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Saginaw Valley State University is a comprehensive university with more than 90 programs of study for its more than 9,000 students. Located on a suburban campus in Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region, SVSU is committed to a supportive and empowering environment for students.

SVSU emphasizes undergraduate teaching and learning, and community-based research. In 2015, SVSU received the Community Engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a distinction achieved by only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities. By their senior year, 84 percent of students have engaged with community employers and agencies in internships, field placements or some other component of their academic preparation.

SVSU is establishing itself as a leader in STEM education for the Great Lakes Bay Region, partnering with businesses, foundations and school districts to improve students’ performance in math and science at the middle school, high school and university levels.

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Saginaw Valley State University is a comprehensive university with more than 90 programs of study for its more than 9,000 students. Located on a suburban campus in Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region, SVSU is committed to a supportive and empowering environment for students.

SVSU emphasizes undergraduate teaching and learning, and community-based research. In 2015, SVSU received the Community Engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a distinction achieved by only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities. By their senior year, 84 percent of students have engaged with community employers and agencies in internships, field placements or some other component of their academic preparation.

SVSU is establishing itself as a leader in STEM education for the Great Lakes Bay Region, partnering with businesses, foundations and school districts to improve students’ performance in math and science at the middle school, high school and university levels.

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Representation of the achievement named 'SVSU Cardinal Formula Racing car finishes tops in acceleration category at international competition'.

SVSU Cardinal Formula Racing car finishes tops in acceleration category at international competition

Saginaw Valley State University's Cardinal Formula Racing team sped to its fifth-best finish ever during the annual Formula Society of Automotive Engineers Collegiate Design Series competition. The May 14-17 event at the Michigan International Speedway featured 120 schools across the globe competing in categories including design, cost, acceleration and endurance.
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Club or Organization - 2014 May 19

SVSU's Cardinal Racing Formula team revs up engines for annual international competition

Saginaw Valley State University's Cardinal Formula Racing team is revving up its engines again for the annual Formula Society of Automotive Engineers Collegiate Design Series competition.
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Club or Organization - 2014 May 13

Pinconning native helps SVSU formula racing team prepare for international competition

Saginaw Valley State University's Cardinal Formula Racing team is revving up its engines again for the annual Formula Society of Automotive Engineers Collegiate Design Series competition. Pinconning's Samuel Dantuma is among 16 students set to compete at the Michigan International Speedway-hosted event May 14-17.
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Club or Organization - 2014 May 13
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SVSU students present research at Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters conference

Saginaw Valley State University students presented research on topics such as chemistry, ecology, geography, law, philosophy, psychology and zoology at the 2014 Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters annual conference.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 May 9
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SVSU grad Eric Becker earns national French language award

Saginaw Valley State University graduate Eric Becker recently received the American Association of Teachers of French 2014 AATF Outstanding Seniors in French Award. The award is given annually to a senior demonstrating excellence in the study of French.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 May 8
Representation of the achievement named 'SVSU student Jennica Young, of Saginaw Township, accepted into Ph.D. program at Southern Illinois University'.

SVSU student Jennica Young, of Saginaw Township, accepted into Ph.D. program at Southern Illinois University

Saginaw Township native Jennica Young this fall has been accepted into a Ph.D. program in psychology at Southern Illinois University's Brain and Cognitive Science program. Young's next academic challenge will follow her graduation from Saginaw Valley State University, where she is set to receive a bachelor's degree in psychology in May. She will join some 1,000 classmates earning degrees from the institution.
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Graduation - 2014 May 6

SVSU student Marlin Jenkins, of Woodhaven, eyes overseas opportunities after graduation

When Marlin Jenkins arrived as a freshman at Saginaw Valley State University, he was a Woodhaven native looking for a campus with "a small community feel." Four years later, as he prepares to exit the school after receiving his bachelor's degree in May, the creative writing major says his ambition now is to become part of a community no smaller than the world itself.
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Graduation - 2014 May 6

Shepherd native accepted to MSU Ph.D. program for kinesiology

Shepherd native Kerri Vasold been accepted to the Michigan State University Ph.D. program for kinesiology. She begins this fall. Vasold is one of some 1,000 students set to graduate from Saginaw Valley State University this May.
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Graduation - 2014 May 6
Representation of the achievement named 'Midland native earns full-time job with Dow Corning on eve of SVSU graduation'.

Midland native earns full-time job with Dow Corning on eve of SVSU graduation

Earning a full-time job straight out of college isn't an everyday occurrence, but Midland resident Nicholas Anderson isn't an everyday student, his professors will tell you. Before Anderson graduates from Saginaw Valley State University in May, he was promised a full-time job as an accountant at nearby Dow Corning Corp., one of the world's leading manufacturers of silicon used in next generation technology.
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Graduation - 2014 May 2
Representation of the achievement named 'Alpena native, after graduating from SVSU, to pursue doctor of medicine degree from MSU'.

