Resources for Students

• Academic Blueprint for Success - tool for self-reflection and goal-setting to support a balanced college experience.
   
• Academic Support, Belonging, Safety, Finances and Wellness - This tool serves as a visual to better understand the areas related to student success. Awareness of the factors that influence persistence can assist students in matching their needs with available campus services. 
   
• Student Academic Success Center - provides students and the greater community with academic advising, support services, and resources to complete educational and career goals

• Alumni Association - draws together alumni for mutual service to each other, Grand Valley State University and our communities.

• Career Exploration - The links provided on this page are a means for students to informally explore their interests in various careers and strategies for improving academic performance

• Career Center - From helping you build your first  résumé to coaching you on how to evaluate a job or internship offer, we're here to assist you at each step of your job search.

• Counseling Center - enhance the healthy development of our GVSU students through personal counseling, education, training and consultation.

• Disability Support Resources - provides support services and accommodations that enhance the learning environment for students with disabilities.

• Financial Aid - become familiar with the types of financial aid available, the deadlines for application for that aid, and other information about financial aid at Grand Valley

• Frederik Meijer Office of Fellowships - information regarding nationally competitive scholarship and fellowship opportunities and other related information.
   
• General Education Program - challenges you to develop skills, attitudes, and values critical to your success as a person and as part of society
   
• Knowledge Market - located inside the library, it has highly-trained fellow students who can help you improve your skills. Our Consultants work one-on-one or in small groups to develop your research strategies, writing skills, or polish your presentations.
   
• Laker Jobs - Grand Valley's Link To Full-time Jobs & Internship Opportunities
   
• Learning Skills Services - services can include customized presentations for student groups as requested, learning skill resources, academic coaching and consultations, academic success workshops, and Genius Lab information
   
• LGBT Resource Center - open for all students to learn, explore and meet new people in a safe and welcoming environment

• Mathematics Tutoring Center - The Mathematics Tutoring Center is a place for students in many levels of math classes to get help.
   
• New Student Orientation - next step after admission to become familiar with GVSU culture and policies and register for  your first year of courses

• Non-Traditional Students - Those who have multiple roles in addition to being a student, such as a full time employee, a spouse/partner or parent; who are returning to a learning environment after a three or more year absence; are over 23 years old; or are a veteran.

• Office of Multicultural Affairs - to support efforts in recruiting and retaining diverse students; to educate, engage and empower all students to live in a multicultural world; and to advocate for a socially just campus environment. 
   
• Science Success Center - The Science Success Center is a learning center that offers academic support for students in the field of Science. 
   
• Speech Lab -  to empower speakers to shape their lives, professions, and society, through confident and effective public presentations.
   
• Statistics Tutoring Center - The Statistics Tutoring Center is a place for students in many levels of stats classes to get help. 
   
• Structured Learning Assistance - features weekly study and practice workshops in which students master course content to develop and apply specific learning strategies
   
• Student Employment - assist students find employment that will help finance their education and develop work skills for their future career choice

• Study Abroad - promotes, advises, and administers study abroad and internship abroad programs for students in over 4,000 locations worldwide

• Testing Services - Math placement testing, CELT for speakers of English as a second language, and accommodated testing for students with disabilities. Also provides information about CLEP and AP course equivalencies

• Transitions - helps students meet new people, get acclimated to campus, and prepare for a successful university experience. All new students are expected to participate in Transitions

• Tutoring Center - provides free tutoring to all Grand Valley State University students in most 100- and 200-level courses. Tutorials are conducted in small group settings

• Varsity Athletic Practice Schedules - practice schedules and resources for varsity athletes at GVSU
   
• Veterans Network - This site can help you find information regarding: getting started, veteran benefits, scholarships & grants, University & VA forms, and support services for veterans. 

• Women's Center - promotes and supports the present and future success of women students

• Writing Center - assist all writers at any stage of their writing processes. Our 53 peer consultants can help with brainstorming ideas, organizing content, paraphrasing or summarizing research from various sources, polishing a final draft, and correctly documenting sources.