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Computing & Information Systems Alum Awarded Fellowship to Study Immune Systems Evolution
August 5, 2020
Katherine Skocelas, Computing & Information Systems (CIS) alumna (now a PhD student at Michigan State University), has been awarded a three-year National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship.
School of Engineering Hosts Virtual Engineering Design Conference
August 3, 2020
This year's Engineering Design Conference was unlike any other with virtual sessions and a socially distant Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony.
Engineering Students Adapt to Complete Ski Seat Project Despite COVID Complications
July 29, 2020
Engineering students had to improvise, adapt, and overcome in order to complete their final senior projects in a semester up-ended by COVID-19. The ski seat project of one student team provides many examples of the innovative problem-solving required.
PCEC Dean Named a Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumnus
July 14, 2020
Dr. Paul Plotkowski, Dean of the GVSU Padnos College of Engineering and Computing, has been named a Distinguished Alumnus for 2020 by the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.
GVSU Joins West Michigan in Mourning Death of Seymour Padnos, engineering and science leader
July 9, 2020
Seymour K. Padnos, one of Grand Valley's top supporters and chair of Padnos Iron and Metal Company, died July 9. He was 99.
STEPS Camp Featured Among GVSU Summer Camps Finding Ways to Continue Despite COVID
July 6, 2020
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the STEPS camp is among those from GVSU who have continued virtually, providing educational opportunities to students and continuing to enrich our communities.
School of Engineering Launches Redesigned First-Year Curriculum
June 30, 2020
The School of Engineering is pleased to announce a reorganization of the first year engineering curriculum designed to provide an intuitive and flexible topical breakdown that promotes student success.
PCEC Employees Present at ASEE Virtual Conference
June 29, 2020
Last week, several GVSU Padnos College of Engineering & Computing employees presented at the ASEE virtual conference "At Home with Engineering Education" on a variety of topics related to education and the evolution of technology.
First Innovation Fund proposal will increase computing graduate assistants, grow talent epicenter
June 23, 2020
The first proposal to the Innovation Fund, one of President Philomena V. Mantella's initiatives to propel Grand Valley forward, is underway and seeks to increase enrollment in computing programs.
Society of Women Engineers creates educational videos for students learning at home
June 15, 2020
When COVID-19 interrupted conventional learning for students across the country, Grand Valley's Society of Women Engineers worked to help create resources to facilitate online learning.