News
News items about Community Engagement at SVSU, which can include service learning, internships, community-based research, community service, global collaboration and distinctive programs. For a complete list of News, please go to the Newsroom. To submit an item, please contact JJ Boehm, director of media and community relations, at ext. 4055
October 2, 2015
Saginaw Valley State University’s leadership development program for local high school students kicks off its 10th year
The Great Lakes Bay Youth Leadership Institute will welcome 96 new high school participants during the program’s 2015-16 orientation session Friday, Oct. 2, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on SVSU’s campus.
October 1, 2015
SVSU partners with Healthway Compounding Pharmacy in research to improve lab safety
Saginaw Valley State University students and faculty will spend the next year helping a local pharmacist create a cleaner environment for the medicine formulated at his Saginaw Township-based compounding pharmacy laboratory.
August 3, 2015
SVSU and high school educators and students participate in SVSU, Dow Chemical Foundation research projects
Ten SVSU students also are participating in the studies, which will involve field studies in the Saginaw Bay and its connected river systems.
July 22, 2015
SVSU Students Construct Playground Equipment for local Child Care Center
A group of Saginaw Valley State University students will devote a summer Saturday to a service project, as they build and install playground equipment at Great Beginnings Christian Childcare Center in Saginaw County’s Kochville Township. Work will begin at 10 a.m. this Saturday, July 25 and continue until the project is completed.
July 15, 2015
SVSU Athletics Receives GLIAC Community Engagement Award
The Saginaw Valley State University Athletic Department has been awarded the Community Engagement Award from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) for the 2014-15 academic year. It is the sixth time that the department has been honored for its community activities.
June 26, 2015
SVSU student to study French in Quebec as part of Morley internship program
A Saginaw Valley State University student will spend part of the summer in Montreal as part of a new fellowship program that will lead to an internship at Morley. Alan Rifenbark, a French and history double major from Bad Axe, will live and study at the University of Quebec at Montreal from July 5 to August 14.
June 5, 2015
SVSU chooses next class for leadership development program
Ten Saginaw Valley State University students will participate in a year-long leadership development initiative following their selection for the highly competitive Roberts Fellowship.
May 26, 2015
SVSU study supports link between blight elimination and drop in Saginaw crime
Saginaw Valley State University researchers have found a connection between a recent drop in Saginaw's violent crime rate and a Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) initiative aimed at eliminating blighted structures from the city.
May 7, 2015
SVSU community rallies to support Nepal earthquake victims
Students, faculty and staff at Saginaw Valley State University have organized efforts to support the people of Nepal in the wake of the April 25 earthquake that has devastated the Asian nation.
April 30, 2015
Shantinique Beverly
Helping others doesn’t cost Shantinique Beverly energy. It provides the energy.
April 28, 2015
Emily VanFleteren
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 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 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 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 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.
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