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GVSU in Photos, October 2024: Campus life in frames, highlights from autumn and forgotten lives remembered

BY Kendra Stanley-Mills
Image credit - Top image by Cory Morse

Nov 1, 2024
A carillonneur makes a funny face as he practices the carillon.
Carillonneur Jerry Jelsema practices for the Taylor Swift carillon concert on October 8 inside the Cook Carillon Tower on the Allendale Campus.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Two college students laugh together as they sit in blue Adirondack chairs.
Film and media major Marissa Davis, left, and behavioral neuroscience major Karly Polash react to music as part of "Love Story: A Taylor Swift-inspired Carillon Concert Event" on October 11.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A red hand print is shown on the face and over the mouth of a college student.
Political science major Kaya Watkins poses for a portrait as part of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP)'s Red Sand Project at the Cook Carillon Tower in Allendale during Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 14. The project encouraged the GVSU community to pour red sand into sidewalk cracks to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women who fall through the cracks of society. "It's really nice that we're able to raise awareness and connect with students and find a sense of community," said Watkins, who is Indigenous and is a member of the Native American Student Association (NASA).
Image credit - Cory Morse
A student is silhouetted through a red and black flag they are carrying.
Simon Baker waves a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives flag as part of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP)'s Red Sand Project at the Cook Carillon Tower in Allendale during Indigenous Peoples Day on October 14.
Image credit - Cory Morse
Shadows of students crouched over are cast on bricks with red sand being poured in the cracks.
Red sand is part of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP)'s Red Sand Project at the Cook Carillon Tower in Allendale during Indigenous Peoples Day on October 14. The project encouraged the GVSU community to pour red sand into sidewalk cracks to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women who fall through the cracks of society.
Image credit - Cory Morse
An obelisk sculpture juts into the blue sky as the sun peeks through.
The sun starts to set behind the cast bronze obelisk outside of Mackinac Hall October 7. Obelisks are tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monuments which end in a pyramid-like shape at the top. The original builders of these monuments were the Ancient Egyptians who called them "tekhenu" and built them as a symbol of their sun god, Ra.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Two smiling students sign an oversized check during a check presentation event.
Finance and accounting major Joy Murerwa and freshman Kevin Wong sign the back of a check as part of the Fifth Third Foundation's announcement of a nearly $2 million commitment to FinLit, a financial literacy tool developed by and for Gen Z, on October 8.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A row os smiling students wearing blue T-shirts talk with each other.
Thompson Scholar students including Mickeal Harlan, center, talk with Thompson Foundation members prior to the dedication of the Bob and Ellen Thompson Student Success Center in the Kirkhof Center on the Allendale Campus.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A small child wrestles with a blue Hula Hoop as they try to put it on a rack with a rainbow of colored hoops.
Devin Mishler helps put away Hula Hoops after outside play at GVSU Children's Enrichment Center October 16.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A college student wearing a band uniform with the letters GV on the front smiles with others.
The Laker Marching Band drumline prepares for homecoming. Homecoming events are scheduled through November 3.
Image credit - Eliana McGlinchey
A carillon tower is framed by water colored by blue light.
The Cook Carillon Tower is pictured through the Zumberge Pond fountain on October 11.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A leaf is reflected into water as it floats on a river.
A fallen leaf floats in the Grand River as fall colors are reflected in the water near the Boathouse dock on October 4.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A college student takes a photo of fall leaves in an arboretum.
Wesley Ericksen, a computer science major, photographs the fall colors in the Arboretum on October 25.
Image credit - Emily Riddle
A portrait of a smiling person with glasses wearing a white jacket photographed in a colorful outdoor space.
Tiburcio Lince has joined GVSU as the director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA). Having grown up in Mexico before migrating to Texas, Lince brings with him firsthand experience as a first-generation college student, as well as a master's degree in Spanish and Iberian studies from Texas State University and years of experience in diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
College students sit on the floor in a space decorated with green potted plants and orange chairs.
Students gather in the Reset Room inside Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences October 28. The Reset Room is a collaborative between Recreation & Wellness and various student health organizations.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Two people look up and wave and clap as students are introduced as scholarship recipients.
