News from Grand Valley State University

Articles by Michele Coffill

Applications being accepted for leadership development program

Applications are now being accepted from faculty and staff members for a new inclusive leadership development program that will begin in September.

Mar 30, 2018


Panelists will discuss mental health

Area experts will lead discussion about "The State of Mental Health" for the next Health Forum of West Michigan event on Friday, April 6.

Mar 29, 2018


Faculty, students support global sustainable development project

Four Grand Valley undergraduate students and a faculty member are contributing to an initiative supporting a United Nations compact that promotes global sustainable development.

Mar 28, 2018


Seven students earn passport scholarships

Seven students earned scholarships to purchase passports, the first step to a study abroad experience.

Mar 27, 2018


Awards ceremony will recognize staff members

Recipients of the Celebrating Women Awards have been announced. The annual event recognizes students, faculty and staff members who make significant impacts on the lives of women and girls.

Mar 27, 2018


Nursing faculty publish OER book

The trio published an Open Educational Resource book on innovative lesson plans for active learning in a nursing research course. The book was published via ScholarWorks@GVSU in early February; it has since been downloaded 112 times.

Mar 26, 2018


Summit for 300 ninth graders held at Meijer Campus

Nearly 300 ninth graders from the Hamilton and Saugatuck school districts spent March 16 at the Meijer Campus in Holland for a summit to learn best practices for communications from 30 area business leaders.

Mar 23, 2018


Double the Laker Effect at Twin Day

Here's a little-known fact: there are 117 sets of twins, five sets of triplets and one set of quadruplets enrolled at Grand Valley this year.

Mar 22, 2018


Biochemistry major selected for Posters on the Hill competition

Uyen Pham, a junior majoring in biochemistry, has had a great month. The native of Vietnam is the first Grand Valley student since 2014 to get a research proposal accepted at the prestigious Posters on the Hill competition sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research.

Mar 19, 2018


Genomic medicine is focus of colloquy and conference

The 2018 DeVos Medical Ethics Colloquy will focus on the ethics of genome editing, a process by which precise alterations are made to an organism's genetic material.

Mar 19, 2018