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GV LOOKS AHEAD TO THE FUTURE NEW DEVELOPMENTAL PLAN SETS GOALS UNTIL 2021
Envision: Grand Valley State University, President Thomas Haas, faculty and students are looking ahead to the coming years and the direction the university will take as it continues to expand. The previous strategic plan will end in 2015, and the new plan will increase the focus of the university to it students and the curriculum. BY AUDRA GAMBLE NEWS@LANTHORN.COM
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s Grand Valley State University begins to look ahead to the upcoming fall semester and the return of the bulk of its students, the university is also looking even further into the future. The university is finalizing its developmental plan for 2016-2021, as the current developmental plan will end in 2015. According to a recent interview President Thomas Haas did with MiBiz.com, the university will focus more on its students and curriculum. A committee has been working on the new plan since the fall of last year.
“We have made very good progress in the past four years on our eight goals,” said Julia Guevara, associate vice president of academic affairs, accreditation, assessment and strategic planning. “Current feedback suggests all will be met on schedule. Moving forward into the 2016-2021 period, we believe five outcomes will provide another strong framework for action and allow us to be even more united in our focus.” A mix of individuals has been involved in creating the long-term plan for the university. “Our strategic plan starts with the board of trustees,” Guevara said. “After that, the process engages students, faculty, staff and institutional ad-
ministrators, under the guidance of an institution-wide strategic positioning committee led by the associate vice president of assessment, accreditation and strategic planning. The SPC has membership from across the institution at all levels including students. Students are an essential group in the creation of the plan.” President Haas is planning on being at GVSU for a long time, so he is invested in making sure the future of GVSU is bright. “We have drafted a vision statement that actually turns our former vision statement completely around,” Haas said to MiBiz.com. “Before it was focused just in the university per se, but now what we have in our vision statement is, first
and foremost, a focus on our students and student success. That’s going to lead us very well into these next five years.” Some of the focuses of the new strategic plan are to increase diversity, create an inclusive learning environment, internalize the curriculum and maximize learning opportunities for students. Additionally, many of the goals for 2016-2021 will be result-oriented so that university community members can track visible improvement in the university. “There are many areas in which the 2016-2021 strategic plan will be aspirational, where the university will be looking for measurable growth and change in its performance, including the performance of its
undergraduate and graduate students,” Guevara said. While the plan is still under construction, students will soon see the university act in a manner that corresponds with its new vision. “Look at how we spend our money, who we hire, who we recruit and admit as students, the degrees we offer, who graduates and how teaching and learning are supported and you will see our strategic plan in action now and for the foreseeable future,” Guevara said. For Haas, he’s focused on a stronger support for GVSU students and their long-term success. “We’re going to provide a commitment to our students with an inclusive learning environment,” he said.
“We’re going to look at the skills necessary for life-long, productive careers. “As a university, we’re going to be known as innovative, and for our outstanding teaching and scholarships and especially community engagement and the stewardship of our resources.” As for where the developmental plan creators see the university at the end of 2021, they see GVSU as a cuttingedge institution. “GVSU will continue to be one of the key hubs for knowledge creation and learning in Michigan,” Guevara said. “(GVSU) will remain on the cutting edge of technologies driving learning and teaching. (The university) will be fully SEE FUTURE ON A2
Reinventing ramen OneBowl at a time “As a kid and growing up, I didn’t really spend much time building things besides Legos – I did love those,” Herd said. “My mentality, rather, has always been to solve problems. Whenever I experienced something that was annoying, too slow, or too hard, I would come up with a solution. If it worked for me it could work for everyone else too, and there you go, you have an invention.” The OneBowl allows people to cook, strain, eat and store food all in one bowl. It is microwave safe with a built-in strainer and a snap on lid. Keeping in mind his burnt fingers from the days of straining water with a fork – Herd never owned a strainer, saying it took up too much space – he created the bowl with a rotating handle. When turned 45 degrees, the handle opens up the strainer at the bottom of the bowl
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L Entrepreneurial spirit: The OneBowl, invented by GVSU alumnus Justin Herd, can cook, strain and store noodles.
ike many other college students, Justin Herd had his fair share of ramen noodles and mac and cheese while in school. The Grand Valley State University alumnus calls it the “ramen every day” diet. Recently, Herd developed a bowl he hopes will make this diet a little bit easier for other college students also on the noodle regimen. During Herd’s senior year at GVSU, after a packet of chicken-flavored Maruchan ramen noodles, he began to wonder why he needed a pot, a strainer, a bowl and a Tupperware container just to make one packet of noodles. He grabbed a napkin and started sketching an idea. Eight months later the OneBowl was created.
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or students preparing to attend or currently enrolled at a university, there are many scholarship opportunities available. The Grand Rapids Community Foundation awards numerous scholarships to Grand Valley State University students – especially those who live in the area or have financial need. This year, GVSU students have received $163,000 in GRCF scholarships out of the roughly $1 million that was given by the foundation – the largest amount awarded to any
Michigan university. “Most of our scholarships focus on Kent County residents because donors want to focus on helping students in the area,” said Ruth Bishop, the education program officer for GRCF. Bishop said that since many Kent County residents attend GVSU, it makes sense that the university would give more scholarships to those students instead of those at other Michigan universities. She also added that the foundation receives many more applications from GVSU students than from students of other universities. Lori Dykstra, the public relations and marketing in-
tern for the GRCF, said that about 80 percent of scholarships awarded went to students from Michigan colleges. The foundation received 2,167 scholarship applications this year, and has awards ranging from $500 to $10,000. “None of our scholarships are specific to Grand Valley,” Bishop said. “Many donors want to support students from the area who attend local colleges.” Students apply for these scholarships by completing a general online application that is on the GRCF website. Different selection committees then SEE SCHOLARSHIP ON A2
to drain the noodles while keeping the hot water away from his hands. “I think this product will appeal to college students because we know how much of a staple noodles are to starving students on a budget,” Herd said. “It is my hope that they will enjoy the convenience of the product, saving storage space and washing less (sic) dirty dishes.” Herd thought of the idea for the OneBowl a few days before starting ENT 350: Entrepreneurial Business Plan with professor Sam Hogg. He contributes much of his product’s success to the class, which helped take him through the steps from ideation to reality. Herd worked with a product design engineer at GVSU to make a computer aided design (CAD) model for the original prototype, SEE ONEBOWL ON A2
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rand Valley State University is currently involved in a pending lawsuit in which two students are suing the university for what they feel was a wrongful accusation of academic dishonesty. The two students, Ashley Strong and Erin Jurek, were taking MTH 345, Discrete Mathematics, together in the summer of 2013 when their professor accused them of working together on a take-home exam.
The students are also accusing the professor, Jonathan Hodge, of sexual harassment. According to a statement the students’ lawyer made to the Grand Rapids Press, the students had similar answers on the exam because they had studied together previously. Hodge refused comment on the litigation, stating it would be inappropriate to speak about a pending case. However, Mary Eilleen Lyon, associate vice president of university communications issued the following statement: “We have students who
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were found to have violated the academic honesty policy. The university intends to vigorously defend this meritless lawsuit.” At the time of publication, the students’ lawyer, Scott Erskine, has not commented to the Lanthorn about the case. Short and Jurek were both placed on “disciplinary probation” for their remaining time at GVSU. Additionally, Jurek was suspended for the entirety of the fall 2013 semester. The lawsuit was filed on May 27 at U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids.
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BRIEFS GV ALUMNI GOLF OUTING SCHEDULED FOR JULY 19 Grand Valley State University alumni, friends and supporters are invited to the Alumni Golf Outing, which has been scheduled for July 19 at the Meadows. Registration will begin at noon for the 18-hole, four-person scramble with a shot-gun start at 1:30 p.m. The cost is $95 per golfer and includes refreshments and post-event barbecue. The cost to attend the barbecue only is $25. Proceeds will go Alumni Relations at (800) 558-0541 or alumni@gvsu.edu. To register for the event, visit www.gvsu.edu/alumni/golfouting.htm.