Alpena native, after graduating from SVSU, to pursue doctor of medicine degree from MSU

Alpena native Hope Bauer this fall will pursue a doctor of medicine degree from Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine. Bauer's latest academic endeavor will begin after she receives her bachelor's degree in biology from Saginaw Valley State University in May. She joins 1,005 other graduates earning degrees from the institution. Bauer said her studies in medicine and her ambition to become a doctor were inspired in part by migraines she's endured since she was a youth. "I had to
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Graduation - 2014 May 2
Representation of the achievement named 'SVSU senior from Flint to attend Texas Ph.D. program in behavioral neuroscience'.

SVSU senior from Flint to attend Texas Ph.D. program in behavioral neuroscience

Flint native Evan Nudi will head to Texas this fall with plans to pursue a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin's behavioral neuroscience program. He will continue the sort of research he began at Saginaw Valley State University, where Nudi graduates along with some 1,000 other students in May.
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Graduation - 2014 May 2

SVSU senior to begin master's degree program at University of Michigan School of Social Work

Cara Cole, a St. Louis, Mich. native this fall plans to begin work toward a master's degree from the University of Michigan School of Social Work. She will begin this latest endeavor after graduating in May from SVSU -- along with some 1,000 other students -- with a bachelor's degree in social work.
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Graduation - 2014 May 2

SVSU selects latest Roberts Fellowship students

Twelve remarkable Saginaw Valley State University students were chosen to participate in the Roberts Fellowship Program for the 2014-15 academic year. The year-long leadership development initiative enlists a dozen students annually in both academic course work and extracurricular activities designed to enhance their potential as future political, economic and civic leaders.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 Apr 29
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SVSU students earn National Society of Leadership and Success honors

The National Society of Leadership and Success is an organization that fosters leadership in part by hosting seminars for universities nationally while also connecting members from chapters at 417 institutions across the United States.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 Apr 21
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SVSU Health Professions Association hosts 5K event

The event, sponsored by Covenant HealthCare, drew around 40 runners. All proceeds from the event went to the Women's and Children's Health Service at Covenant HealthCare.
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Club or Organization - 2014 Apr 11
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SVSU graduates 511 in fall 2013

In December, 511 graduates earned degrees from Saginaw Valley State University.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 Mar 28

SVSU students share research projects with athletic trainers organization in Illinois

Saginaw Valley State University students during the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association annual meeting shared research projects on a wide range of topics.
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Work Experience - 2014 Mar 28

SVSU names international students to Fall 2013 Deans' List

To be eligible for the Deans' List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or better.
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Honors List - 2014 Mar 14
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1,950 students named to SVSU's Fall 2013 Deans' List

To be eligible for the Deans' List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or better.
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Honors List - 2014 Mar 14
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445 named to SVSU President's List for Fall 2013

To be eligible for the President's List, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and earn a 4.0 grade point average.
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Honors List - 2014 Mar 14
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SVSU comic strip artists to educate Saginaw youths

Members of the Comic Strippers -- a registered student organization at Saginaw Valley State University -- will be teaching a 1-day course at the Zauel Library in Saginaw on April 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Work Experience - 2014 Mar 14

SVSU students volunteer during spring break trips

This spring, 48 Saginaw Valley State University students will spend their spring break volunteering for organizations helping others.
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Volunteer - 2014 Feb 27

SVSU student leaders bring back residence hall awards from conference

Nine Saginaw Valley State University student leaders brought home three awards from the 2014 Michigan Organization of Residence Hall Association Conference at Grand Valley State University.
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Work Experience - 2014 Feb 27
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SVSU students recognized for writing awards

Several Saginaw Valley State University students were recently recognized at the Robert S. P. Yien First Year Writing Awards at SVSU on Thursday, Feb. 20.
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Work Experience - 2014 Feb 27
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SVSU students recognized for writing

Saginaw Valley State University students recently were recognized at the Robert S. P. Yien First Year Writing Awards at SVSU on Thursday, Feb. 20.
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Work Experience - 2014 Feb 27
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'The Cherry Orchard' latest SVSU theatre production

Saginaw Valley State University will host a production of "The Cherry Orchard," which will run from Wednesday, Feb. 19 to Sunday, Feb. 23 in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2014 Feb 21

SVSU Cardinal Singers, Concert Choir plan Monday concert

Saginaw Valley State University's Cardinal Singers and Concert Choir will be singing new life into the works of two poetic and literary icons, Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost in American Poets: Choral Songs of Emily Dickenson and Robert Frost on Monday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in SVSU's Rhea Miller Recital Hall.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2014 Feb 21

Super Bowl ads focus of SVSU student study session

The focus group is organized by Rama Yelkur, dean of the College of Business and Management at Saginaw Valley State University, who is one of the nation's leading experts on whether viewers find Super Bowl ads to be likable.
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Work Experience - 2014 Jan 30
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SVSU names new orientation coordinator

These student leaders play a critical role in the implementation of successful orientation experiences, including assisting with new orientation leader recruitment and training, preparations before an event, and management and problem-solving during programs.
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Work Experience - 2013 Dec 20
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SVSU names new senior orientation leader

In addition to continuing to serve in the orientation leader role and guide incoming students at events, senior orientation leaders also are trained to serve as a peer academic advisor, and will assist in the training of new orientation leaders.
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Work Experience - 2013 Dec 20
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