December 9, 2025
SVSU to celebrate fall 2025 graduates at commencement ceremonies
Over 500 Saginaw Valley State University students are preparing to receive their degrees. SVSU will celebrate the fall 2025 graduates during two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Ryder Center.
December 4, 2025
SVSU welcomes 2025-26 Gerstacker Fellowship cohort
Saginaw Valley State University introduced 10 K-12 education leaders from across Michigan as the newest members of the Gerstacker Fellowship Program during the program’s annual symposium at SVSU in November.
November 18, 2025
Renowned pianist Kathryn Brown to perform at SVSU, lead Piano Day
Internationally acclaimed pianist Kathryn Brown, Head of the Keyboard Division at the Cleveland Institute of Music, will feature the Rhea Miller Concert Series at Saginaw Valley State University on Friday, Nov. 21. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.
November 13, 2025
Ron Portwine honored by national professional trade association for contributions to higher education auxiliary services
At SVSU, auxiliary operations — including the bookstore, dining services and housing operations — are key to helping students succeed and thrive. Ronald Portwine, SVSU associate vice president for administration and business affairs and chief business officer, helps guide those efforts every day.
November 11, 2025
Michigan journalist wins SVSU literature award
Author John Gallagher, a veteran journalist who spent 32 years with the Detroit Free Press, has been awarded Saginaw Valley State University’s 2025-2026 Stuart D. and Vernice M. Gross Award for Literature for his memoir “Rust Belt Reporter.” The award is part of SVSU’s community-minded commitment to recognize exceptional publications within Michigan.
November 10, 2025
SVSU celebrates International Education Week
Saginaw Valley State University has long fostered global connections, establishing partnerships with universities around the world, engaging in faculty exchanges, and promoting and facilitating study-abroad opportunities for domestic and international students.
November 10, 2025
SVSU recognized for commitment to Promise students
Saginaw Valley State University has been honored for its commitment to the success of first-generation, first-experience Promise Scholars.
November 7, 2025
Thompson Working Families Scholarship program creates opportunity for 179 first-generation students at Saginaw Valley State University
Of the nearly 360 students at Saginaw Valley State University selected to participate in the Thompson Working Families Scholarship program, half are first generation college students - among the first in their family to attend college.
November 3, 2025
Bug out with SVSU’s Insect-A-Palooza
Bugs take center stage at Saginaw Valley State University on Saturday, Nov. 8, when visitors can get a close-up look at the tiny creatures that make a big impact on our world.
November 3, 2025
SVSU professor to speak on consequential figure in poetry, abolitionist movement
Saginaw Valley State University English professor and Midland resident Eric Gardner will speak about his latest book, “Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s Civil War and Reconstruction,” during two events this month.
October 23, 2025
SVSU to host local author for ‘haunting’ book talk
Just in time for Halloween, local author Nicole Beauchamp will present a talk about her path to becoming a successful author of “haunting” books.
October 23, 2025
SVSU students benefit from donor support
Saginaw Valley State University closed out a strong 2025 fiscal year by raising more than $6 million. Donors to SVSU gave $6,758,247 which represents a 96% increase in giving from fiscal year 2024. The university’s fiscal year runs from July 1-June 30.
October 22, 2025
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter at center of exhibit, lecture at SVSU
After leaving the White House, President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, worked tirelessly to improve the lives of people throughout the world. Deborah Hakes, a former Carter Center communications professional who traveled extensively with the Carters, will offer a glimpse into the couple’s work as global ambassadors for peace through a photographic exhibit and lecture at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University.
October 9, 2025
SVSU Theatre reboots a robot revolution with “R.U.R.: An AI Musical Melodrama”
Saginaw Valley State University’s Department of Theatre will bring together human creativity and artificial intelligence with “R.U.R.: An AI Musical Melodrama,” running Wednesday, Oct. 15 through Sunday, Oct. 19, in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts.
October 7, 2025
Economist to provide glimpse of what big data can tell us
What can Google searches, social media posts, and online data reveal about human behavior? A lot, says Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, a New York Times best-selling author, data scientist and former Google data analyst, who will share his insights during the Wickson-Nickless Distinguished Lectureship in Business presented by the Scott L. Carmona College of Business at Saginaw Valley State University.