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GV HELPS RESEARCHERS STUDY BEE POPULATION DECLINE Computing professor Jonathan Engelsma created a web application that allows users to remotely monitor and
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Engelsma hopes the application, created with the help of students, will help researchers find the cause of the decline of honey bees. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, bee keepers are losing 30 percent of their colonies each year, compared to 10 to 15 percent prior to 2006. The application is undergoing a testing period and
SCHOLARSHIP CONTINUED FROM A1 match up applicants to specific scholarships, Bishop said. “We have over 77 different funds now that individual donors have established with us,” she said. “They set the criteria for that scholarship. Some leave (recipient requirements) more open ended while others are
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more specific. Selection committees then match the recipients to those guidelines. Most have an element of financial need or academic work that is based on FAFSA and the student’s transcript.” On the online application, students are also required to
fill out a statement about themselves to tell why they chose the university they are going to, what they are studying, career goals, plans to finance their education and information on past activities they have done to benefit their community. “I would encourage students, especially residents of Kent County, to apply,” Bishop said. “Many students think it’s
only for students entering college, but many scholarships go to students already in college. We have scholarships available for grad students too.” The online application is available between January 1 and April 1. For more information on how to apply, visit www. grfoundation.org.
could be open to the public next spring. It will collect data including weight, temperature and humidity of the hive. GV COLLABORATES WITH U OF M FOR PERFORMANCE ARTS EVENT Students, alumni and faculty from Grand Valley State University and University of Michigan will perform “Into the Wind,” an alternative energy-inspired arts performance featuring dance, music and poetry. The event will take place August 22 and 23 at 7 p.m. at MAREC in Muskegon. The performance will highlight the story of Muskegon’s
ONEBOWL CONTINUED FROM A1 which he printed in 3D. He was able to use the model to raise more funds in idea pitch competitions and then have the bowl professionally designed and prototyped. Herd graduated in April from GVSU with a BBA in marketing and an emphasis in sales. Since graduation, he has been finalizing the design of the OneBowl and launching a $50,000 Kickstarter campaign to bring his product to market. So far, Herd has raised almost $20,000. The campaign will end on July 20 at midnight. “The end goal for the OneBowl is to get it in the hands of college students on every col-
lege campus in Michigan, then the U.S., then the globe. I want the OneBowl to be a household name. ‘Don’t go to college without an OneBowl.’” Herd’s love for entrepreneurship also started when he was young. When he was 12 years old, his father encouraged him to hand out flyers in his neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio, offering to mow lawns. “After getting five neighbors signed up I quickly became obsessed with the idea of ‘entrepreneurship,’” Herd said. “I loved that it was possible to create my own thing, make my own hours and have no limit to my income.” At GVSU, Herd pursued his obsession in and out of class. He served as the risk manage-
ment officer for the Collegiate Entrepreneurial Organization while in school and is currently an adviser for the club. After joining the CEO, Herd worked as an intern at the DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation for six months as their social media manager. The OneBowl is Herd’s first invention. In the future, he hopes to pursue some of his other ideas to develop a brand of camping, backpacking and hiking products. However, right now he’s focusing on the success of his first project, OneBowl at a time. For more information about Herd’s invention or to donate to his Kickstarter campaign, visit www.theonebowl.com.
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GV creates new grad program Going green on campus BY GABRIELLA PATTI GPATTI@LANTHORN.COM
Grand Valley State University’s School of Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration (SPNHA) will offer a new graduate degree program in philanthropy and nonprofit leadership beginning this fall. “The program will prepare students to professionally manage in a nonprofit and philanthropic environment by building competencies in finance, fund development, human resources, advocacy, board governance and program evaluation,” said Mark Hoffman, associate professor of public administration and the director of the SPNHA. The SPNHA offers two other management degrees: public administration and health administration. In all, GVSU currently offers 34 other graduate programs. The 36-credit master’s program in philanthropy and nonprofit leadership
is over four years in the making. The program is designed to be hands-on and to have a future oriented focus. It’s intended for people with three years of experience with a nonprofit organization, business or government agency as a manager. Salvatore Alaimo, professor of nonprofit management and program director for the new master’s degree, is hopeful that at least 15 students will apply for the program during its premiere this fall. “I think what makes it different from other programs is we have been very diligent to include courses that are not only going to help (the students) learn things they need to know now, but also project into the future and think about what will a leader need,” Alaimo said. Alaimo acknowledges that this sector is important to the community of West Michigan and that ac-
countability and certification in this area is becoming crucial. “What we are seeing in this sector is it is becoming more professionalized,” Alaimo said. “Those who hold resources for what nonprofits need are asking for more efficient-ness, effectiveness and accountability.” Heather Carpenter, assistant professor of nonprofit management, believes that this program will allow students the opportunity to work toward the public good. “This program helps students to understand how to do good in all sectors in public, nonprofit and business,” Carpenter said. West Michigan is the second most philanthropic region in the country per capita, Carpenter said, and nonprofits account for 11 percent of the Michigan workforce. Hoffman said that the community should lead by SEE GRADUATE ON A5
Online map highlights sustainability efforts
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Green campus: Grand Valley State University’s newest map features sustainability efforts on campus. The James H. Zumberge Pond, spot 33 on the map, stores water for irrigation. BY CARLY SIMPSON ASSOCIATE@LANTHORN.COM
A new online map of Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus shows more than just building locations. Instead, it highlights the university’s sustainable efforts and features. Scrolling over the buildings, viewers learn the Connection recycles their used kitchen oil
to be made into bio-fuel. Across campus at the Recreation Center the SPARKLE bike, which was created by movement science students, can power an MP3 player or smartphone from the energy generated by pedaling. Currently, there are 33 stops on the map. The map was created with help from staff members in the Sustainable Community De-
velopment Initiative, Institutional Marketing, Facilities Services and Facilities Planning. It will continue to be added to as the Allendale Campus grows. A map of the Pew Campus is also being put together. To look at more sustainable features on the Allendale Campus take the Green Tour at www.gvsu.edu/sustainability/ green-tour-map-309.htm.
Laker Writing Camps bring local students to campus this summer
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Pen to paper: Grand Valley State University will be one of over 200 sites this summer for the Lake Michigan Writing Project. The camp will work on writing with children in grades 3-12.
This summer, July 7 marks the start of the 11th year Grand Valley State University has hosted the Laker Writing Project. Throughout the next few weeks, children in grades 3-12 will gather together to write for fun. “These camps give kids with an academic interest an option for the summer,” said Sue Spears, the Lake Michigan Writing Project office coordinator. The Laker Writing Camps are part of the Lake Michigan Writing Project, one of over 200 sites of the National Writing Project. “We work with K-12 grade teachers in the community trying to improve the teaching of writing,” Spears said.
While the LMWP is hard at work year-round, summer provides a chance for students to get involved. These camps offer opportunities for students and teachers alike. Teachers from local schools help run the camps and inspire creative thinking and writing in students. “I knew I wanted to do more with writing for my third-graders,” Terri Fortmeyer said. Fortmeyer is a third grade teacher at North Muskegon Elementary who has been involved with the camps since 2011. “A voice was missing from my writers,” she said. The LMWP staff consists of others like Fortmeyer who have been identified as outstanding teachers of writing and nurturing role models for the campers. A typical camp day starts
at 8:30 a.m. with a writing prompt for the students. “Students usually have two prompt choices and an open choice to write about whatever they want,” Fortmeyer said. To prompt writing, campers and facilitators may travel from their campsite to various age-appropriate places of interest, learning and inspiration. The camps are designed to be fun and informative. “Campers travel to places like the Gerald Ford Museum, the Amway Grand Hotel and the Grand River,” Fortmeyer said. Campers write a variety of pieces such as poems, autobiographical sketches, short stories and nature observations. Participants work on SEE WRITING ON A5
GV hosts Google conference New reveal focuses on tech integration DEMERY@LANTHORN.COM
This June, Grand Valley State University hosted a local version of Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O. This is the first time GVSU has been a part of I/O extended, which live-streamed the conference to 597 locations in 80 countries. More than 200 people were present for the sold-out local event, where Google entertained the crowd with demonstrations of their upcoming devices and developer software. The two-and-a-half hour stream was just the begin-
ning of the two-day event, which also had local speakers and other demonstrations by Google. Although the conference could be watched on YouTube by anyone, attending had benefits beyond getting a sneak peek at Google’s newest products. “Any students in engineering ought to be all over this stuff, it will be their bread and butter,” said Jonathan Engelsma, a GVSU computing and information systems professor who helped plan the event. The audience consisted of students, developers and marketing professionals. Rebecca Borek, from the keynote sponsor Gordon Food
Service, said her company is always looking for students in information technology. GVSU student Josh Engelsma said attending the conference “can open opportunities for you down the road for jobs (and) expand your social network with other developers.” Jonathan Engelsma started planning the event six weeks before the conference. “This was record time,” he said. He was amazed at how quickly sponsors and volunteers came together to set everything up in such a short amount of time. SEE GOOGLE ON A5
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New technology: At the Google Developer Conference, held at Grand Valley State University in June, local developers got a sneak peek at Google’s newest products.
