May 15, 2025
Harlem poet named 2025 Roethke Poetry Prize winner
An interdisciplinary poet and sound artist has been selected as the winner of the 2025 Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize from Saginaw Valley State University.
May 2, 2025
SVSU students spring toward next chapter
Nearly 970 Saginaw Valley State University students soon will receive their degrees and celebrate the beginning of the next chapter of their lives. Many of those students will participate in commencement exercises on Saturday, May 10.
May 2, 2025
SVSU, Mary Free Bed partnership expands educational opportunities for Mary Free Bed employees
Saginaw Valley State University and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital have forged a partnership to strengthen the talent pool in Michigan.
April 24, 2025
SVSU assistant professor receives prestigious Fulbright Specialist award
Jennifer Ward, assistant professor of teacher education, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. She will complete a two-week project at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh, Morocco, on April 30.
April 18, 2025
“An Evening With Mozart” concert at SVSU
Seventy-five choral singers, 19 musicians and four soloists will join together to bring “An Evening With Mozart” to Saginaw Valley State University’s Rhea Miller Recital Hall on Wednesday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m.
April 16, 2025
SVSU to host Alzheimer’s researcher for public lecture
Saginaw Valley State University will host internationally recognized Alzheimer’s disease expert Nicholas Kanaan, Ph.D., for a public lecture on Tuesday, April 22. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts in SVSU’s Curtiss Hall. It is free and open to the public.
April 15, 2025
Award-winning superintendent named co-director of Gerstacker Fellowship
The 2025 Michigan Superintendent of the Year has joined Saginaw Valley State University. Matthew Schmidt, superintendent of Bangor Township Schools, has been named co-director of the Gerstacker Fellowship Program, a selective leadership development program for premier teachers and administrators throughout Michigan. Schmidt’s appointment began April 1.
April 3, 2025
Blondes aren’t the only ones having fun
Wrapped up like a pretty pink package, Elle Woods proves that blondes have more than fun on their minds in Saginaw Valley State University’s staging of “Legally Blonde The Musical.” Performances will be held Wednesday, April 9-Saturday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 13, at 3 p.m. in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts.
March 26, 2025
SVSU’s annual fundraising event smashes goal
Friends, employees and alumni of Saginaw Valley State University came through in record-breaking fashion by generously giving nearly $200,000 during Oppor2nity Days 2025, smashing its goal of raising $100,000 and setting a new Oppor2nity Days fundraising record.
March 24, 2025
The 'bots are back!
The ’bots are coming back to Saginaw Valley State University! SVSU will host the FIRST® in Michigan state championship, beginning Thursday, April 3, and running through Saturday, April 5. The competition is expected to bring 160 FIRST® Robotics teams representing high schools throughout the state. In addition to the 5,000 students, SVSU expects an additional 4,000 visitors.
March 23, 2025
SVSU professor tapped to chair national association
Anne Tapp Jaksa, a dedicated professor of teacher education at Saginaw Valley State University, has been selected to chair of the board of directors of AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) for 2025-26.
March 13, 2025
SVSU competitive speakers stand out
For the third consecutive year, Saginaw Valley State University students placed third at the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League State Championship Tournament, which took place on Saturday, March 1, at Eastern Michigan University.
March 13, 2025
SVSU students talk their way to 3rd place in speech competition
In their first year of collegiate competitive speech, six Saginaw Valley State University students have proven themselves up to the challenge, earning a third-place finish in the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League Novice State Championship Tournament. Seven colleges competed at the event, which took place at Northwood University on Saturday, Feb. 15.
March 11, 2025
Expert in South Asian literature to speak at SVSU
Christi A. Merrill, an expert in South Asian literature and postcolonial theory, will present a lecture exploring our relationship to text and image across language and culture. The event will take place on Thursday, March 20, at 6 p.m. in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall at SVSU. The lecture is free and open to the public.
March 6, 2025
SVSU moot court partners reach new heights
The Saginaw Valley State University moot court duo of Nikolas Baker and Diva Patel have set a new record for the program, finishing fifth in the nation at the American Moot Court Association final round of the national tournament.