Positive Black Women

Affinity group for faculty and staff members earns national recognition

Grand Valley's oldest affinity group for faculty and staff members was recognized nationally for its commitments to professional development and student mentorship.

May 4, 2020


Affinity groups find fellowship, make impact on campus

Members of Grand Valley's nine faculty and staff affinity groups have found fellowship, connections to their cultural heritage and have made positive impacts on students through mentorship.

Nov 11, 2019


Marcia Haas, campus women honored at event

Sixteen faculty and staff members with varying levels of quilting experience worked in secret for months to create a gift for the woman they called, "a very special star in our Laker firmament," Marcia Haas.

Mar 28, 2019


Campus women to be recognized at annual awards ceremony

Students, faculty and staff members will be recognized for their positive impact on campus during the annual Celebrating Women Awards, set for Wednesday, March 27, in the Kirkhof Center.

Mar 21, 2019


Women's History Month events continue through March

Women's History Month will be celebrated on campus with a series of events coordinated by the Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity.

Mar 8, 2019


Faculty, staff recognized for making positive impacts

Students, faculty and staff members were recognized for making positive impacts during the annual Celebrating Women Awards, held March 29 in the Kirkhof Center.

Mar 30, 2018


Awards ceremony will recognize staff members

Recipients of the Celebrating Women Awards have been announced. The annual event recognizes students, faculty and staff members who make significant impacts on the lives of women and girls.

Mar 27, 2018


Provost earns Lifetime Achievement Award from Women's Commission

Provost Gayle R. Davis received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Grand Valley's Women's Commission at the annual Celebrating Women Awards ceremony March 30.

Mar 31, 2017


Campus groups will honor women at annual ceremony

Four campus organizations and departments will recognize the achievements of students, faculty and staff members at the annual Celebrating Women Awards on Thursday, March 30, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room.

Mar 23, 2017


Vanden Wyngaard receives Trailblazer award

Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, pianist and university carillonneur, received the Doris Rucks Trailblazer Award from Positive Black Women at the organization's annual Valentine's Day luncheon in the Kirkhof Center.

Feb 17, 2017