Seidman College of Business

CALLING ALL SEIDMAN ALUMNI 📢

Join your fellow alumni for a tour of the Seidman College of Business' Experiential Learning and Sales Lab!

This innovative space gives students the opportunity to take their learning beyond the classroom as they build professional skills through real-world sales scenarios and immersive environments.

You will have the chance to explore the lab up close while you enjoy complimentary refreshments and appetizers.

RSVP by May 5th:
https://www.gvsu.edu/alumni/alumni-sales-lab-tour-411.htm?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Register%20Now&utm_campaign=Sales%20Lab%20Invite

Missed out on attending the last Secchia Breakfast Lecture? No worries!

The full lecture, "The Heart of AI: Robots, Relationships, and Reality", is now available to watch on the Seidman Youtube channel!

In this discussion, panel members: Michael DeWilde, Director of Koeze Business Ethics Initiative and Professor of Management, Brian Bowdle, Associate Professor of Psychology, and Ann Harten,
Executive Advisor with C-Suite Advisor, discuss how AI operates, how it promises to impact our day-to-day, and the "heart" of how it functions!

The full lecture is available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiAUHgHZdP0&t=1s

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER 📢

AI is now a part of our society, but do you really know how it works?
Join us for the next Secchia Breakfast Lecture for an intriguing conversation about how AI operates, how it promises to impact our day-to-day, and the "heart" of how it functions!

Register NOW! https://www.gvsu.edu/seidman/form/c9929073-9138-44d7-bfda-b038ed90b9a1/response/create

CALLING ALL CURRENT AND FORMER LAKERS 📢
AI is now a part of our society, but do you really know how it works?

Join us for the next Secchia Breakfast Lecture for an intriguing conversation about how AI operates, how it promises to impact our day-to-day, and the "heart" of how it functions!

Register NOW! https://www.gvsu.edu/seidman/form/c9929073-9138-44d7-bfda-b038ed90b9a1/response/create

AI is now a part of our society, but do you really know how it works?

Join us for the next Secchia Breakfast Lecture for an intriguing conversation about how AI operates, how it promises to impact our day-to-day, and the "heart" of how it functions!

Register NOW! https://www.gvsu.edu/seidman/form/c9929073-9138-44d7-bfda-b038ed90b9a1/response/create

The Seidman College of Business and the Zekelman Holocaust Center Present: "Corporate Complicity: Profiting from the Holocaust"

Join us on Friday, 04/10, at 1:30 in the Loosemore Forum for a retrospective glance at the role businesses played during the holocaust and how their decisions have impacted the way we view modern business ethics 80 years later!

RSVP Here for free, registration closes April 8th:
https://www.gvsu.edu/seidman/module/1c3da73f-e39d-40ca-8e81-4252904f3bd5/event/796946cf-12a6-4ca8-9e12-cedbac4fe1ae

Today is GVSU's third annual Day of Giving 💙⚓️

This is an opportunity for our community to unite in support of the people and programs that shape Grand Valley! Community support allows the university to advance its mission and create meaningful impacts for students, and your
participation is essential to that effort.

By making a gift, your can help unlock special challenge and matching opportunities that
significantly increase the impact of your support. We need the entire Laker community’s help to
make this day a success. You can help make a difference for Grand Valley this Day of Giving!

Please consider supporting the Seidman initiatives by donating to us directly here:
https://www.givecampus.com/schools/GrandValleyStateUniversity/2026-gvsu-day-of-giving/pages/seidman

GVSU's Health Check 2026 is now available for those wanting to learn more about the latest health data for the West Michigan Region (Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, and Allegan counties) and Detroit. This publication reflects an annual collaboration between the Kirkhof College of Nursing and the Seidman College of Business at GVSU with support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Care Network, and Priority Health!

View the full article library here:
https://publications.gvsu.edu/health-check-1/health-check-2026

Get excited... the 2026 publication of the Seidman Business Review is now LIVE ⚓️

Check out this year's edition, featuring 10 different articles, written by Seidman faculty!

Read this year's articles on our website, here: https://lnkd.in/gb_s2FU6

This years articles are:

"Angel Networks in West Michigan" by Joerg Picard

"Beyond Positivity: Why Effective Leaders Pay Attention to Negative Emotions" by Courtney Williams

"Beyond the Sale: Navigating Liquidity, Identity, and Legacy in Business Families" by Ana Gonzalez

"The Impact of Tariffs on West Michigan Exports" by Gerry Simons, Wei Sun , and Weizhao Sun

"We are Not All the Same! Who Really are My Family Owners?" by Rodrigo Basco

"Who Leads Public Audits in West Michigan?" by Sarah Cole, Nicole Hafner, Emily Voisinet, and Chenyong Liu

"Environmental Quality, Public Health, and Economic Implications for West Michigan" by Christopher John Cruz and Manuel Alejandro Pulido Velásquez

"Grand Rapids Housing Market – 2025 In Review" by Laudo M. Ogura, Ph.D. and Paul Isely

"West Michigan Stock Returns" by Yatin Bhagwat and Esteban Hernandez

"Grand Rapids Economic Forecast" 2026 by Paul Isely

Congratulations to our fall 2025 Graduates! 🎓

We can't wait to see you at commencement tomorrow (December 6) at 4pm!

Join us at the L. William Seidman Center before for an Open House starting at 1:30pm.