Provost Deborah Huntley sent out an email March 19 stating that students can decide to go pass/no-credit or graded for the winter semester. Undergraduate students will be able to chose which courses […]

Kaitlyn Farley
Editor-in-Chief | PTW, History | kmfarle1@svsu.edu
Updated: SVSU moves online for the rest of the semester

Vanguard readers sent us questions after SVSU decided to move online-only for the rest of the semester. We met with J.J. Boehm, the interim executive director of University Communications, to answer reader […]
SVSU to offer pro-rated refunds
A March 18 email from SVSU Housing indicated that SVSU will begin offering pro-rated refunds to students who move out before April 19. The email stated that Housing and Dining Services will […]
SVSU Chatbot answers your COVID-19 questions
On March 18, SVSU released to all undergraduate students a Chatbot called Coop to answer questions about the coronavirus. Cara Deschermeier, assistant director of the Academic Advisement Center, said the Chatbot was […]
SVSU students sign petition to make classes pass/fail

SVSU students are signing a petition asking administrators to allow students to elect whether they want their courses for the semester to be pass/fail or graded. Pass/fail grading, opposed to receiving a […]
BREAKING: Classes go online through finals week

In an email sent to students March 16, Provost Deborah Huntley announced that classes will be online-only through finals week. “Earlier today, the federal government recommended avoiding social gatherings of more than […]
‘On Thin Ice’ exhibit expresses student’s experience with mental illness

Danielle Cecil didn’t think she would make it through her bachelor of fine arts program. Now, she is set to walk in May and has a photo exhibit detailing her struggles with […]
SVSU offices address how COVID-19 affects their services

The Vanguard staff reached out to on-campus offices and departments to discuss how the switch to online classes and the ban on all meetings and events over 50 people will affect their […]