IRIS IN THE NEWS
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Dr. Krista Benson recent publications
September 12, 2019
IRIS professor Dr. Krista Benson has had a number of publications come to a head this summer.
University Partnership Allows Fast-Track Master's Degree
June 7, 2019
A new partnership between GVSU's IRIS and WMU allows students to earn a bachelors and masters degrees in comparative religion in five years.
L'dor V'dor: Jewish Histories of Muskegon awarded Michigan Humanities Council Grant
June 2, 2019
Dr. Marilyn Preston has been awarded a grant from the Michigan Humanities Council to support a collaborative oral history project, focusing on the history of the B'Nai Israel Synagogue.
Time Magazine features interview with Dr. Cáel Keegan
May 16, 2019
Time Magazine recently featured an interview with IRIS faculty member Cáel Keegan, discussing Snapchat's complicated new 'Gender-Swapping' filter.
Alumnus LIB Studies Alum Rob Hanel featured in Traverse City Business News
May 1, 2019
Integrative Studies (formerly Liberal Studies) alumnus Rob Hanel, people manager for TentCraft in Traverse City, talks about his company's creative and holistic approach to human resource development.
Traverse City Students Meet with U.S. Senator Gary Peters
April 23, 2019
Students enrolled in Prof. Kate Fairman's LIB 322 (Wicked Problems of Sustainability) met with US Senator Gary Peters this week.
City of Walker Declares April 22 Thomas J. Haas Day (April 22)
April 19, 2019
City of Walker Mayor Gary Carey, a student in the Liberal Studies ALP Program, announced that the City of Walker is declaring April 22 to be Thomas J. Haas Day.
Accelerated Leadership Program cohort celebration
April 18, 2019
Liberal Studies Accelerated Leadership Program Winter 2019 Cohort gathered to present LIB 495 thesis closing out their program.
Benjamin Scott-Brandt Receives University Award
April 10, 2019
Liberal Studies student in the Honors College, Benjamin Scott-Brandt, has received the prestigious Glenn A. Neiemeyer Undergraduate Student Award.