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Grand Valley State University Alumni Relations E-News

July 2021

After nearly 19 years of serving as the Director of Alumni Relations, Chris Barbee has retired from GVSU. Chris graduated from GVSU in 1988 and joined the Alumni Relations staff in 2002. He has made an immeasurable impact on the university and all those who have had the pleasure of meeting him. Though his departure is bittersweet, we are excited for Chris as he heads to North Carolina and wish him the best of luck on this next step in his journey!

While Chris may be departing, the Alumni Relations team is still here to support you in your alumni journey.
- Courtney ’09 & ’21, Kyle ’14, & Ronda

Join us for more Digital Dialogues and Alumni 101s. Here are the July features:

For these events and more, visit our GVSU Alumni Events Calendar at gvsu.edu/alumni/events.

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Join us on July 14 as we discuss the second book in our Read with Lakers series: "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig. Participants will be divided into breakout rooms with a discussion leader to dive deeper into the themes of the book and your reading experience. The discussion will conclude after one hour, but we’ll leave the Zoom room open for continued conversation if desired.

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GVSU Alumna Joanna Kitlinski is competing for the USA Rugby team in the 2022 Rugby World Cup. She started her rugby career at Grand Valley where she graduated in 2011. Learn about her journey from GVSU to USA Rugby here.

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Grand Valley has updated its mask and travel policies. To read the updates, visit gvsu.edu/gvnext.

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Grand Valley has been named a 2021 “Best for Vets” college by the national news outlet Military Times. This is the largest and most comprehensive rankings of schools for military service members and veterans. To read this article, visit gvsu.edu/gvnext.

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To read other news stories about the Laker community, visit gvsu.edu/gvnext.

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The Laker Lifetime Learning (L3) commitment provides career support, alumni networking, and financial resources to all of our alumni, including $1,000 to use for future classes at Grand Valley.

Questions?

alumni@gvsu.edu | (616) 331-3590 | gvsu.edu/alumni

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