Royal Oak High School grad’s death ruled accidental
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ROYAL OAK A runner discovered the body of Grand Valley State University student and 2020 Royal Oak High School graduate Taylor DeRosa, 18, near the university’s intramural athletic fields the morning of Dec. 12, 2020.
The Ottawa County Medical Examiner’s Office recently ruled DeRosa’s death “accidental,” despite law enforcement initially describing her death as “suspicious.” The cause of death was hypothermia, with alcohol as a contributing factor.
Police said there was no identification with the body and that, when DeRosa’s body was identified, her family asked the university to release her name.
New director: enthusiasm of young learners is inspiring
Meet Your Administrator: Cindy Viveen
Name: Cindy Viveen
Byron Center Cindy Viveen is the new Early Childhood Center director.
The center, at 2300 84th St. SW, is home to the Room to Bloom daycare, tuition-based preschool classrooms and the Great Start Readiness Program. The new position puts the direction of early childhood programs under one umbrella.
“(Viveen) will be a wonderful addition to our team,” said Superintendent Kevin Macina. “She brings a wealth of knowledge with her background not only with her early childhood education, but her expertise in early childhood special education. This makes her background diverse and able to meet the needs of so many children.”
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MARQUETTE A new partnership agreement between Grand Valley State University and Northern Michigan University creates a pipeline for NMU undergraduates to GVSU’s public health graduate program.
The articulation agreement, developed by GVSU’s Department of Public Health and NMU’s School of Health and Human Performance, allows Grand Valley to recruit and directly admit up to five students from NMU’s community health programs to Grand Valley’s Master of Public Health Program.
Ranelle Brew, chair of the Department of Public Health at Grand Valley and director of the Master of Public Health Program, said overall, there is a shortage of public health professionals in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.
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Those counties account for about 40 percent of Grand Valley students, with 47 percent of homes in those counties having household income under the $50,000 threshold for the tuition assistance.
While limited in geography and income level, the Grand Valley Pledge represents another step in escalating efforts to make college more affordable in Michigan.
Just last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled a free community college program for residents ages 25 and older. And in recent years, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University unveiled programs offering free tuition for some students.
B. Donta Truss, vice president for enrollment development and educational outreach at Grand Valley, said the university hopes to increase the number of low-income students who enroll by making the school more affordable.