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The use of higher ed: Liberal arts and the career track J
BY JOE HOGAN EDITORIAL@LANTHORN.COM
I have a variety of friends who, guided either by thoughtful prudence or deep wisdom, pursue both “practical” and “impractical” majors in college. The combinations they’ve chosen are numerous: journalism and biomedical science; philosophy and business; Spanish and biology; math and English; writing and chemistry. Despite the differences of their respective disciplines, each of these students straddles a line that has been drawn by others: the line between practical
and impractical majors, useful and useless disciplines, career-oriented education and, well, not. I will say very little about the questionable validity of this line of division; one of the only points now worth making concerns its dubious applicability to a constantly shifting job market. For example, in high school, I was told a major in business, or STEM was just about the one truly “practical” course of study in college. Only one teacher, the head of the foreign language department, said otherwise. Yet, we now find that great jobs can be had almost anywhere on the globe, including of course the U.S., if you speak two or three languages. Perhaps, then, the line between practical and impractical majors is drawn based to a certain extent on imagined job market condi-
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tions. The issue I want to bring to light, however, concerns the effect of this dividing line on the kind of education offered at Grand Valley. Disregarding the question of its validity, the dividing line undoubtedly influences the educational attitudes of students, faculty, and administrators. Based on this line, students choose to enter certain majors, professors define the marketing strategy of their disciplines, and administrators establish the goals and direction of the university. In other words, departments compete for students based on this dividing line and students enter college with the line already in mind. As a result, if students choose a major immediately, their instinct is to rush through college so as not to accrue heavy debt
and to evade classes that do not relate to their “practical” majors. But does the “practical” approach to higher education resonate with the mission of our university? Grand Valley defines itself as a liberal arts institution, committed to teaching and forming students before producing research. Thus, it is evident that the administration in some way values the interdisciplinary approach to study, in which students, by taking a variety of courses in seemingly unrelated disciplines, become well-rounded thinkers. The virtue of this approach stems from its focus on the intellectual growth of each student in lieu of the trappings of operating as a major research institution. Nevertheless, many students consider the liberal arts approach an impediment to
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their progress toward more practical ends: a career, a good starting salary, etc. And of course, the goal of having a stable career is not in any way misguided; quite the opposite, it would be foolhardy not to take such obviously practical ends into consideration. The issue, however, concerns a disconnect between theory and practice: in theory, the university provides each student a transformative education in the liberal arts; in practice, students shirk such a pursuit because it is not obviously useful or practical. But there is an exception to the rule: the students who, by majoring in both “practical” and “impractical” majors, seem to have found a via media. These students, who study both philosophy and business, biomed and English, might do so for a number of reasons: they have
a passion for both subjects; they want to reconcile the two; they just can’t for the life of them decide. Or maybe it’s that they recognize the importance of a liberal education and choose to major in an ostensibly “impractical” subject in order to reap the benefits it has on their intellect and character. I suspect, in any case, that these students have internalized a major premise of the liberal arts: that the use of an education has little to do with its practicality. If Grand Valley is to succeed in its expressed mission, it ought to highlight the successes of such students. Otherwise, its mission in the liberal arts will for the majority of students remain unrealized.
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VISIONARY As Grand Valley State University continues to expand, it also continues to evolve. As students at this university, we play a role in the direction the school will go. As discussed in the article “GV looks ahead to the future,” the strategic plan for 2016-2021 is now being finalized. This is an opportunity for the university to identify its strengths and weaknesses and discuss options for moving forward. We at the Lanthorn are excited for the new strategic plan, and we hope to see several changes as the university continues its trek into the next five years. Diversity should be a top priority at GVSU. During the 2013-2014 school year, 91 percent of the student population was white, according to the office of Institutional Analysis. In order for students to get a comprehensive learning experience, they should have the opportunity to interact with people different from them and have unique experiences and viewpoints. This includes not only students, but also faculty. Professors greatly impact every student who takes a course with them, so having staff from different backgrounds is vital to opening students’ eyes to other perspectives. Updated student teacher evaluations should also be high on the university’s to-do list. Last year, course evaluations were often a topic of discussion at the Executive Committee of Student Senate and University Academic Senate’s weekly meetings. Most students rush through evaluations, giving professors very little constructive criticism. If we expect our professors to improve, we as students need to do our part, which could be made easier by updated evaluations. While it’s important to have comparable evaluation forms across departments, it should also be a priority to ask specific questions regarding individual classes or areas of study. The physical health of faculty, staff and students is also important. Unfortunately, the “Freshman 15” isn’t a myth or a joke. While nutritional information for campus dining ven-
In the coming years, Grand Valley State University looks to head in a new direction with President Haas, faculty and staff shifting their focus from the university to more student-oriented goals.
ues is posted online, and this is much appreciated, there need to be more healthy options. The chicken and asparagus salad with honey mustard dressing, offered at Bleeker St. (located below Fresh0, has 30 grams of fat and 450 calories – and this isn’t the worst one on the list. The chicken, pear and walnut salad has 49 grams of fat and 740 calories. It’s important to give students the options to choose healthy meals, especially if they live in a dorm room with no kitchen.
The university has made huge strides in the last five years – one example being the new facilities available for students to use such as the Mary Idema Pew Library. But, there is still much more room for improvement and growth. The new strategic plan will be a big deciding factor in which direction the university will take these next five years – let’s hope they choose wisely.
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Let me tell you what the absolute hardest thing to get used to/learn how to do better since moving out of my parent’s house has been for me. You ready for this? You’re going to laugh but… whatever. Here it goes: I kill my own spiders now. That’s right. See what that implies? Yes. I used to NOT kill spiders. I used to, upon sighting a spider encroaching on my territory, lock my vision on it, yell for a family member to come running with a smashing implement, and then hover like a Little Bird Overwatch, never taking my eyes off the
terrifying creature. I’ll admit that “spiders” is only partially correct, because arachnophobia is a large-but-not-singular branch sprouting from my tree of fears. I happen to hate anything that buzzes, really…especially if it’s black and yellow and has the capability to sting or bite. I recall a horrendous late night encounter with a cicada killer, which (in case you don’t know) is a wasp about the size of one of my thumbs, and according to Wikipedia is “among the largest wasps seen in the Eastern United States” and is apparently non-aggressive to humans. And this thing was camping out on the lamp next to my bed. I was petrified, standing there at the foot of my bed feeling like a toddler, staring at it. The reason I stare is obvious: if you look away, the bug/spider/insect/ nightmare might hide somewhere, like last night when a spider tried to hide in my pillowcase. Seriously: I’m laying on my stomach,
propped up on my arms and watching Game Grumps on my laptop. I feel a tickling on my upper left arm, roughly in the triceps area. I look over and see a boogercolored spider about the size of Tic Tac scuttling its way up into my shirtsleeve. Now…I’m not a chiseled specimen of anatomy, but I’m proud to admit that of all my body parts, my legs have got a deceptive amount of power in them (especially when fueled by a sudden adrenal surge). I about jumped into the ceiling to get away from it, rubbing my arms all over because suddenly it felt like the spider was everywhere even though I clearly saw it against my gray bed sheets, climbing up my pillow and heading for the opening in the case where you slide your pillow in. After swiping some tissues to use as a glove because (as you’ve seen) I do not like having any part of me come in contact with any part of them, I transferred the spider to my garbage
can. The most amazing part, I think, is how I barely made a sound the entire time… just like a spider. My three roommates, one of whom is an infant, were sleeping in the next room over. I managed not to wake any of them up, and eventually went back to YouTube after shaking off the feeling that the spider had called hundreds of its buddies to crawl on me in self-defense. I felt good about myself. There are a lot of hurdles to overcome on the road to being an adult, and many of the lesser ones I’ve already passed (maybe I don’t own a house, but I at least own a car…). It’s easy to face your fears when they decide to surprise you, though. I hope to encounter my next spider on friendlier terms, because I know grass spiders and house spiders are just chillin’. If I could talk to them, I’d let them know that as long as they stayed up in the ceiling corners and didn’t come land on me or my stuff, we’d be able to coexist peacefully
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ference focused on their new mobile operating system, Android L, as well as communication between devices and wearable technology. The new mobile OS takes inspiration from paper and uses depth and shadows in its display. In addition, the new advanced runtime introduced with Android L will allow developers to create better, faster running apps. Google also pushed connectivity. Their mobile devices will soon be able to share apps with Google
Chrome laptops and sync up to compatible cars to display apps, phone calls and map directions right on the car screen. They also showcased their new line of watches. These wearable devices will sync with cell phones and allow people to use the features of their phones without having to take them out of their pockets. Google demonstrated using the watches for reading and replying to texts, getting directions, scheduling appointments and shopping – all using voice commands.