President Philomena V. Mantella and Bob Thompson wave to students in the balcony of the Kirkhof Center. This year, Bob and Ellen Thompson and their foundation have helped 1,120 other GVSU students realize their college dreams while helping to decrease their college debt. The Thompson Foundation has donated more than $36 million to Grand Valley, creating the largest scholarship program at the university.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A college president hugs a student speaker.
Graduate student Abdul Ciise gives President Philomena V. Mantella a hug after finishing remarks at the October 18 dedication of the Bob and Ellen Thompson Student Success Center in the Kirkhof Center on the Allendale Campus October 18. Designed to inspire all Lakers, this center prioritizes support for Thompson Scholars and students from GVSU-authorized charter schools.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A college student wearing headphones rests their head in their hand as they work on their laptop in a library.
Exercise science major Lily Page is pictured through a window while studying at the Mary Idema Pew Library on October 4.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A nursing student wearing a blue scrub top puts an oxygen mask onto a simulation manikin.
Nursing student Garrett Moran works inside the Hospital Simulation Suite October 28 at Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences on the Health Campus.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A corgi dog wears a blue shirt.
Bri Slager's corgi dog, Goonie, shows off his GVSU pride. Slager is assistant director of Student Organizations.
Image credit - Eliana McGlinchey
A drone photo of a blue bridge among colorful autumn leaves.
The Little Mac Bridge is pictured with fall colors on the Allendale Campus October 23.
Image credit - Cory Morse
Red maple leaves frame the sign for the Mary Idema Pew Library learning and information commons.
Colorful maple leaves highlight the Mary Idema Pew Library on October 18.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A student wearing a backpack walks past a row of bicycles in a bike rack.
A student leaves the Mary Idema Pew Library past a bicycle rack on a sunny autumn day on the Allendale Campus.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
An orange leaf falls in front of a group of students on a tour of a college campus.
Advertising and public relations major Jamar Williams leads the HBCU/HSI Consortium fall tour of the Allendale Campus as a leaf falls on the Little Mac Bridge on October 29.
Image credit - Cory Morse
At left, Cook Carillon Tower is seen through the letter G of the Laker Letters on October 30. At right, Student Valeria Hernandez sits on a bench October 30 outside Henry Hall on the Allendale Campus on a warm fall day.
Image credit - Left: Lauren Roth, Right: Macayla Cramer
A small child is seen through a circle of playground equipment with a blue anchor on the side.
Ethan Knopp is seen through a circle in playground equipment at GVSU Children's Enrichment Center.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A triangular-shaped window created a v-shape where a student walks past.
A person walks toward the Mary Idema Pew Library October 8 as seen from the Cook Carillon Tower on Grand Valley's Allendale Campus.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
Two people are silhouetted against a window in a long hallway of an academic building.
Christina Quick, assistant professor of nursing, left, talks in the hallway of the DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health October 28.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A blue metal sculpture is seen against a pink sunrise and colorful fall leaves.
The Transformational Link is pictured against colorful autumn leaves and a pink sunrise on the Allendale Campus October 22.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A college student laughs after having a pie thrown in their face.
Finance major Isaiah Lazarus reacts after willingly taking a pie to the face as part of a Theta Chi fundraiser at the Cook Carillon Tower on the Allendale Campus on October 23. "Pie a Chi" was a chapter fundraising event with one pie going for $3 or two for $5. Theta Chi also plans a flag football tournament on November 9 with proceeds going to the United Service Organization.
Image credit - Cory Morse
A person gestures while standing in front of a video recording screen with a large pink heart background.
Cynthia Gardiner, '19, participates in a storytelling project during the Revolutionary Love Tour with civil rights leader Valarie Kaur. The October 10 event was presented in coordination with the Kaufman Interfaith Institute at the Eberhard Center. Gardiner shared a personal story in the story booth with the message that "kindness carries hope."
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A college student hugs two small children while kneeling on a playground.
Rylee Richards, a GVSU student and teacher at GVSU Children's Enrichment Center, center, is hugged by students while enjoying outside play on October 16.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A woman holds her face in her hands while listening to remarks during an event.
Lynn "Chick" Blue reacts to comments by Bob Thompson during the dedication of the Bob and Ellen Thompson Student Success Center October 18. Blue was vice president for Enrollment Development before retiring after 50 years.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
People cast shadows as they wait for the afternoon bus on a college campus.
Members of the Grand Valley community wait at the bus stop at the end of the day on the Allendale Campus October 18.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills

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