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Alumna manages collection of 1 million monetary objects at Smithsonian

Alumna Hillery York, '12, began her time at Grand Valley with the plans of a career working with large animals as a veterinarian. After developing an affinity for history through her general education courses, York changed direction. Now, she is the collections manager at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in the National Numismatic Collection. In this role, she oversees the acquisition, care and cataloging of more than 1 million monetary objects.

Feb 10, 2017





Homecoming offers events for everyone

Homecoming at Grand Valley offers something for everyone, October 14-15.

Oct 10, 2016




Professor and alumni paint mural in Grand Rapids sister city

It was an early morning one day in late 2015 when Sean Hamilton, '16, awoke to a phone call from his former professor, Tim Fisher, who asked, "Is your passport still valid?"

Aug 19, 2016



Grand Valley alumnus, grad student take administrator, teacher of the year honors

A Grand Valley alumnus and a graduate student in the university's Master's of Educational Leadership program were awarded administrator of the year and teacher of the year awards, respectively, by the Michigan Association of Public School Academies May 2.

May 4, 2016