Niemeyer Awards honor students and faculty

The Student Awards Convocation honored three faculty members and four students from Grand Valley State University with the Niemeyer Award on Monday, April 6.

The Niemeyer Award is given to students who excel above and beyond the rest in their academic performance. The honor is named after Glenn A. Niemeyer who was GVSU’S first provost.

Faculty members who received the award include Craig Benjamin, associate professor of honors; Rebecca Davis, professor of nursing; and Linda McCrea, professor of education.

Students Abigail DeHart, Justin Ebert, Julie Bulson and Gabriel Kalmbacher received the award.

For more information about the Niemeyer Awards, contact Michele Coffil at (616) 331-2221.

Interfaith Service and Dialogue

The Interfaith Service and Dialogue event invites people from any and all faith backgrounds to discuss religion in a friendly and thought-provoking environment.

The event encourages attendees to bring along anyone they know who might be interested. The Interfaith Service and Dialogue wants people of all religions including Muslims, Buddhists, agnostics, atheists, Christian and more.

In addition to discussion, attendees have the opportunity to decorate lunch bags that will go toward the Kids Food Basket, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger.

The event will begin at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12 in Room 2215/2216 in the Kirkhof Center.

For more information, contact Brad Mueller at [email protected]

GVSU Concert Band set to perform

Dr. John Martin will conduct the Grand Valley State University Concert Band in a performance on Thursday, April 16 that is free to the public.

The GVSU Concert Band gathers the best student musicians from the GVSU campus, including both music and non-music majors.

Aside from conducting the Concert Band, Dr. John Martin coordinates the athletic band program and is the head of the Laker Marching Band as well as the University Band.

The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. inside Louis Armstrong Theatre at the Performing Arts Center on GVSU’s Allendale campus.

For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/music, or contact Dr. John Martin at (616) 331-3484.

Stress management workshop

In order to better prepare students for final exam week, the University Counseling Center will host a one-hour stress management workshop open to all students on Thursday, April 16.

Titled “Stress Less & Ace Your Exams: a stress management workshop,” the event will teach relaxation techniques that will benefit students as they study for finals week.

The event will take place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Room 2259 of the Kirkhof Center. No RSVP is required.

For more information, contact the University Counseling Center at (616) 331-3266.