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Grand Valley State University approves $17.1 million investment for campus upgrades

Artist's rendering of the student services building renovation.
Grand Valley State University
Artist's rendering of the student services building renovation.

GVSU's board approved funding for the projects for its Allendale campus

Grand Valley State University’s Board of Trustees recently approved funding for the three projects.

They include a $6.3 million renovation to the admissions and registrar offices inside the student services building. University leaders say the makeover will create a more welcoming and easy-to-navigate space.

Artists rendering of the new baseball/softball training facility.
Grand Valley State University
Artists rendering of the new baseball/softball training facility.

GVSU is also investing in its baseball and softball programs. They’ll share a new 12,800-square-foot indoor training center. The $5.6 million indoor training space will provide year-round access and dedicated locker rooms for the university’s teams.

Artist's rendering of the new baseball/softball training facility.
Grand Valley State University
Artist's rendering of the new baseball/softball training facility.

And $5.2 million is dedicated to upgrading lighting and acoustics at the Louis Armstrong Theatre and Haas Center for Performing Arts. The updates are necessary to support accreditation, ensuring the school meets a specified quality standard.

All projects are being funded by the school’s strategic capital reserve fund. Construction will begin this month and run through January 2028.

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Dave joined WGVU Public Media in November of 2023 after eighteen years as a Michigan Association of Broadcasters Emmy-nominated photojournalist and editor at Grand Rapids' WOOD TV8 and three years at WEYI TV25 in Flint, Michigan. As a General Assignment Reporter, Dave covers daily news and community events all over West Michigan.
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