Grand Valley State University News

Hilary Shelton, director of the Washington, D.C., office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, responds to a question while participating in a panel discussion on affirmative action, Wednesday, Oct.

"The new schools that will be opening this fall all fill very specific educational needs," said Dan Quisenberry, president of MAPSA, which compiled the list of new schools.

The K-8 campus of Allendale Public Schools became significantly more wildlife-friendly Saturday when the community gathered to plant a butterfly garden, install bird feeders and construct bat houses as part of the second annual Allendale Community Field Day.

Grand Valley State University junior Chad Leis and his girlfriend, Nicolle Cejmer, pack at Cejmer's house for their trip to Oklahoma volunteering with Samaritan's Purse International Relief.

Bob and Patti Bosch and Mike and Karen Kohler announce the engagement of their children, Seth Gerrit Bosch and Olivia Victoria Kohler.

Jaclyn Delaney of Pentwater has been named to the Davenport University Dean's List for the winter 2013 semester.

The Immortality Project awards $2.3 million to study near-death experiences, beliefs in an afterlife and the ageless hydra RIVERSIDE, Calif.

Allendale Public Schools host its second annual Allendale Community Field Day event on May 18, bringing together students, teachers, professors and other community members in an effort improve the outdoor educational facilities on the Allendale K-8 joint campus.

Sustainable research and development at Grand Valley State University continues this summer with projects at the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center that focus on harnessing wind and solar energy.

Dinah Dittman, a Grand Valley State University graduate who now works for a California-based health care provider, will discuss how the Affordable Care Act will affect "community-based health care providers and organized philanthropies." The discussion, open by invitation only, is taking place June 25 in downtown Grand Rapids at a GVSU building ... (more)

The poverty rate in Grand Rapids suburbs grew faster than almost anywhere in the country from 2000 to 2010, according to data cited in a new Brookings Institution book.

Innovators and their innovations will be front and center when the Muskegon business and educational communities gather for an informal social outing Tuesday, May 21.

It's true, the mosquito problem is worse this spring than usual in West Michigan, and it's because of the big flood in April.

GVSU and GRPS: We have a 'collective obligation' to ensure all students are prepared to succeed in college, work and life From left, Grand Valley State University President Thomas J. Haas, Grand Rapids Public School Board President Wendy Falb, GRPS Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal, Executive Director of Covenant House Michigan in Detroit Sam ... (more)

Gary W. Morrison, 68, of Grand Rapids, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, May 13, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Graduation day is just around the corner for high school seniors across West Michigan, but several colleges in the region say it's not too late for prospective students to apply for fall classes.

By 2011, both had lost some momentum. MFF director Jen Shaneberger set aside working on the festival during a six-month trip to Africa.

Grand Valley State University signed a reverse transfer agreement May 7 with Wayne County Community College District in downtown Detroit.

As an editor, one must not only write, but also learn to listen. An editor is often the depository for people's hopes and fantastical aspirations; editors are the keepers of the story.

The Saginaw Valley Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals presented the Ricka Beuthin Memorial Scholarship to Kelsey Keipert.