Articles by Thomas Chavez
GVPD to host annual campus safety tour Friday
The tour will run from noon to 2 p.m., starting in the customer service lobby of the Service Building on the Valley Campus.
Nov 4, 2026
GVSU remembers and honors passed loved ones at Día de los Muertos event
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a day of remembrance for loved ones who have passed. The holiday traditionally takes place on November 1- 2, welcoming loved ones’ spirits, honoring and celebrating them.
Nov 2, 2026
GVSU joins over 50 colleges and universities in National Student Success Project
The National Student Success Project seeks to address concerns from students and families about the value of a college degree through five core commitments.
Nov 2, 2026
GVSU Women's Rugby Club forms bonds for a lifetime
The GVSU Women's Club Rugby Team faces the same challenge at the start of every season: Training up players with no experience in the sport.
Oct 29, 2026
GVSU's Sustainable Agriculture Project and Military and Veterans Resource Center partner to provide fresh produce to veterans and military-connected community
Throughout the fall, the SAP delivered vegetables to the MVRC on Wednesdays and offered them free to any students, faculty, or staff with military connections. Scherer said the produce was typically gone a couple of days after the delivery.
Oct 21, 2026
GVSU graduate turns a love for storytelling into a career writing comics
Porter's first opportunity with DC came as a horror short story starring Green Lantern for “Cursed Comics Cavalcade No. 1.” From there, he received more opportunities to write for DC, including series like “DC Mech,” “Superboy,” and “The Flash.”
Oct 1, 2026
GVPD to perform annual test of alert system
The Grand Valley State University Department of Public Safety will perform its annual test of the GVSUAlert! system on Friday, October 2.
Sep 30, 2026
Laker Kickoff celebrates new year with spirited welcome for students
The Aug. 28 event on the Valley Campus featured festivities at Lubbers Stadium, a lawn party and more.
Aug 28, 2026
GVSU Police Academy celebrates 57th graduating class on Valley Campus
After 17 weeks of training, the Grand Valley State University Police Academy's summer cadre celebrated their graduation. The academy's 24 recruits, their instructors and their families filled the Louis Armstrong Theatre on August 26.
Aug 26, 2026
University Address: Mantella outlines dimensions of the university GVSU chooses to become
Mantella opened the annual University Address with a quote from former GVSU President Arend "Don" Lubbers saying, “GVSU is always becoming.”
Aug 19, 2026
