News from Grand Valley State University

Articles by Michele Coffill

Laker soccer earns No. 1 tournament seed, game carried live Friday

The Laker soccer team earned the top seed in the NCAA Division II midwest regional and will play eighth-seed Rockhurst University Friday, November 9, in a game that will be webcast.

Nov 8, 2018


Teach-In will offer 60 sessions

Sixty collaborative presentations are scheduled for the sixth annual Teach-In, set for Wednesday and Thursday, November 7-8.

Nov 6, 2018


Presentation will focus on Alzheimer's disease

Presenters at a community event will discuss the latest research on Alzheimer's disease and the impact it has on patients, caregivers and the health system.

Nov 6, 2018


Speakers at interfaith conference will discuss religion in current climate

The role of religious communities to both cause and rectify social division and tribalism will be discussed during the Jewish/Christian/Muslim Triennial Interfaith Dialogue Conference. The event will be hosted by the Kaufman Interfaith Institute on November 14-15.

Nov 5, 2018


Laker football game will be carried on ESPN3

Grand Valley football will host Ashland University on Saturday, November 3. The game will be televised on ESPN3.

Nov 2, 2018


HLC peer review team to visit campus

Preparation for the November 5-6 accreditation visit from a Higher Learning Commission peer review team began four years ago.

Oct 31, 2018


Naturalization ceremony held at DeVos Center

Seventy-seven people brought 77 stories of their journeys to the U.S. to a naturalization ceremony held October 26 at the DeVos Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus.

Oct 30, 2018


Bernal receives award at Hispanic gala

Jesse Bernal, vice president for Inclusion and Equity, received the Aguila Award at the 14th annual César E. Chávez Hispanic Excellence Scholarship and Community Awards Gala, held October 25 in Grand Rapids.

Oct 29, 2018


Lakers will change name to Sawyers for one day

With a nod to history, the Grand Valley State Lakers will change their team name to the Sawyers on February 23 when the women's and men's basketball teams host Michigan Tech.

Oct 29, 2018


Soccer, football games carried live this weekend

Two Laker athletic games will be broadcast live this weekend. Soccer and football games will be broadcast on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m., respectively.

Oct 26, 2018