Promotional Video - Young Man. This is a promotional video in color with audio. A man sits and talks to the camera about the benefits of a college education in preparing for a successful future, and how people working full time can study part time at…

Getting to Know Grand Valley. This is a promotional video in color with audio. It begins with a group of faculty talking to each other about their classes and clips of campus. The narrator, David Compton, describes the curriculum at Grand Valley…

Promotional Video - Business Man. This is a promotional video in color with audio. A man sits and talks to the camera about how you need a degree to move up in the workplace, and how Grand Valley State is an option for part time study alongside work.…

College Admissions Video Part 2. This is a promotional video in black and white with audio, produced for the admissions office in 1974. The visual is distorted throughout, and also has some audio distortion. This continues in the style of College…

College Admissions Video Part 1. This is a promotional video in black and white with audio, produced for the admissions office in 1974. The visual is distorted throughout, and also has some audio distortion. The video covers a broad range of topics…

Groundbreaking. This video shows the groundbreaking ceremony on August 28, 1962. The video is in black and white, including overlaid images and newspapers. The clip shows President James Zumberge at the podium as he announces the groundbreaking. The…

1969 Commencement Ceremony. This video is in color, without sound for the first 30 seconds. It shows different angles of President Arend D. Lubbers speaking at the podium and shots of the audience. The last half of the video has sound, although it…

Button from the Groundbreaking of the Richard M. DeVos Center on GVSU's Pew Campus in Grand Rapids, MI, October 16, 1997.

Advertisement for College IV at Grand Valley State Colleges

Arts on Campus design based on Andy Warhol Campbel soup series.

Graphic of Grand Valley bus used in a publication.

Pin given to the Pioneer Class of GVSC.

Cesar Chavez talking to students during his visit to Grand Valley in 1993.

Grand Valley State Colleges logo. The designer, W-B Advertising Agency, explains the smooth flowing line making up the symbol as characteristic of one large school encompassing a number of smaller colleges within. The tree or plant-like symbol in the…

Grand Valley State Colleges logo. The designer, W-B Advertising Agency, explains the smooth flowing line making up the symbol as characteristic of one large school encompassing a number of smaller colleges within. The tree or plant-like symbol in the…

Logo for the William James College at Grand Valley State Colleges.

College IV logo

Grand Valley State University seal

Grand Valley State University embossed seal

Grand Valley State Colleges Where Good Things are Happening.

Logo fro GVSC's 25th Anniversary (Silver Anniversary). 1985.

Logo for the 25th Anniversary (Silver Anniversary) Grand Valley, 1985.

Logo for the 50th Anniversary of Grand Valley State University, 2010.

Grand Valley State Colleges logo