Articles by Michele Coffill

Summit for 300 ninth graders held at Meijer Campus

Nearly 300 ninth graders from the Hamilton and Saugatuck school districts spent March 16 at the Meijer Campus in Holland for a summit to learn best practices for communications from 30 area business leaders.

Mar 23, 2018


Double the Laker Effect at Twin Day

Here's a little-known fact: there are 117 sets of twins, five sets of triplets and one set of quadruplets enrolled at Grand Valley this year.

Mar 22, 2018


Biochemistry major selected for Posters on the Hill competition

Uyen Pham, a junior majoring in biochemistry, has had a great month. The native of Vietnam is the first Grand Valley student since 2014 to get a research proposal accepted at the prestigious Posters on the Hill competition sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research.

Mar 19, 2018


Genomic medicine is focus of colloquy and conference

The 2018 DeVos Medical Ethics Colloquy will focus on the ethics of genome editing, a process by which precise alterations are made to an organism's genetic material.

Mar 19, 2018


Presenter at Wesorick Lectureship will discuss purposeful life

Participants at the fifth annual Distinguished Wesorick Lectureship will learn about living a purposeful life from someone who thought his world had ended.

Mar 16, 2018


Student takes on the #BlackPantherChallenge

The Marvel movie "Black Panther" has been nothing short of successful. The film has grossed more than $1 billion in its first month in theaters, and received glowing reviews and fan support. One Grand Valley student used the movie as an opportunity to give back.

Mar 15, 2018


CRP author: personal is political when it comes to U.S. marriages

Deciding to get married seems to be a personal decision. Rebecca Traister, author of Grand Valley's Community Reading Project selection, will argue U.S. history has documented that personal decision is a political one.

Mar 14, 2018


Women's History Month events continue through March

March as Women's History Month will be commemorated on campus through lectures, panel discussions and annual celebrations.

Mar 9, 2018


CIS hosts middle school students for classes, high-tech fun

About 50 students from Crestwood Middle School in Kentwood visited the Allendale Campus March 8 to learn about computers, coding and careers in computing and information systems.

Mar 9, 2018


New issue of Grand Valley Magazine offers diverse content

Trying to coordinate the members of 20 different student organizations for a photoshoot was a lot like herding cats. The results are featured in the winter issue of Grand Valley Magazine. Watch a video that goes behind the scenes to see how the Kirkhof Center photo was coordinated to highlight Campus Life Night 2.0, a recruitment event.

Mar 5, 2018