Articles by Michele Coffill
Two alumni credit Laker Connections for their academic success
Juan Mascorro-Guerrero and Gloire Rubambiza found their way to Grand Valley from Mexico and Uganda, respectively. They were both immigrants, arriving in Michigan with their families, learning to adjust to school then thriving with excellent grades at their high schools. Both Mascorro-Guerrero and Rubambiza will begin graduate degree programs in the fall, and both earned graduate assistantships to pay for their tuition and living expenses.
Jun 26, 2018
Watch 'Moana' at Lubbers Stadium during free movie night
Celebrate summer with a free movie at Lubbers Stadium on Tuesday, June 26, when Disney's "Moana" will be shown on the video board at 7 p.m.
Jun 21, 2018
Tickets available for GVSU Night at Comerica Park
Tickets are available for GVSU Night at Comerica Park, a special Detroit Tigers game that will benefit Grand Valley.
Jun 19, 2018
KCON professor spearheads $2.2 million NIH grant
Rebecca Davis and her research team will conduct an intervention study over five years, testing if visual cues will help residents of long-term care facilities effectively find their way.
Jun 18, 2018
Alumna celebrates success at Muskegon clinic
Nearly 10 years ago, a gastroenterologist closed his medical practice, leaving a large number of patients with Hepatitis C without a provider. That prompted Elaine Leigh, who then worked as a nurse in private practice, to enroll in Kirkhof College of Nursing's Doctor of Nursing Practice program because, she said, she had a solution to a community problem.
Jun 14, 2018
Faculty and staff sketches
News items include new director of Campus Dining, Van Andel Global Trade Center workshop on doing business in China.
Jun 13, 2018
Kutsche Office of Local History earns MHC grant
The Kutsche Office of Local History was among 18 organizations to receive grants from the Michigan Humanities Council to support a series of public conversations that focus on the factors that connect Michigan residents to water.
Jun 12, 2018
Grill challenge raises funds
Participants in the Summer Grill Challenge raised nearly $1,400 for campus organizations while opening Grand Valley's Farmers Market for the season.
Jun 11, 2018
Facilitated discussions about suicide set
A counselor from Encompass, Grand Valley's employee assistance program, will be on campus next week to facilitate dialogues about suicide.
Jun 8, 2018
Early college program at CHS celebrates anniversary
Ja'Nae Matthews, a junior at Godwin Heights High School, is considering becoming a surgeon. Another student in her class, Danielle Rhoades, is thinking about a career as a nurse practitioner.
Jun 6, 2018