new student convocation
each year grand view holds a convocation to welcome new viking students to the university, provide a road map of the journey ahead and start off the year filled with gv pride! this event has always held a special place in the hearts of the gv faculty, staff and students alike. meet new classmates, learn what it means to become a viking, and run through a smile-filled tunnel of gv faculty dishing out high-fives. did we mention there's ice cream waiting at the end?
2020 convocation
this year's convocation looked a bit different due to covid-19. the 2020 new student convocation 2020 was held virtually on friday afternoon, august 21. the convocation was zoomed to new students who met in their core i sections. following the 30-minute convocation, each core i instructor lead their students through an activity related to the theme of this year’s convocation, which was all about belonging – making sure grand view's students feel welcomed, heard, seen, and valued.
for any parents or students unable to attend, please enjoy a recording of the 2020 new student convocation below!
first-year students
student
|
hometown
|
| ian abrahamson |
van meter, iowa |
| seth adrian |
blue grass, iowa |
| lukas aeberli |
langnau am albis, switzerland |
| jayda allen |
west des moines, iowa |
| torrie allen |
winterset, iowa |
| quentin allison |
eldridge, iowa |
| ferdinand alobo |
des moines, iowa |
| kaylee ancell |
richland, iowa |
| rachel anderson |
eldridge, iowa |
| kaytlyn andrews |
pleasant hill, iowa |
| jessley ash |
melbourne, iowa |
| camden baarda |
altoona, iowa |
| jordan babino |
beaumont, texas |
| kassie baker |
indianola, iowa |
| nicholas barry |
bettendorf, iowa |
| delaney barton |
adel, iowa |
| naomi basanez arroyo |
des moines, iowa |
| caden beaton |
macduff, united kingdom |
| mirnes becirovic |
urbandale, iowa |
| lily becker |
west des moines, iowa |
| kayleigh benda |
chelsea, iowa |
| gracie bernard |
council bluffs, iowa |
| neel bhramdat |
waukee, iowa |
| hira bhujel |
des moines, iowa |
| harison bickham |
madrid, iowa |
| alexander biegger |
madrid, iowa |
| paityn bindrum |
pleasant hill, iowa |
| reginald black |
humble, texas |
| karly boettcher |
rembrandt, iowa |
| veronica bogenschutz |
madrid, iowa |
| correyante boyd |
champaign, illinois |
| kole bradley |
west des moines, iowa |
| joseph bregar |
truro, iowa |
| allie britten |
zearing, iowa |
| gerlyona brooks |
saint paul, minnesota |
| brady burcum |
stanwood, iowa |
| gabryele burman |
waverly, iowa |
| kyle burton |
davenport, iowa |
| lillian busch |
newton, iowa |
| jaylen bush |
saint charles, iowa |
| joseph butler |
bennett, iowa |
| nickless buttolph |
west des moines, iowa |
| keean cadwell |
knoxville, iowa |
| jessica campos |
rock valley, iowa |
| jocelyn campos martinez |
santa clarita, california |
| mason campshure |
kaukauna, wisconsin |
| meleck cardenas |
des moines, iowa |
| zach carr |
port charlotte, florida |
| elia carrasco-lechuga |
des moines, iowa |
| yaremy casanova |
grimes, iowa |
| amanda chizek |
britt, iowa |
| jed christensen |
springfield, nebraska |
| noah clark |
glenwood, iowa |
| andrew clarke |
osceola, iowa |
| kynan clemons |
kissimmee, florida |
| alexandria cockrell |
broken arrow, oklahoma |
| lauren conrey |
waterloo, iowa |
| brighton cooper |
kaysville, utah |
| marian coover |
brooklyn, iowa |
| bryan cortes |
ames, iowa |
| brooks cowell |
fort dodge, iowa |
| jayden cross |
council bluffs, iowa |
| christopher cunningham |
des moines, iowa |
| natalien cunningham |
houston, texas |
| nicholas danielson |
mason city, iowa |
| emma de costa |
bondurant, iowa |
| mason denton |
raymond, iowa |
| logan disbrow |
chattanooga, tennessee |
| rachael doyle |
pleasant hill, iowa |
| levi egli |
fort dodge, iowa |
| ku eh |
des moines, iowa |
| robyn ehrhardt |
adel, iowa |
| byron ehrke |
springfield, nebraska |
| alexis eike |
manchester, iowa |
| madison eisenman |
britt, iowa |
| seada ejubovic |
des moines, iowa |
| kayla elmore |
papillion, nebraska |
| samantha engman |
des moines, iowa |
| riley erickson |
des moines, iowa |
| michel evertsen |
leon, iowa |
| adefela fakorode |
katy, texas |
| ashton feldman |
des moines, iowa |
| anthony fermaintt |
hoffman estates, illinois |
| emmersyn forest |
altoona, iowa |
| paul frank |
urbandale, iowa |
| jonathon franke |
neola, iowa |
| angelina gallagher |
newton, iowa |
| grace galloway |
west des moines, iowa |
| lani gannon |
granger, iowa |
| paulina garcia-arreola |
des moines, iowa |
| avery gates |
ankeny, iowa |
| james gikonyo |
clive, iowa |
| claire gilman |
carter lake, iowa |
| rebecca gilseth |
minneapolis, minnesota |
| paola gomez |
perry, iowa |
| justin good |
winterset, iowa |
| maren grant |
des moines, iowa |
| kirsten graves |
cedar falls, iowa |
| madison green |
highlands ranch, colorado |
| chloe gregory |
council bluffs, iowa |
| alex gross |
ames, iowa |
| callysta guttormson-lage |
west des moines, iowa |
| luis guzman |
perry, iowa |
| samantha hallaway |
claremont, minnesota |
| andrew hamilton |
algona, iowa |
| caitlyn hanafan |
council bluffs, iowa |
| emma hansen |
independence, iowa |
| faith hatch |
knoxville, iowa |
| creighton hatting |
des moines, iowa |
| jade hay |
sully, iowa |
| benjamin haynes |
la vista, nebraska |
| lauren haynie |
shenandoah, iowa |
| cassidy heck |
perry, iowa |
| d'mitre hedrick |
council bluffs, iowa |
| halle hemer |
odebolt, iowa |
| cassidy henderson |
urbandale, iowa |
| reghan henn |
lenexa, kansas |
| ellen hetzel |
winterset, iowa |
| kayla hoban |
northfield, minnesota |
| chloe hoenig |
west point, iowa |
| kylee hoffman |
saint louis, missouri |
| collin hogan |
farley, iowa |
| jayden holcomb |
katy, texas |
| tanner holman |
ottumwa, iowa |
| audrey hood |
lohrville, iowa |
| jonathan horn |
woodbury, minnesota |
| michael horton |
villa park, illinois |
| robert isaacs |
new braunfels, texas |
| elyas jackson |
des moines, iowa |
| ruth jahn |
sperry, iowa |
| semar james |
des moines, iowa |
| mayeli jimenez-gomez |
sioux city, iowa |
| isaiah johnson |
waterloo, iowa |
| destiny johnson |
grand river, iowa |
| gregory jones |
houston, texas |
| dezi jones |
pleasant hill, iowa |
| isabelle juhler |
altoona, iowa |
| cruz jurado |
bellevue, nebraska |
| emma kaatz |
lemont, illinois |
| samuel kallem |
ankeny, iowa |
| taylor karaidos |
adel, iowa |
| carlon keith |
rockford, illinois |
| preston kelling |
ankeny, iowa |
| natalie kessler |
carlisle, iowa |
| tristen kessler |
carlisle, iowa |
| gracie kettwig |
colo, iowa |
| victor kiiza |
altoona, iowa |
| macey kleitsch |
manchester, iowa |
| ellie klop |
des moines, iowa |
| jacob koontz |
missouri city, texas |
| courtney kopischke |
bloomington, minnesota |
| austin korner |
schleswig, iowa |
| emma kottlowski |
des moines, iowa |
| shaylee kozak |
saint charles, iowa |
| lucas kramer |
marshalltown, iowa |
| anisa krouse |
monticello, iowa |
| kody kruschwitz |
nevada, iowa |
| alexis kuecker |
prairie city, iowa |
| jenna ladage |
solon, iowa |
| kiera ladwig |
ida grove, iowa |
| kallista larson |
britt, iowa |
| easton larson |
gilbertville, iowa |
| brandon latting |
west des moines, iowa |
