After receiving the results of a student survey, Ferris State University has decided to open an expanded food pantry for enrolled students to combat food insecurity and assist academic success.
Delta College will hold an event for students, staff, faculty, and members of the community to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and more activities to promote democratic engagement from September 16 through September 19.
The grant will fund what is expected to be the school’s “biggest celebration ever,” the First-Generation College Celebration.
The idea to bring back the program came about two years ago due to high interest in mining and a higher demand in the area. Now that the program is coming back, it is expected to be popular.
The school has expanded its offerings for students seeking mental health help with its continued partnership with the BetterMynd app. Separately, it earned a Youth Empowerment grant that allowed a student to create the Zen Den on campus.
The grants will be used to support initiatives aimed at first-generation college student success and mental health and wellness.
Valley Health Systems contributed $25,000 to the school to enhance its simulation lab, helping to ensure healthcare students are learning on updated technology.
Davenport University is seeing its largest on campus population ever, and saw nearly 1,000 new students joining the campus community on move in day.
Bay College and the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center have teamed up to host two Cards of Hope events for community members to write cards to veterans for Suicide Prevention Month.
Stuart Jones has accepted the executive director position at Grand Valley State University’s Annis Water Research Institute, and will begin in January. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Michigan State University’s W.K. Kellogg Biological Station at Gull Lake.
