Strengthening Our Democracy

• College students recommend election changes for greater youth engagement  12/17/2019
• ​Letter to the editor: It is time for the Board of Trustees to truly open their doors  10/28/2019
• Student Senate President cites accessibility issues in police complaint regarding Board of Trustees  9/4/2019
• Student Senate proposal to Board of Trustees calls for more student involvement  4/12/2019
• Letter to the editor: Why young people should run for office  1/15/2018

LGBTQ+ Inclusion

• Queer Michigan School Board Trustees Speak Out: Representation, COVID-19 and Putting to Rest That Rumor About Litter Boxes  10/20/2022
• KH makes sex education board more inclusive, community-led  12/13/2021
• New petition could lock in civil rights for LGBTQ Michiganders  1/20/2020
• Michigan Assoc. of School Boards Approves Pro-Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Resolution  11/27/2019
• Letter to the editor: GVSU, a place to be your full, authentic self, no matter what  10/14/2019
• Kenowa Hills wants LGBTQ+ rights protected by state law  6/25/2019
• New Resolution: GVSU will only contract with LGBTQ-inclusive vendors  5/18/2019

Educational Excellence

• 100% of Kenowa Hills kids go home to wifi access  3/23/2020
  
• Laker Lifetime Learning Account kicks off May 2020  11/25/2019
  
• The Johnson Center: A Resource for Student Leaders Right Here at Grand Valley  10/15/2019
  
• ​Michigan Teachers of the Year to speak on leadership at GVSU forum  2/27/2018
  
• Student Senate working to reduce textbook prices  2/5/2018
  
• Inequality in Michigan public schools  11/15/2017
  
• Letter to the editor: Careless legislation won't fix our schools  11/10/2017

Supporting Our Environment

• Szczepaniak, Friends of Lower Grand River, awarded WMEAC's Advocacy Award  8/18/2021
  
• Big decision looms for GV with Grand River Waterway Project Proposal  11/4/2019

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A Fierce Advocate for the People

• Graduate receives highest honor from state school board association  2/8/2022
• Diverse MPLP Class Named for 2022  12/13/2021
• Szczepaniak receives high honors from Michigan Association of School Boards  8/25/2020
• Szczepaniak named a "35 Under 35" progressive local leader  5/12/2020
• Student Senate president elected to new office  9/9/2019
• Szczepaniak elected 2019-2020 student senate president  4/15/2019
• 18-year-old elected to Kenowa Hills school board  11/13/2016