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Grand Valley State University drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement for faculty, staff and students
Read full article: Grand Valley State University drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement for faculty, staff and studentsGrand Valley State University has lifted the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for faculty, staff and students.
Condom cupcakes, kinky karaoke during Sex Ed Week spark controversy at Grand Valley State University
Read full article: Condom cupcakes, kinky karaoke during Sex Ed Week spark controversy at Grand Valley State UniversityIt was the kinky karaoke and condom cupcakes portion of Grand Valley State University’s Sex Ex Week that initially raised eyebrows. Then people started looking at the entire week of sex education events.
Washtenaw Community College awards veterans $20,000 during pitch competition
Read full article: Washtenaw Community College awards veterans $20,000 during pitch competitionSix veterans took home a collective $20,000 for their business ideas after Washtenaw Community College’s Veteran Business Pitch & Showcase Night.
4 hurt in West Michigan shooting, including two GVSU students
Read full article: 4 hurt in West Michigan shooting, including two GVSU studentsFour people were hurt in a shooting that happened early Sunday morning in Allendale Charter Township, two of the four victims are students at Grand Valley State University.
Michigan State University building safety barrier after drowning
Read full article: Michigan State University building safety barrier after drowningMichigan State University is set to place a steel safety barrier along a half-mile stretch of the Red Cedar River after the drowning death of visiting 18-year-old student last fall.
Michigan State University Police: Body positively identified as Brendan Santo
Read full article: Michigan State University Police: Body positively identified as Brendan SantoThe Michigan State University police said Sunday the medical examiner has positively identified the body found Friday as Brendan Santo based on dental records.
Body believed to be Brendan Santo found in river months after disappearance on Michigan State campus
Read full article: Body believed to be Brendan Santo found in river months after disappearance on Michigan State campusPolice said a body they believe to be Brendan Santo has been found in the Red Cedar River nearly three months after he disappeared on the campus of Michigan State University.
Search for Brendan Santo nears 3 months after disappearance on Michigan State campus
Read full article: Search for Brendan Santo nears 3 months after disappearance on Michigan State campusIt’s been nearly three months since Brendan Santo was last seen at Michigan State University, but there’s still no sign of the missing Rochester Hills student.
Reward increased 2 months after Brendan Santo’s disappearance at Michigan State
Read full article: Reward increased 2 months after Brendan Santo’s disappearance at Michigan StateIt’s been two months since Brendan Santo went missing on Michigan State University’s campus, and the reward for information that leads to his discovery is growing.
Search continues for 18-year-old who was last seen at Michigan State University: ‘We are doing everything we can’
Read full article: Search continues for 18-year-old who was last seen at Michigan State University: ‘We are doing everything we can’Officials are still searching for an 18-year-old who was last seen on Oct. 29 at Michigan State University.
Some security cameras at Michigan State University weren’t working when 18-year-old was last seen
Read full article: Some security cameras at Michigan State University weren’t working when 18-year-old was last seenFriday marks two weeks since Brendan Santo was last seen on the Michigan State University campus.
Loved ones of teen missing in East Lansing not giving up hope as search continues
Read full article: Loved ones of teen missing in East Lansing not giving up hope as search continuesThe search goes on for Brendan Santo, a native of Rochester Hills and Grand Valley State student who went missing last week during a visit to Michigan State University.
Loved ones of missing Rochester Hills student not giving up hope as search continues
Read full article: Loved ones of missing Rochester Hills student not giving up hope as search continuesThe search goes on for Brendan Santo, a native of Rochester Hills and Grand Valley State student who went missing last week during a visit to Michigan State University.
Michigan couple finds way to keep dancing through COVID pandemic
Read full article: Michigan couple finds way to keep dancing through COVID pandemicGetting through the COVID pandemic hasn’t been easy for anyone. One Michigan couple saw their dancing careers halted, but they managed to get through it together.
How Michigan colleges, universities are preparing for students to return to campus amid COVID pandemic
Read full article: How Michigan colleges, universities are preparing for students to return to campus amid COVID pandemicColleges and universities across Michigan have different requirements for students as they head back to campus this fall.
Detroit Achievement Academy 8th graders surprised with acceptance letters to GVSU
Read full article: Detroit Achievement Academy 8th graders surprised with acceptance letters to GVSUThursday was the graduation for the Detroit Achievement Academy’s eighth graders and every student received a life-changing graduation gift.
