READ ME For use in your presentation

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READ MEFor use in your presentation

• The following slides are meant to help you with
  presentations that you are developing about Grand
  Valley. Weve taken the five core marketing
  messages and presented them accordingly. In order
  to personify the messages, were hoping you will
  also use some examples from our Success Stories
  by copying and pasting both the photos and text
  into your presentations. You can find Success
  Stories at www.gvsu.edu/successstory/ Consider
  using photos in your presentation, which can be
  pulled from the Photo Album at www.gvsu.edu/photo/
  and feel free to edit the following slides as
  needed for your presentation. Call Institutional
  Marketing for assistance, 331-2525.

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Grand Valley State University

• Grand Valley State University, established in
  1960, is a four-year public university. It
  attracts more than 22,000 students with its high
  quality programs and state-of-the-art facilities.
  Grand Valley provides a fully accredited
  undergraduate and graduate liberal education and
  has campuses in Allendale, Grand Rapids, and
  Holland and centers in Muskegon and Traverse
  City. Grand Valley is the comprehensive regional
  university for the states second largest
  metropolitan area and offers 69 undergraduate and
  25 graduate degree programs. The university is
  dedicated to individual student achievement,
  going beyond the traditional classroom
  experience, with research opportunities and
  business and agency partnerships. Grand Valley
  employs more than 1,700 people and is committed
  to providing a fair and equitable environment for
  the continued success of all.

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Grand Valley State University

• Academic Excellence
• First-Rate Faculty
• Great Return on Investment
• State-of-the-Art Facilities
• Outstanding Locations

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Academic Excellence

• Liberal education is the best preparation for
  life in a fast-changing world. Grand Valley
  offers a challenging liberal education that
  develops the whole person. It fosters the skills
  of inquiry, reflection, critical analysis,
  dialogue, knowledge integration, and expression
  for the benefits of lifelong learning and global
  citizenship.
• Graduate-level research opportunities for
  undergraduate students
• Diverse environment that promotes the development
  of intellect and creativity for both faculty and
  students
• Nationally ranked by U.S. News World Report and
  The Princeton Review

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Academic Excellence

• Areas of Study 200
• Undergrad programs 69
• Grad programs 25
• Volumes in the library 667,000
• Grads employed or seeking advanced degrees 90
• Average class size 27
• Study abroad programs available to GVSU
  students 3,900
• Student organizations 230
• Number of students (Fall 04) 22,565
• Undergrads 18,903
• Grads 3,662

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First-Rate Faculty

• Talented highly credentialed faculty dedicated
  to teaching
• Faculty actively engaged in their disciplines
• Faculty frequently developing mentoring
  relationships that last long after graduation
• Faculty 692
• Support Staff 981

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Great Return on Investment

• Smaller class sizes (average size of 27) ensure
  personal, interactive learning
• Faculty, not graduate students or teaching
  assistants, teach at all levels
• Exceptional student life (230 student
  organizations) and service learning experiences
  in world-class learning, living, and research
  facilities
• 90 percent of Grand Valley graduates are
  successfully employed or pursuing advanced
  degrees
• Recognized for ten years as one of Americas 100
  Best College Buys by Educational Research and
  Evaluation, Inc.

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Great Return on Investment

• Tuition/semester Lower division Upper division
• In-state 3,110 3,224
• Out-of-state 6,255 6,466
• Room and board 3,180
• Alumni 56,000
• Endowment 46.3 million
• Private Funding (in 2005) 27.1 million

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State-of-the-Art Facilities

• New academic, research, performance, and athletic
  facilities provide forums for learning on every
  level
• The Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences,
  located in the heart of West Michigans life
  science corridor, prepares the next generation of
  professionals for advanced opportunities in
  health care research, education, diagnosis, and
  treatment
• Wireless academic buildings make connecting to
  email and the Internet easy and convenient
• Modern living centers are some of the newest in
  the state, tripling our number of beds over the
  past five years (We now have 5,291 beds)

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Allendale Campus
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Allendale Campus
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Allendale Campus, Fieldhouse
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Outstanding Locations

• The Pew Grand Rapids Campus is located in the
  heart of Michigans second largest city, close to
  internship, employment, and community outreach
  programs
• The free campus shuttle links students, faculty,
  and staff to the entire Grand Rapids transit
  system
• Grand Valley also offers bachelors and masters
  degree courses in Holland, Muskegon, and Traverse
  City

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Outstanding Locations

• Acreage in Allendale 1,237
• Acreage in Grand Rapids 37
• Acreage in Holland 20
• Acreage in Muskegon (Lake Michigan Center) 1
• Parking spaces (Grand Rapids and
  Allendale) 12,071

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Affirmative Action Statement of Grand Valley
State University

• Grand Valley State University is an affirmative
  action/equal opportunity institution. It
  encourages diversity and provides equal
  opportunity in education, employment, all of its
  programs, and the use of its facilities. It is
  committed to protecting the constitutional and
  statutory civil rights of persons connected with
  the university.

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