Since COVID-19 began, Grand Valley State University’s Visual Media Arts Department has had to make significant alterations to most of their courses.
Professors have had to stretch themselves to be innovative and creative in order to accommodate virtual learning, as classes of the arts are typically made for a more hands-on experience. With almost two full semesters of adjusting to this new way of teaching, professors are finally finding their niche.
Associate Professor of Drawing Tim Fisher said that while adjusting his classes from being entirely in-person to fully online has been successful, it has also been labor-intensive.
Fisher said that the people who trained him for virtual teaching this past summer have been huge contributors to his success. He has found that in his drawing classes, going more low-tech has actually proved to work well for him and his students.
WAYNE COUNTY:
Khalil Rahal, assistant Wayne County executive in charge of economic development, joined Wayne County Executive Warren Evans administration in 2015 after several years as a prosecutor working in the special victims unit. A graduate of Grand Valley State University and the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Rahal has been instrumental in a variety of development efforts as one of Evans trusted advisers, including the recent deal to lure Amazon.com Inc. to the former Pinnacle Race Course site in Huron Township and the disposition of the former McLouth Steel Products Corp. property in Trenton.
How does someone go from prosecuting sex offenders to moving into economic development?
Death of Grand Rapids Chicks player may have marked the end of an era
Joyce Hill Westerman played for the inaugural Grand Rapids Chicks team in 1945, and she may have been the last surviving player from that year s team. Author: Matt Gard Updated: 1:44 PM EST January 30, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich When it comes to Grand Rapids sports legends, Joyce Hill Westerman may not be the first name that comes to mind. After all, her only season with the Grand Rapids Chicks was her rookie year, a year in which she only had 18 at bats over nine games.
But the 1945 season Westerman spent in Grand Rapids was historic for the city. The Chicks franchise had just moved from Milwaukee, where the team struggled to compete for fans with the Brewers, which at the time was a minor league franchise.
The on-campus death of a Grand Valley State University student last month was caused by hypothermia and alcohol was a contributing factor, school officials said Thursday.
Taylor DeRosa, an 18-year-old freshman from Royal Oak, was found dead on the morning of Dec. 12 in an area near the intramural fields and cross country trail on the university s Allendale campus.
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investigation by university police showed DeRosa had attended several social gatherings, said Mary Eilleen Lyon, Grand Valley spokeswoman. Police determined she was with friends in a vehicle and asked to be let out to go see a friend around 2:40 a.m., Lyon said.
HOLLAND — Local accounting and consulting firm De Boer, Baumann and Company, PLC, has announced a new member of its partner group.Steven Darrow, CPA, was added to the group Friday, Jan. 1. A member of the firm since 2007, Darrow was previously a senior manager and took part in the firm’s member-in-training program."I am very pleased to welcome Steve," said managing partner Mark Veenstra. "Throughout his many years of service to the firm, he has proven to be a hard worker, a talented