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All content by Rachel Melke

Learning life lessons teaching prisoners

Rachel Melke
Apr 16, 2012
GVL / Eric Coulter The final beam will be available for students to sign on Thursday before it is raised into place.

LEAVE YOUR MARK

Rachel Melke
Apr 8, 2012
Courtesy Photo / Kate Picard Kate Picard

Group to give hair, grant wishes in Kirkhof

Rachel Melke
Apr 8, 2012

Are you fracking kidding me?

Rachel Melke
Mar 28, 2012

Professor delivers ‘Last Lecture’ on making best of life

Rachel Melke
Mar 19, 2012
GVL / Rachel Melke Professor Darren Walhof speaking at Last Lecture

GVL / Archive Kids Food Basket Event

Team Building class learns through service

Rachel Melke
Mar 12, 2012
GVL/ Rachel Melke Barbara Pierce Bush spoke at GVSU before spring break.

Barbara Pierce Bush presents at GV

Rachel Melke
Mar 5, 2012
Coutesy Photo / dalje.com Barbara Bush

Former first daughter to visit GV’s campus

Rachel Melke
Feb 23, 2012
Courtesy Photo/ GVSU Alumni Relations Vice President for finance and administration Jim Bachmeier spoke at the Future Alumni Association's GVS[You] event.

Future Alumni Association teaches students about state funding, tuition dollars and other Laker randoms

Rachel Melke
Feb 21, 2012

Valentine’s Day tips to make Tuesday a little less average

Rachel Melke
Feb 13, 2012
Courtesy Photo / gvsu.edu

Sigma Phi Epsilon hosts Save a Life Tour

Rachel Melke
Feb 9, 2012
GVL / Bo Anderson Marisa Pierson, Vahan Surabian, Barbara Buchan, and Joe Lenda square off in Friday's Ultimate Euchre Tournament, sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi, Delta Upsilon, and Just Tennis.

GV fraternities, Just Tennis hold Ultimate Euchre Tournament

Rachel Melke
Feb 6, 2012
GVL / Eric Coulter Brian Flanagan, Associate Director of Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, presents at the Leadership University Orientation on Friday.

Annual Leadership Week explores sustainability, service opportunities

Rachel Melke and Joel Campbell
Jan 30, 2012
GVL / Courtesy Photo GVSU junior Ryan Taylor snowboarding.

GV students create budget-friendly snowboard apparel business

Rachel Melke
Jan 30, 2012
GVL Archive Networking 101

Networking 101

Rachel Melke
Jan 23, 2012

Networking survival tips

Rachel Melke
Jan 23, 2012
GVL Archive Lucas Nofsinger waits patiently as he gets an airbrushed tattoo during Sibs and Kids weekend.

Sibs & Kids Weekend returning to GV with circus theme

Rachel Melke
Jan 23, 2012
Courtest Photo / Ron Grew Students work on the electric car that is located in the Keller Engineering Building

GV club creates electric cars while gaining skills

Rachel Melke
Jan 23, 2012
GVL / Allison Young Compassion in Fashion was a show to help promote the GV Humane Society

Students dress up to end animal cruelty

Rachel Melke
Jan 16, 2012
GVL Archive 2011 Homecoming Court

University begins Homecoming preparations

Rachel Melke
Jan 16, 2012

100 dates and a perfect match

Rachel Melke
Jan 9, 2012
Courtesy Photo / Mackenzie Farlie A group of GVSU students during an alternative break in Oklahoma.

An alternative vacation destination

Rachel Melke
Jan 9, 2012
Courtesy Photo / mlive.com Win Irwin, Chairman and CEO of Irwin Seating Company, speaks at Grand Valley during the Secrets to My Success lecture

‘Seats’of success

Rachel Melke
Dec 12, 2011
GVL Archive

New semester, new courses

Rachel Melke
Dec 5, 2011
Courtesy Photo / Kids Food Basket Volunteers make sandwiches for the Kids Food Basket

Fighting childhood hunger, sandwich by sandwich

Rachel Melke
Nov 28, 2011
GVL / Eric Coulter International Students enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner at the Eberhard Center on Friday

International students celebrate Turkey Day on, off campus

Rachel Melke
Nov 21, 2011
GVL / Eric Coulter Suzeanne Benet, Department Chairperson & Associate Professor of Marketing

Marketing professor advises Black Friday shoppers

Rachel Melke
Nov 21, 2011
Courtesy Photo/ www.terryrondberg.com Wellness Wednesday

Take a breath

Rachel Melke
Nov 14, 2011
Courtesy Photo/ gvsu.edu GVSU professor Ashley Shannon placed second on "Jeopardy." She is pictured with host Alex Trebek.

