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GVSU Classics major recognized as Michigan success story
April 26, 2015
The Detroit News features GVSU Classics major and recent graduate Mark ten Haaf '15 for bucking a concerning trend statewide: "Every year, about 300,000 students enroll in Michigan's 15 public universities. But overall, only about half make it to the finish line."
"I am a first-generation college student," said ten Haaf, ..."and it was important for me to get through and maybe set a precedent for other family members to do the same thing."
The story goes on to report that only five Michigan public universities exceed the national average of first-time, full-time undergraduates at four-year institutions who graduate within six years.
GVSU ranks third within the top five.
"College graduation rates lag in Michigan," Kim Kozlowski, The Detroit News. (Printable version)