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Grand Valley's Regional Campuses at the Heart of Omni

Grand Valley's Omni initiative utilizes its expanding network of regional campuses and community college partners to bring a GVSU education that offers accessibility and flexibility for today's adult leaders to balance their life and work commitments.

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

Veteran walks 2,600 miles to raise awareness of veterans' mental health struggles

Travis Snyder, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a GVSU alumn, is walking around Lake Michigan for an important cause

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

Federal grant will address shortage of physician assistants trained in rural behavioral health services

Grand Valley's Physician Assistant Studies department received a five-year, $1.8 million federal grant to address the shortage of physician assistants who work in rural locations and are trained in behavioral health services.

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

Northern Michigan waterways benefit from projects led by GVSU students and grads

Nick Vander Stelt conducts research on the Boardman River to see if it would be conducive to reintroducing the Grayling. Its among the collaborative projects with partners GVSU and the Grand Traverse Band ofOttawa and Chippewa Indians.

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

Traverse City Regional Center expands course offerings through partnerships

Grand Valley student Delaney Novach spent two weeks in the summer taking a Great Lakes Technology course at Northwestern Michigan College. The course is designed to instruct students on lake research equipment, its calibration, and operation.

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

Faculty MI-ACE Representative: Dr. Cathy Meyer-Looze

"The number of women superintendents across the state is in the minority and this is no exception to rural Northern Michigan..." In her research, Dr. Meyer-Looze is looking into what can be done to elevate female administrators.

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

New teaching certification program launch ahead

Northwest Education Services is partnering with Grand Valley StateUniversity to offer full funding for school employees in northern Michigan who want toearn elementary teaching certification.

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

GVSU student spends two weeks on a research vessel during a "career experience"

"We spent very little time in the classroom, it was probably around 60 hours on a research vessel in those two weeks," said Delaney Novach.

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

College students develop stewardship skills for protecting water resources

Students in GVSU's "Wicked Problems in Sustainability" class spent an immersive week studying water resources issues in the area.

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

GVSU student thrives in accelerated degree program, plans to earn teaching certification

Palmer is a teaching assistant at a regional center that serves students with cognitive disabilities. At Grand Valley, she enrolled in LEADS, an accelerated bachelor's degree program with flexibility to meet the needs of working adults.

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

GVSU student offers tips to find "cruise control" and balance work, school

Reagan Middleton has found what she called "cruise control" in terms of juggling schedules and responsibilities as both a full-time student and full-time employee.

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

Integrative Studies class studies wicked water problems during immersive week in Traverse City

An integrative studies "Wicked Problems in Sustainability" class took advantage of Traverse City's natural resources during a week of activities to study the area's water issues.

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

Agreement allows high school students at North Ed Career Tech to obtain direct credit to GVSU

Leaders from Grand Valley and Northwest Education Services in Traverse City signed an agreement April 5 that allows high school students attending the Health Sciences program at North Ed Career Tech to obtain college-level credits through GVSU.

Published May 8, 2026 by Jessie Fousset

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