“Google technology is being integrated into the very fabric of our lives,” Jonathan Engelsma said. Adam Clarke, an event organizer, added that, “It’s not just your desktop anymore.” The Google I/O Extended event was held June 25 and 26 in the Loosemore Auditorium in the Richard M. DeVos Center at the GVSU Pew Campus. More information about the event can be found at www. ioextendedgr.com. Google I/O 2014 can be viewed at www. google.com/events/io.
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Due to time and space limitations, seats were only available to 200 people, but organizers hope to expand in future years. Jonathan Engelsma believes events like these are important to the computing community. According to him, GVSU has a vested interest in the software development community and events like this one help motivate them to participate. The Google I/O con-
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example when it comes to well-managed nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. “If West Michigan nonprofit organizations and philanthropic foundations operate with high effectiveness and efficiency, donors’ money and volunteers’ time will more effectively achieve the desired goals,” Hoffman said. “The best way to achieve this is to have knowledgeable and innovative leaders on the staff and boards of our local organizations. I believe our program will train and inspire our students, who will be the leaders of the future.” Carpenter said that 40 percent of the students in the SPNHA are already nonprofit focused. This may lead to further interest in the new master’s program. Alaimo added that many students have come to realize that nonprofit and philanthropic work can be done as a career. “There is so much awareness building that we need to engage in and allow young people to realize that this is a career choice,” Alaimo said. “I hope that undergrads look to this program as a way to engage in this field.”
the writing process of drafting, revising, responding and editing. The children also get to share their works with other writers throughout the camp, something they might not get to do during the school year. “They love to write,” Fortmeyer said. “It’s an outlet for them to get together with other writers. We try to do the kind of writing they don’t get to do in school.” Students write all week, and on Friday each camper chooses a piece of his or her writing for publication in the camp anthology. “It’s writing with a purpose,” Spears said.
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The camps attempt to create a safe place for children to come and explore their interest in writing. It gives them a chance to get the instruction they need to further develop their skills while doing writing that is different from school. “As a teacher, I’m dealing with the platinum of writers…they’re there because they want to be there,” Fortmeyer said. “It’s energizing.” More information on the Laker Writing Camps can be found on their website, www.gvsu.edu/lmwp, or by telephone at 616-331-2994. For those interested in attending, the deadline to register is 10 days before the start of each camp.
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Going strong: Lead guitarist and fellow Laker Tyler DeCoeur celebrates the one-year anniversary of his sad-pop trio, The Cardboard Swords, which is currently working on its next album.
Students share West Michigan experiences through their distinct sound The Cardboard Swords are set to perform in Grand Rapids before their tour out East BY CENIQUE YELDELL CYELDELL@LANTHORN.COM
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or The Cardboard Swords, creating music that is authentic and expresses their experiences is the only way to go. “The response that we get from people that love our music is the type of recognition I look for; it feels good when your music connects with people,” said Tyler DeCoeur, the vocalist and guitar player of the group. The Cardboard Swords formed in 2013, when Grand Valley State University students DeCoeur and Ryan Stailey, who plays the drums, along with Calvin alumnus Mag Kim, the bass player, were casually practicing
and creating songs. After a few exceptional sessions together, DeCoeur and Stailey officially teamed up with Kim and became more serious about their work. They describe their sound as a mixture of genres, but mostly pop rock with a touch of emo – a term that, according to DeCoeur, is often misused. “When people say something is emo they think black hair, black nails –college rock,” DeCoeur said. “It’s typical emo music in a major scale in standard tuning, which is different than other bands. Since we use the same keys that the pop music uses it sounds a little happier. It sounds like pop music but the lyrics aren’t upbeat and happy; the music is
a little spacy in some places.” The trio is currently working on their next album, which will be recorded this August in Philadelphia. Their latest album, Remnants, is their sophomore release and primarily focuses on relationships and making the transition into adulthood. “We talk about different parts of Grand Rapids and areas and things we’ve done. I wrote songs without the idea that they’re for someone else, just for myself,” DeCoeur said. “It’s a narrative type of style, simple and straightforward. I don’t like flowery language or metaphors, just what happened and how it made me feel.” DeCoeur’s voice and delivery has a certain type of rawness, Stai-
ley explained, and he has a vocal rhythm where it’s almost like he’s rapping – but it’s melodic. Other bands, such as Enemies and the Front Bottoms, have heavily influenced the style of the group, both musically and lyrically. Outside of Michigan, the band has performed in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Chicago and Wisconsin, and is preparing for a relatively extensive tour that will take them all of the way to Boston. Fortunately for Lakers hoping to tune into the West Michigan-related jams that The Cardboard Swords have to offer, the crew will be performing on July 9 at The Pyramid Scheme in downtown Grand Rapids.
According to Stailey, it’s always an honor to play at established venues in the Grand Rapids area. “We love playing at the Pyramid Scheme. Being approached by a great local venue in itself is a local pride thing,” Stailey said. “We’re not really looking for recognition – we want to be on a label and play with other bands, so we just hope that the hard work we put toward the tour and the album shows people we’re really dedicated to what we do.” The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For more information or to listen to their albums, visit the band’s website at thecardboardswords.bandcamp.com.
