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Student and Faculty Spotlights
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Winter 2020 Wendy J. Wenner Award
The IRIS Department as chosen Amanda Niswander as the Wendy J. Wenner Senior Thesis Award winner for Winter 2020. Please click to read more.
Winter 2020 Stanley Krohmer Senior Project Award
The IRISI Department recently selected the Winter 2020 Senior Thesis Award winners. The Stanley Krohmer Senior Project Award went to Ivy Baillie from the Traverse City Campus. Please click to read more.
Congratulations to our student award-winners who received Excellence in Discipline Awards!
Three outstanding students were chosen as Excellence in Discipline Award winners. Miranda Bryan, for Religious Studies; Brooklyn Lipponen, Integrative Studies; and Yeram Leonard for Social Innovation.
Diego Galicia, IRIS student assistant
Diego Galicia is a junior Political Science major. He is from Shelby, MI a small town north of Grand Rapids. He chose GVSU because "Grand Rapids was a city I could settle in after graduation, but it was still close to home."
Design Thinking and Founders Brewery
Winter 2020 LIB 323 students are applying Design Thinking skills and education to a partnership with Founders Brewery. Students will be working to develop a sustainable product that collaborates with local farmers and highlights the history of beer in MI.
Denise Goerisch - Pew Teaching with Technology Award
Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Integrative, Religious, and Intercultural Studies Department are honored to share that IRIS Professor Denise Goerisch has been named a 2020 Pew Teaching with Technology Award winner.
Fall 2019 Graduating Students Spotlights
Integrative Studies/LIB majors are graduating and heading out into the world to use their knowledge and skills to positively influence people and policies! We'd love to share your "my new job" story too! Email me at keenly@gvsu.edu Congratulations!
Integrative Studies Accelerated Leadership Program Newsletter
Catch up on the exciting things GVSU students in the Accelerated Leadership Program are doing!
IRIS Faculty Spotlights - Marilyn Preston
Professor Marilyn Preston will be leading the 3rd Annual GVSU Get Sex (Ed) Fair this Monday, November 25th 6-8PM in KC 2270!!!
IRIS Faculty Spotlight - Sarah King
Your name: Sarah J King, associate professor (kingsar1@gvsu.edu) Pronouns: she/her or they/them Educational Background and Specialization: PhD Centre for Environment & Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto