My mother almost died on a snowy New Hampshire road on Presidents’ Day 1986.
The car my father was driving swerved on to the other side of the road. A car with a snowplow on the front crashed into Mom’s side. Her seatbelt saved her life, but she broke a collarbone, multiple ribs and lost lots of blood. The only reason she was given a 1% chance of survival was that local paramedics were already out on the road, heard the accident and responded instantly.
Then a junior at Stanford University, I flew back to Boston from California after hearing the news and drove to the hospital. Its antiseptic smell enveloped me as I walked down the white tiled hallways to Mom’s room in an intensive care unit.
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The Grand Rapids Public Museum was awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the prototyping of a web-based, mobile game that explores the history of the Grand River.
The National Endowment for the Humanities’ (NEH) Digital Projects for the Public grants support projects such as websites, mobile applications, games and virtual environments that significantly contribute to the public’s engagement with humanities ideas.
“The museum is honored to have been awarded this grant to continue using technology to make history, science and culture more accessible for the community,” said Alex Forist, GRPM’s chief curator. “Our team has been working diligently to adapt to an increase in demand for digital cultural resources by families, students, educators, historians and more, and this grant allows us to test out experiences, to learn what resonates best with the public, to encourage further curiosity
iGrad and Grand Valley State University Provide Financial Literacy Education to TRIO Students
Grand Valley State University and iGrad partner to provide college students with interactive financial literacy education. San Diego, CA, February 15, 2021 (PR.com) Leading financial wellness company iGrad has partnered with Grand Valley State University to provide a customized, interactive online and mobile financial wellness platform to students in the Michigan public university’s TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Classic and STEM-Health Sciences programs.
TRIO SSS is a federally funded, comprehensive support program for students from disadvantaged backgrounds in their pursuit of a college degree. The iGrad™ artificial intelligence-powered financial literacy platform launched in December to the approximately 500 students in GVSU’s TRIO Classic and STEM-Health Sciences programs [1]. iGrad is currently used by more than 600 colleges and universities, including Ohio State Unive
Mental health struggles are surging in Michigan families during the pandemic. Here are their stories.
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Posted Feb 14, 2021
Students and families from throughout Michigan share their stories of struggling through school during the COVID-19 pandemic.MLive Staff
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A mother teeters at the end of her rope.
One college student is in therapy, while another lies in bed for hours at a time, not sleeping but plagued with depression.
Elementary school students are bored and miss their friends. High schoolers are missing out on major milestones.
As the nearly yearlong COVID-19 pandemic rages on, everyone from parents to students of all ages are struggling with the never-ending isolation, the monotony of being stuck at home all day every day and what feels like the impossible task of online learning.
Local students graduate from GVSU
GRAND RAPIDS Grand Valley State University has announced the names of the most recent graduates who have completed the requirements to receive degrees this past December.
Students who graduated at the conclusion of the Fall semester ending in December include:
Alpena: Michelle G. McClendon, BS; Jordan M. Modrzynski, BS.
Ossineke: Mark J. Domke, BBA.
Rogers City: Jordan S. Bellmore, MPAS.
Grand Valley State University is dedicated to providing a rich learning environment for students, offering a wide range of majors and hands-on research opportunities. Highly credentialed and responsive faculty and individual advisors and mentors promote a liberal arts emphasis that teaches students critical thinking and problem solving skills.