Stage at Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony

Thank you to the hundreds of faculty and staff who participated in and assisted at the Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony. We appreciate your commitment to making this day special for our students and their guests.

Lakers Ready

Division of Academic Affairs
December 12, 2022

Lakers Ready is sent by the Office of the Provost
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In this issue of Lakers Ready

Laker to Laker: Message from the Provost
Updates
Events
Important Dates and Links

Laker to Laker: Message from the Provost

Dear Colleagues,

First, a live thank you for all you do!

Please view this special Video Message from Provost Mili

You have been a model of generosity, commitment, and cathedral thinking and building. I feel so honored and grateful for your partnership and trust.

A quick note to thank so many of you who have enthusiastically expressed interest in joining the rapid response team and the students’ narratives team and for bringing forward your expertise and experience. Here is the composition so far:

Rapid Response Team:

Aaron Lowen, Assistant Vice President for Data Analytics and Professor of Economics
Social Science Lab Faculty Amanda Buday (lead), Professor of Sociology; Anna Hammersmith, Professor of Sociology; Rachel Campbell, Professor of Sociology; Bradford Dykes, Professor of Statistics
Betty Schaner, Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services and Advising, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Student Narratives Team:

Suzeanne Benet, Associate Vice President for Data Analytics and Professor of Marketing
Laila McCloud, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Counseling
Mike Messner, Director, Student Success Programs
Kathleen VanderVeen, Associate Vice President and Deputy Chief Inclusion and Equity Officer

Thank you, Lakers, Happy Grading and Happy Holidays

Fatma

Updates

University Assessment Committee Update
A subgroup of the University Assessment Committee (UAC) has been working to develop a process which can exempt externally accredited programs (both curricular and co-curricular) from the typical GVAssess assessment process. Beginning winter semester, this group will schedule Zoom meetings with externally accredited units and programs to describe the UAC expectations they need to meet to qualify for the exemption. Please reach out to Dr. Sonia Dalmia by email at dalmias@gvsu.edu with any questions.

GVSU Speech Lab Partners Program
Over the last ten years, the GVSU Speech Lab has provided campus-wide support services to faculty and their students. Beginning Winter 2023, the Speech Lab will begin offering a new service for faculty members that includes additional in-class presentation support. See the GVSU Speech Lab website for more information and to see if your course qualifies for the Speech Lab Partners Program services.

Digital Creator Lab Opens on January 9
University Libraries and Information Technology partnered on a new digital literacy and creation service: the Digital Creator Lab (DCL). Expanding the Knowledge Market to the 2nd floor of the Mary Idema Pew Library, the DCL has lendable hardware and access to creator recording booths. Peer consultants will help with services found at https://www.gvsu.edu/library/km/digital-creator-lab-14.htm. A Grand Opening will occur the first week of class with tours, raffles, games, and prizes for students.

Events

Seminars, Lectures, and Performances

Exhibition Opening with Guest Artist Claire Ashley
Guest Artist Claire Ashley will be installing "Distant Viridian Crush" on campus in the Padnos Student Gallery during the first week of the Winter 2023 semester. There is an opportunity to meet Claire at the Exhibition Opening scheduled on Thursday, January 12, 5 - 7 p.m. The opening will be hosted by a current Visual & Media Arts student, with light refreshments provided. The Padnos Student Gallery is on the lower level of Calder Art Center, with the show open to view January 12 - February 2, 2023.

Professional Development

Multicultural Seminar: Empowering People to Break the Bias Habit
The University Counseling Center will host its annual Multicultural Seminar on Friday, January 6, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The title is Empowering People to Break the Bias Habit. Dr. William Cox will share his research of interventions that effectively reduce bias. Most bias-training is not experimentally tested and doesn't produce long-term effects. However, the bias-habit breaking intervention was the first, and remains the only, intervention that has been shown experimentally to produce long-term effects. See the University Counseling website for additional information and to register attendance.

Important Dates and Links

Previously Shared Events
1/21 - MLK Day of Service and Solidarity 2023
1/27 - Presidents' Ball 2023
2/14 - Faculty Awards Convocation - 4 p.m. - Loosemore Auditorium, DeVos Center, Pew Grand Rapids Campus

Dates
12/12-17 - Examination Week
12/22-1/3 - University Closed

Links
Lakers Ready - repository of this weekly newsletter and a link to submit content
A cademic Affairs Campus Health Information - Fall 2022
Laker Family Network - repository of the monthly newsletter sent by the Division of Student Affairs to GVSU parents/supporters

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