Her Story

The Grand Valley State University Women’s Commission is presenting the Her Story series featuring Maggie McCrystal at noon today in Room 2204 in the Kirkhof Center. The event is open to LIB 100/LIB 201 students, and the GVSU community is invited to attend.

McCrystal is the director of staff relations for the GVSU Human Resources department. She will tell her story as a woman in a leadership position at the university. The event is held to give women the chance to tell their stories of the struggles and successes they have faced. The goal is to break stereotypes about women in the workforce.

For more information, contact the Women’s Center at (616) 331-2748 or [email protected].

Careers in Computing

The Grand Valley State University Career Center is hosting a career workshop at 3 p.m. today in the Cook-DeWitt Center. The event is open to any student interested in computing fields, and any CIS faculty.

The event will focus on freshmen and sophomores, particularly women, in the Introduction to Computing course. Three speakers will present about their computing careers. Students will have time to ask questions to the panel. CIS professor David K. Lange is moderating the discussion.

For more information, contact the Career Center at (616) 331-3311or [email protected].

Health Care Experience Workshop

The Grand Valley State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is sponsoring a workshop for students at 4 p.m. today in BLL126 in Mackinac Hall. The Career Center, College of Health Professions and the Kirkhof College of Nursing are also sponsoring the event.

The informational session is geared toward students in health programs, including physical therapy, health communications, nursing, sonography, radiology, medical school and podiatry school.

The event will include a panel discussion with volunteer coordinators from area hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities.

For more information, contact the CLAS Academic Advising Center at (616) 331-8585 or [email protected].

Netherlands Study Abroad Session

The Grand Valley State University Padnos International Center is offering an informational session at 4 p.m. today in the auditorium on the first floor of Lake Huron Hall. Elementary and secondary English education students interested in studying abroad are encouraged to attend.

This study abroad program is faculty led, so faculty will be at the meeting to answer students’ questions and provide specific information about the trip.

For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/studyabroad. Contact the faculty leaders Laura Vander Broek at [email protected] or Patricia Bloem at [email protected].

GIS Day

The Grand Valley State University Geography department is holding the Geographic Information Systems Day from noon to 3 p.m. on Friday in B-2124 and B-2126 in Mackinac Hall.

Students will learn about geography and global cities. They can use ArcGIS software and go Geocaching with a Garmin GPS. This year’s event will focus on Halloween themes.

For more information, contact geography professor Kin Ma at [email protected].