Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley student focuses on fashion and environment for senior thesis
by (Allison Arnold)
Submitted 11-19-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Alissa Krumlauf has a busy season ahead of her, graduating from Grand Valley State University, moving to California, and most important, the debut of her thesis project, Fashion Meets the Storm (Water). Krumlauf, a Photography and Natural Resource...
Catalyst Radio: GVSU's Vandana Magal, on newspaper industry, global and local media
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 08-24-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW Vandana Magal, associate professor of Journalism at Grand Valley State University’s School of Communications, joins us on Catalyst Radio to...
A Watershed Moment: Monitoring wind on Lake Michigan
by (Scott Kaplan)
Submitted 05-30-2012 under NEWS
On this week’s episode we hear from Dr. Erik Nordman, Professor of Natural Resource Management at Grand Valley State University and West Michigan Environmental Action Council Board President as he talks about a new wind monitoring buoy that...
GVSU wins Districts at prestigious National Student Advertising Competition
by (Jordan Jessen)
Submitted 04-18-2012 under NEWS
Grand Valley State University's Advertising Team made school history this weekend in Southfield, MI with a first place finish in District 6 at the AAF National Student Advertising Competition [NSAC]. The district is the...
Catalyst Radio: Brian J. Bowe, on the state of journalism
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 04-13-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this edition of Catalyst Radio we talk about the mission of journalism with Brian J. Bowe, a professor of journalism at Grand Valley State...
Mayra Cardenas earns Youth of the Year title
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 03-03-2012 under NONPROFITS
Recently, three local teens from the Seidman and Steil Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids competed in the 2011-2012 Youth of the Year competition held at Fifth Third Bank’s Gillett Auditorium. Held annually, this competition recognizes...
Grand Valley students get dirty
by (Scott Kaplan)
Submitted 02-29-2012 under NEWS
In many areas around Grand Valley State University's downtown Grand Rapids campus, along with its campuses in Allendale, Muskegon and Holland, the university has placed composting and recycling bins alongside traditional trash receptacles to cut...
Reading paves the way to college for students at Harrison Park School
by (Community Liter...)
Submitted 01-26-2012 under NONPROFITS
In collaboration with Kristin Brace Mayor Heartwell sat down on the gymnasium floor at Grand Rapids Public Schools' Harrison Park School and asked, “Does anyone know what the mayor does?” The first response from the crowd of first-...
Relax: Art Doesn’t Think You’re Dumb
by (mnaselli)
Submitted 09-27-2011 under OPINION
At a panel discussion last Friday at GVSU, ArtPrize artist Cynthia McKean defended the moose-o-nails that made headlines in 2009: “It was so real, you could almost touch it.” Her admiration of the odd representation of moose fur wasn...
Murky future for teacher enrichment program
by (JessalynJ)
Submitted 07-29-2011 under OPINION
It’s hot. It’s humid. And it’s time for a month of teacher professional development. No, this isn’t an attempt to remediate West Michigan’s worst teachers. This isn’t a requirement for tenure. These teachers aren...