News from Grand Valley State University

Office of Student Life

"I Am Grand Valley" nominations open

Nominations are due November 30 and can be submitted online at www.gvsu.edu/orgsync

Oct 31, 2017


Grand Valley student organization connects young students to animation profession through community project

Grand Valley students and faculty members are spreading the wonders of animation to local middle school students while solving the needs of local community partners. Members of Animators Guild, a student organization at Grand Valley, mentored 20 seventh- and eighth-grade students from North Park Montessori Academy in Grand Rapids as they created multiple stop-motion animation videos for Kent County Friend of the Court. The animations will help educate the community about the organization and its services.

Oct 9, 2017


Alumni gather for reunion row on Grand River

Alumni who were members of the Grand Valley rowing team in 1997 gathered September 23 for a 20-year reunion row.

Sep 26, 2017


Mobile registration unit to visit campus on National Voter Registration Day

Students, faculty and staff members can register to vote at the Secretary of State's Mobile Unit when it visits campus September 26 on National Voter Registration Day.

Sep 22, 2017


GVSU Lakers take on SVSU Cardinals during 15th Battle of the Valleys

Proceeds raised at Grand Valley will go to the Laker Children's Fund, established in 2014 to assist groups and local nonprofits that work with children.

Sep 20, 2017


Holi festival planned near carillon tower

It may be close to fall, but a collaborative effort by campus departments will turn Friday, September 15, into a spring festival of colors.

Sep 7, 2017


Program connects student residents to West Side

An orientation program September 7 invites students who reside on Grand Rapids' West Side to learn about the areas where they live, work and study.

Aug 31, 2017


Laker Remembrance to be held April 12

Members of the Grand Valley community who died during the past year will be remembered during a series of events April 12 on the Allendale Campus.

Apr 5, 2017


Three-day festival celebrates culture

Intercultural Festival will feature food, music, dance and displays from a variety of cultures. The celebration, organized by the Laker Tradition Team in the Office of Student Life, will take place on the Allendale Campus.

Mar 16, 2017


Grand Valley Magazine gets new look

The winter issue of Grand Valley Magazine features a redesigned, fresh look that is due, in part, to reader responses to a fall survey.

Mar 13, 2017