Articles by Michele Coffill

Speakers at interfaith conference will discuss religion in current climate

The role of religious communities to both cause and rectify social division and tribalism will be discussed during the Jewish/Christian/Muslim Triennial Interfaith Dialogue Conference. The event will be hosted by the Kaufman Interfaith Institute on November 14-15.

Nov 5, 2018


Laker football game will be carried on ESPN3

Grand Valley football will host Ashland University on Saturday, November 3. The game will be televised on ESPN3.

Nov 2, 2018


HLC peer review team to visit campus

Preparation for the November 5-6 accreditation visit from a Higher Learning Commission peer review team began four years ago.

Oct 31, 2018


Naturalization ceremony held at DeVos Center

Seventy-seven people brought 77 stories of their journeys to the U.S. to a naturalization ceremony held October 26 at the DeVos Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus.

Oct 30, 2018


Bernal receives award at Hispanic gala

Jesse Bernal, vice president for Inclusion and Equity, received the Aguila Award at the 14th annual César E. Chávez Hispanic Excellence Scholarship and Community Awards Gala, held October 25 in Grand Rapids.

Oct 29, 2018


Lakers will change name to Sawyers for one day

With a nod to history, the Grand Valley State Lakers will change their team name to the Sawyers on February 23 when the women's and men's basketball teams host Michigan Tech.

Oct 29, 2018


Soccer, football games carried live this weekend

Two Laker athletic games will be broadcast live this weekend. Soccer and football games will be broadcast on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m., respectively.

Oct 26, 2018


Area health care professionals attend polarity thinking conference

Participants at a recent conference hosted by Grand Valley's Wesorick Center for Health Care Transformation were better acquainted in "polarity thinking" by a master of the subject, Bonnie Wesorick.

Oct 25, 2018


New network shows signs of success

The Student Success Network (SSN) officially launched in August as part of the Transitions program and is already showing signs of success.

Oct 24, 2018


Spectrum Health honors Dance Marathon team

�For the kids� is the rallying cry of students who participate in Dance Marathon, a student organization dedicated to raising funds in support of local Children�s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Oct 23, 2018