At a personal and professional crossroads, SVSU grad student Virginia Betancourt made a decision with generations-spanning consequences.
The magazine of Saginaw Valley State University
By Justin Engel
Call of the Wild
Since childhood, Gabrielle Gittens felt drawn to nature. Now the SVSU alumna is one step closer to a career protecting it.
As fall semester approaches, SVSU reimagines campus spaces to address safety during pandemic
A July 14 event provided a preview of what campus will look like this fall.
UNITED BY THE DIVIDE: SVSU students lead historic Saginaw protest against racial injustice
“That could have been me,” Indigo Dudley said of George Floyd’s death. “That could have been my family, my friends, Simone, someone in my hometown. That scared me.”
Doggedly pursuing a lifelong ambition, an SVSU student nears a milestone
Mia Berlanga has chased a dream since the eighth grade. This month, she came one step closer to catching up to it.
SVSU alumni help Duro-Last supply equipment protecting health care workers from virus
Since the state reported its first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in March, the company has refocused its resources, so far manufacturing more than 40,000 protective gowns and 15,000 masks for some of the hardest-hit health care facilities in Michigan.
‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: SVSU alumna-turned-ER doctor protects Saginaw’s front lines in COVID-19 fight
Through protective goggles and face shields, Dr. Angela Gregory has witnessed heartbreaking tragedy and triumphs of human compassion since the COVID-19 pandemic reached the Covenant HealthCare emergency room where she works.
Defying a global pandemic, SVSU brings ‘Macbeth’ to the world online
A group of graduating seniors will bow out in style as a Shakespeare classic is performed with style – and safety – using a trendy online app.
Guarding the gates of a global pandemic
With a hazmat suit and a desire to serve her community, SVSU alumna Smriti Pant became part of the fight against COVID-19.
To Bollywood and back again
Now a Bollywood actress, SVSU alumna Meera Chopra returned to the alma mater that helped shape her life and career.
Home away from home
Student enthusiasm for residential life is proving SVSU has few peers nationally when it comes to higher ed housing. And there’s math to back that up.
The Fifth Quarter
Head coaches Matt LaFleur and Ryan Brady found success and friendship on the sidelines. But once they were rivals in one of SVSU’s most significant games ever.
Q&A with Jennifer Pruett, SVSU women’s basketball coach
Jennifer Pruett has brought a DNA-deep toughness to the sidelines during her first year as head coach of SVSU’s women’s basketball team.
The Songstress of Saginaw Valley
Alivia Combs is no stranger to delighting audiences with her vocals. It’s a scenario that dates back further than her memory can recall.
The Itsy-Bitsy Science Initiative
At first, Jennifer Douglas wanted to inject fun into her child’s understanding of science. But she doesn’t plan to stop there.
Seeds at the Center
For SVSU’s Writing Center, what began as a seedling of an idea two decades ago has sprouted branches that today touch communities on the other side of the planet.
A Class of His Own
The accolades are piling up for one of SVSU’s most decorated student leaders.
Craft of a Career
Like the late artist whose life’s work she oversees, Marilyn Wheaton sculpted a legacy of her own in the arts world.
Hitting her stride
Coming off her final — and best — season on the SVSU women’s cross-country team, Allison Dorr is eyeing a school record.
Meeting a Global Demand
Designers of SVSU’s new Master of Public Health program hoped to enroll 25 students in year one. Fifty signed up.