GV trustees to meet in Traverse City

With the first planned meeting in Traverse City, Grand Valley State University trustees are conducting sessions in all of their regional centers, including the cherry capital of the U.S.

Starting at 2 p.m., the meeting is set for Nov. 4 on the second floor of the Traverse City Regional Center. The center is located at 2200 Dendrinos Dr., Suite 102.

Several years ago, GVSU trustees voted on meeting in all of their regional centers, including meetings already conducted in Holland and Muskegon.

GV assistant professor published in New Yorker

Touting previous writing awards such as the Plimpton Prize and scholarships from Sewanee Writers’ Conferences, among others, Caitlin Horrocks adds another achievement to her list by getting her “Sun City” story published in the Monday issue of the New Yorker.

Horrocks, assistant professor of writing at Grand Valley State University, has had her work published in “The Best American Short Stories 2011,” The Paris Review and others.

Horrocks’ book of short stories, “This is Not Your City,” available in the University Bookstore.

She is currently working on a historical novel.

GV hosts IBM-regional contest

Grand Valley State University is hosting the IBM-sponsored Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest this Saturday.

With a practice session to familiarize students with the rules on Friday at 7 p.m. in Room 207 of Manitou Hall, student programmers from GVSU, Central Michigan University, Michigan State University and other institutes will participate in the contest.

The winning team will attend the World Finals on May 14-18 in Warsaw, Poland.