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he sirens will call out this July to signal the start of the 10th annual Grand Valley International Trumpet Seminar. From July 20-27, some of the best trumpet players in the world will converge on Grand Valley State University’s campus to take part in a weeklong exercise with high school and college-level musicians learning from the field’s top performers. The event attracts students from around the country and around the world in order to participate in a dialogue that will help them cultivate their talents. With the event in its 10th year, the seminar looks to host more students than it ever has before. This is good news to managing director Paul Andrews. “We have students coming from all around the country and world that come here to Grand Valley to learn about trumpet,” he said. “Our mission and goal is to educate and encourage and enrich young musicians through their experiences in working with the industry’s leading performers and teachers.” Andrews has been involved with the International Trumpet Seminar for eight of the 10 years that it has occurred. When it first started, the seminar was under the direction of Richard Stoelzel, a GVSU instructor, and according to the International Trumpet Seminar’s website, “one of the foremost performers and teachers of trumpet in the US,” and, “one of the greatest trumpet players of our time.” The seminar grew out of a need of Stoelzel to get his own trumpet studio exposure and technique from acclaimed artists before the school year started in order to develop their skill. The number of students participating in the event’s first year numbered less than 20. Now it has reached a new peak of 65. Andrews said the growth in the popularity of the event had much to do with its rapid and impressive development over the last decade. “The seminar itself has come a long way,” he said. “There’s been a multitude of performers and guest artists that have come in, and also a multitude of students who have come here and left the seminar with new friends both living and being in such a tight community that we have here.” The familiarity that the event propagates has produced many industrious artists. Many GVSU graduates themselves had gone on to acquire jobs in orchestras and teaching positions nationwide. Many of those have returned as guest artists
to help the coming generations of performers actualize their gifts. This includes Andrews, who teaches music at Fennville Public Schools in Fennville, Mich. The GVSU graduate compares how conventional music and fine arts camps fall short of creating an intimate setting between performers of all skill sets. “(The students) spend all week with the faculty and the guest artists, whereas if you go to a music camp, the faculty stay on the other side of the camp and students stay on the opposite side. Whereas here, they’re all staying together and they really get to experience it all together and form some friendships,” he said. Besides the bisection of high school and college-level players, the event also includes young-at-heart musicians who still wish to maintain active with their music careers and receive feedback from the guest artists and faculty. “We are studying off what we call ‘semi-pro,’” Andrews said. “Which is for those song-at-heart trumpet players who may have maybe went to school for music and maybe still do it on the side.” Andrews, who was a student when he first attended the seminar, said that the event affected him very positively. “Yeah, it’s been great for me to meet people from around the country and around the world,” he said. “You form friendships and bonds that you wouldn’t have otherwise. It’s something very special.” Having connections with well-known artists in the industry can also help aspiring artists gain recognition in the field they need in order to further their careers. “If you show that drive, that attitude and you are an outstanding player, then word is going to get out about that and scholarships and jobs will start flying your way,” Andrews said. Even 10 years on, the event remains one of only a few of its kind held in the country. Andrews said that while there have always been the traditional Blue Lake and Interlochen routes, there have been few events held that showcase trumpet alone. The event concludes July 27 with a two-round solo competition between the students in high school and college divisions by playing compositions they have learned with the skills taught to them during the week by the faculty. Students will compete to earn prizes that total more than $10,000. Top prizes include a Custom Artists Model Yamaha Trumpet worth $6,191 for college students and a Xeno Model Yamaha Trumpet worth $3,510 for high school students. The prizes, however, should not come before the lessons stu-
Jazzing down our carbon footprint
Sustainability: DTE hopes to help reduce total waste in a number of ways, one of which being to support Michigan festivals like the GRandJazzFest. BY SHELBY PENDOWSKI SPENDOWSKI@LANTHORN.COM
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he DTE Energy Foundation, after years of supporting Michigan festivals, has expanded its reach into Grand Rapids by sponsoring the GRandJazzFest this year.
“One of the things with the GRandJazzFest is we are greening it up,” said Scott Simmons, DTE Energy Foundation representative. Founded in 2012 by jazz enthusiast Audrey Sundstrom and a team of fellow music lovers, the festival
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is now an annual two-day event. This year marks the third, not to mention greenest, gathering, which will be held on Aug. 16 and 17 at Rosa Parks Circle. The festival will feature headliners Rick Braun on Aug. 16 and Alexander Zon-
jic on Aug. 17. Other artists on the lineup include Copper Hay Van Lente, Grupo Aye, The Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra with Edye Evans Hyde, Matt Marshak, In the Tradition, Evidence Jazz Group, Demetrius “Krayon” Nabors and The Robert Hurst Quintet. “The diversity of the acts is fantastic,” Klimas said. “Just like America – our country has diversity, so does jazz.” And just as the festival looks to bring together a bevy of musicians, it’s also helping to reunite two entities that are interested in the well-being of this state’s environment. DTE Energy reinstated their partnership with Michigan’s largest recycling firm, Schupan & Sons located in Kalamazoo, to sponsor these two events. The foundation is a philanthropy project to continue the companies’ mission to promote sustainable living and take care of the environment. It also helps fund various programs such as the DTE Energy Foundation Youth Employment Program, the DTE Energy Foundation/American Red
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Tenth annual GV trumpet seminar attracts students and performers from around the nation
Buzzing: Musicians gathered at the 9th GVSU International Trumpet Seminar to share their passion for brass together.
dents learn from the faculty at the event, Andrews said. Each student, regardless of how they do in the competition will receive advice from the faculty and guest artists. “Even if they don’t go on to the next round, (students) still get valuable feedback from these great players that have played on the world stage and all across the country and across the world. Getting individualized feedback from them would be well worth $10,000 in of itself,” he said. The most valuable prize from the seminar is what the students take away with them when they leave, something that Andrews knows firsthand. “Me, coming in as a student, I wasn’t the best trumpet player, but I got to learn from the best so that way I could aspire to be the best. They say you have to surround yourself with people you want to be like, and that’s what this is all about,” he said. Andrews compares what students will learn at the seminar with what he learned from his former teacher Jean Moorehead-Libs. He describes her students as going far with trumpet and far in life. “The best thing that Mrs. Libs taught me in my time growing up and learning (the trumpet) is you’re never going to be done learning. I’m a teacher and I’m teaching my knowledge to my students, but I will never be done learning. I’m a student of life,” he said. Andrews hopes the students attending this year’s seminar will take away the same thing, and that maybe they too will be inspired to carry on the torch for future generations of students. More information on the Grand Valley International Trumpet Seminar can be found on their website at gvsu.edu/ trumpetseminar.
Cross Fire Safety Initiative and the DTE Energy Foundation Holiday Meals on Wheels Partnership. Over the past three years, the companies have been able to recycle over 10 tons of waste. In a press release from DTE Energy, Faye Nelson, DTE Energy vice president, public affairs and foundation president stated that the overall goal of working the different festivals is to, “reduce the carbon footprint” and, “to preserve, protect and sustain our state’s natural resources.” It seems that DTE has chosen an effective method of promoting such ideologies, as most festivals of this nature tend to generate copious amounts of waste. “(DTE Energy) is our biggest sponsor,” said Molly Klimas, a public relations representative for GRandJazzFest. “They make it free for our entire community and beyond.” Of course, it should be noted that the GRandJazzFest doesn’t supply free food or drinks, but the location makes it so that the festival promotes local businesses. “What is neat about our
festival…is people can hop to a local restaurant or bar or museum,” Klimas said. For those who haven’t attended the jazz festival, Klimas said it is an experience for the audience. “In terms of a concert experience, it is much more personal,” she said. “The performers really get into the zone and they improvise and it really gets the audience involved.” The GRandJazzFest is just one of four festivals that DTE Energy and Schupan & Sons will be greening. The companies will sponsor the Detroit Jazz Festival and the Traverse City National Cherry Festival again this year. They will sponsor Muskegon’s Lakeshore Arts Festival for the first time. Not only will Schupan & Sons recycle at the Lakershore Arts Festival, but also they will also use organic material to do so. For more information on the GRandJazzFest visit http://www.grandjazzfest.org, and for more information on the DTE Energy Foundation visit http://www.dteenergy. com/foundation.
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102 L A K E R S EA R N ACADEMIC AWA R D S Grand Valley State University had 102 student-athletes from seven different sports named to the GLIAC 2014 Spring Sports All-Academic and Academic Excellence Teams. All-Academic Team honors are given to studentathletes that meet criteria and hold a GPA between 3.00-3.49, while Academic Excellence Team awards are given to those with a GPA of 3.50-4.00. Seven GVSU baseball players earned All-Academic awards while three more took home Academic Excellence awards. The softball team had seven award winners – four All-Academic and three Academic Excellence honorees. The men’s track and field team chipped in with 33 award winners, while the women’s team had 32 overall. Also adding to GVSU’s total was the women’s lacrosse team (11), men’s tennis team (five) and women’s golf team (four).
3 L AK E R S CO MPE TE IN USAT F MEET Three athletes affiliated with the Grand Valley State University track and field program participated at the 2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships last weekend in Sacramento, Calif. Junior Darien Thornton joined a pair of GVSU alumni, Kristen Hixson and Sam Lockhart, to compete against the world-class competition in the event. Thornton impressed in the hammer throw, tossing throws of 65.46 meters, 64.82 meters and 66.24 meters to finish in 13th place. The three-throw series was the best of his career. Despite fouling on her first two throws, Lockhart managed a 14th-place finish in women’s discus with a throw of 51.34 meters, while Hixson, who notched the eighth-best women’s outdoor pole vault mark in the world earlier this year at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Allendale, was unable to clear a height of 4.30 meters.
