News and College Life

A photo captured from the upper track of the Sports and Fitness Center during Commencement.

College of Health Sciences commencement with a focus on one individual's tassel in a sea of other graduates and their tassels. 

Students, alumni, and other community members participate in Oozefest, a mud volleyball tournament in May 2026 at the Mud Pit on North Campus. Oozefest is a school tradition since 1984.

Graduates fill the Center for the Arts Atrium to celebrate the Toast to ‘26, a tradition hosted by the Office of Student Engagement, in May 2026.  

I volunteer helps prep work glove for other students. 

Sociology graduate Bwana Miller, a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., strolls across the stage after receiving his diploma during commencement at Van Andel Arena on May 2, 2026.
 

Soon-to-be master of science in cell and molecular biology graduates Flavia Marcello, right, and Rachel Conklin hug outside Van Andel Arena before the afternoon Commencement ceremony on May 2. 
 

Soon-to-be graduates take part in the afternoon Commencement ceremony at Van Andel Arena May 2.
 

Participants surge forward at the start of a university Sports and Health Day run.

A nursing student hugs their father after the 2026 Nursing Convocation on May 14, 2026.