University Development
Homecoming events offer something for everyone
Homecoming at Grand Valley means much more than a football game. Many events are planned October 25-27 as the campus community and alumni celebrate being Lakers for a Lifetime.
Oct 22, 2019
Events planned to celebrate Founders Day
The campus community will celebrate the individuals who rallied support to establish a public higher education institution in West Michigan on Founders Day, October 25.
Oct 21, 2019
Students thank couple responsible for scholarship programs
More than 100 Grand Valley students met and thanked the Detroit couple responsible for helping to fund their education.
Oct 14, 2019
DeVos Medical Colloquy will focus on bioethics, big data
The fields of bioethics and big data will be the focus at the biannual DeVos Medical Colloquy.
Oct 7, 2019
Family of longtime dean establishes scholarship
The family of longtime Grand Valley faculty member Rodney Mulder and his wife, Lucarol, has established a scholarship in their memory.
Oct 2, 2019
GVSU named 'Best College Buy' for 24 consecutive years
For the 24th year in a row, Grand Valley State University has been named one of America's 100 Best College Buys by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc. (IR&E) in Georgia.
Oct 1, 2019
Matthews' new role will build art endowment
Over the past two decades, Henry Matthews, founding director of Grand Valley's Galleries and Collections, has helped to build the university's impressive collection of art to more than 19,000 pieces. In a new role, Matthews will build a funding base for that collection to preserve and protect it for future generations.
Sep 23, 2019
GVSU welcomes one of its largest first-year classes
Grand Valley State University enrolled one of the largest first-year classes in its history this fall. It's the eighth year in a row the university has welcomed more than 4,000 freshmen to campus, and they're coming into college with impressive academic records from high school.
Sep 18, 2019
Grand Valley, West Michigan leaders mourn death of philanthropist
Leaders at Grand Valley and in the West Michigan community are mourning the death of Peter P. Renucci on September 15. He was 81.
Sep 16, 2019
Scholarship will benefit students studying art, biomedical sciences
Carmen Nochera-Wilkens, professor of biomedical sciences, has established a scholarship in memory of her late husband supporting Grand Valley students as they pursue degrees in fine arts and/or biomedical sciences.
Aug 8, 2019
