February 24, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 12)

Mantella letter: Coming together in support and understanding

Rest assured, we are intently focused on doing everything we can to understand, assess and respond to the very dynamic and disruptive actions coming from federal officials.

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DeHaan announces retirement as GVPD chief

DeHaan joined the department in 1983.

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Workday Student kicks off with campus collaboration

The Workday Student Project Team has started preparations for the transition in 2026 and 2027 by making early connections with the campus community.

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Workday Q&A: Human Resources, Student Employment

Leaders from these departments reflect on Workday: What was learned and what's next.

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Workday Q&A: Finance team reviews a transitional year

Erica Herwig and Heather White also discuss Workday process improvements and what's ahead.

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Update from the COACHE Steering Committee

A consulting firm was selected to work with faculty and university leaders to co-design an action plan for best-in-class shared governance.

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Faculty and staff sketches

Cody Kirby, visiting professor of economics, gave media interviews about the 2025 Health Check report; Alexey Nikitin, professor of biology, and student Sofiia Svyryd were among co-authors of an article published in Nature.

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Coalition of departments sponsor post-inauguration conversation

Lisa Perhamus, director of the Padnos/Sarosik Center for Civil Discourse, said the event demonstrated a shared interest in finding constructive ways to engage in conversation, regardless of how people voted. 

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AWRI accepting spring/summer internship applications

The deadline to submit applications is March 3.

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The GVSU Forum is published by University Communications; it is distributed bimonthly during the academic year and monthly during the spring/summer semesters. Send publication items to Michele Coffill, editor, c/o [email protected]. Web: mygril-yaoyao.com/forum

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