News from Grand Valley State University

Articles by Michele Coffill

Area health care professionals attend polarity thinking conference

Participants at a recent conference hosted by Grand Valley's Wesorick Center for Health Care Transformation were better acquainted in "polarity thinking" by a master of the subject, Bonnie Wesorick.

Oct 25, 2018


New network shows signs of success

The Student Success Network (SSN) officially launched in August as part of the Transitions program and is already showing signs of success.

Oct 24, 2018


Spectrum Health honors Dance Marathon team

�For the kids� is the rallying cry of students who participate in Dance Marathon, a student organization dedicated to raising funds in support of local Children�s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Oct 23, 2018


Nominations accepted for awards named for former provost

Nominations are being accepted for two new awards named in honor of Gayle Davis, former provost.

Oct 23, 2018


Climate change will be topic of civil discourse symposium

Climate change will be the topic at Grand Valley's fifth annual Padnos/Sarosik Civil Discourse Symposium.

Oct 16, 2018


Anchor Bone Classic, GameDay Special to air on ESPN3

Grand Valley football will host GLIAC rival Ferris State in the annual Anchor Bone Classic on Saturday, October 13. The game will be televised on ESPN3.

Oct 12, 2018


Faculty-student research team tests shoes, running economy

Since the spring, Jordan Juzwiak, a senior majoring in exercise science, has spent hours monitoring runners on a treadmill to determine if the shoes they are wearing improve their running economy.

Oct 12, 2018


Soccer games carried live this weekend

The No. 1-ranked Laker soccer team will host Saginaw Valley and Ashland this weekend in games that will be webcast and broadcast, respectively.

Oct 11, 2018


Bernal among community leaders to be honored at César Chávez gala

Jesse Bernal, vice president for Inclusion and Equity, will be among the honorees at the 14th annual César E. Chávez Hispanic Excellence Scholarship and Community Awards Gala.

Oct 11, 2018


Visual thinking workshop connects art, health professions for students

Standing before a painting and discussing with classmates what they see is status quo for students majoring in visual arts. It was new territory for students majoring in nursing and health professions October 3, when artist-medical educator Alexa Miller led a workshop in visual thinking by using the artwork in the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences as a backdrop.

Oct 10, 2018