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FEATURE
Finding
Their ‘Why’
as Musicians
Community engagement program
stretches student performers,
helps them see how their
music connects to the world
Music students ventured from the familiar
environs of the Haas Center for Performing Arts
to unfamiliar community spaces in West
Michigan to share their craft.
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FEATURE
Finding
Their ‘Why’
as Musicians
Community engagement program stretches student performers, helps them see how their music connects to the world
Music students ventured from the familiar environs of the Haas Center for Performing Arts to unfamiliar community spaces in West Michigan to share their craft.
![student plays violin in library stacks](./files/shorthand/EtxxCSZf9Z/assets/5yqd0b7tor/240404_cempgrandrapidspubliclibrary_ksm-6760-4096x2580.jpg)
FEATURE
Alternative
Breaks
Students follow passions,
gain experiences at sites
across the country
![student with hair in braids kneels on floor to hug a beagle at an animal shelter](./files/shorthand/EtxxCSZf9Z/assets/brlBjdiIOM/240307_ab_ls-28-4096x2731.jpg)
FEATURE
A.I. and
Health Care
Tools created by faculty,
student researchers designed to
help medical team improve
care for patients with rare diseases
![Zach DeBruine holds marker to clear writing board, drawing figures and shapes, he is wearing a blue button down shirt](./files/shorthand/EtxxCSZf9Z/assets/OUwVnHlX7q/230915_zacharydebruine_ksm-3255-4096x2640.jpg)
FEATURE
A.I. and
Health Care
Tools created by faculty,
student researchers designed to
help medical team improve
care for patients with rare diseases
![Zach DeBruine holds marker to clear writing board, drawing figures and shapes, he is wearing a blue button down shirt](./files/shorthand/EtxxCSZf9Z/assets/OUwVnHlX7q/230915_zacharydebruine_ksm-3255-4096x2640.jpg)
PRESIDENT'S GREETINGS
Elevating Education
Grand Valley successfully instills agility, agency in our students
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EXPANSION OF LEARNING
Grand Valley’s
Regional Campuses
at the Heart of Omni
GVSU Omni will provide classes that offer accessibility and flexibility for today’s adult leaders to balance their life and work commitments.
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Campus Stories
Learn about GVSU’s presence in Rosa Parks Circle, two new deans, the inaugural Day of Giving, a talent link program and gardens that honor first ladies.
ALUMNI FEATURE
Wimee’s World
Meet the Lakers behind the show on PBS that inspires kids to learn and create with technology
”Wimee’s Words” is a live, interactive TV show inspiring a new generation of children to learn and create. The show uses innovative technology to allow viewers to contribute their ideas in real-time.
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CAMPUS NEWS
In Bloom
Gardens honor Grand Valley’s first ladies
In the quiet corners of campus, Grand Valley’s four first ladies, revered for their leadership and contributions to the university, are immortalized through gardens.
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