Articles by Nate Hoekstra
Students hand out wristbands to encourage COVID-safe behaviors
Students in Dave Huizen's Occupational Safety and Health class are encouraging COVID-safe behaviors with a simple tool: a wristband.
Oct 26, 2020
Holmes named acting director of Hauenstein Center; Whitney joins Ford Presidential Foundation
Grand Valleyýs Ralph W. Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies is under new leadership, as Brent Holmes has been named acting director of the center following the departure of director Gleaves Whitney.
Oct 6, 2020
Hauenstein Center releases Fall Speaker Series lineup
Grand Valley State University's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies has released a fall lineup of speakers and events that will cover topics including living in a mid-pandemic world, the 2020 Election, the centennial of women's suffrage and more.
Sep 23, 2020
Johnson Center names new W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair
The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy has named a new W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair. This position, the nation's first endowed chair focused on community philanthropy, was established at the Johnson Center in 2015.
Sep 17, 2020
Charter Schools Office to host new equity in education webinar series
Grand Valley's Charter Schools Office will begin a new professional education webinar series aimed at helping teachers and administrators combat inequities in public education.
Sep 15, 2020
Grand Valley Innovation Hub awarded Economic Development Administration grant
Grand Valley State University's Muskegon Innovation Hub celebrated the awarding of a grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) at a September 11 event at the Hub.
Sep 11, 2020
myBlueLaker virtual assistant app launches
Grand Valley is launching myBlueLaker, a new virtual assistant app that will help students navigate campus, answer questions and much more.
Aug 28, 2020
Email signature policy approved
The university has approved of a new policy relating to email signatures.
Aug 26, 2020
College of Engineering and Computing earns grant for combined degree program
Grand Valley's Padnos College of Engineering and Computing has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a program that will support students who are earning a combined bachelor's and master's degree program in engineering.
Aug 25, 2020
Smart brick inventor wins GVSU Lakeshore Innovator of the Year Award
The inventor of a "smart brick" temperature sensor that works in the City of Holland's downtown snowmelt system won the second annual Lakeshore Innovator of the Year Award, presented by Grand Valley State University's Muskegon Innovation Hub, at a ceremony on July 30.
Aug 3, 2020
