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President Keck presenting GVU’s 2024-2028 Strategic Plan at WineStyles in Ankeny on Monday, September 30, 2024.

A Toast to GV’s Grand Future

Linnea Hietala October 14, 2024

On Monday, September 30, Dr. Rachelle Keck invited students, alumni, and Grand View University leadership & administration to WineStyles in Ankeny, IA for a presentation about GVU campus initiatives....

Viking Love Stories

Viking Love Stories

Linnea Hietala October 14, 2024

This collection of Viking Love Stories celebrates the magic of finding your perfect match and forging lifelong friendships along the way, admist the rigors of academia and a bustling campus. Three couples...

Leilani Rodriguez and Adrienna Turner enjoy a mid-practice break in the Grand View Women’s Wrestling practice room on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. On March 11-12, members of the team went on to compete in the NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Invitational Championship, where the team placed sixth overall.  

Joy and Sweat

Mayeli Jimenez May 10, 2022

“You gotta prove yourself; you gotta work the hardest in the room so they don’t think ‘you’re a girl and you’re slacking.’” Alli Ragan  Emma Cochran and Hannah Michael wrestle during...

Photo by Ashlee Seaton

Feeling SAD?

Recorded by Brit Nanthanorath With fall in full swing, and each day’s amount of sunlight slowly decreasing people are at an increased risk for seasonal-related depression, according to the Mayo...

Photo by Sarah Rush

Candles on Tap

By Blake Walker November 12, 2021

Recorded by Danielle Castillo It is no secret to anyone in their 20’s and 30’s that when you are looking for a good outing to mingle with friends and/or co-workers, a bar is the top place to be....

Photo By Dom Wright-Walton

Harsh Reality; Males in Nursing

Blake Walker October 5, 2021

According to a study done in 2019 by the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, 12% of nurses in America identify as male. For reference, that number was only 2.7% in 1970. Here at Grand View University, approximately...

Phot By Erick Villar Cordero and Camden Blowers

Dough Crazy

Carly McCoy October 5, 2021

We have all guiltily popped unbaked cookie dough into our mouth while mentally saying, “Take that, salmonella.” Today, many businesses have created cookie recipes that allow their cookie dough to...

Linear Construction Mural in the Grand View University student center.
Photo by Blake Walker.

Linear Construction

Sarah Rush September 30, 2021

The Grand View University Student Center is home to the newly created “Linear Construction” mural, a generous donation from Ben Schuh, Dennis Kaven and former art faculty members from GV. The mural...

The Asynchronous Learning Struggle

The Asynchronous Learning Struggle

Caleb Grizzle December 13, 2020

Student loan debt neared $1.6 trillion in the United States, Forbes reported in February. The financial burden of public and private education impacts millions of Americans each year and can be exacerbated...

Students in Quarantine

Students in Quarantine

Joshua Sifuentes October 9, 2020

What more could we expect from 2020? COVID-19 has not only dramatically affected the entire world but deeply changed how education is being carried out this year. We are in a period in time in which we...

Not Alone

Not Alone

Caleb Grizzle October 2, 2020

The recent global pandemic has brought social isolation and mental health issues to the forefront of many college campuses. Grand View is not exempt. “Emotional wise it was hard to not go out and...

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