Articles by Michele Coffill

Panelists at Talking Together event will share views about repairing a divided country

Panelists from divergent backgrounds will lead discussion and share their views about repairing a divided country during the March 23 Talking Together events.

Mar 20, 2023

Participants at a Talking Together event in the Eberhard Center are pictured laughing, many tables with people seated behind them. Screen pulled down at front of room

Alumni

Bolden shares story of her journey from GVSU to state supreme court

Krya Harris Bolden, who has sat on the Michigan Supreme Court since January and is the first Black woman to hold that seat, said a moment of time during her Grand Valley years has stuck with her.

Mar 16, 2023

Krya Harris Bolden smiles against a photo backdrop with the GVSU word mark printed on it

School of Computing

School of Computing opens Cyber Threat Range, called 'game changer' for computing students, community

The range is a high-tech training ground to prepare students for cybersecurity jobs and set Grand Valley on a path to become a National Security Agency designated academic program.

Mar 15, 2023

people in a computer lab working on their desktops, chatting with each other

Division of Enrollment Development and College Futures

GVSU commitment to Latino student success transfers successfully to other populations

Model uses a three-pronged approach to elevate student success: data, practice and leadership.

Mar 13, 2023

Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, speaks from podium. She is wearing a red jacket.

Alumni

Oscar watch: Art and set work by graduate shines in del Toro's 'Pinocchio'

Jesse Gregg, '01, spent most of the pandemic working on the Oscar-nominated film, 'Pinocchio,' directed by Guillermo del Toro.

Mar 11, 2023

Guillermo del Toro, left, and Jesse Gregg posing backstage and pulling down their face masks

TRIO

New Detroit TRIO programs find success in community, schools

The programs celebrated National TRIO Day at Wright Museum of African American History.

Mar 9, 2023

TRIO staff members and students from Detroit high schools are pictured at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Center for Women and Gender Equity

Michigan Supreme Court justice will give keynote at EqualiTEA

Kyra Harris Bolden, '10, will give remarks at the March 16 event, which is the 20th anniversary of this signature celebration.

Mar 7, 2023

Kyra Harris Bolden stands with arms crossed in front of a bookcase

Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies

Popular one-credit courses promote transferable skills, trustees learn

The one-credit courses housed in the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies offer students choices that promote development of transferable skills.

Feb 24, 2023