Who’s your Tiger: Former GV slugger Giancarlo Brugnoni bats in a 2014 game. He leads the Tigers’ rookies with a .513 on-base percentage through 10 games. Additionally, he is tied for the team lead with nine walks and four stolen bases. He also ranks second in home runs and slugging percentage.
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fter posting one of the most impressive careers in Grand Valley State University baseball history, all Giancarlo Brugnoni wanted was a chance to prove himself in the big leagues, an opportunity to get his foot in the door. That door appeared to slam shut, however, when the 2014 MLB First-Year Player
Draft came to a close on June 7. Brugnoni, GVSU’s all-time leader in 12 statistical categories from home runs to RBIs, wasn’t drafted. “I thought I gave myself a good chance to get a phone call during the draft,” he said. “I was kind of disappointed, but I wanted to play. A day or two after the draft, the Traverse City Beach Bums called me and said they needed a guy to come play.” Playing in the Frontier
League wasn’t exactly what the first baseman had in mind, but he agreed to join the Beach Bums nonetheless. The team planned on picking him up in Grand Rapids on its road trip to Illinois and Missouri shortly thereafter. Brugnoni never boarded the bus. That’s because the slugger received a phone call from a scout who said he had a better idea. Brugnoni, who grew up in the Detroit area, was told
he’d have an opportunity to play for the team he grew up watching: the Detroit Tigers. “My jaw dropped, I couldn’t believe it,” said Brugnoni, who was tabbed as the Daktronics National Player of the Year in May. “It was an opportunity I’ve been waiting for my entire life. The chance to play for the Tigers was a dream come true.” The dream started to become a reality when he signed a contract on June 12 and joined the rookie league Gulf
Coast League Tigers along with the organization’s drafted players in Lakeland, Fla. Then it hit him. “It started in the locker room,” he said. “There was a Detroit Old English D uniform hanging up in the clubhouse with my name on it. Everything was Detroit Tigers. That’s where it all started, it was incredible.” Brugnoni notched a pair of singles in his first game on June 21 against the New York YanSEE BRUGNONI ON A10
GV replaces DiIanni with Alma’s Jeff Hosler
New soccer coach to seek sustainability and progression BY ADAM KNORR AKNORR@LANTHORN.COM
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n 2006, Jeff Hosler was hired to turn around a struggling women’s soccer program at Alma College. The year prior to Hosler’s hire, the Scots limped through a 5-14-1 season – numbers that weren’t foreign to the program. After two more years in which Alma posted an 11-19-4 overall record, Hosler and the new guard began to shine. As his recruits came in and his coaching style took place, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association took notice. Alma shot up the ranks, becoming a force to be reckoned with in the MIAA. Since 2008, the Scots have enjoyed success to the tune of a 54-15-6 record. On June 27, Grand Valley State University Director of Athletics Tim Selgo named Hosler the new head coach of the GVSU women’s soccer team. This time around, Hosler’s role is slightly different. Turning the program around is the last thing the Lakers need. Rather, it will be Hosler’s job to continue the development of a program that has been downright unstoppable for years.
In May, GVSU coach Dave DiIanni took the head coaching job at the University of Iowa. Since assuming the position at GVSU in 2003, DiIanni experienced dreamlike success with a career winning percentage of .895 over the course of 11 seasons. When DiIanni’s position opened up, the suitors predictably came calling. The allure of a successful program and an established tradition led GVSU to fielding what Selgo described as, “One of the best pools of talent we’ve ever had for a coaching position.” Hosler was ultimately the man chosen for the job. His ability to recruit, build a stable program and teach the sport was especially intriguing to the search committee. “We needed a coach that could not only lead us in the short term, but also has the potential to grow and develop in the long term,” Selgo said. “(Hosler) has been loyal, dedicated and committed to Alma but he was clearly at the point where we has ready for the next challenge.” Alma College competes in the NCAA Division III, making Hosler’s Division II coaching experience nonexistent, but, like DiIanni, Hosler will be doing whatever it takes to be
successful at the next level. In the past nine seasons, Alma has matched up against one GLIAC school each year. Additionally, Hosler has seen the Lakers play in person multiple times during his coaching tenure. One similarity he found between his former program and his current is that both seem to have the same logo tattooed on their backs: a target. In his latter years at Alma, the Scots were consistently in competition for the MIAA crown, and Hosler and his squad quickly came to expect the best effort from each and every foe. At GVSU, he knows it will be no different, which is why Hosler expects “more wrinkles than wholesale changes” in his coaching going forward. At Alma, Hosler primarily used a 4-3-3 setup, tweaking it here and there to accommodate the needs of his teams and the strengths of his players. At GVSU, he expects to take a similar approach, but said he is more set on adjusting to the Lakers’ skill set than any certain formations. Listening, giving feedback and maintaining flexibility are high priorities on Hosler’s new clipboard. “My strength is communication,” he said. “Relationships are vital to success.
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The Grand Valley State University club dodgeball team won its second consecutive Ultimate Dodgeball Championship qualifier in Kentwood on June 29. With the win, the team earned an invite to play in the regional Sky Zone tournament in Las Vegas from August 8-10. GVSU hasn’t missed a beat since winning the 2014 National Collegiate Dodgeball Association title in April. The Lakers romped through pool play with a 7-2 record before going undefeated in bracket play to take the qualifier for the second consecutive year. The team finished third in the Las Vegas tournament a year ago.
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From DIII to DII: Jeff Hosler coaches during an Alma College game. He led the Scots to a 54-15-6 record since 2008.
“I’ll hold my players to a high level, a high standard. There’s no question that (DiIanni) established first-class skill and a goal of ours will be sustainability and progression.” For now, Laker Nation
can take optimistic solace in the assurance that its women’s soccer program is in the hands of an established winner, a proven teacher and, above all, an ambitious coach.
NFL players speak at GV Football Alumni Youth Camp
Johnson, Lelito promote healthy lifestyle habits to local kids BY JAY BUSHEN SPORTS@LANTHORN.COM
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or youngsters, learning the importance of developing healthy lifestyle habits is usually about as much fun as choking down a healthy serving of broccoli at the dinner table. However, that didn’t seem to be the case on June 20 when Grand Valley State University teamed up with Amway to host the second annual GVSU Football Alumni Youth Camp inside the Kelly Family Sports Center. About 250 kids from the Grand Rapids and Holland Boys and Girls Clubs poured into the facility for a chance to hear GVSU head coach Matt
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Mitchell and a trio of former Lakers – New Orleans Saints center Tim Lelito, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Charles Johnson and Arena Football League wide receiver Jovonne Augustus – share their thoughts on the subject. “It’s one thing when I say it, it’s another thing when you try to get some NFL guys back that are playing for the Saints and playing for the Browns that can reinforce those messages,” Mitchell said. “It probably has a little bit more attraction to those kids than coaches or administrators.” The boys and girls gathered around the 50-yard line as Mitchell, Lelito, Johnson and Augustus discussed the value of academics, nutri-
tion and the process of overcoming adversity. Johnson drove his point home by saying that his NFL career isn’t going to last forever. “I want to let people know that education is a key to success, and now – being plagued with injuries in my NFL career – I know that I might have to rely on that education one day,” said Johnson, who suffered a torn ACL last fall. “It’s all good to be an NFL player, it’s all good to be a baseball player, but without an education there’s really not much more you can do once you’re out of that league,” he said. “I just tried to make them realize that without education you’re not going to achieve higher goals.” Higher education was also a
main emphasis for Lelito. The St. Clair, Mich. native said he quickly had to learn how to become a better student when he first arrived at GVSU. He said he gotten away with finishing his math homework five minutes before class started in high school, but discovered the value of being prepared at the college level. “It was a big learning process for me,” he said. “That experience helped me in the future in the NFL. In the NFL, they handed me a playbook and I couldn’t walk in five minutes before and say ‘I got that.’ “I had to, in my hotel room, sit there, study it, memorize it and put it into a context where I could learn it – so that failure early on at Grand Valley actually helped me.”
