April - 2015
April 2, 2015
SVSU's Crainer named top student adviser in the Great Lakes
Saginaw Valley State University's Bryan Crainer recently was recognized for being an outstanding adviser to student organizations. He received the Outstanding Adviser Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for District 5, which includes higher education institutions in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
April 2, 2015
A Saginaw Valley State University student won two out of six top awards recognizing outstanding student graphic design projects during the American Advertising Federation District 6 competition, which covers contestants from Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. Now Kaitlyn Zumbach, a graphic design major from Millington who graduates in May, will see how well her two winning entries fare against national competition during the national American Advertising Federation conference in June in Las Vegas.
April 6, 2015
SVSU secures DEQ grant to study Bad Axe Creek
Saginaw Valley State University has been awarded a $61,449 grant from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to monitor the Bad Axe Creek in Huron County for phosphorus and E. coli over the next two years. The research also will help determine the concentration and potential sources of contamination there.
April 6, 2015
The Saginaw Valley State University Concert Band will perform in concert Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in SVSU’s Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts. This event is free and open to the public.
April 6, 2015
SVSU Welcomes ‘One of the Hottest Young Trios’ in Music for Concert
Saginaw Valley State University will feature a concert by the Chicago-based Lincoln Trio as part of the Rhea Miller Concert Series Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall.
April 6, 2015
Author Éireann Lorsung to present at SVSU for reading series
Writer Éireann Lorsung will speak at Saginaw Valley State University as part of the school's "Voices in the Valley" reading series Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in SVSU's Founders Hall. This event is free and open to the public.
April 6, 2015
SVSU Theatre presents musical 'How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'
A Pulitzer Prize-winning piece is the latest musical presented by Saginaw Valley State University's theatre department. Audiences can enjoy "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" at 7:30 p.m. from Wednesday to Saturday, April 8-11, in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts. A Sunday, April 12 matinee is scheduled for 3 p.m.
April 7, 2015
SVSU to Introduce Local Children to Foreign Cultures
Five area grade schools will participate in the annual “Passport to the World” Wednesday, April 15 at Saginaw Valley State University. Three schools from Saginaw Public Schools – Jessie Loomis, Kempton, and Zilwaukee – and two parochial schools from Reese – Trinity Lutheran and St. Elizabeth's will participate in this year’s event, put on by SVSU's English Language Program.
April 9, 2015
SVSU hires Frank Hall as Dean of Science, Engineering, Technology
Saginaw Valley State University has hired Frank R. Hall to serve as dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. He will play a leading role in advancing STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and math) at SVSU and in the Great Lakes Bay Region.
April 13, 2015
Retired President of North Central College to Address SVSU Graduates
Students participating in May Commencement exercises at Saginaw Valley State University will hear from a highly regarded college president who is a friend and mentor of SVSU’s current president. Harold “Hal” R. Wilde, who served as president of North Central College from 1991 to 2012, will speak to SVSU graduates at both ceremonies.
April 13, 2015
SVSU Steel Band in concert Tuesday
The Saginaw Valley State University musical group Valley Steel will perform in concert Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in SVSU's Rhea Miller Recital Hall. This event is free and open to the public.
April 13, 2015
SVSU Percussion Ensemble to perform in concert
The Saginaw Valley State University Percussion Ensemble will perform in concert Monday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the university's Rhea Miller Recital Hall.
April 13, 2015
SVSU choirs to perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’
The choirs of Saginaw Valley State University will sing George Friedrich Handel’s classic work “Messiah” Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in SVSU’s Rhea Miller Recital Hall.
April 14, 2015
SVSU Honors Businessman/Philanthropist and Outstanding Faculty and Staff
Saginaw Valley State University honored a noted Saginaw businessman and philanthropist with a long history of support and commitment to SVSU and the Great Lakes Bay Region, as well as outstanding faculty and staff during SVSU's All-University Awards Banquet Friday, April 10.
April 14, 2015
SVSU grad wins national law school moot court competition
Ashley Hanson Chrysler's team bested 202 teams representing 118 ABA-approved law schools at the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition April 9-11 in Chicago. She also received an award for ninth-place oralist.
April 16, 2015
ResNet Wireless Updates Finished Ahead of Schedule
ITS Executive Director, Jim Maher, announces that the ResNet Wireless Project Team has completed the installation and activation of the new wireless solution in all of the residential units. The project was completed two months ahead of schedule.
April 16, 2015
SVSU to join effort to beautify Saginaw’s Houghton-Jones neighborhood
Saginaw Valley State University will be well represented at the All Around The Garden Global Youth Service Day Project Wednesday, April 22.
April 16, 2015
SVSU Hires Linda Sims to Lead Communication, Marketing and External Affairs
Saginaw Valley State University has hired Linda Sims to lead communication, marketing and external affairs for the university. She comes to SVSU from Consumers Energy, where she has served in a variety of public relations roles for more than 30 years, including the past 10 in the senior role of executive director of public affairs for the utility.