| austin lee |
fort dodge, iowa |
| kimberly lee |
saint charles, iowa |
| kady leusink |
le mars, iowa |
| cole lewis |
algona, iowa |
| gabriel lewis |
denver, iowa |
| kassandra lindemann |
horizon city, texas |
| blair liveringhouse |
urbandale, iowa |
| brett livesay |
maxwell, iowa |
| emet longhorn |
shawnee, oklahoma |
| josi lonneman |
adel, iowa |
| clayton lowery |
hillsboro, iowa |
| samara lusk |
american falls, idaho |
| riley mackey |
chariton, iowa |
| samuel madsen |
guthrie center , iowa |
| claire maixner |
byron, minnesota |
| anika maliwat |
blue springs, missouri |
| luke markla |
urbandale, iowa |
| nedaviah martells |
atlanta, georgia |
| maxwell martin |
edgewood, new mexico |
| alexandria may |
des moines, iowa |
| adhieu mayen |
west des moines, iowa |
| justin mccunn |
red oak, iowa |
| emilia mcdaniel |
altoona, iowa |
| jordan mcghee |
warner robins, georgia |
| isabelle medina |
olathe, kansas |
| gavin meints |
algona, iowa |
| stephanie melo |
des moines, iowa |
| korey mendoza |
san bernardino, california |
| avery merkley |
west des moines, iowa |
| lisa messer |
runnells, iowa |
| abigail meyer |
stillwater, minnesota |
| amy mijares |
el monte, california |
| samantha milani |
pleasant hill, iowa |
| rebekah miller |
hermiston, oregon |
| devin mills |
bellevue, nebraska |
| taryn mills |
colfax, iowa |
| briauna mingus |
eagle grove, iowa |
| monterey mishek |
little canada, minnesota |
| sundus mohamed |
des moines, iowa |
| elizabeth moore |
independence, iowa |
| mya moore |
west des moines, iowa |
| fadi mott |
rosharon, texas |
| maggie mueller |
webb, iowa |
| ivan munoz |
pleasant hill, iowa |
| benjamin murphy |
roseville, california |
| campbell murra |
bondurant, iowa |
| emily nation |
baxter, iowa |
| tyrell newman |
waterloo, iowa |
| mu ngi |
des moines, iowa |
| jessie nicholson |
winterset, iowa |
| mason nickolaus |
urbandale, iowa |
| michael o'kane |
linneus, missouri |
| lainey olsen |
carlisle, iowa |
| aldina omerovic |
urbandale, iowa |
| isaac pak |
glendale, arizona |
| ericka palapa |
des moines, iowa |
| tyler pate |
bettendorf, iowa |
| breydon paxson |
indianola, iowa |
| abigail peiffer |
ankeny, iowa |
| eric perez |
des moines, iowa |
| isabel pershing |
council bluffs, iowa |
| nicholas prochnow |
mundelein, illinois |
| gore puot |
des moines, iowa |
| william putney |
des moines, iowa |
| mackenzie reinhart |
guthrie center, iowa |
| tavis reisdorf |
marshalltown, iowa |
| ellie rengstorf |
red oak, iowa |
| alex reynolds |
kathleen, georgia |
| ernesto rodriguez |
vacaville, california |
| edith rodriguez-hernandez |
des moines, iowa |
| melody ruelle |
international falls, minnesota |
| sarah rush |
carlisle, iowa |
| germain sagbo |
allison, iowa |
| javier saldana |
des moines, iowa |
| mykaela sallach |
bellevue, nebraska |
| lillian sarvela |
hinckley, minnesota |
| patrick savage |
lamoni, iowa |
| abigail sawhill |
winterset, iowa |
| felix schafer |
berlin, germany |
| michael schafer |
emerson, iowa |
| kristin schaff |
leon, iowa |
| trinity schroeder |
colfax, iowa |
| anne schroeder |
waukee, iowa |
| allison schubert |
council bluffs, iowa |
| teresa serrano |
fairfield, california |
| carlos serratos |
monmouth, illinois |
| craig shaffer |
stanwood, iowa |
| morgan sheeder |
guthrie center, iowa |
| lakin sheeley |
cedar falls, iowa |
| carsen shelton |
west des moines, iowa |
| madeline shipley |
pleasant hill, iowa |
| neomi sidique |
brooklyn center, minnesota |
| grant simpson |
davenport, iowa |
| sydney smith |
dallas center, iowa |
| kieran snowden |
