Photos of found subject matter (unposed and uncontrolled) documenting your university or college-related events as they occur naturally. Photographs in this category must adhere to accepted photojournalistic standards.
Gabriel Sidor took a quick break from his studies to order a Christmas present for his mother while on the fourth floor of the Mary Idema Pew Library on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus December 2, 2020. Sidor is a senior studying allied health sciences.
After a semester of classes, a graduate student and her fiancé walk on campus for the first time.
People arrive for an early morning graduation ceremony.
Flags decorate the Pentacrest in honor of Veterans Day. Each flag is affixed with a card that recognizes the service of someone affiliated with the University of Iowa.
A COVID-19 testing patient listens to instructions as he waits in his car as university testing staff process him for a nasal swab test. As COVID-19 dramatically spiked in the community, researchers hope to determine why some areas turn into acute infection clusters.
A 30 x 168 ft. Gothic-style hoophouse was being erected at Grand Valley State University’s Sustainable Agriculture Project on November 17, 2020. Employees from Nifty Hoops, New City Neighbors and volunteers from the Grand Valley community were on hand to help with the project. New City Neighbors, a local community development organization, will utilize 1 acre of agricultural land at the SAP for the project where high school students in the neighborhood can receive job and life skills training.
Due to the campus closing at Thanksgiving as a COVID-19 precaution, the university did their lighting ceremony and caroling before the students left.
Students spend a relaxing afternoon listening to music and playing leisure game of tennis.
Actor, humorist and woodworker Nick Offerman gets strapped down to the stands as crews work to place photo cutouts of fans throughout Memorial Stadium in preparation for the football season.
A student dances with his glowing headphones during the Silent Disco.