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All content by Eric Higgins

Alumna builds pantry to help solve food insecurity

Eric Higgins
Apr 14, 2011
Courtesy Photo Arn Boezaart, the director of MAREC.

Study planned to help Great Lakes

Eric Higgins
Apr 11, 2011
Courtesy Photo / Jean Nagelkerk Jean Nagelkerk, Vice Provost of Health, is the principal investigator for the Wounded Warriors Project.

Wounded Warrior project seeks to help local veterans

Eric Higgins
Apr 7, 2011
Courtesy Photo The original Windsentinel bouy off Vancouver Island during the initial sea trials. The mesh around the top of the bouy is to keep the sea lions off.

New buoy to help discover ‘what’s out there’ in Lake Michigan

Eric Higgins
Apr 3, 2011
Library faculty and Technology and Information Services said results from the iPad evaluation project will determine whether or not the university will begin integrating the new technology into GVSU libraries.

Technology on the rise in Michigan, GVSU

Eric Higgins
Mar 31, 2011
Dean James Williams of the Seidman College of Business

MBA program to offer accelerated degrees

Eric Higgins
Mar 27, 2011
Courtesy Photo / Anna Bennett Anna Bennett

Senior project explores gender and discrimination

Eric Higgins
Mar 20, 2011
Courtesy Photo / Sara Zecman Senior Sara Zecman, who is working on "GrandSecrets", her senior project

Senior project calls for student secrets

Eric Higgins
Mar 17, 2011

Apartment director supervises houses, influences lives

Eric Higgins
Mar 17, 2011
Dr. Les Johnson speaking Monday during the How Space Development May Help Solve our Energy and Environmetal Problems lecture. The event was held in the Loosemore Auditorium.

Out of this world

Eric Higgins
Mar 3, 2011
Courtesy Photo / Les Johnson hold a spall piece of solar sail material. Johnson will be speaking at Grand Valley on February 28th.

NASA scientist to talk space, energy

Eric Higgins
Feb 21, 2011
Grand Valley student Justin Willmannreads over the General Education requirements. The university has recently adjusted some of the requirements.

Proposal seeks to change general education program

Eric Higgins
Feb 17, 2011

Faculty, staff find 50 reasons to give back

Eric Higgins
Feb 14, 2011
GVL Archive / Dylan Graham Paul Leidig, Director of the School of Computing and Information Systems, recieved the Lifetime Distinguished Fellow Achievement Award from the Association of Information Technology Professionals Educators Special Interest Group

GV professors receive fellows honor

Eric Higgins
Feb 10, 2011
Courtesy Photo / Lena Spadacene Senior Lena Spadacene recieved a student leadership award from the Humane Society for her involvement in bringing cage-free eggs to GVSU

GV student wins national award for animal advocacy

Eric Higgins
Feb 10, 2011
Courtesy Photo / Alyssa Tierney Alyssa Tierney, Vice-President of Finance for the Student Senate

Student senate sets budgets for next fiscal year

Eric Higgins
Feb 3, 2011
Courtesy Photo / gvsu.edu Foursquare banner

Mobile app opens doors to marketing deals

Eric Higgins
Feb 3, 2011
Courtesy Photo / gvsu.edu Paul Plotkowski, Dean of Seymour & Esther Padnos College of Engineering and Computing

Engineering and Computing sees internships increase

Eric Higgins
Jan 31, 2011
Courtesy Photo / Robbie VanVossen Robbie VanVossen, President of Capoeira Mandinga

‘Capo for the Cure’ raises money for Mary Free Bed

Eric Higgins
Jan 27, 2011
Courtesy Photo / Anna Bennet Anna Bennett, Honors College Senior

Performance to explore gender roles, discrimination

Eric Higgins
Jan 24, 2011
Junior Jake Espinoza uses his smart phone. Grand Valley has their own smart phone applications that students can download.

New app seeks to help parents of college students

Eric Higgins
Jan 20, 2011
GVL Photo Illustration / Eric Coulter The Shop Social app was developed by Grand Valley State University Mobile Applications and Services Lab.

GV team distributes mobile Shop Social app

Eric Higgins
Jan 13, 2011
Courtesy Photo / gvsu.edu Grand Valley State University students practice on a medical mannequin in the Simulation and Learning center.

Education Management Solutions brings new technology to GV’s Simulation Center

Eric Higgins
Jan 9, 2011
Grand Valley now has an app for the iphone. This app helps students stay connected to the campus and it's events.

GV professor, students develop Shop Social app

Eric Higgins
Dec 9, 2010
Courtesy Photo / gvsu.edu Haiying Kong, communications professor

Chinese-born communications professor begins first year at GV

Eric Higgins
Nov 8, 2010
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Mindy Earley

Future Alumni Association to host Networking Night

Eric Higgins
Oct 31, 2010

Meet the Candidates

Eric Higgins
Oct 3, 2010