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GVSU in Photos, July 2024: Chalk talk, reimagined learning and a protective web

BY Kendra Stanley-Mills
Image credit - Top image by Kendra Stanley-Mills

Aug 1, 2024
A student reacts to looking through virtual reality goggles.
Taryia Collins uses virtual reality goggles July 15 at the Atomic Object Technology Showcase inside the Mary Idema Pew Library as part of College Prep Week on the Allendale Campus. Taryia is a graduate of University Prep Science and Math High School.
Image credit - Cory Morse
Students hold up a college hand signal as they surround the mascot.
College Prep Week participants surround Louie the Laker inside Holton-Hooker Living Center July 15. Each summer, the GVSU Charter Schools Office invites high school juniors and seniors from GVSU-authorized charter schools to participate in a week of academic and cultural exploration.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A person shows off a big smile as they hold up a blue sneaker.
Outgoing Chair Susan Jandernoa reacts to a gift during the Board of Trustees meeting at the Kirkhof Center on July 12.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A person walks past a spider on a web inside a greenhouse.
Madison Hower with New City Neighbors collects tomatoes at the SAP Farm near an orb-weaver spider July 17. "They are absolutely helping. They are taking out all the flies in this tunnel (greenhouse.) Hopefully, they are catching the hornworm moths that come and lay their eggs in here," said SAP Farm manager and educator, Isak Davis.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A person walks among red flowers on a college campus.
A person walks among red flowers on the Allendale Campus July 2.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
High school students look around as they tour a greenhouse.
Students tour the Barbara Kindschi Greenhouse as part of REP4 at the Kindschi Hall of Science on July 24.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A person's hand showing the number 4 casts a shadow on sidewalk chalk that reads REP4 2024.
REP4 learners made sidewalk chalk drawings outside of Kirkhof Center during the 2024 REP4 Midwest Regional Summit.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Two high school students intently write in a journal.
Over 200 high school learners from across Michigan gathered at Grand Valley on July 24-25 for the 2024 REP4 Midwest Regional Summit, including Arline Cortez Parada, left, and Estefani Ramirez.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person speaks at a lectern as people are reflected in glass nearby.
Delia Fernández-Jones, an associate professor of history at Michigan State University, gives the keynote speech during the LatinXperience Symposium at the Holland Civic Center on July 16.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A person wearing a hat kneels among purple flowers as they weed a garden near a pond.
Ian Ouellette, with the grounds department, works on cleaning out weeds from the flower beds around Zumberge Pond July 25.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
left, a squirrel sits in a tree eating red berries. Right, a person sits on a bench on a college campus.
At left, a squirrel eats berries on the Allendale Campus July 22. A person, right, sits on a bench enjoying a summer day on the Allendale Campus.
Image credit - Left: Cory Morse / Right: Q Long
A person walks through a greenhouse door among golden light.
Christina Hipshier walks near the corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), named "The Beast" inside the Barbara Kindschi Greenhouse on July 8. The plant was returned to the Allendale Campus after being on display at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Hipshier is the supervisor of the greenhouse.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A man reacts to winning an award as his family laughs nearby.
Michael Gerstweiler, owner of Pribusin Inc., reacts near his family, (from left) Nick Gerstweiler, Jessica Gerstweiler and wife, Sue Gerstweiler, after winning the 2024 Lakeshore Innovator of the Year award at the Muskegon Innovation Hub on July 25.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A person leans back and laughs during a discussion.
Bobby Bell, front, reacts during a discussion as part of the West Michigan Teacher Collaborative Summer Institute at the Eberhard Center in Grand Rapids on July 22.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A high school student plays with technology.
REP4 high school learner Erica Johnson experiences technology in the Atomic Object Technology Showcase inside the Mary Idema Pew Library during the REP4 Midwest Regional Summit.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A person wearing a green shirt intently leads a dance routine with their hair swinging and fist clenched.
Torrey Thomas, administrative assistant for Human Resources, directs a choreographed dance routine for the REP4 Midwest Regional Summit July 25.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A university president uses a microphone to talk to a crowd of students.
President Philomena V. Mantella spoke at lunch both days of the REP4 summit, thanking students for participating and inviting them to ask her questions about Grand Valley and her experience as a university president.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
As seen from a drone, students make sidewalk chalk drawings on a sidewalk.
Darci VanWormer, left, watches as Aleiyah Weathersby writes "Growing Plant" and Canton Preparatory High School senior Laila Reid writes "Self Love" as part of the REP4 "Imagine the Future with Chalk" activity at the Cook Carillon Tower on July 24. VanWormer and Weathersby are part of TRIO Educational Talent Search.
Image credit - Cory Morse

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