April 17, 2015
Skype for Business to Replace Lync
In recent months, Microsoft announced that Skype would be replacing Lync as the collaboration product in Office. Branded at Skype for Business, it will soon be coming to a computer near you.
April 17, 2015
Guest Guitarist to perform with SVSU Jazz Ensemble
Guitarist Edmond Smith will join with the Saginaw Valley State University jazz ensemble for a concert Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in SVSU’s Rhea Miller Recital Hall.
April 20, 2015
Visual Hacking: The Eyes Have It
Someone looking over your shoulder is not a comforting feeling. Think about where it can happen. You can be on a plane flipping through a magazine, at a coffee shop reading the news on your laptop, or at the office reading emails. Wait a second. At the office reading emails?
April 20, 2015
Registration open for SVSU Literacy Center summer clinics
The Literacy Center at Saginaw Valley State University will offer tutoring in math, reading, and writing to students ranging from kindergarten upward through 12th grade, and adult learners during the upcoming summer.
April 22, 2015
SVSU students explore alternatives to the handshake in ‘Ban the Hand’ presentations
Saginaw Valley State University students will share what they have learned in examining alternatives to the traditional handshake in an academic exercise across the colleges of Arts & Behavioral Sciences and Business & Management. They will present their ideas Thursday, April 23.
April 24, 2015
SVSU, Delta College offer joint program in nursing
A new dual enrollment program between Saginaw Valley State University and Delta College will allow nursing students chasing both a bachelor’s degree and a career in healthcare to achieve those goals more quickly.
April 24, 2015
SVSU, mascot deliver needed supplies to Saginaw elementary school
?Students at Saginaw's Jessie Rouse Elementary School received 10 boxes full of school supplies after a collection drive organized by Saginaw Valley State University students, staff and faculty.
April 27, 2015
Survey shows majority satisfied with SVSU campus climate
Students, faculty and staff at Saginaw Valley State University reported high levels of general satisfaction with SVSU’s campus climate during a survey conducted last November and December.
April 27, 2015
SVSU grad to attend esteemed public policy school
Saginaw Valley State University alumnus Joshua Fleming this fall will attend the University of Michigan's prestigious Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy this fall on a full scholarship.
April 28, 2015
Jackson’s list of SVSU accomplishments is lengthy, and it impressed admission officials at the University of Michigan Law School where she will attend in the fall.
April 28, 2015
Those familiar with her expect VanFleteren will continue building a fine reputation — and stellar résumé — for herself once she begins her professional career as a teacher.
April 28, 2015
Lukowski this fall will begin postgraduate studies at the University of Michigan, where she is enrolled in the Ph.D. program for chemical biology.
April 28, 2015
Once Skidmore receives his bachelor’s degree in accounting in May, he will join the financial firm Rehmann as a full-time accountant in the tax division, known as Rehmann Robson. He was connected to his future employer during an SVSU Career Services jobs fair.
April 28, 2015
Strasburg in August will jump to a doctoral program when she moves to Oxford, Ohio to attend Miami University’s Ph.D. program in ecology, evolution and environmental biology.
April 29, 2015
When she graduates from Saginaw Valley State University in May, the theatre major will move to London, England to join Ovation Limited Theatre Co. as an intern at the arts group’s venue, Upstairs At The Gatehouse.
April 29, 2015
Salois this fall will attend the University of Rochester’s Ph.D. program in neuroscience, studying for a career in brain research.
April 29, 2015
Last-minute call leads to SVSU students’ chance to shine
An unexpected opportunity resulted in an impressive performance by students in Saginaw Valley State University's moot court program.Students Mark Babcock, a psychology major from Saginaw, and Felicia Jostock, a criminal justice major from North Branch, advanced as a team to the quarterfinals round of the American Collegiate Moot Court Association national invitational tournament in Chicago April 24-25.
April 29, 2015
The Saginaw Valley State University student was hired full-time as a math teacher at Bridgeport Middle School, weeks before earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education in May.
April 29, 2015
Brandon Skwirsk knew he wanted to become a doctor in the sixth grade.
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 30, 2015
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
After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Saginaw Valley State University in May, Marr plans to teach English in other countries.
April 30, 2015
In a 5-year span, Aldubayyan went from speaking little English to becoming one of the university’s student leaders.
April 30, 2015
Helping others doesn’t cost Shantinique Beverly energy. It provides the energy.
April 30, 2015
Since childhood, Terrance Moore has been planning a career in law enforcement. Thanks in large part to his experience at Saginaw Valley State University — and all the opportunities it presented — that career already has begun.
April 30, 2015
?Evan Linskey’s travels have taken him to 12 countries, but what was in his own backyard may have had the heaviest influence on his career aspirations.
May 1, 2015
?April Lukowski is the epitome of the homegrown college student who found a calling and an exemplary education at Saginaw Valley State University, all while helping the community where she was raised.