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After listening to the former Lakers, the boys and girls went through eight different football position drills in the five-hour camp, as current GVSU players and coaches encouraged them along the way. The kids then learned about healthy eating habits at the Amway nutrition station before calling it a day. “This is just another great opportunity to connect with our community,” said Angela Nelson, senior community relations specialist at Amway. “Overall, we just want the kids to live healthier lives and really grow up to be strong adults. “These guys provide us really good examples because they’re big and tall, but to get to that stature you have to eat the right things.”
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GVSU has not lost a season opener since 2000, but that streak will be on the line after a flight to Los Angeles for a nationally televised showdown on Sep. 4 at Azusa Pacific University. APU, which finished first in the GNAC with a 10-2 overall record last season, will be seeking revenge after falling 38-17 to GVSU in front of 13,659 fans at Lubbers Stadium a year ago. The game, which will be aired on the CBS Sports Network, will be the first of three early-season tests for the Lakers. GVSU returns to Allendale for its home opener against reigning GLIAC champion Ohio Dominican University on Sep. 13 before traveling to take on Ferris State University a week later in Big Rapids, Mich. ODU and FSU combined to score 111 points in their pair of victories over the Lakers in 2013. “Our first three opponents were 28-6 – it’s no joke,” GVSU head coach Matt Mitchell said. “You’re going to know where we’re at three games in with Grand Valley football. Our guys probably know that, so they’re not looking down the road to October/November/December. They’re really focusing on the present.”
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WILL THEY STAY HEALTHY? Every team deals with injuries throughout the course of a season. However, the injury bug seemed to victimize GVSU early and often in 2013. Defensive end Matt Judon tore his ACL just six snaps into GVSU’s first game. Running back and leading rusher Michael Ratay also tore his ACL and meniscus and missed each of the team’s last six games. Many more key contributors – not to mention quarterback Heath Parling – spent time on the sidelines or played hurt. The starting lineup developed in the summer never took the field, but the team’s resiliency and depth were certainly on display all season as role players stepped up and gained experience in the process. Still, the process of winning games could be easier with the likes of Judon and Ratay on the field. Mitchell said having them back healthy makes GVSU a better team in 2014. “They’re progressing,” Mitchell said. “There’s nobody really at risk for missing 2014, but until we get them on the field and start having them play 11-on-11 football it’s hard to tell exactly where they’re at.” Ratay’s nose for the goal line and familiarity with the playbook certainly add to the Laker offense. The East Grand Rapids High School product led the team with 1,012 rushing yards, 16 touchdowns and 7.3 yards per carry a season ago. He has since been “cleared to do everything.” Judon (6-foot-4, 255 pounds) said he hasn’t taken a day off, and also expects to be ready in September. His speed and athleticism could bolster a stout, run-stuffing defensive line with plenty of potential.
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HOW DOMINANT WILL THE D-LINE BE? Seniors Frank Boenzi, Isaiah Dunning, Matt Mosley and junior De’Ondre Hogan – who led the team with eight sacks a year ago – will also be relied upon to swallow up blockers and consistently wreak havoc for opposing offenses in 2014. There’s a buzz about this bunch this offseason. “We’ve got five or six guys that are just absolute freaks of athletes,” Ratay said. “I’m really excited to see Matt Judon back; he’s one of the best athletes I’ve ever seen. It was a shame to see him go down last year.” Judon said Boenzi, Dunning and Mosley have been setting the tone so far this summer. “They lead by example and they don’t really talk much,” he said. “They go out there, put their heads down and just grind. As younger guys come up and develop, they are willing to help them. “(Boenzi) went back to Chicago this summer and he lost 20 pounds. He’s out there on the field 35 minutes before everybody stretching and he invites everyone out there with him. “We really say it starts up front. We’re the ones that have to stop the run – linebackers get tackles – but defensive tackles stop the run. Defensive backs get the interceptions, but we have to pressure the quarterback.”
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In the wake of a 12-3 season, a trip to the national semifinals and a No. 3 finish in the final 2013 AFCA Division II Coaches’ Poll, it seems a familiar prominence has been restored in Laker Land. The Grand Valley State University football team made its two-year playoff hiatus look like a thing of the past with its postseason push in December, and – with most of its starters coming back – has since been slated as a top-five team in a trio of preseason top 25 polls. The preseason hype appears to be warranted for the NCAA’s all-time winningest football program, but there is still much to be decided for GVSU this offseason. Here are six questions to consider as the Lakers return to Allendale for lifting, conditioning and 7-on-7s:
WHO WILL EMERGE FROM THE PACK AS LINEBACKER? The defensive line may have to play especially well early in the 2014 campaign while the somewhat unseasoned linebackers develop. “We’ve got to rely on our D-line early,” Mitchell said. “We’ve got a lot of good guys back on our D-line. I think at the linebacker position we have talent, but we don’t have any experience.” Junior Brad Horling’s transition from strong safety to linebacker will help, but five of the team’s seven leading tacklers from 2013 were seniors: linebackers Charles Hill, Jordan Kaufman and Luther Ware, along with defensive backs Reggie Williams and Erik Thompson. There are starting jobs to be won. “We just try to tell them that it doesn’t matter how old you are – anyone can lead,” Judon said. “Anyone can see someone else slacking off and tell them to pick up. It’s something that comes with being a competitor and you’ve just got to be natural leader. Somebody’s going to have to separate themselves from the pack because we have a bunch of talented young linebackers and their potential is unlimited.” Sophomore Joe Moran and junior Christian Harris, a transfer from the University of Tennessee, are expected to compete for playing time with sophomore David Talley, who appears to be the frontrunner. “Losing three seniors, that’s going to hurt, but David Talley is going to be a really good player,” Dunning said. “If we didn’t have the three seniors last year, he would have been a really great player for us. He did get some playing time, but him being able to start and play a whole game – he’s going to be the next big thing I think.”
HOW WILL THE COACHING CHANGES AFFECT THE DEFENSE? The addition of linebacker coach and co-defensive coordinator Jim Louis figures to speed up the progression of the linebacking corps. He previously held the same title at St. Cloud State University (Minn.) from 2008-2013. His defense at St. Cloud State was particularly known for its ability to force turnovers as the Huskies led all DII teams in turnover margin in 2010 (+23) and ranked third a season ago (+22). They forced 39 turnovers last year, the second most in the nation. “We’re focused on being the No. 1 turnover defense,” Judon said. “Any interception, fumble, any kind of turnover we can get on fourth and long, a blocked punt – it takes pressure off our offense. We all know they can put up points, especially on the 30 going in.” GVSU also brought in a new defensive line coach, E.J. Whitlow, who was a standout defensive tackle at the University of Findlay from 2006-2010. He coached the D-line at Notre Dame College from 2010-2013.
WHO WILL STEP UP IN THE PASSING GAME? The Lakers will be without the services of graduated receiver Brandan Green, who led the team with 1,210 receiving yards and averaged a GLIAC-best 22.8 yards per catch a year ago. Seniors Keontre’ Miskel and Darryl Pitts, who hauled in 30 passes for 525 yards and five touchdowns a season ago, figure to be two of the leading candidates for Parling this fall. Parling will still have his security blanket in Daktronics, Inc. First-Team All-American tight end Jamie Potts, who led the Lakers with 54 catches and 11 touchdowns in 2013. The three-headed monster, Ratay and fellow running backs Kirk Spencer and Chris Robinson, will also be a big part of the aerial attack. They combined to rack up 54 receptions, 628 yards and six touchdowns a year ago.
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Stellar success: Grand Valley State University golf player Jack Rider surveys the course during a past golf tournament. Several Lakers traveled to Charlevoix, Mich. to compete in the Michigan Amateur Golf Championship. Chris Cunningham beat Rider to make it into the final four in the tournament and came out in second place.
