Laker Effect
Alumna shares Laker Effect through passion for environmental advocacy
Angela Chaffee's love for nature and the environment began during her childhood while enjoying fishing trips with her father, gardening with her mother and spending countless days exploring the flora and fauna of the outside world. That love grew into passion, which Chaffee, '04, further nurtured while attending Grand Valley. Chaffee currently serves as the outreach and events director with the Connecticut River Conservancy in Greenfield, Massachusetts. In this position, she strives to protect the Connecticut River, and prom
Jan 30, 2018
Students earn national awards for excellence in writing
Poetry crafted by two Grand Valley students has received national recognition for excellence in writing. Paige Leland and Maria McKee earned "Intro Awards" from the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) competition. The competition aims to spotlight the best new works by students enrolled in the AWP member program.
Nov 20, 2017
Bard to Go introduces students, communities in the Bahamas to Shakespeare through performances
Bard to Go recently traveled to the Bahamas in October to perform at the annual Shakespeare in Paradise Festival in Nassau, and at several local grade schools. Bard to Go was the only international group invited to perform at the festival this year. During the festival, students performed their 50-minute 2017 Shakespeare Festival show, titled ýThe Wonder of Will: This Is Your Afterlife!ý The play asks what would happen if the Bard was brought back to life and taken on an adventure through his most famous plays.
Nov 16, 2017
Students aim to energize peers about history through Medieval activities at Paleo-Olympics
The Paleo-Olympic Games, organized by multiple history-based student organizations, aims to educate all students at Grand Valley about the value of history, regardless of academic major. This year's event took place September 15 on the Allendale Campus, and included activities such as sword fighting demonstrations, Medieval manuscript illumination, demonstrations about how to make ancient textiles, hieroglyphic cookie decorating and games inspired by ancient cultures.
Sep 20, 2017
Laker designs and crafts commemorative pins for former women governors
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and several other former governors from across the U.S. attended the first-ever Conference for U.S. Women Governors September 8-9 at Grand Valley. All of the 12 governors in attendance were presented with a special, commemorative pin that was designed and crafted by Emma Hoekstra, a Grand Valley senior who is majoring in jewelry and metalsmithing.
Sep 11, 2017
Laker contributes to affordable housing projects in New York City
Spencer Wejrowski, a senior majoring in geography and sustainable planning, spent his summer in New York City, aiding the Department of City Planning in its initiatives to provide more affordable housing to city residents. He assisted the department's North Shore team of the Staten Island borough office with land use applications and large planning initiatives. One of these initiatives included the Bay Street Corridor Neighborhood Plan, one of the many planning initiatives to create affordable housing citywide as a result of
Aug 7, 2017
Student uses digital media skills to promote elephant sanctuary
Spencer Rohatynski, a senior majoring in public relations and multimedia journalism, spent five weeks serving as the digital media coordinator at the Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary, which is located in the Ban Na Klang Village in northern Thailand. During his internship, Rohatynski created a social media promotional video for the sanctuarym taught English to young children in the villageýs school and participated in village chores.
Jul 7, 2017
GVSU snake disease research featured on National Geographic
The eastern massasauga rattlesnake, the only venomous species of snake native to Michigan, is currently on the U.S. Endangered Species List due to the ongoing threat of snake fungal disease. A team of faculty and students at Grand Valley are hoping to change that through their research, which was recently featured on National Geographic. The National Geographic video spotlights Jennifer Moore, assistant professor of natural resource management, and her team conducting research at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in Hastings.
Jun 12, 2017
PR major receives Student of the Year award
Jaclyn Ermoyan, an advertising and public relations major who graduated in April, received the PR Student of the Year award at the 2017 PRoof Awards, held May 4 at Studio D2D in Grand Rapids. While at Grand Valley, Ermoyan served as CEO of GrandPR, the university's award-winning, student-run public relations firm.
May 10, 2017
National student advertising team wins mega-district competition
A collective of 19 students, known as the GVSU National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) team, recently took first place in an advertising campaign competition hosted by the American Advertising Federation on April 21. The team will compete in a semi-final competition on May 4.
Apr 28, 2017
