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Thrive raising funds for GR refugees(0)

April 20, 2013

By Brittany Vanderziel
Staff Writer
GRAND RAPIDS - “Thrive: A Refugee Support Program,” an organization which fights to help Grand Rapids area refugees, is expressing their cause through various fundraiser events.
The Thrive program has been around for almost two years. They put together a 5K Fun Run that was hosted at Wyoming High School Stadium on April [...]

Thrive raising funds for GR refugees

Miller Library pushing ‘popular fiction’

By Charissa Hayden
Staff Writer
Miller Library wants students to know that it’s more than just a spot to research and study. There has been increased promotion for a section where students can access more leisurely reading.
The Popular Fiction collection is located on the second floor of the library near the soft seating area. Though it has [...]

Van Dyke to attend Japan weapons conference

By Ashley VanderGeld
Opinion Editor
GRAND RAPIDS - One Cor­nerstone University professor will be packing his bags for Asia to attend the “Nuclear Weapons and Our Globalizing Century” seminar this summer.
At the ten-day conference, held in Japan, Michael Van Dyke, associate professor of humanities at CU, will hear lectures from public officials and have opportunities to meet [...]

CU switches to NSSE for student surveys

By Ashley VanderGeld
Opinion Editor
GRAND RAPIDS - Corner­stone University’s new assess­ment tool takes a deeper look at academic rigor on campus.
NSSE, the National Survey for Student Engagement, mea­sures aspects of campus quality in regards to student engage­ment.
“We’d like to use the data to help build our curriculum and our spiritual formation efforts,” Dr. Tim Detwiler, dean [...]


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