Office of the Provost

Convocation ceremony will recognize faculty members for service, teaching, research

Faculty members will be honored for their research, teaching and scholarship, and service years during the annual Faculty Awards Convocation set for Tuesday, February 11, 4 p.m. at the DeVos Center, Loosemore Auditorium.

Feb 3, 2020


University, partners celebrate opening of outreach center in Battle Creek

Leaders from Grand Valley, W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Battle Creek Public Schools celebrated January 7 the opening of the university's outreach center and a collaborative effort to increase regional access to educational support resources.

Jan 7, 2020


GVSU, Bridge Magazine will host town hall about water priorities

Grand Valley and the Center for Michigan/Bridge Magazine will co-host a town hall discussion about the state's water priorities and the economic activity generated from the natural resource.

Oct 28, 2019


Campus partners will host OER symposium

More than 75 percent of students surveyed reported they skipped buying or renting a textbook due to the cost. This statistic, from a survey by University Libraries, calls to attention the expense of textbooks. University Academic Senate, Student Senate and the Office of the Provost, along with other campus partners support a universitywide commitment to Open Educational Resources (OER).

Oct 15, 2019


Soman named dean of College of Education 

Provost Maria Cimitile has named Sherril Soman dean of the College of Education. Soman had been serving as interim dean since July 2018.

Sep 18, 2019


Grand River highlighted during Making Waves event

It's a good day when you can kayak as part of your job or your class. Nearly 200 students, faculty and staff members hiked trails and kayaked on the Grand River throughout the day.

Sep 17, 2019


'Big Splash Week' kicks off Making Waves About Water initiative

Highlighting Grand Valley's special relationship with water is at the heart of the campuswide Making Waves About Water initiative. The two-year initiative has goals of exploring how water impacts daily living, its challenges and how it also defines the university in relation to the Grand River and Lake Michigan.

Sep 9, 2019


Grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation enables GVSU to partner with BCPS

A partnership among Grand Valley, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) and Battle Creek Public Schools (BCPS) will increase regional access to higher education programming, expanding the path to higher education options in Battle Creek.

May 13, 2019


HLC gives university 'clean bill of health'

The Higher Learning Commission, following a comprehensive visit in November, notified university leaders that Grand Valley was granted continued accreditation.

Mar 25, 2019


Speaker for Big Data event to focus on artificial unintelligence

Meredith Broussard, keynote speaker for The Big Data Initiative at Grand Valley, will talk about how computers misunderstand the world.

Mar 21, 2019