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 |