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This morning Andy Rent in the Morning hit the road (or walked down the street) for our annual "Davenport University Excellence in Business" morning show! We set up shop in the lobby of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel to talk to some of the men who have helped to make Davenport University and the Excellence in Business Award what they are today.

Grand Rapids Community College's 29th annual the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day celebration is being highlighted by a commemoration program Monday night with keynote speaker Sybrina Fulton, the mother of slain teen-ager Trayvon Martin. Also, Fulton is speaking at Grand Valley State University's program on Monday afternoon in Allendale and at Davenport University's guest lecture on Tuesday morni

Military Times today announced the Best for Vets: Colleges 2015 ranking, which included Davenport University. Only three other Michigan-based universities or colleges appeared in the Best for Vets rankings, the most comprehensive school-by-school assessment of veteran and military students’ success rates.

As a way to recognize veterans for their military service, during times of war or peace, Davenport University and its chapter of the Student Veterans of America (SVA) will celebrate Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the W. A. Lettinga Campus, Sneden Center...

100.5 The River has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Davenport University, from partnerships on events to yearly broadcasts at their "Excellence In Business" awards, we are proud to work hand-in-hand with Davenport. And since you're taking kids to college, figuring out how to pay for it and also worrying about their life post-college, here's something you might be interested in.

Bobby Blank, of Holland, became a viral video sensation in April when he face planted while attempting a back flip at Davenport University's graduation ceremonies at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. On Tuesday, he received another chance.

Davenport University introduced Lou Esposito as the school's first ever football coach at a press conference this morning.

Capt. Richard Phillips is in Grand Rapids today. Phillips was captain of the MV Maersk Alabama during its hijacking by Somali pirates in April 2009; and his heroics were chronicled in the Oscar-nominated 2013 film "Captain Phillips" starring Tom Hanks. Tonight, he is the keynote speaker for Davenport University's Excellence in Business Dinner Gala, a black-tie fund-raiser for Davenport

Davenport University President Richard Pappas this morning shared his enthusiasm for Davenport University's Excellence in Business Gala on "The Andy Rent Morning Show" with guest host Tim Harris on 100.5 The River. At the May 2 event, Wolverine World Wide, Inc., CEO and Chairman Blake Krueger is being honored with the 2014 Peter C. Cook Excellence in Business Award at Davenport Universit

Win a pair of tickets to Davenport University's 2014 Excellence in Business Dinner Gala, which benefits Davenport University Foundation scholarships.

Wolverine World Wide, Inc., CEO and Chairman Blake Krueger is being honored with the 2014 Peter C. Cook Excellence in Business Award at Davenport University's Excellence in Business Gala on May 2 at DeVos Place. The gala, which benefits student scholarships at Davenport, has U.S. merchant mariner and author Capt. Richard Phillips as featured guest speaker. Phillips was captain of the MV Maersk Ala

Dr. Andre Perry, Founding Dean of Davenport University's College of urban Education, introduced his innovative tie-tying ceremony, featured in the award-winning documentary Close Ties: Tying on a New Tradition, to a group of Grand Rapids urban youth in cooperation with Grand Rapids Public Schools and head-N-Sole Barbershop...