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Resources to Navigate Executive Orders

Grand Valley has a dedicated webpage to help Lakers navigate executive orders and other federal actions that could affect higher education or members of the GVSU community. To learn more about the university resources available to you, visit the Division of People, Equity and Culture's website.

 

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Mission Statement

To elevate, challenge, and empower all learners to develop their passions and purpose in a healthy, inclusive, and equitable environment. The Division of Student Affairs positively impacts the university through engaging experiential learning and exceptional student support.

 

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Vision Statement

Every learner will belong, persist, and create meaningful lives, careers, and communities.

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Values Statement

As student affairs professionals, we value:

  • Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Justice
  • Creating a Community of Care and Respect
  • Embracing Collaboration and Creativity 
  • Empowering Experiential and Engaged Learning
  • Enhancing Health and Well-being
  • Seeking Understanding Across Differences

Division of Student Affairs Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Statement

The Division of Student Affairs is committed to continued excellence by learning, growing, and acting within our GVSU Laker community. We center students in everything we do and strive to create a safe and supportive environment for people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We acknowledge that the United States has a complex history of embedded and structural inequities that create barriers for many people to full participation in public life, including in higher education.  By offering dynamic opportunities for culturally informed and responsive programming, and by fostering environments for brave and rich dialogue, we strive to promote a university community that values difference. Through this work, Grand Valley Lakers are empowered to challenge oppressive systems and cultures and to create socially diverse and just environments within Grand Valley State University and our society.

Division of Student Affairs Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Dean of Students Emergency Fund

The Dean of Students Emergency Fund helps students facing small one-time financial hardships.

 

 

 

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Upcoming Events

Laker Kickoff 2025

August 22, 2025 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Laker Kickoff is this fall's welcome event for our Lakers! The event kicks off welcome week and is planned for the evening of August 22, 2025. 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Lubbers Stadium President...

Campus Life Night

August 24, 2025 6:00 PM

Meet your new community at Campus Life Night through the hundreds of student organizations, campus departments, and local businesses/non-profits in attendance at the event. This is a great time...

Drop in days of service

September 5, 2025 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Drop-in Days of Service are on-campus opportunities for students to "drop in" and complete service projects for service hours. At these days of service, students will learn more about...

Silent Disco

September 5, 2025 8:00 PM

Join us for Silent Disco at the Clock Tower from 8:00 p.m. - Midnight on September 5!

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Open Speaker Meeting

September 14, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

AA Open Speaker Meetings are open to all! These meetings are a great way to learn about what AA is, what it does, and what it does not do, too. During these meetings, a member of AA will share their...

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Open Speaker Meeting

October 12, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

AA Open Speaker Meetings are open to all! These meetings are a great way to learn about what AA is, what it does, and what it does not do, too. During these meetings, a member of AA will share their...

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GVNext News

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Veteran's solution for the sandwich generation wins top prize at pitch competition

Participants in the MVE-Lab accelerated entrepreneurship program competed for prize money in Traverse City.

May 19, 2025

Shane Scherer, director of the Peter Secchia Military and Veteran Resource Center, speaks as part of the Military Connected/Student Veteran Orientation at the Kirkhof Center Veterans Lounge

Virtual Hug a GI campaign earns GVSU Veterans Resource Center MVAA honors

Grand Valley and the Peter Secchia Military and Veterans Resource Center will receive an education innovator award from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) on Friday, May 9.

May 7, 2025

Graduates take selfies of each other during Commencement.

GVSU in photos, April 2025: Celebrating Lakers for a Lifetime

See the images that caught our eye in the last month.

Apr 29, 2025

students in blue tshirts line up for class photo at Lubbers Stadium

Changes to August welcome week announced

Laker Kickoff will be a new welcome event for first-year students.

Apr 28, 2025

Laker Dance and Cheer team members perform on stage at the College Classic Championship.

Laker Dance and Cheer teams bring home multiple wins from College Classic National Championship

The teams won a combined seven titles at the competition held in Orlando, Florida.

Apr 22, 2025

A glittery anchor symbol adorns a graduation cap.

Commencement stories: Graduates reflect on their time as Lakers

Lakers share how GVSU helped launch their futures.

Apr 21, 2025

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