GVNow is produced by the News and Information Services office as a service to the Grand Valley community and to provide an information source for all of our visitors on the web. http://main.gvsu.edu/gvnow/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:51:15 EST http://main.gvsu.edu/images/rsslogo.gif http://main.gvsu.edu/gvnow/ 112 33 This summer, two Grand Valley State University professors are teaching a course about socially conscious innovation on Meijer Campus in Holland. http://main.gvsu.edu/gvnow/?fuseaction=home.read_news&id=DA6D6ADE-F874-BC30-D55574475E6CD3EA Grand Valley State University alumnus John Beyrle was confirmed Friday by the U.S. Senate as the new Ambassador to Russia. http://main.gvsu.edu/gvnow/?fuseaction=home.read_news&id=CBEB17A1-0F77-87C9-9EF8C66412D75B6D The Grand Valley Review is soliciting writing or research based on the Ravines at Grand Valley. The winter 2009 issue will be devoted entirely to the Ravines. http://main.gvsu.edu/gvnow/?fuseaction=home.read_news&id=BC4DC5D9-AEDF-FC57-E43C34DE0DFE14FB Budding entrepreneurs will spend three days learning how to turn their ideas into businesses during the Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy at Grand Valley State University. http://main.gvsu.edu/gvnow/?fuseaction=home.read_news&id=A6BED1DA-FA48-9FE6-888317344433AFF4 In response to employee concerns about racial awareness and sensitivity, approximately 400 employees at the Kent County Department of Human Services (DHS) completed cultural diversity training. http://main.gvsu.edu/gvnow/?fuseaction=home.read_news&id=A6BBDAF8-C793-DB1A-6FC9EF1CBD1AD51B A small, inexpensive wind turbine developed at Grand Valley State University's Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center in Muskegon could revolutionize home and commercial power generation and create West Michigan manufacturing jobs. http://main.gvsu.edu/gvnow/?fuseaction=home.read_news&id=A25BD053-ECDF-4C30-9A1DCDFCD00CACFB