saint peters, missouri |
| jacey spann |
west des moines, iowa |
| josiah stagno |
merced, california |
| danielle steinwandt |
buckingham, iowa |
| alyssa strange |
bunker, missouri |
| ashlee strong |
ottumwa, iowa |
| carson taylor |
humboldt, iowa |
| jarrod thomas |
ankeny, iowa |
| jacob thomas |
indianola, iowa |
| cole thomsen |
des moines, iowa |
| connor thorpe |
ankeny, iowa |
| osea tobongye |
altoona, iowa |
| davin tonn |
fort collins, colorado |
| diesel tuinei |
waianae, hawaii |
| madilyn tumilty |
marion, iowa |
| blake underwood |
west des moines, iowa |
| brayden van kampen |
oskaloosa, iowa |
| austin vasquez |
des moines, iowa |
| marissa vega |
des moines, iowa |
| andres villegas |
colfax, iowa |
| natalia villegas |
corpus christi, texas |
| sabrina vongphandy |
des moines, iowa |
| cameron wabeke |
ankeny, iowa |
| chevelle wagner-chun |
waianae, hawaii |
| sage walker |
cedar, iowa |
| keyaira walker |
minneapolis, minnesota |
| thomas weissenburger |
clive, iowa |
| benjamin welch |
gaylord, michigan |
| nathan willcockson |
urbandale, iowa |
| chance wills |
galena, illinois |
| seth wilson |
urbandale, iowa |
| alicia winterboer |
huxley, iowa |
| demarcus wiser |
houston, texas |
| sierra wright |
runnells, iowa |
| quynton younker |
adair, iowa |
| caden ziegler |
urbandale, iowa |
transfer students
student
|
hometown
|
| paige adams |
ankeny, iowa |
| gustavo arellano |
crystal lake, illinois |
| camden armstrong |
tiffin, iowa |
| amanda atkinson |
norwalk, iowa |
| mckayla babinat |
tama, iowa |
| jacob backlund |
jordan, minnesota |
| nichol ballantyne |
grimes, iowa |
| robert beach |
pleasant hill, iowa |
| megan bennett |
urbandale, iowa |
| serina bennett |
dubuque, iowa |
| rachel bertrand |
knoxville, iowa |
| owen braungardt |
rock, kansas |
| kaitlyn brewton |
urbandale, iowa |
| dallas bryson |
peoria, illinois |
| samantha bush |
pleasant hill, iowa |
| kaitlyn camp |
des moines, iowa |
| taylor carey |
west des moines, iowa |
| gunner cash |
tecumseh, oklahoma |
| danielle castillo |
ames, iowa |
| marymar ceniseros |
norwalk, iowa |
| marissa chally |
des moines, iowa |
| bethany colbert |
west des moines, iowa |
| tricia cooper |
west des moines, iowa |
| karla cortez |
des moines, iowa |
| danielle costain |
greenfield, iowa |
| kevin curet |
carpentersville, illinois |
| theophilus cyrus |
des moines, iowa |
| charity dangelser |
newton, iowa |
| anthony deangelo |
norwalk, iowa |
| anissa deay |
des moines, iowa |
| lindsey dee |
melcher dallas, iowa |
| william deshazer |
hillside, illinois |
| trevonte diggs |
charlotte, north carolina |
| cassidy dilks |
altoona, iowa |
| tai duong |
bien hoa city, |
| madeline edmonds |
des moines, iowa |
| mckayla edwards |
moreno valley, california |
| savannah erdman |
omaha, nebraska |
| sydney fischer |
des moines, iowa |
| sam foley |
johnston, iowa |
| stormy france |
johnston, iowa |
| jaden fredrick |
des moines, iowa |
| jason fuhs |
west des moines, iowa |
| savana fuller |
guthrie center, iowa |
| angela garcia |
ankeny, iowa |
| eterrious giles |
channelview, texas |
| journey goering |
ankeny, iowa |
| collin greenfield |
roland, iowa |
| kylie hanna |
pleasant hill, iowa |
| julia hansen |
bridgewater, iowa |
| grant harding |
louisburg, kansas |
| doston harrelson |
marshalltown, iowa |
| kimonge hassan |
tanzania, africa |
| ian heise |
shell rock, iowa |
| jaleasah hendry |
postville, iowa |
| jocelyn hernandez |
fresno, california |
| hannah hinson |
ames, iowa |
| chase hitt |
grimes, iowa |
| kevin hoerster |
des moines, iowa |
| brianna hoffman |