Death of Grand Valley State student ruled accidental
Read full article: Death of Grand Valley State student ruled accidentalALLENDALE, Mich. – The death of an 18-year-old Grand Valley State University student whose body was found last month on campus has been ruled accidental, caused by hypothermia. DeRosa, a first-year student from Royal Oak, was found dead by a runner Dec. 12 near sports fields on the Allendale campus. Grand Valley spokeswoman Mary Eilleen Lyon said an investigation showed DeRosa had attended several social gatherings. Grand Valley State is in western Michigan, near Grand Rapids. Read back: Officials identify body found on Grand Valley State University campus as first-year student from Royal Oak
Officials identify body found on Grand Valley State University campus as first-year student from Royal Oak
Read full article: Officials identify body found on Grand Valley State University campus as first-year student from Royal OakALLENDALE, Mich. – Dozens are mourning the sudden loss of Grand Valley State University first-year student Taylor DeRosa. DeRosa’s body was found on Dec. 12 by a jogger near the athletic field on the university’s Allendale campus. Police are investigating her death as suspicious. PREVIOUS: Police investigating suspicious death after body found on Grand Valley campusThe manner of death is not being revealed at this time. Anyone who has information is asked to call the Grand Valley State University Police Department at 616-331-3255.
Police investigating suspicious death after body found on Grand Valley campus
Read full article: Police investigating suspicious death after body found on Grand Valley campusI offer my deepest condolences to the student’s family and friends. I want to assure you that we have every resource devoted to the investigation and in support of our campus community. The Grand Valley State Police Department will have additional staff working on the Allendale Campus for the remainder of the weekend. The Grand Valley State Police Department and the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Michigan State Police Crime Laboratory, are aggressively investigating this incident. Philomena V. Mantella, Grand Valley State University president
Grand Valley State University students ordered to ‘stay in place’ after COVID-19 outbreak
Read full article: Grand Valley State University students ordered to ‘stay in place’ after COVID-19 outbreakStudents at Grand Valley State University in Allendale Township have been ordered to “stay in place” for 14 days following more than 600 COVID-19 cases. More info here from GVSU:Today, the Ottawa County Department of Public Health (OCDPH), in cooperation with the university, will issue a ‘Staying in Place’ order impacting GVSU students living and studying in Allendale Township. Since opening, there have been more than 600 cases of COVID-19 confirmed among students, according to the Ottawa County Health Department. Grand Valley State University is just the latest college campus to get hit with a COVID-19 outbreak. Related: All MSU students asked to self-quarantine after school confirms 300+ COVID-19 casesMore News
Fall sports canceled for Northern, Grand Valley State, Wayne State, more Michigan universities due to virus
Read full article: Fall sports canceled for Northern, Grand Valley State, Wayne State, more Michigan universities due to virusThe Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC) announced Wednesday that all fall sports are suspended until 2021 amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A number of Michigan colleges and universities are impacted by the conferences suspension: Davenport University, Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, Lake Superior State University, Michigan Technological University, Northern Michigan University, Northwood University, Saginaw Valley State University and Wayne State University. Plans to provide fall teams with competition opportunities during the spring semester are a priority for the league. Other GLIAC member schools include: Ashland University, Purdue University Northwest and the University of Wisconsin Parkside. The MAC is among the leagues hoping to play some semblance of a season in the spring, depending on the state of the pandemic.
University working to get more students to work as nurse practitioners in rural Michigan areas
Read full article: University working to get more students to work as nurse practitioners in rural Michigan areasGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Grand Valley State University is working with two Michigan health care systems to graduate more students who will work as nurse practitioners in rural or underserved areas. The effort is boosted by a four-year, $2.8 million federal Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant for the school's Kirkhof College of Nursing. The effort involves McLaren Health Care and Mercy Health Muskegon. The grant will support 15 qualified students. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Flashpoint 3/12/17: Gov. Snyder's 21st Century Education Commission
Read full article: Flashpoint 3/12/17: Gov. Snyder's 21st Century Education CommissionUpdated: 11:21 AM, Mar 12 2017 Published: 11:21 AM, Mar 12 2017Digging deep on the report from Governor Snyders 21st Century Education Commission with Commission chair and President of Grand Valley State University Thomas Haas. Then a roundtable of education experts give their take on the recommendations. Guests this week include :Thomas Haas, chair of the 21st Century Education Commission, and President of @GVSURoundtable: