Our dog-friendly event, alumni authors, and more!
Our dog-friendly event, alumni authors, and more!
News and Events August 2019
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ALUMNI NEWS
Bark at the Park
Introduce Your Dog to Other Lakers
Come hang out with other Laker alumni and their furry friends on Saturday, September 21, at the Grand Ravines Dog Park! Register your dog to get them a bandana and a sample of alumna made dog treats. There will be coffee and donuts for the humans, too.
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An Evening With Alumni Authors
Enjoy drinks and appetizers on Wednesday, September 25, as a panel of alumni authors share their experiences with writing and publishing their works of non-fiction.
Alumni include: Shannon Cohen, '00 & '11, author of Tough Skin, Soft Heart: A Leaders Guide to Growing Stronger, Better, and Wiser, Chriss Lyon, '91, author of A Killing in Capone's Playground: The True Story of the Hunt for the Most Dangerous Man Alive, and David Harris, '07, author of More Than a Village: A Family Values Recipe for Success.
Alumni Authors
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Paige Valensky '14

Alumni in 10 Interview: Paige Valensky '14
After earning her degree from Grand Valley, Paige Valenksy moved to Florida where she now teaches 4th grade math and science. She is thankful for her professors who prepared her for teaching in diverse environments, as they frequently addressed cultural sensitivity. She said that Grand Valley offered her a personalized college experience where she felt valued as a student and prepared to be a teacher upon graduation. 
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GVSU Alumni Association
Save Money on Home and Auto
As a Grand Valley graduate, you are automatically a lifetime member of the Alumni Association. As part of your membership, you have access to great services and offers. These include home and auto discounts such as auto maintenance, lawn care, and more! Need a membership card? Get your card here!
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CAMPUS NEWS
Jesse Bernal, vice president for Inclusion and Equity
Area Employers Attend GVSU Inclusivity Conference
On July 26 about 200 area employers attended Grand Valley's Inclusive Recruitment and Retention Conference sponsored by the Division of Inclusion and Equity. Grand Valley staff members led sessions focused on how to destigmatize mental health in the workplace and how to recruit and retain more women of color, LGBTQIA+ employees, and people with disabilities.
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Kaufman Interfaith Institute Hopes to Expand Work From $1 Million Grant
The Kaufman Interfaith Institute at Grand Valley recently concluded a three-year grant study on interfaith understanding with meetings in Morocco and Jordan. The study was funded by a $938,975 grant from the John Templeton Foundation in October 2016 to provide the opportunity to align a global understanding of similarity between science and religion.
Kelly James Clark, senior research fellow at Kaufman Interfaith Institute, led the project, which included 36 participants representing 15 countries and three religions (Christian, Jewish, and Muslim). Clark is currently working to secure additional funding for this same group to continue its discussion and work.
People from fifteen countries representing three religions
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GVSU students work in demonstration garden.
Grand Valley Receives Gold Status From National Sustainability Group
Grand Valley State University has again received gold status after completing a sustainability assessment developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. 
Grand Valley submits a sustainability report every other year for review, and has maintained its gold status consistently since 2013. Grand Valley became the first Michigan university to receive gold status, up from silver status in 2011.
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ATHLETICS NEWS
Katie Chipman Makes GVSU Women's Golf History
Grand Valley State junior women's golfer Katie Chipman opened play at the 2019 U.S. Women's Amateur on Monday, August 5 at the Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi.
On Thursday, August 8, she fell to her opponent, Annabelle Fuller of England. Chipman returns to GVSU as the two-time GLIAC Women's Golfer of the Year and a 2019 Second-Team All-American.
Student athlete Katie Chipman
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Scoreboard at swim meet
Twelve Lakers Earn Swimming and Diving Scholar All-America Honors
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced that a combined 12 Grand Valley swimming and diving student-athletes were named to the Scholar All-American Team for the 2018-19 season. The award recognizes students that have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and competed at their respective NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The selections are drawn from 190 colleges and universities across all Divisions. Congratualtions to these Lakers!
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Tim Murray speaking to wheelchair lacrosse players
Club Sport Highlight: Men's Club Lacrosse Coach Helps Build Wheelchair Team at Mary Free Bed
After coaching men's lacrosse for nearly two decades and playing it for much longer, Tim Murray, coach for Grand Valley's men's club lacrosse team, thought he knew every aspect of the sport. But in June, Murray was introduced to wheelchair lacrosse athletes through the adaptive sports program at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids. His enthusiasm and connections have built the team to 10 players.
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SUPPORT GV
Daniel and Pamella DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health
Daniel and Pamella DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health Video
The Daniel and Pamella DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health will be a five-story building and allow Grand Valley to significantly expand and update its simulation center, doubling space available for student experiences. Since 2011 there has been over a 100% increase in the utilization of the simulation center, which prepares Grand Valley students by mimicking what is going to happen in the real clinical world. Help raise the standard of care in West Michigan by giving today!  
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Speaker in front of group

Share Your Stories and Experiences

You have amazing stories to tell and great advice to pass along to current students. Through the Alumni Speakers Bureau, we are collecting the names of alumni who are willing to share their stories and experiences with students and connecting them to faculty and departments across campus.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
GV Volleyball
GVSU Volleyball Alumni Meet the 2019 Volleyball Team/Fowling Event
8/21
GVSU Golf Logo
22nd Annual Women's Golf Outing
8/23
GVSU Basketball Alumni Golf Outing
GVSU Basketball Alumni Golf Outing
8/25
GV Soccer
GVSU Soccer Alumni Cookout
8/25
GVSU President Philomena V. Mantella
A Virtual Evening with President Philomena V. Mantella
8/27
GVSU Detroit Alumni Club
Detroit Alumni Club at the Lions
9/15
20th Annual Accounting Alumni Scholarship Golf Outing
20th Annual Accounting Alumni Scholarship Golf Outing

9/20
Bark at the Park
Bark at the Park
9/21
Lakers on the Lakeshore: Spring Lake
Lakers on the Lakeshore: Spring Lake

9/21
Ignite Soccer Match With The Lansing Alumni Club Image
Ignite Soccer Match With the Lansing Alumni Club

9/21
GVSU Kirkhof College of Nursing Alumni Chapter
KCON Alumni Reception and Continuing Education Event
9/24
Alumni Authors
An Evening With Alumni Authors
9/25
White Sox Game with the Chicago Alumni Club
White Sox Game With the Chicago Alumni Club

9/29
Homecoming 2019 Where's Louie?
Homecoming 2019
10/26
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EVENT PHOTOS
GVSU alumni at Fifth Third Ballpark
Lakers at the Whitecaps
GVSU Football Alumni
38th Annual GVSU Football Alumni Golf Outing
GVSU alumni at the Meadows
Alumni Day at the Meadows
GVSU alumni at the YAC Anniversary
YAC 10 Years and Change
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