Grand Valley State University leaders say the new budget targets priorities in nursing, public safety, student advisors and the Blue Dot tech initiative.
Despite receiving what GVSU President Philomena Mantella called a “disappointing” one-percent state funding increase, the university is committing a record $84 million of the general fund to financial aid.
“We want to bolster both access to the high-quality programs and faculty that we have here at Grand Valley and make it more affordable and more accessible.”
Assistant Vice President for University Communications Chris Knape acknowledges enrollment remains a challenge.
“There are fewer overall high school graduates coming out of Michigan high schools, and there is a pitched battle between Michigan universities to get those students to come, but grand valley is offering a really compelling package, and we're optimistic for the year ahead.
The board also approved selling GVSU’s Detroit Center building, shifting those programs to other partner locations in the city.
In Grand Rapids, GVSU will purchase the John Russell/Consumers Energy building, located south of its Seidman College of Business on the Grand River across from the Acrisure Amphitheater.
“We're developing the programming for the building in the year ahead. But there's opportunities for faculty and students, and the community as a whole to utilize the building for a variety of purposes, and we're excited about how that building is going to energize that portion of our campus.”
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