At her third town hall meeting in a series of four, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Maria Cimitile predicted challenges that will affect Grand Valley State University in the next 10 years and proposed solutions for them.
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Grand Valley State University’s student senate discussed the resolution to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day at the Thursday, Sept. 14, general assembly in preparation to vote on the topic at this week’s meeting.
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Officials from Grand Rapids introduced the city’s first-ever pedestrian safety campaign Monday, Sept. 11, at a press conference in Wilcox Park. The first stage of the campaign focuses on 21 enforcement zones around Grand Rapids that will be marked with bright orange signs.
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On Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Trump administration announced its plan to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in six months. In light of this announcement, members of the Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids communities expressed their support for DACA and DACA students with meetings, statements and demonstrations.
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The Grand Valley State University student senate spent nearly an hour at its general assembly Thursday, Sept. 7, amending and approving a statement to be released in support of students affected by the announcement of the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm spoke Saturday, Sept. 9, in the Richard M. DeVos Center as part of the women and leadership conference co-hosted by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University and the National Governors Association.
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Grand Valley State University’s student senate began the process of considering its first resolution of the year with a resolution to support Indigenous Peoples Day, put forward by student senator Joe Cadreau and added to next week’s agenda for consideration unopposed.
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Protesters supporting the Amalgamated Transit Union in its contract struggle with The Rapid disrupted the Grand Rapids Labor Day Bridge Walk Monday, Sept. 4.
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The National Governors Association, along with the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University, will be hosting “Women and Leadership: The First Conference of U.S. Women Governors" Friday, Sept. 8, through Saturday, Sept. 9. This two-day event will serve as the first time U.S. female governors have been gathered together for a conference of this kind.
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