Articles by Michele Coffill

Autocam Medical president will speak at commencement

More than 1,150 students will participate in Grand Valley's fall semester commencement ceremony, set for Saturday, December 8, at 10 a.m. at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.

Dec 5, 2018


Student gives personal context to youth homelessness

It was during a class project when Melissa Miller gave personal context to a subject foreign to most people: youth homelessness.

Dec 5, 2018


TEDxGVSU seeks speakers for 2019 event

Applications are open for speakers who have ideas to share at TEDxGVSU. The event is set for March 15 at the DeVos Center, Loosemore Auditorium, on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus.

Dec 3, 2018


Health Forum event focus: prescription drug pricing

Panelists at the next Health Forum of West Michigan event held at Grand Valley will discuss prescription drug pricing.

Nov 30, 2018


New minors on campus policy implemented

Thousands of students under age 18 attend sports and academic camps, workshops and other events on campus. To help ensure the safety of these minors, a new policy has been implemented.

Nov 29, 2018


Grand Valley mourns death of one of its founders

Grand Valley mourns the death of Richard Kaufman, one of the university's founders and long-time supporter, who died November 27 at age 91.

Nov 29, 2018


GVSU, Mercy Health partner with MCC to open health, wellness center

Ten years after an idea was first shared, leaders from Muskegon Community College, Grand Valley and Mercy Health held a ribbon cutting ceremony November 27 at the new MCC Health and Wellness Center.

Nov 27, 2018


University earns largest grant from Campus Sexual Assault Program

Grand Valley will upgrade campus security and enhance its bystander intervention program with grant money from the state of Michigan.

Nov 27, 2018


OMA to celebrate three decades of service

The Office of Multicultural Affairs will celebrate 30 years of service to students at an event November 28 in the Eberhard Center.

Nov 26, 2018


Panels from AIDS memorial quilt will be on campus

Grand Valley's Student Services and Inclusion and Equity departments have teamed to bring panels from the NAMES Project Foundation AIDS Memorial Quilt to campus next week prior to World AIDS Day on December 1.

Nov 21, 2018