outstanding Adult Learner by the Grand Rapids Area Higher Education Network at its April banquet.
May 11, 2017
Receptions held for diverse graduates
Receptions at the end of April celebrated the achievements of diverse graduates.
May 9, 2017
