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Mantella: Investment in higher education needed for Michigan's future

In a commentary published by Crain's Detroit Business, Mantella wrote investment in higher education is needed to prepare students for an evolving economy.

Apr 8, 2022


Grand Valley welcomes Cornell Mann as men's head basketball coach

Mann was formally introduced as the next men's basketball coach in front of an audience of family, friends, alumni, supporters and members of the Lakers men's and women's basketball teams.

Apr 7, 2022


V.P. McLogan retiring in June

McLogan arrived at GVSU in 1987.

Apr 7, 2022


Chemistry student named recipient of Goldwater Scholarship

Junior Georgia Sands becomes the fourth Grand Valley student since 2019 to receive the competitive Goldwater Scholarship.

Apr 5, 2022


Cornell Mann selected as men's head basketball coach

Grand Valley has selected Cornell Mann as its next men's head basketball coach and will officially introduce him at a news conference at 11 a.m. on April 7.

Apr 3, 2022


38 teams to compete in FIRST Robotics district event at GVSU

Teams from 38 Michigan high schools -- from Allendale to Iron Mountain to Zeeland -- will converge at Grand Valley State University March 24-26 for the FIRST Robotics district event.

Mar 23, 2022


GVSU receives $1 million in federal funding to expand applied Medical Device Institute

$1 million in federal appropriations will expand aMDI and provide new technologies to better serve the medical innovation industry and expand West Michigan's economic footprint.

Mar 21, 2022


President Mantella envisions Grand Valley as leader in returning adult education

If Michigan hopes to retain its pool of workforce talent and encourage economic growth, it will need a new approach, President Philomena V. Mantella told legislators on March 17 in Lansing.

Mar 18, 2022


Family, friends remember Ralph Hauenstein on his 110th birthday

Hauenstein died in 2016 at the age of 103, but those who knew him remembered a man grounded in faith who always looked for the best in people and remained haunted by what he had seen in combat during World War II.

Mar 16, 2022


Graduate meets with students, discusses U.S. foreign policy with India

Rick Rossow, '98, is helping shape policy between the United States and India as a senior advisor and the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Relations in Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington, D.C.

Mar 15, 2022