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Incident Management Team update
As university leaders prepare for the start of a new academic year, members of the IMT have been making recommendations to the Senior Leadership Team, using public health and CDC guidance.
May 26, 2020
Mantella appointed to Michigan Education Trust Board of Directors
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Grand Valley President Philomena V. Mantella to the board of the Michigan Education Trust (MET).
May 25, 2020
GVSU staff member to present in statewide virtual summit on student voting
The Michigan Student Voting summit is sponsored by Campus Vote Project and the All-In Campus Democracy Challenge. GVSU hosted the summit in the spring of 2019 and is assisting with planning this year's event.
May 20, 2020
Faculty, staff, graduate students can access free virtual mentoring, career development
Faculty, staff and graduate students now have free access to online career development and virtual mentoring resources through the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD).
May 20, 2020
President Mantella tells alumni experiential learning may look different in the fall, but will have the same impact
Alumni from more than a dozen states joined a May 19 virtual town hall with President Philomena V. Mantella and university leaders to learn how Grand Valley is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 19, 2020
Student Employment + initiative enhances opportunities for students, faculty and staff members
In a time when jobs and internships, either for credit or not-for-credit, are difficult for students to come by, a student employment initiative will enhance the opportunities at Grand Valley while providing experiential learning.
May 19, 2020
Remote learning stories: Aspiring art therapist finds solace during pandemic in creating art
Katie Daiek's pieces reflect how the pandemic has elevated even simple objects and actions.
May 19, 2020
Alumna launches 'Headband Aid' to bring relief to those wearing masks for extended hours
Kat Samardzija, '19, founder of Locker Lifestyle, created Headband Aid. Buttons on the headband allow you to attach a surgical mask to relieve irritation behind the ears.
May 18, 2020
Traverse City health professions donates supplies to Munson; students anxious to return to clinical assignments
Students, faculty and staff members at Grand Valley's Traverse City Regional Center recently donated masks, gloves and other PPE to Munson Medical Center.
May 18, 2020
Faculty and staff sketches: AP award recipients
Monica Johnstone, director of CLAS communications and advancement, received the AP Achievement Award, the highest honor awarded to an administrative/professional staff member.
May 15, 2020
