Articles by Michele Coffill

Faculty and staff sketches

Faculty and staff who have given presentations, published articles or been interviewed are listed.

May 6, 2019


GLIAC championships will air on ESPN

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference track and field outdoor championships resume today at Grand Valley and will air on ESPN.

May 2, 2019


Alten works now accessible online thanks to gift

Anita M. Gilleo, granddaughter of Mathias J. Alten, has established an endowment fund to maintain a catalog of the impressionist painter's works indefinitely.

May 1, 2019


University earns Healthy Workplace award

Grand Valley was named a Healthy Workplace by the Michigan Fitness Foundation and the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports.

Apr 30, 2019


3,200 students participate in commencement

The afternoon ceremony on Saturday, April 27, was the final commencement for retiring President Thomas J. Haas. Haas and his wife, Marcia Haas, and their family led the recessional out of the arena to shouts of "T-Haas" from graduates and audience members, and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World." Haas will retire on June 30.

Apr 29, 2019


Laker baseball game to air on ESPN

The Laker baseball team will host Purdue University Northwest in a game Sunday, April 28, which will air on ESPN.

Apr 26, 2019


Westside project team wins Laker Effect Challenge

A team of Kirkhof College of Nursing students and faculty and The Other Way Ministries staff members won $5,000 during the Laker Effect Challenge to implement their idea of promoting disaster preparedness through a Halloween fun house.

Apr 25, 2019


PIC hosts reception for new Peace Corps volunteers

The Padnos International Center hosted a sendoff reception April 23 in the L. William Seidman Center for new graduates who will enter the Peace Corps.

Apr 24, 2019


Title IX conference includes free, pre-conference session

Grand Valley will host a regional Title IX Investigation Conference for K-12 and college/university employees that includes a free, pre-conference session open to the public.

Apr 23, 2019


Brian Kelly, DeVoses among GVSU commencement speakers

Prominent community philanthropists, a football coach and a lifelong educator will give commencement addresses at Grand Valley's three ceremonies April 26-27 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.

Apr 22, 2019