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 |