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GVSU named Top Green College by Princeton Review

GVSU continues to lead the charge of sustainability in higher education, according to the Princeton Review’s Top Green Colleges for 2026 list.

Oct 30, 2025

A group of people assemble in front of a white garage. In the foreground, a large wreath of braided branches leans against the trunk of a tree.

University Development

Student Philanthropy Week spotlights student organizations

33 student organizations are participating in the week's events, which run October 6-13.

Oct 2, 2025

Student Philanthropy Week image of arch with blue heart woven through it

Office of Sustainability Practices

GVSU is only Michigan institution to be named a 2024 Top Green College by Princeton Review

GVSU has once again been named a top environmentally-sustainable university in the country, according to The Princeton Review's list of Top 50 Green Colleges.

Dec 13, 2024

A student takes notes in a field of flowers at the Sustainable Agriculture Project.

Sustainability and Environmental Education

GVSU green roofs play role in sustainability efforts

Grand Valley’s rooftop gardens provide more than just aesthetics and scenery for the university’s campuses. They are one part of GVSU’s wider sustainability efforts highlighted by Sustainability Month.

Oct 24, 2024

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GVSU's work earns sustainability honor from national organization

Since 2013, an initiative among campus partners has been working to reduce landfill-bound trash at Lubbers Stadium as part of the National Wildlife Federation's GameDay Football Zero Waste Touchdown Challenge.

Feb 28, 2024

An adult and child weigh the amount of trash collected from a Grand Valley football game.

Sustainable Agriculture Project

Harvest: Sustainability Month at GVSU and the SAP Farm

Sustainability Month at GVSU included the seasonýs final gathering of produce at the SAP Farm.

Oct 18, 2023

A man in an orange shirt harvests tomatoes.

Laker Life

GVSU in photos, March 2023: Impactful research, children's bright smiles and an honorable Laker visitor

See the images that caught our eye in the last month.

Apr 3, 2023

Sun rising partly behind a building, light streams across the grass and glows through the glass of the building on the right. A carillon tower is silhouetted to the left of the frame as well.

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