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Poetry and sculpture collaboration installed for ArtPrize
by (empichot)
Submitted 09-18-2013 under NEWS
This year at ArtPrize one can expect to find a little haven from all the chase enusing art enthusiasm. Right in front of the main entrance of GVSU's Eberhard Center, near the Blue Bridge and at the heart of it all is a quiet place where visitors...
Grand Valley professor breaks down educational borders
by (Waltonm)
Submitted 08-29-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Whether teaching, writing or organizing film festivals, Zulema Moret is constantly busy. The Argentine-born Grand Valley professor has had a hand in many diverse programs including prayer walks and recently an educational nonprofit, Plaza...
Serving the nonprofit that serves nonprofits
by (Waltonm)
Submitted 07-22-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
The truth is that it’s not easy to run a nonprofit. There are many administrative difficulties that the outside observer might not realize. Tera Qualls, project manager at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University,...
Local professor to tell story of philanthropy in upcoming film
by (Waltonm)
Submitted 07-18-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
What is philanthropy? It's a deceptively complicated question, but one that Salvatore Alaimo, a Grand Valley professor of public, nonprofit and health administration, sets out to answer. His upcoming documentary “What is Philanthropy...
GRIL U participants teens graduate from college
by (GR Initiative f...)
Submitted 05-10-2013 under NONPROFITS
In a time where many of our urban teens are known to drop out of high school, GRIL (Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders) is proud to announce the college graduations of three of our GRIL U teen leadership program graduates! Mario Adkins graduated...
Activists perform in That Takes Ovaries! this weekend
by (GVSU Womens Center)
Submitted 03-19-2013 under NONPROFITS
Eighty Grand Valley State University students, faculty, staff and community members are involved with the GVSU Women’s Center second annual performance of "That Takes Ovaries! Bold Women, Brazen Acts." Taking place this Friday,...
GVSU student achieves prestigious level in Balanced Man Program
by (mattrussell)
Submitted 01-29-2013 under NEWS
The brothers of the Michigan Kappa Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon are proud to announce that Tyler Kinch of Grand Valley State University (GVSU) has achieved the highest level of the fraternity’s Balanced Man Program: Fellow. Kinch, a junior...
Youth celebrate love of art with animation
by (Peg Treegarden)
Submitted 10-18-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
This summer, the Community Media Center’s youth animation camp partnered with ASIFA/Central to participate in a unique collaborative international animation project. We worked in tandem along with other youth in countries around the world. The...
Voice through Art: Women's Center hosts reception this afternoon
by (edelsteven)
Submitted 09-12-2012 under OPINION
On September 12, from1:00-3:00 p.m., Grand Valley State University Women’s Center has their 11th Annual Art Reception (1201 Kirkhof Center, Allendale Campus). The Women's Center offers services to the downtown Grand Rapids and Allendale....
Hunger Action Week 2012 kicks apathy with awareness
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 08-27-2012 under NONPROFITS
Hunger Action Week returns for its second year this September. The annual series of events, organized by the Food and Nutrition Coalition, a subcommittee of Kent County’s Essential Needs Taskforce, boasts a revamped itinerary and a sharper...