University Libraries' Events

Laker Con

Laker Con Save the Date for September 27 - 29. Louie the Laker answering the Laker Con signal over the Mary Idema Pew Library

Date and Time

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Location

Laker Con will take place in the Grand Atrium on the lower level of the Mary Idema Pew Library.

Parking Information: How to Obtain Your Free Visitor Permit for Laker Con

GVSU is a permit-only campus. Visitors may obtain one from University Library staff, the Parking Service office, or use the pay-to-park locations. 

Active Students, Faculty, and Staff are not eligible for visitor permits. Please visit the student and faculty/staff permit pages for more information.

GVSU Parking Regulations Apply.  Please see GVSU Parking for details on visitor requirements.

  • Guests and visitors may use the pay-to-park areas marked in green on the campus maps. When parking in pay-to-park, we highly recommend using ParkMobile.
  • If you would prefer a permit at no cost, visit the Service Desk on the first floor of the Mary Idema Pew Library to get a parking permit from Library staff when you arrive at campus or email library@gvsu.edu to receive a pass by email you can print and place in your vehicle in advance.
    A parking permit is required for Laker Con Weekend (from 09/27/2024 - 09/29/2024.) The visitor permit is valid in Lots H3 and Lot H4 only. The permit must be printed and displayed on the dashboard of each vehicle. It must be placed on the lower left corner (driver's side) of the dash.
  • Accessible parking is available in the Kirkhof Center (KC) Parking Lot.

More wayfinding information can be found at campus maps.

Description

Laker Con is a three-day comics convention held at the Mary Idema Pew Library in the GVSU Allendale Campus. Our mission is to celebrate comics literacy, the scholarly merits of sequential storytelling and exalt the visual art of storytelling. This event is free and open to the GVSU community and the public. 

Friday (9/27) from 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday (9/28) from 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday (9/29) from 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

This event also appears on the main events calendar tagged as arts, lakerwelcome, and library.

Information

For more information, please visit: https://www.gvsu.edu/lakercon/

Contact

Durwin Talon
Coordinator, Illustration, Department of Visual and Media Arts
talond@gvsu.edu

 

Stacey Burns
Programs and Outreach Manager, University Libraries
burnssta@gvsu.edu

Recurring

This event also occurs on 9/27/24 and 9/29/24

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