Davenport University News

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.