Online Photo Essay

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An important word in the Navajo language is “ho′zho′,” which means harmony, beauty, and balance. To be ho’zho is to be aware of and part of the world around you.

From March 27-31, 16 Utah Valley University School of Education students toured Utah’s San Juan County elementary schools to instruct K-6 students using robotics, network with professional educators, and find ho’zho.

Months of travel restrictions due to COVID-19 temporarily grounded Grand Valley’s Study Abroad program keeping students in the United States. But as governments eased their travel requirements, Lakers responded with enthusiasm, ready to see the world again.

 “It’s been great to finally be able to travel,” said senior Alayna Peterson, a social work major who spent nine weeks living and working in Dublin. “Seeing that this opportunity was something that I could do after COVID restrictions eased, it just seemed perfect.”

The saying goes that many hands make light work. They also make beautiful work. You will be amazed at what GVSU hands can do...

Local Anishinaabe artist Jason Quigno created a commissioned sculpture for Grand Valley State University's Pew Grand Rapids Campus.

The carved Anishinaabek limestone sculpture, Akii Ndodem (Earth Totem), was created to show the connectedness of humanity.

Quigno created the piece at this southwest Grand Rapids studio, using flowing, somewhat repetitive lines to represent water and to make the stone seem as if it's moving. He hopes people looking at the 20-foot sculpture in downtown Grand Rapids will feel a sense of peace.

This is a photo gallery of the Chancellor's Arts Showcase featuring the Mizzou School of Music, School of Visual Studies, Department of Theatre, Department of Architectural Studies and the Department of Textile & Apparel Management. Historic Missouri Theater, Columbia, MO. 

The video was done by other members of my team. I am solely submitting based on the photos. 

Damon Coyle creates lifelike simulators for the medical, nursing and veterinary medicine simulation labs. Through varied uses of silicone into molds (that he built and sculpted) and traditional artistry, he's able to create an incredibly valuable service to students through hands-on learning at a fraction of the cost for a more realistic product. 

This was my first graduation to photograph and it was split between two locations.