April - 2017
April 5, 2017
SVSU gives local 5th graders a ‘Passport to the World’
Saginaw Valley State University's English Language Program will share international experiences with local grade school students during the “Passport to the World” event Friday, April 7.
April 5, 2017
SVSU, Saginaw libraries offer family history-writing workshop
A collaboration between Saginaw Valley State University and the Public Libraries of Saginaw will help individuals better understand and preserve their family histories through writing.
April 6, 2017
SVSU business students organize anniversary dinner for Vietnam Vets
Four Saginaw Valley State University students are hosting a dinner to recognize local Vietnam veterans for their military service. The event will take place Friday, April 7 at the Kochville Township Veterans Hall from 5-7 p.m.
April 10, 2017
The Saginaw Valley State University Concert Band will perform in concert Wednesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in SVSU's Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts. This event is free and open to the public.
April 1, 2017
As the founder and president of a design and engineering company, Nevin Steinbrink appreciates the opportunity to build things. He also appreciates the things that built him.
April 10, 2017
Ecology scholar and international biodiversity expert to speak at SVSU
Saginaw Valley State University will host renowned scholar and preservationist Giselle Tamayo-Castillo for a public lecture Thursday, April 20 at 7 p.m. in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall.
April 12, 2017
SVSU students present research on writing strategies
Ten Saginaw Valley State University Writing Center tutors were among a group of undergraduates selected to present their research at the East Central Writing Center Association 2017 Conference held at Southwestern Michigan College on the weekend of March 24-25.
April 12, 2017
FIRST Robotics state championships at SVSU
Saginaw Valley State University will host the FIRST in Michigan statewide high school robotics competition Thursday, April 13 through Saturday, April 15. Some teams will be arriving and unloading their equipment Wednesday, April 12.
April 14, 2017
FIRST Robotics student enjoys competition at SVSU, her future college home
The Algonac High School senior is among the nearly 5,000 high school students attending the statewide FIRST Robotics competition hosted by Saginaw Valley State University this week.
April 17, 2017
SVSU alumni & FIRST Robotics mentors pleased to return to alma mater to compete
Thousands of students descended on Saginaw Valley State University April 12-15 to demonstrate determination during the FIRST Robotics state championships. It was the first time SVSU has hosted the event, which drew two alumni back to campus as coaches.
April 17, 2017
SVSU moot court students' strong performance in national tourney wraps up best year yet
Four Saginaw Valley State University students capped off a year of determined study and preparation with a strong showing at a national moot court tournament at the University of Chicago.
April 18, 2017
SVSU hosting 10th annual ‘Pros vs. Joes’ charity basketball game in honor of fallen student
Faculty and staff from Saginaw Valley State University will hit the hardwood Tuesday, April 18, to help raise money in the name of a student who died tragically 10 years ago.
April 19, 2017
Tickets remain for Grammy-winning jazz artist Bob James concert at SVSU
Saginaw Valley State University will welcome multiple Grammy Award-winning musician Bob James for a concert performance Friday, April 28 in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the jazz pianist will take the state at 8 p.m. Tickets remain on sale at $40 per person.
April 19, 2017
SVSU club dance team inspires to finish fifth in national competition
The Saginaw Valley State University club dance team traveled to Florida earlier this month for its first-ever national competition – 22 years after the team’s inception.
April 21, 2017
Forty projects featured in SVSU Science and Engineering Symposium
Saginaw Valley State University on Friday, April 21, will host its winter 2017 Science and Engineering Symposium, where the public can view the work students performed on 40 projects.
April 21, 2017
Brother's disease led to SVSU student's research project set for display during Friday showcase
Saginaw Valley State University exercise science major Geena Militello gained a unique perspective on life by growing up with a brother living with muscular dystrophy, a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass.
April 21, 2017
Comic books have long been popular in the entertainment industry and are firmly entrenched in modern pop culture with on-screen adaptations of bookstore titles such as The Avengers, Batman, and The Walking Dead.
April 24, 2017
Consumers Energy deputy general counsel, SVSU alum, to address SVSU May graduates
The vice president of a Michigan energy company will deliver the keynote address to graduates during Commencement exercises next month at Saginaw Valley State University.
April 24, 2017
SVSU professor wins national award for book on post-Civil War black print
Eric Garnder, professor of English at Saginaw Valley State University, has won his second Book Prize from the Research Society of American Periodicals. The prize awards the best scholarly book on American periodicals published in 2015 and 2016.
April 26, 2017
Optimistic Club spreads positivity at SVSU
Along with the anxieties of the world outside of campus, stress can lead some college students to see the glass as half-empty. Members of SVSU’s Optimistic Club, however, hope to fill those metaphorical glasses to the top.
April 26, 2017
Saginaw Valley State University College of Education honors 2nd annual Heroes in Education
The Saginaw Valley State University College of Education will recognize six individuals from the Michigan educational community for their outstanding and heroic contributions to positively impact the lives of students.
July 26, 2017
Sue Brasseur, April 2017 - Staff Member of the month
Sue Brasseur didn’t have the luxury of Tinkerbell pixie dust when helping organize the FIRST Robotics statewide competition in April, but that didn’t stop The Conference Center at SVSU’s director from helping a show earn magical reviews.