News from Grand Valley State University

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GVSU Faculty prepare for first-year students through Strong Start Teaching Institute

The Institute provides GVSU faculty with information on ways to effectively communicate expectations and reflect on how instructors can help make their classroom more accessible to students.

Aug 25, 2025


Speaker: Stronger connections in classrooms create stronger students

FTLC speaker shared ideas how faculty can create space in their classrooms for relationship building.

Aug 14, 2025


Faculty will be recognized for outstanding teaching, scholarship, service at ceremony

The 18th annual Faculty Awards Convocation is February 18 at the DeVos Center, Loosemore Auditorium.

Feb 10, 2025


Native American Heritage Fund grant creates GVSU pilot program to embed Indigenous knowledge into courses

The program includes bringing in community Indigenous knowledge keepers to collaborate and co-teach with faculty members.

Sep 17, 2024


Outstanding faculty members will be recognized at awards convocation

The campus community is invited to attend the February 15 ceremony at the DeVos Center.

Feb 6, 2024


FTLC keynote speaker calls for faculty to be innovative in helping students, themselves improve attention skills

The constant push and pull of our brains creates havoc on a person's attention span. But how can faculty, as the "directors of attention" in a classroom help students pay attention?

Aug 23, 2023


McNair: Becoming a more student-ready campus is a job for all faculty, staff

Becoming a more student-ready campus means having a better understanding of an institution's data and its students, and planning for this initiative must align with university strategic and enrollment goals.

Aug 24, 2022


Professional development series aligns with Strategic Enrollment Management Plan

A series of professional development events will help faculty and staff members strengthen Grand Valley student readiness and success outcomes.

Aug 18, 2022


Teaching Lodge on campus provides space for Native students

Students, faculty and alumni worked collaboratively with community members to build a traditional Native teaching lodge on Grand Valley's campus, the first lodge built on public university land in Michigan.

Aug 8, 2022


Engineering students are first cohort to begin path to combined degrees through NSF funded program

Seven students were accepted into the first cohort of a National Science Foundation grant-funded program focused on increasing the number of underrepresented students who earn engineering graduate degrees.

May 21, 2021