Great Lakes place-based education conference

The fifth annual Great Lakes place-based education conference will create an opportunity for educators across the Midwest to learn about hands-on education outside of the classroom from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7.

Among the featured presenters at the conference is keynote speaker Chad Pregracke, founder of the Living Lands & Waters organization which is devoted to cleaning rivers and watershed conservation. Pregracke was also named CNN Hero of the Year in 2013 for his environmental efforts.

The conference is scheduled to take place inside the Eberhard Center located at the GVSU Pew Campus.

For more information, contact GVSU’s College of Education at (616) 331-6650.

“Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992”

The next production from the Grand Valley State University theater department will illustrate the aftermath of the 1992 Rodney King trial in which protesters took to the south-central Los Angeles streets to perform violent riots.

“Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” will follow 36 different roles played by 12 student actors. These 36 roles include individuals who were known to have played some part in the riots following the acquittal of the four police officers who were caught on video beating King.

Performances are scheduled to take place at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21, and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 15 and 22. All shows will take place at the Louis Armstrong Theatre located inside the Performing Arts Center.

Tickets will cost $12 for adults; $10 for seniors, faculty, alumni and staff; and $6 for students and groups.

For more information, contact the Louis Armstrong Box Office at (616) 331-2300.

University Communications student photo shoot

University Communications is currently on the lookout for any students willing to be a part of Grand Valley State University photo shoots taking place throughout the year.

Photos taken at the shoots will be used for both university print as well as online material. Those who sign up will be contacted when they are needed for a photo shoot.

To sign up, go to www.gvsu.edu/photoparticipate. Students are required to provide contact information as well as a recent photo of themselves.

For more information, contact Elisabeth Lienau at [email protected] or (616) 331-2221.

“Careers in International Business”

Students of all majors looking to pursue a career in international business are invited to attend a networking event with professionals from a variety of organizations on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

At the event, students will be given the opportunity to meet with professionals from international businesses such as Amway, Steelcase Inc., Perrigo, HexArmor and more.

“Careers in International Business” is scheduled to take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. inside the Forum Room of the L. William Seidman Center.

To RSVP for the event, visit www.bit.ly/1GGJe1M. For additional information, contact the Seidman International Business Program at [email protected].

Black Girl Dangerous creator to present at annual intersections event

Grand Valley State University is set to welcome Black Girl Dangerous founder Mia Mckenzie as the next presenter for the annual intersections program on Nov. 4.

Mckenzie created Black Girl Dangerous in 2011 to provide an online forum for queer and transgender people of color to express themselves through writing and artistic expression.

Additionally, Mckenzie is the author of “The Summer We Got Free,” a novel that earned her the 2013 Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction.

The free presentation is set to take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Grand River Room in the Kirkhof Center.

For more information, go to www.gvsu.edu/intersections.