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Wednesday Jun 24 | Detroit News

Students, colleges make pleas to preserve Michigan Promise grants

Josh Chapin worries other students won't have the same opportunities to attend college as he did if the state eliminates its hallmark Michigan Promise Scholarship.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Michigan State University, Baker College

Sun Jun 07, 2009

Clinton County News

MSU fifth in state in college grad rate

Michigan State University had the fifth-highest graduation rate among colleges in Michigan and the highest overall for a college with tuition and fees under $10,000 at the time of the study, according to a report by the American Enterprise Institute.

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Related Topix: Michigan State University, Michigan, Harvard University, Southern University at New Orleans, University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Tue Jun 02, 2009

MLive.com

West Michigan schools place high in Odyssey of the Mind

Winning one of 19 world titles and placing five other teams in the top 10 of various categories, West Michigan was well-represented at the 30th annual Odyssey of the Mind finals that concluded Saturday at Iowa State University.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Grand Rapids, MI

Sun May 31, 2009

MLive.com

Recession may force more West Michigan college students to stay close to home

Brittany Sharp, right, will attend Davenport University this fall but will live at home in Wyoming.

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Related Topix: Grand Valley State University, Hope College, Calvin College, Western Michigan University

Thu May 28, 2009

Ferndale Pleasant Ridge Mirror

Newsmakers

DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital names White Lake resident Carol DeVore, RN, BSN, OCN as the 2009 Nurse of the Year.

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Related Topix: White Lake, MI, Milford, MI, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Thaddeus McCotter, Michigan, Highland, MI

Sun May 24, 2009

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

2009 Superstar Seniors: Top scholars pursue excellence; range of...

They achieve. They lead. They excel. But most importantly, this year's crop of 100 Superstar Seniors inspires hope for the future.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Theater, Arts, Grand Valley State University

Wed May 20, 2009

MLive.com

GRCC President announces salary cuts for himself, administrators as board votes to raise tuition

Grand Rapids Community College President Steven Ender jumped right into the financial thick of things in his first board meeting Monday, announcing pay cuts for himself and administrators as a way to make funds available to the school's struggling students.

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Mon May 18, 2009

Traverse City Record-Eagle

Cherry Queen candidates announced

The National Cherry Festival announced its applicants for National Cherry Queen.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Food Festival, Elk Rapids, MI, Michigan State University, Bellaire, MI, Sport Movies, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, College

Sat May 16, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Expo to help laid-off teachers look ahead

Laid-off teachers in Oakland County can find new career direction during an education expo Saturday at the Southfield High School field house.

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Related Topix: Oakland County, MI, University of Phoenix, Southfield, MI, Marygrove College, Lawrence Technological University

Sun May 03, 2009

Rapid Growth

GRCC purchases former Davenport University for $9.5M, saves $25.5M compared to building new

Grand Rapids Community College officials were prepared to build a new $35 million facility for the college's health care program, but before they could break ground another opportunity came up a ' the opportunity to purchase Davenport University' s former Grand Rapids campus for $9.5 million.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Grand Rapids Metro, Kent County, MI, Ottawa County, MI

Fri May 01, 2009

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Davenport University chooses Richard J. Pappas as its next president

3, comes at a time when the campus is shifting its operations out of downtown Grand Rapids.

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Related Topix: Michigan, National-Louis University, St. Joseph, MI, Eastern Michigan University, Benton Harbor, MI

Wed Apr 29, 2009

MLive.com

Davenport University selects Richard J. Pappas as its new president

Wednesday April 29, 2009, 8:42 AM Davenport University announced today the selection of its new president.

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Related Topix: National-Louis University, Benton Harbor, MI

Tue Apr 28, 2009

PrimeNewswire

National American Arab Nurses Association Director to Speak At University of Calgary-Qatar On May 12

Rose Khalifa, founder and director of the National American Arab Nurses Association , will be the featured speaker at two events sponsored by the University of Calgary-Qatar during their celebration of International Nurses Week 2009.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, World News, Qatar, Middle East, Detroit, MI

Holland Sentinel

Wolters and Wilson

Jeffrey and Barbara Wolters of Zeeland and John and Margo Wilson of Hamilton, announce the engagement of their children, Lindsay Marie Wolters and Craig Wayne Wilson.

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Related Topix: Zeeland, MI, Hamilton, MI

Sun Apr 26, 2009

MLive.com

Polpourri: Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. will be Kent County GOP guest of honor

Jon Huntsman Jr. may lead the way. Huntsman, 48, who articulated those goals in a March interview with Politico, will be the Kent County GOP guest of honor Saturday at a Centennial Country Club reception.

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Related Topix: Jon Huntsman, Jr., US Governors, Grand Rapids, MI, US News

Sat Apr 25, 2009

WTKG-AM Grand Rapids

"Old" Davenport Looks Comfy To Nearby GRCC

Grand Rapids Community College will soon grow to Fulton Street SE, as the GRCC Board of Trustees okayed purchase of six Davenport University buildings for nine and a half million dollars.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Grand Rapids, MI

Thu Apr 23, 2009

MLive.com

Grand Rapids teachers to work with top volcano expert this summer as...

But some Grand Rapids Public Schools teachers might find new ways to interest students through a new partnership with Michigan Technological University and a $4 million federal grant.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Education Etc., Michigan Technological University, Grand Valley State University, Colorado School of Mines

Tue Apr 21, 2009

MLive.com

As Grand Rapids Community College obtains room for growth, Davenport...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Kathleen Sneden, who can tell you about when her grandfather borrowed from family and friends to keep what is now Davenport University afloat, was disheartened when she heard the university will vacate its East Fulton Street campus within a year.

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Mon Apr 20, 2009

WXMI

GRCC Board Approves Davenport Purchase

A unanimous vote from the Grand Rapids Community College Board of Directors will make the school's downtown presence a whole lot bigger.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids Metro, Grand Rapids, MI

Sat Apr 18, 2009

WZZM

Article Comments

More than 40 West Michigan businesses will showcase their products and services at The Entrepreneurs Expo Saturday, April 25 at Davenport University's Caledonia Campus.

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Related Topix: Caledonia, MI

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