NewsfeedBeat the Heat
Now that it is time
to sport a bathing suit
instead of a snowsuit,
you should still be aware
of some of the dangers
that come with summer. »
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Tuition on rise
The budget approved by the Michigan Legislature last month included a 15 percent cut to the higher education budget. The result? Students will now pay 6.9 percent more for their classes during the 2011-2012 academic year. »
We have a new website! (www.ValleyVanguardOnline.com)
The Valley Vanguard is proud to announce that we have launched a new website. All of our new issues will be posted on our new website. Any issue published on or before Monday, June 20, 2011 can still be found on this website. »
Construction brings new opportunities
New and returning Cardinals
should expect to see several
changes around campus from this
summer’s construction.
Costing nearly $14 million,
the expanded dining and athletic
facilities are to keep up with
student demand. »
Board of Control approves increases for faculty, students
SVSU students and faculty can expect
major changes in the fall as a result of the
most Board of Control meeting.
Agenda topics included faculty
promotions, salary increases and tuition. »
Dick Thompson retires from retirement
If Barbara Streisand and
Michael Jordan can come out of
retirement, so can SVSU’s Dick
Thompson.
This summer, Thompson
returns to the ombudsman position
filled by Burk Foster three years
ago after Thompson’s retirement.
Foster retired at the end of the
Winter 2011 semester. »
News
The first rule of book club is...
You don’t talk about book club.
I’m just kidding, of course,
since many students have turned
into tabookworms who talk about
what they read this summer. Some
are continuing a series, some are
rekindling a long lost love with a
title read years ago and others are
choosing something entirely new. »
Summer camps: above the grade
Saginaw Valley might look
more like munchkin land than a
college campus for the next month
as a variety of academic and athletic
departments sponsor summer camps
for elementary, middle and high
school students. »