GVSU plans virtual, in-person options for 2021 commencement
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and last updated 2021-03-08 14:26:47-05
ALLENDALE, Mich. â Grand Valley State Universityâs 2021 graduates will have two ways to celebrate this year: a virtual commencement ceremony along with an in-person opportunity the next day to cross a stage and have their picture taken, a news release said Monday.
The virtual commencement ceremony will be held April 30 at 7 p.m.
An in-person Laker Graduation Celebration is planned for Saturday, May 1, in the Fieldhouse Arena on the Allendale campus.
During the April 30 virtual ceremony, President Philomena V. Mantella and Maria Cimitile, provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs, will confer degrees and lead students in turning their tassels.
Hunter Hoover and Evan Leist grew up in Pike County competing against one another in multiple sports, and now they share the same title: NAIA All-American.
Hoover, a 2017 graduate of Waverly High School, went on to run Cross Country and Track collegiately at Shawnee State University.
Leist, a 2019 graduate of Eastern High School, went on to compete in the same sports at Kentucky Christian University.
Both athletes have experienced a great number of athletic accomplishments dating back to their high school days, but none more rewarding than the hardware they brought all the way back to Pike County Ohio from Yankton, South Dakota this past weekend.
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Saginaw Valley State University will unveil a free-tuition program in the coming weeks. Central Michigan University’s program is so new it’s not yet on their website. And Ferris State joined the free tuition club two weeks ago.
There are at least 11 four-year colleges and universities with tuition-free programs for designated groups of students. Include recently announced state programs offering free community college to most Michigan adults, and colleges that accept students who qualify for a special scholarship for Detroit students, and that number swells to at least 23 four-year universities and colleges and 31 community colleges.
Some of the offers are limited to students who come from low-income families or live in specific communities. And many students could have gotten tuition for free or a deep discount before the programs were announced. Still, the programs are likely to lure more students to campuses, and help the state boost degree attainment as a means to increase
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