Veterans Day Celebration

Grand Valley State University's Office of the President and Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies invite you to join us this Veterans Day as we come together to honor the service and sacrifice of West Michigan and Laker veterans past and present. This year's program will explore what leadership, sacrifice, and service look like at the highest levels of military life.

We are honored to welcome Navy Captain J.J. Cummings, a TOPGUN-trained fighter pilot and former commander of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, who will share reflections on his path of service and the lessons in leadership he's carried from the cockpit to the flight deck.