In honor of Veterans Day, the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies and GVSU welcome Navy Captain J.J. Cummings, a Top Gun trained fighter pilot and former commander of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford. He will be presenting to the GVSU community at noon, sharing his reflections on his path of service. We welcome Captain Cummings and the Hauenstein Center's Kahler Sweeney.
Beginning November 16th, GVSU and its community will experience Walking in Beauty: Re-aligning Modern Health and Wellbeing, learning from a traditional Native practitioner. We talk to Levi Rickett, Chair of the GVSU Native American Advisory Council and Ayebah Wilson, OMA Assistant Director, overseeing the Native/Indigenous Student Engagement area.
Poets join us in studio this morning to talk about The Gathering, an event featuring powerful art, cash prizes, and more. We speak with Gleason Edwards and Derek Welch from House of Words Open Mic about this Saturday night's event.
The Holland Symphony Orchestra presents Force of Fate on November 21 conducted by Guest Music Conductor Micah Gleason, who joins us this morning. This sonic odyssey explores fate, longing, and triumph. Carlos Simon’s Fate Now Conquers responds to Beethoven’s iconic Seventh Symphony, weaving gospel roots with classical brilliance. Elgar’s haunting Cello Concerto, born from post-war grief, contrasts deep melancholy with flashes of resilience. Tchaikovsky’s autobiographical Fourth Symphony erupts with passion, its “fate” motif driving a journey from turmoil to euphoric triumph.
