Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 6-14-2007 Lanthorn, vol. 41, no. 62, June 14, 2007 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol41 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 41, no. 62, June 14, 2007" (2007). Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007. 62. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol41/62 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A&E Laker Life Sports Tyler May has debuted to new Students in Russell Rhoades Laker baseball season comes to emertarfvnem company. T May anthropology class wort with local an end after best start in school Custom.* ihe pufcfc farmers markets history 4 B3 AS B1 % rant! yalkp jr mithom n Grand Valley State University www lanthorn com Thursday, June 14, 2007 GVSU enrollment up — again While some Michigan universities struggle to keep lower enrollment than in 2005, including all three University students. Grand Valley tries to make room of Michigan campuses. Western Michigan University and Michigan By Leslie Perales The moderate tuition prices offered Technological University GVL Editor m Ouef by GVSU help cement the university's Enrollment at GVSU has increased reputation as a great value, he said by about 18 percent since 2001 and rand Valley State University “I think students and their families the university has the third highest are attracted by our high-quality retention rate among the public received 14.361 applications programs, smaller class sizes, personal universities in Michigan Gthis year, breaking last year's recordattention from professors and newer "I think ultimately people come by 1.000 applications. facilities, especially classrooms and to GVSU because of the majors, Another 800 applicants were housing." Me Logan said. faculty and facilities," said Bob Stoll, placed in a waiting pool, and if room GVSU sent more than 9.300 director of the Office of Student Life. becomes available the best students acceptance letters this year and "When students take a look at things, GVl I Kttty Ity rwi from the pool will be admitted to the 3.792 of those students registered for they like how friendly it is." S«gn me up: Senior orientation leader. Matt Ferguson. helps incoming freshman, Marcus Morin university. orientation Stoll, who works closely with from HudsonviNe. Mich , p*ck his classes for the fall More than 3.700 have signed up for freshman "Students want higher education While the GVSU is struggling to many students as the director of the orientation the way Grand Valley delivers it." make enough room for the students Office of Student Life, also has a said Matt Me Log an. vice president for — as witnessed in the large amount of child who chose to come to GVSU. said most of them like the size of the the things offered by the university. University Relations "Our rankings construction on the Allendale Campus “As a parent you're trying to campus and the campus culture. It’s that feeling of being secure in US News and the Princeton Review — other schools are struggling to make sure you have a safe secure "it's usually a whole bunch of and safe in a rural campus location bear this out. For II years in a row keep students. environment for your child to go to things," he said "They like the feel with the power of the urban campus we've been selected as one of the In 2006 ,10 of the IS public school." he said of it. they like the looks of it. They nation's ‘100 Best College Buys *** universities in Michigan had When talking to students. Stoll feel secure and safe and they like See Enrollment, A2 State holds off on GV’s $5.8 million By Rachel Royer and Leslie Perales GVL Staff rand Valley State University students could be left footing Gthe bill after state policymakers decided to hold off on funds the university usually receives by August The state's budget fell 5800 million short this year and now the state is cutting hock on higher education funding, a decision affecting all state- funded colleges. GVSU was scheduled to receive the funds in August, but will now have to wait until October for the 55.8 million. The Michigan House of Representatives and Senate also plan on cutting 60 percent of the increase the institution received this year, which was to accommodate enrollment growth that occurred in the "President 2004-05 academic Haas made year. it clear that The retro­ active cut will we are not amount to 52.2 to cut million. GVl / Kttty lUyi'a* classes." Opaw doors: Dean of tw fadnos Co*tgt of In gewenng and Compumg. PaM D notfcowdu. stands n front o< the new John C Kennedy Hal of Engmeenng Thu new bu**ng 5 located on the new ‘To the best of Campus downtown, attached to the iberhan) Center The bufcftng tattisn new technology as we* as being crwvonmenuay friend!y my knowledge, MATT we’ve not been MCLOGAN subjected to VICE PRESIDENT (his kind of cut OF UNIVERSITY before." said RELATIONS President Thomas J Haas in an e- Students fill Kennedy Hall mail to GVSU faculty and staff. ‘This action by the state will be taken into The John C. Kennedy hall of Engineering opened up its classrooms to students this spring consideration in my tuition and budget recommendations for the 2007-08 academic year." By Michael Knopf 15 years for the program to grow to in Kennedy Hall is impressive. (LEED) specifications, and it has State Rep Arlan Mcckhof said he GVL Staff Writar 750 students, but it only took about "There is also a wonderful been reviewed by the U.S. Green does not expect the retro-active cut to be five. collaboration with faculty and Building Council. replaced any time soon. "We underestimated how fast we students". Mandadi said. It was designed to reduce energy “I don't think there will be any rand Valley State would grow,** he said The building also includes many consumption in a number of ways. increases." Meekhof said “We haven't James Moyer, the assistant vice features making it environmentally Nearly all of the scrap material left had anything to vole on. so I don't know University ’s engineering president of Facilities Planning, said friendly. Kennedy Hall was over from the construction process if that will hold true, but (the state's) Gstudents were greeted by a new the new building has made room for constructed to the Leadership in goal is to he a flat budget ." building this spring. other programs Energy and Environmental Design See Kennedy Hell, A2 Some GVSU students and stale The John C. Kennedy Hall "By moving offices and officials worry the state's budget loss of Engineering is a $16 million classrooms into the Kennedy Hall will cause tuition to rise in order to addition to the Keller Engineering from the Eberhard Center, we were make up for the kwt dollars. Laboratories located able to free up space for "I think (the budget cut) will likely on Pew Campus the College of Education cause a rise in tuition, which is really Construction started “In terms of un ­ to expand into," Moyer unfortunate for the kids and parents to in the spring of 2006 dergrad level, we said "This helps us make and is expected to be are now second better use of the space Set Budget, A2 completed before fall we have all around " semester to none" Kennedy Hall Kennedy Hall was includes various types a necessary addition of engineering labs, to the university, said classrooms, conference Dean of Engineering PAUL PLOTKOWSKI rooms, offices and student Paul PloCkowski DEAN, PADNOS COLLEGE study areas Several INDEX When the Pred M. Of ENGINEERING high-tech facilities assist Section A Keller Engineering engineering students, Laboratories opened News.................................... 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