GVSU in Photos, November 2024: A time of light, reflections and this particular month's many moods
See the images that caught our eye in the last month.
Dec 2, 2024
Grand Valley State University encourages the campus to embrace a social justice and intersectional identity approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion work. Get connected through each center's programming.
Land Acknowledgement
The Social Justice Centers collaborates with partners across the university and beyond to cultivate a campus community in which historically oppressed communities can succeed and thrive at GVSU. We work to ensure that students, faculty, and staff can find a deep sense of belonging on our campus. In our work, we center those who are oppressed including Indigenous people. We are committed to unlearning settler colonial frameworks and learning wise practices that center Indigenous knowledge and culture. We are committed to allocating resources, both financial and staff / student positions, for Indigenous programming, furthering Indigenous student support, fostering community partnerships, and developing intersectional events that cultivate Indigenous allyship.
Today, we would like to recognize the People of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodawademi peoples on whose land we are gathered on today. The Three Fires People are Indigenous to this land which means that this is their ancestral territory. Every university in this country was built on Indigenous land. We conduct land acknowledgments as a reminder of the histories, teachings, traditions, and the first people who originated here and who tend to Mshkiikii (land/earth) always.
We conduct these acknowledgments to be good visitors, as these were always done before colonial contact. To continue to be good visitors, we have the responsibility to learn about the history of settler colonialism and its impact on Indigenous people.
Visit the Land Acknowledge page at the Office of Multicultural Affair's website for more information and resources.
Events
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemoration Event
January 21, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
LaTosha Brown will kick off GVSU's week of events designed to commemorate the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Brown will give a presentation on Tuesday, January 21, at 10...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemoration Event
January 22, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Mayweather, '07 and '09, is the founder and CEO of Good Mayweather Consulting and a leadership studies faculty member at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. As a first-generation...
MLK Day of Service and Solidarity
January 25, 2025 8:00 AM
The MLK Jr. Day of Service and Solidarity is part of a national day of service where campuses across America gather to serve and stand in solidarity with their communities in honor of Dr. Martin Luther...
Coffee & Camaraderie
January 27, 2025 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Military-connected students, faculty, staff, alumni, dependents, and allies are invited to our monthly coffee and donut social and networking event. Hosted by the Military and Veteran Resource Center. Join...
Unnatural Causes
January 30, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Unnatural Causes is a documentary series that explores the effects of social factors on health and health care in the United States. It focuses specifically on race, socioeconomic standing, geography,...
Give Today
Give Today
Give Today
Give Today
GVNext News
Indigi-fest to celebrate Indigenous culture through food, dancing and other workshops
Attendees can expect to learn more about Anishanaabe language, Powwow celebrations and more.
Nov 19, 2024
Giving Tuesday focus on Replenish will help students thrive in, out of classroom
Grand Valley will once again support the Replenish Student Food Resource Fund during Giving Tuesday, December 3.
Nov 19, 2024
GVSU honors Veterans Day with special events
Audiences heard from a trailblazing military figure as part of the gatherings.
Nov 11, 2024
GVSU's Office of Multicultural Affairs honors the dead in Día de los Muertos celebration
While the holiday has received more recognition in American culture over the years, there are still some misconceptions that Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is simply the Mexican version of Halloween. This is not the case. Día de los Muertos is about honoring loved ones who have passed.
Nov 1, 2024