panora, iowa |
| codi holdeman |
reasnor, iowa |
| fatima ibrahim |
west des moines, iowa |
| manali jama |
des moines, iowa |
| omar jammeh |
ankeny, iowa |
| wyatt jentz |
hortonville, wisconsin |
| andrea johnson |
des moines, iowa |
| benjamin johnson |
elk river, minnesota |
| jason johnson |
sacramento, california |
| ashlynn johnston |
pella, iowa |
| alexis jones |
lovilia, iowa |
| matthew jordan |
des moines, iowa |
| peter joy |
des moines, iowa |
| seth kilborn |
ames, iowa |
| torez kinchen |
denham springs, louisiana |
| dynesha kinney |
pleasant hill, iowa |
| luke kirsch |
des moines, iowa |
| jacob kirts |
norwalk, iowa |
| josh koskinen |
mendham, new jersey |
| curtis kozlowski |
west des moines, iowa |
| leontine krakani |
kirkland, washington |
| nicholas lach |
ankeny, iowa |
| kiersten latham |
creston, iowa |
| emily lau |
west des moines, iowa |
| ryan laudick |
des moines, iowa |
| morgan lawson |
ottumwa, iowa |
| daniel leal |
corpus christi, texas |
| coty lemon |
grimes, iowa |
| kristina linden |
polk city, iowa |
| samuel lockhart |
ely, iowa |
| alexis lopez |
el paso, texas |
| brooke lust |
baxter, iowa |
| ricardo magana |
storm lake, iowa |
| jessica main |
grimes, iowa |
| caitlin mandsager |
muscatine, iowa |
| martin margolis |
la plata, maryland |
| tory marrufo |
el paso, texas |
| romel martinez |
webster city, iowa |
| tanner mason |
knoxville, iowa |
| caroline mcalexander |
beaconsfield, iowa |
| kaelyn mccloud |
altoona, iowa |
| sierra meek |
pleasant hill, iowa |
| marco mendoza |
selma, california |
| thomas mommer |
oregon city, oregon |
| laina monaghan |
west des moines, iowa |
| patrick moore |
urbandale, iowa |
| mark morgan |
ankeny, iowa |
| hailey moritz |
west des moines, iowa |
| kaitlyn moses |
clive, iowa |
| ella moss |
adel, iowa |
| chase mullenix |
atlantic, iowa |
| brooke mumford |
johnston, iowa |
| ceyda nazli |
douds, iowa |
| ryan nget |
snohomish, washington |
| binh nguyen |
des moines, iowa |
| diana nguyen |
san jose, california |
| courtney o'brien |
harwich, massachusetts |
| sofia ordinteva |
west des moines, iowa |
| amy orellana |
des moines, iowa |
| madi oule |
des moines, iowa |
| hannah pals |
des moines, iowa |
| william pattison |
urbandale, iowa |
| ronald peterson |
college station, texas |
| ashley pfrimmer |
ankeny, iowa |
| yaritza pleitez |
des moines, iowa |
| skyler plymale |
west des moines, iowa |
| gennypher popenhagen |
baxter, iowa |
| alicia poteet |
urbandale, iowa |
| christopher potter |
des moines, iowa |
| madison punsalan |
urbandale, iowa |
| kathryn raridon |
west des moines, iowa |
| rezvan razizadeh |
west des moines, iowa |
| hannah rees |
norwalk, iowa |
| payton reglein |
carroll, iowa |
| karli riggs |
osceola, iowa |
| jamison rigley |
goleta, california |
| jayda roethler |
algona, iowa |
| jesse rothfus |
carlisle, iowa |
| brady sartorius |
mount pleasant, iowa |
| alihaja scott |
powder springs, georgia |
| brant scrivner |
columbia, missouri |
| matheus silva |
brazil, south america |
| zachary smith |
des moines, iowa |
| marshall smith |
van meter, iowa |
| amoria sriviboon |
ankeny, iowa |
| kaelyn strong |
ottumwa, iowa |
| brittni suraci |
des moines, iowa |
| jeremy sweeney |
west des moines, iowa |
| taylor thomas |
des moines, iowa |
| danh tran |
des moines, iowa |
| uyen tran |
des moines, iowa |
| kelsee van haalen |
milo, iowa |
| olivia van rees |
ankeny, iowa |
| elizabeth van zyl |
saint joseph, missouri |
| samuel vannatta |
guthrie center, iowa |
| elijah varona |
miami, florida |
| hannah wagner |
waukee, iowa |
| kathy walker |
