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Grand River highlighted during Making Waves event

It's a good day when you can kayak as part of your job or your class. Nearly 200 students, faculty and staff members hiked trails and kayaked on the Grand River throughout the day.

Sep 17, 2019


'Big Splash Week' kicks off Making Waves About Water initiative

Highlighting Grand Valley's special relationship with water is at the heart of the campuswide Making Waves About Water initiative. The two-year initiative has goals of exploring how water impacts daily living, its challenges and how it also defines the university in relation to the Grand River and Lake Michigan.

Sep 9, 2019


Grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation enables GVSU to partner with BCPS

A partnership among Grand Valley, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) and Battle Creek Public Schools (BCPS) will increase regional access to higher education programming, expanding the path to higher education options in Battle Creek.

May 13, 2019


HLC gives university 'clean bill of health'

The Higher Learning Commission, following a comprehensive visit in November, notified university leaders that Grand Valley was granted continued accreditation.

Mar 25, 2019


Speaker for Big Data event to focus on artificial unintelligence

Meredith Broussard, keynote speaker for The Big Data Initiative at Grand Valley, will talk about how computers misunderstand the world.

Mar 21, 2019


Laker Effect map similar to LinkedIn for community engagement

A new interactive tool will show the impact of community engagement by Grand Valley students, faculty and staff members.

Mar 18, 2019


SSN pilot year shows successes, organizers say

Organizers of the Student Success Network are pleased with the pilot year of the program aimed at connecting first-year students with faculty partners to ease the transition to living and learning at Grand Valley.

Mar 11, 2019


Making Waves initiative announces winning logo

Sarah Tibbe, a graduate student in the College Student Affairs Leadership program, created the winning logo for the university's Making Waves initiative.

Mar 1, 2019


Schaub appointed acting dean of Brooks College

Provost Maria C. Cimitile has appointed Mark Schaub, chief international officer, as acting dean of the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, effective February 25.

Feb 25, 2019


12th annual Faculty Awards Convocation honors faculty

Faculty members were honored for their contributions to teaching, scholarship and service. President Haas received surprise recognition for his servant leadership and commitment to excellent teaching.

Feb 13, 2019