Events and News
REP4ⓇFinLit launch rethinks financial literacy for Gen Z
GVSU students, including Talent Link intern Hailey Bos, helped create REP4 FinLit — a learner-driven financial literacy tool built to support Gen Z students in building confidence and financial independence.
Published September 23, 2025 by Julianna Schrier
Laker Accelerated Talent Link reduces employer partnership costs to help expand opportunities
Grand Valley’s Laker Accelerated Talent Link program has lowered costs for employer partners, enabling more paid internships and stronger workforce pipelines through hands-on student placements and scholarship support.
Published May 2, 2025 by Thomas Garrett
AMPLIFYING THE LIBERAL ARTS THROUGH APPLIED LEARNING
An NCDA feature shows how GVSU’s Laker Accelerated Talent Link helps liberal arts majors gain real experience through applied learning, employer-funded certificates, and paid internships.
Published August 1, 2024 by Dana Hebreard
LAKER ACCELERATED TALENT LINK
GVSU President Philomena Mantella highlights how Laker Accelerated Talent Link connects students with Michigan employers for paid internships, industry certificates, and scholarship support as the program expands statewide.
Published June 12, 2024
LAKER ACCELERATED TALENT LINK SUCCESSES CELEBRATED AS FIRST COHORT FINISHES, MOVES AHEAD
GVNext highlights the first Laker Accelerated Talent Link cohort, where GVSU students gained paid internships, industry certificates, and scholarship support, with most continuing in roles after graduation.
Published May 23, 2024 by Peg West