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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


Students place first at international engineering competition

Students who designed and built a robot for an engineering class last year won an international award for their project. 

Oct 8, 2018


From Allendale to Seattle: Microsoft engineer to discuss career path

Eric Maino, a Grand Valley alumnus and principal engineering lead at Microsoft, will visit Grand Valley October 1 to discuss his career journey from Allendale to Seattle. 

Sep 25, 2018


Hundreds to attend FIRST Tech Challenge kick-off at GVSU

More than 400 area middle school students will gather on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus to learn about this year's spaced-themed challenge and game, Rover Ruckus. 

Sep 7, 2018


Exchange program brings Swiss, Grand Valley students together

The study abroad program, in its sixth year, focuses on a trending area of computing.

Aug 7, 2018


Engineering students to display designs created for local companies

The 20th annual Engineering Design Conference will take place from 1-4 p.m. in the Kennedy Hall of Engineering and Keller Engineering Laboratories on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. About 20 projects completed by 130 students will be on display.

Aug 1, 2018


Students win national hackathon competition 

The Grand Valley students who won Blackboard's Hackathon 2.0 Competition sought to solve a problem many students experience: quickly navigating their class syllabus. 

Jul 24, 2018


Two alumni credit Laker Connections for their academic success

Juan Mascorro-Guerrero and Gloire Rubambiza found their way to Grand Valley from Mexico and Uganda, respectively. They were both immigrants, arriving in Michigan with their families, learning to adjust to school then thriving with excellent grades at their high schools. Both Mascorro-Guerrero and Rubambiza will begin graduate degree programs in the fall, and both earned graduate assistantships to pay for their tuition and living expenses.

Jun 26, 2018


German astronaut candidate tells campers to 'reach for the stars'

Lisa Maria Haas' presentation was part of the Science, Technology and Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS) Day Camps for area middle school girls.

Jun 25, 2018


GVSU engineering camp will feature first female German astronaut candidate

Middle school girls will get a glimpse into the careers of engineering during a four-day camp in June.

Jun 13, 2018