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n some ways, the Grand Valley State University men’s golf team has had a summer like never before. Former head coach Don Underwood resigned after 20 years at the helm, leaving the squad to find a new coach for the first time in team history. It was unfamiliar territory for members of the Laker golf crew, so they ventured back into waters they knew to be more comfortable: competition and success. Charlevoix, Mich. was the place to be for Michigan’s top amateur golfers from June 16-20. The 103rd Michigan Amateur Golf Championship
was the event, and, for the 40th time in its illustrious history, the tournament was held at Belvedere Golf Club in Charlevoix. The coastal town at the tip of the Mitten’s ring finger welcomed in a field of 156 amateur golfers from ages 15 to 67 for the oldest and most prestigious amateur tournament in the state. Amidst that mass of 156 were three members of the 2013 GVSU men’s golf team. Recent graduate Chris Cunningham, senior Jack Rider and junior Austin Eccleton ventured up the coast after qualifying for the tournament and various courses around the state. The first two days of the
tournament featured groupings of three golfers participating in two separate rounds of stroke play. At the end of stroke play, the field was trimmed to 64 participants who paired off head-to-head under match play rules in a March Madness-esque bracket. The course on the coast, while scenic, was under siege from the weather in the early stages of competition. GVSU’s representatives powered on, however, and at the end of the first day were all in contention to make the cut barring any disastrous results on day two. The results were anything but. Rider led the charge with a 71 while Cunningham and
Eccleton carded 73 apiece, good enough to move all three Lakers into the final 64. Eccleton snagged the 11 seed – highest among his teammates – while Rider and Cunningham were slotted at 23 and 47, respectively. Eccleton paired off against 30-year-old Joe Balaskovitz, and, after 18 holes yielded a tie. Eccleton fell in the first hole of the playoff to see his run end. The other two Laker representatives found themselves with more fortunate results. Cunningham squeaked out tight victories in his first two matches to set himself up in the Sweet 16. Rider took his first match by two strokes SEE AMATEUR ON A10
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Change: Bissell will be the new GVSU men’s golf coach.
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n 1999, Grand Valley State University was in need of a coach for its men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams. The search took GVSU to Butler University where a recent alum named Jerry Baltes was quickly making a name for himself. Although he was just a year removed from earning his degree at Butler, GVSU decided to take a shot with Baltes – a young prospect with no head
coaching experience. Fifteen years later, GVSU Athletics can look back on the hire as one of the best decisions in the history of Laker sports. During his time at the helm of the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field squads, Baltes has amassed more than 50 GLIAC Coach of the Year awards while leading his teams to 68 GLIAC titles. GVSU found a diamond in the rough with Baltes, and, in 2014, a new hire in a different sport has Laker Nation daring to dream once again.
After 20-year head coach Don Underwood stepped down following a disappointing finish in the 2013 campaign, GVSU men’s golf was in unfamiliar territory. Underwood was the only coach the program had ever known. “It was a bit of a shock to the team when we first heard Don was going to retire,” senior Jack Rider said. “We’re all pretty welcoming to the change and looking forward to starting a new era. Everyone is taking this in stride.” SEE BISSELL ON A10
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BRUGNONI CONTINUED FROM A7 kees’ rookies, but had more strikeouts (five) than hits (four) or walks (four) through his first four games. He said his timing “wasn’t quite there” at first, so he shortened up his swing to account for the velocity of opposing pitchers, who were delivering the ball a bit faster than what he was used to seeing at the NCAA Division II level. At the Division II level, Brugnoni was known for his ability to hit home runs and make adjustments in the batter’s box when needed. His new teammates and coaches – along with the GCL Blue Jays – caught a glimpse of these strengths in his fifth game on July 1. In his first at-bat, Brugnoni delivered a double to left field. Then, in his second trip to the plate, he knocked a home run over the left-field wall – and he wasn’t done yet. In the top of the sixth inning, he lifted a moon shot
to left center for his second roundtripper of the game. He flied out in his last pair of atbats, but went 3-for-5 on the day with a slugging percentage of 2.000. “Two days before that I made a little adjustment and I was crushing the ball in batting practice,” Brugnoni said. “I continued to work on it and once I got in the game it seemed to have carried over. “Everything finally clicked that day and I finally felt comfortable in the box.” Through 10 games, he is hitting .367 with 11 hits and leads the team in walks (nine), stolen bases (four) and on-base percentage (.513). He also ranks second on the team in home runs (two) and slugging percentage (.600). The undrafted free agent still has much to prove in order to climb the organizational ladder, but it’s safe to say he’s raised a few eyebrows with his performance thus far. “I just need to hit and work my way up,” he said. “Hit and
hit well and there’s no way they can’t want that at the next level.” The 23-year-old is one of four former GVSU players in the MLB ranks along with Matt Thornton (New York Yankees), Cody Grice (Tampa Yankees (High-A, New York Yankees)) and Kyle Schepel (Visalia Rawhide (High-A, Arizona Diamondbacks)). GVSU head coach Jamie Detillion, whose GLIAC record of career home runs was broken by Brugnoni in May, said more Lakers could have a chance to add to that list in the coming years. “We’ve got several other players that will be in the same situation in the near future or down the road,” said Detillion, who also spent time as a player in the Tigers’ organization. “It comes with the territory of bringing in these players, but I think our whole team is excited for him. Getting the opportunity now – and that’s all it is – gives him a foot in the door.” That’s all Brugnoni wanted.
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BISSELL CONTINUED FROM A9 For this hire, GVSU didn’t leave the state. Rather, it selected a man who knew the area and the conference quite well. The choice was Gary Bissell, a 2012 graduate of Ferris State University and a five-year member of the Bulldog golf team. The old adage “blink and you just might miss it” couldn’t be more true for Bissell. Shortly after graduating at FSU, he landed a job teaching private lessons at the Rick Smith and Jason Guss Golf Academy at Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Mich. – a nationally recognized top-25 golfing academy. His playing days not far behind him, Bissell competed on the Florida Professional Golf Tour during the winter of 2013-2014. His short-term plans didn’t
AMATEUR CONTINUED FROM A9 before eliminating Michael Zoerhoff to advance to the Sweet 16 as well. As is tradition at the Michigan Am, a dinner is held for the final 16 golfers. The two Lakers took a look at the bracket, and, as fate would have it, were just one win away from squaring off against each other. “We knew the night of the Sweet 16 dinner that if we both won our morning matches
include coaching collegiate golf, but he resolved to make a run at the GVSU job if it ever opened. The vacancy popped up, and Bissell made his move. Now, just two years removed from golfing in the GLIAC, the rookie coach leads a Laker program in “win now” mode. Conveniently, Bissell is ready to do just that. “I want to elevate the play we’re at to a slightly higher level,” he said. “I want to compete for a national championship rather than just be happy to be there. Additionally, I want to teach these student-athletes to focus on the process of life – knowing that outcomes aren’t under your control – knowing that you only have influence on the process, both in golf and in life.” Despite falling short of a Division II National Championship appearance in 2013, the Lakers boast a roster chock
full of title-worthy talent. Returners Austin Eccleton, Chris Beltzer and Rider headline the GVSU roster. Despite Bissell’s young age and lack of collegiate coaching experience, GVSU Director of Athletics Tim Selgo cites Bissell’s age and experience as two of the factors that drew GVSU to the young coach. “Gary has, at a pretty young age, garnered experience teaching the game of golf,” Selgo said. “When we’re looking for coaches, a prime characteristic is their ability to teach. It’s the number one ingredient to being a successful coach. “Gary has had excellent experience and has made a name for himself. He has played in our league and knows what it takes to be successful in DII.” In 15 years, GVSU may have gone in another direction. Or, it may look back on another legendary hire. Only time will tell.
we’d play each other,” Cunningham said. “We were fortunate enough to both win those matches and we were able to have a little fun out there against each other.” Cunningham went up four strokes with three holes left to move onto the Final Four, eliminating his friend and long-time teammate Rider. Fair is fair, however, Rider was staying at Cunningham’s cabin for the weekend. The run ended there for Cunningham, as he lost to
eventual champion Henry Do, who plays collegiate golf at the University of North Carolina. Cunningham’s exit marked the end of the road for the last of the Laker trio, but the group did plenty to bring pride to the program. “We represented GVSU really well,” Eccleton said. “We had as many in the round of 64 as any Division I school in the state and got two to the Elite Eight. That’s something to be proud of.”
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