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May 5, 2016
Marianna Cuevas: Portrait of a 2016 SVSU graduate
Marianna Cuevas knows that leaving SVSU to take the next step toward fulfilling her professional ambitions will be bittersweet.
May 5, 2016
Christina Swain: Portrait of a 2016 SVSU graduate
From the moment she arrived at Saginaw Valley State University, Christina Swain knew exactly what she wanted to accomplish.
May 5, 2016
Keshara Mumford: Portrait of a 2016 SVSU graduate
Keshara Mumford remembers what it was like to search for purpose in life. The Detroit native enrolled at Saginaw Valley State University initially as a criminal justice major, but spent much of her first year unsure of the decision — and her future.
May 5, 2016
Ashli Maser: Portrait of a 2016 SVSU graduate
Ask Ashli Maser about her passions, and she will respond at first with a wide, white smile.
April 19, 2016
SVSU, Bay-Arenac ISD reach agreement on health and human services credit transfer
Leaders with Saginaw Valley State University and Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center recently demonstrated their shared community-minded commitment by signing an articulation agreement to benefit students planning careers in the health professions.
February 3, 2016
SVSU's Berry honored as outstanding educator by regional athletic training organization
Saginaw Valley State University's David Berry, professor of kinesiology, recently was named the 2016 Outstanding Educator award recipient by the Great Lakes Athletic Training Association. The award recognizes educators for their work both with students and professionals.
January 29, 2016
SVSU profs to use Braun Fellowship fund to study diet and exercise of pregnant women, drugs used for diabetes
Two Saginaw Valley State University faculty members will study common health issues through support from SVSU’s Braun Fellowship.
October 27, 2015
SVSU research making Midland healthier, students smarter
Leaders in Midland County have always been serious about improving health outcomes for county residents. In 2014, they enlisted a serious research partner to better understand where they stand and what it would take to be a healthier county. The SVSU team of five faculty and 15 students — all undergraduates — spent nearly a year gathering, analyzing and sharing data. Those who selected SVSU for the project were seriously impressed when the team submitted its final report.
May 28, 2015
SVSU's Berry earns athletic trainer awards
Saginaw Valley State University's David Berry, professor of kinesiology, has earned two honors for his work in the athletic training field. Berry was named the 2015 Distinguished Athletic Trainer of the Year by the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society as well as a 2015 Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer by the National Athletic Trainers Association.
May 7, 2015
SVSU community rallies to support Nepal earthquake victims
Students, faculty and staff at Saginaw Valley State University have organized efforts to support the people of Nepal in the wake of the April 25 earthquake that has devastated the Asian nation.
April 30, 2015
Shantinique Beverly
Helping others doesn’t cost Shantinique Beverly energy. It provides the energy.
April 30, 2015
Valerie Adams
After graduating from Saginaw Valley State University in May, she will move to North Carolina, where she is enrolled in the highly competitive Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Duke University.
April 30, 2015
SVSU student wins national viral video contest for clinical lab science organization
Saginaw Valley State University student Cullen James recently won the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science’s (ASCLS) 2015 viral video contest. James, a medical laboratory science major from Birch Run, submitted a 99-second video that promotes the benefits of being a member of the society.
April 29, 2015
Brandon Skwirsk
Brandon Skwirsk knew he wanted to become a doctor in the sixth grade.
March 10, 2015
Professional Profile for February 2015
Martin Arford, associate professor of geography, was presented the Osprey Award for Outstanding Conservation Volunteers by the Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy for the work at the Frankenlust Township Park and
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