GV professor Shannon places second on ‘Jeopardy’

Rachel Melke
Nov 14, 2011
GVL/ Amalia Heichelbech Campus Dining marketing director Deb Rambadt teaches her spinning class.

A healthy SPIN on life

Rachel Melke
Nov 14, 2011
GVL Archive Holiday spirit: A traveling gypsy group performs their show during the October Renaissance Fair. Saturday’s Yule Faire will feature traditional elements from the annual event with a holiday twist.

‘Yule’ have a great time at winter Renaissance Faire

Rachel Melke
Nov 14, 2011
Courtesy Photos/ Abby Oates One of last year's Campus Ministry mission trips was to a children's camp in Puerto Rico, where students spent most of their time working on maintenance around the camp. They were also able to have some fun, as they got to play with some local children, visit a beach and go cliff jumping. This year's trips were just announced and sign-ups began Thursday.

Students brave the weather to sign up for spring break mission trips

Rachel Melke
Nov 7, 2011
GVL Archive The Greek Lip Sync held in April. Another performance was held this weekend for Homecoming

HOMECOMING LIP SYNC SPOOKS, THRILLS

Rachel Melke
Oct 31, 2011
GVL / Andrea Baker Terra Firma Society for Tradionalists meeting

Students of ‘solid earth’ reflect on conservatism

Rachel Melke
Oct 31, 2011
Courtesy Photo / Ryan Slusarzyk Ryan Slusarzyk will be a presenter at the Alumni Speak event

Homecoming academics

Rachel Melke
Oct 24, 2011
GVL / Rachel Melke Staci Peterson finishes a marathon with her brother, GVSU senior Matt Peterson (left), and her boyfriend Bryce Bodtke

GV students participate in Grand Rapids Marathon

Rachel Melke
Oct 17, 2011

Sigma Kappa hits hole-in-one against Alzheimer’s

Rachel Melke
Oct 13, 2011
GVL / Rachel Iturralde Professor Steve Matchett talks to a undergraduate about chemistry

Undergraduates learn about research opportunities at fair

Rachel Melke
Oct 10, 2011
Courtesy Photo / Kelsey Ferrand Curtis Vaden, Matt Supron, Josh Barnhart, and Joe Monahan, a team at the golf outing, pose for a picture with Allison Supron

Sigma Kappa hits hole-in-one against Alzheimer’s

Rachel Melke
Oct 10, 2011

GVSU student organizations fight for most cultured title at World Quiz Game

Rachel Melke
Oct 6, 2011
GVL / Robert Mathews Danny Ha explains a question that a student had asked about racial stereotypes towards Mexicans.

Diversity Brown Bag emphasizes tolerance

Rachel Melke
Oct 3, 2011

Project helps students through service, marketing

Rachel Melke
Sep 26, 2011

Sex Week opens discussion at GV

Rachel Melke
Sep 26, 2011
GVL Archive Students peruse tables at a past internship fair

Non-profits looking for love

Rachel Melke
Sep 19, 2011
Courtesy Photo / Dave Edwards Dave Edwards, custodial staff member at Grand Valley State University (back row, third from left) stand with volunteers and American Indian Movement members at the Norton Mounds site in which they are cleaning and restoring.

GVSU custodian helps clean up American Indian burial grounds

Rachel Melke
Sep 19, 2011
Courtesy Photo / mlive.com Lincoln Park Elementary student volunteer during the United Way Day of Caring

Lakers give back in United Day of Caring

Rachel Melke
Sep 12, 2011
GVL/ Andrea Baker Future Alumni Association Ice Cream Social

FAA connects GV students to grads

Rachel Melke
Sep 12, 2011
GVL/Rachel Melke

From farm to school

Rachel Melke
Aug 29, 2011