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Open Minds Book Club: Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire: Multiculturalism in the World's Past and America's Future
January 22, 2025 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
NOTE: For the 2024-25 academic year, the Hauenstein Center will be sponsoring free copies of Open Minds Book Club books for currently enrolled GVSU students only. Thank you for your interest in...
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Event featuring Joe Jones
January 24, 2025 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Hauenstein Center is excited to welcome Joe Jones to share his leadership philosophy and defining experiences as a leader in West Michigan. Joe Jones is the founder of the Hekima...
Presidents' Day Celebration Lunch featuring Nicole Hemmer
February 18, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Hauenstein Center Scholar-In-Residence Dr. Nicole Hemmer returns to present our annual Presidents’ Day Celebration lecture, in which she will explore the topic of presidential accountability...
Open Minds Book Club: The City & The City: A Novel
February 20, 2025 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
NOTE: For the 2024-25 academic year, the Hauenstein Center will be sponsoring free copies of Open Minds Book Club books for currently enrolled GVSU students only. Thank you for your interest in...
Frederik Meijer Lecture Series featuring Vetr Health
February 21, 2025 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join Rachel and Sadoc, founders of local home veterinary care company Vetr Health as they recount their entrepreneurial experience and reflect on building an innovative business model in a competitive...
Is the Party Over? The Present and Future of American Party Politics (Lunch Event)
March 13, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
The Hauenstein Center’s Common Ground Initiative will convene a bipartisan panel to discuss the challenges facing both major political parties amidst leadership challenges, internal calls for...
Open Minds Book Club: Don't Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times
March 26, 2025 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
NOTE: For the 2024-25 academic year, the Hauenstein Center will be sponsoring free copies of Open Minds Book Club books for currently enrolled GVSU students only. Thank you for your interest in...
Justice For All: Faith Leaders and the Non-Violent Fight Against Poverty
April 10, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
A conversation at the intersection of faith, class, and politics as we reflect on our deepest religious and constitutional values and how to ensure a moral, ethical, and just democracy for everyone. This...
Peter C. Cook Leadership Academy Celebration of Graduates
April 24, 2025 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
This spring, we are thrilled to celebrate the newest class of Peter C. Cook Leadership Academy Fellows. As our 2025 graduates prepare to enter the next season of life, we will gather to celebrate the...