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Grand Valley State University

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Motto Educating students to shape their lives, their professions, and their societies.
Established 1960
Type Public university
Endowment $44,332,377
President Thomas J. "T-Bag" Haas
Faculty 735 full-time
Students 23,295
Undergraduates 19,578
Postgraduates 3,717
Location Allendale, Michigan, United States
Campus 1,237 acres (5.01 km²)
Sports Lakers. 9 men's varsity teams, 10 women's.
Colors Blue, Black, White
Mascot Lakers (Louie the Laker)
Website www.gvsu.edu

Grand Valley State University (GVSU) is an American university located in Allendale, Michigan. The university was established in 1960 and is situated on 1,237 acres 12 miles west of Grand Rapids. Classes are also offered at the university's growing Pew Campus in Downtown Grand Rapids, Meijer Campus in Holland, and through centers at Muskegon and Traverse City established in cooperation with local community colleges. For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Allendale is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... The term Lakers can refer to the following: a Laker, a type of cargo ship used on the Great Lakes the Los Angeles Lakers, a professional basketball team originally based in Minneapolis This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Louie the Laker Louie the Laker is the mascot of Grand Valley State University, located in Allendale, Michigan. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... Allendale is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Grand Rapids is the name of several places in the United States of America: Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids, Minnesota Grand Rapids, Ohio Grand Rapids, Wisconsin is the former name of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Grand Rapids is also the name of a town in Canada: Grand Rapids, Manitoba. ... Holland is a city in the western region of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...


Currently, the university consists of eight colleges: The Seidman College of Business, College of Community and Public Services, College of Education, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Padnos College of Engineering and Computing, College of Health Professions, Kirkhof College of Nursing, and the College of University-wide Interdisciplinary Initiatives. Grand Valley has baccalaureate program accreditation with AACSB, ABET, APTA, CSWE, NASAD, NASM, NCATE, and NLN. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) - is the USA based body which awards accreditation following a review of the quality of Scotts site can be found at Degree programmes delivered by Management Schools. ... The Accredition Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is a non-profit organization that serves the public by making accreditations of the universities and scientific institutions which live up to certain qualities defined by the organization. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about an assembler. ... The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) was founded in 1954 to accredit teacher certification programmes at U.S. colleges and universities. ... The NLN, or National learning Network, is a partnership of UK ILT agencies, including Becta, Ferl, Niace, Ukerna and Jisc. ...


During the 1970s, Grand Valley used a multiple college concept: "College of Arts and Sciences", "Thomas Jefferson College", "William James College", and "College IV". The academic programs were placed in divisions from 1982 to 2004. The modern incarnation of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences came from the merger of the Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities and Science & Mathematics Divisions. Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.–4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Contents

History

Presidents

Thomas J. Haas is the fourth and current president of Grand Valley State University. ... Mark Murray is the third president of Grand Valley State University, serving since 2001. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... James Zumberge served as the first president of Grand Valley State University from 1962 to 1969 and the president of University of Southern California from 1980 to 1991. ...

Campuses

Grand Valley has four campuses; the main campus in Allendale and three satellite campuses in the surrounding area.


Interurban Transit Partnership operates several The Rapid bus routes under contract with the university. The public can ride these buses by paying the fare, but rides are free to Grand Valley students, faculty and staff on all Rapid routes while classes are in session. It has its own website [1] on the GVSU domain. The Interurban Transit Partnership (ITP), also known as The Rapid, is the public transit provider for the Grand Rapids, Michigan, metropolitan area. ...


Allendale campus

This is the University's main campus, opened in 1960, and is the location of most of the university's programs. M-45 links the campus in rural Allendale to US 31 to the west and Grand Rapids, Michigan to the east. The football stadium (Lubbers Stadium) is located there as well as all other athletic facilities for the school's 19 varsity sports. The campus is dotted with many sculptures including Dale Eldred, Joseph Kinnebrew and James Clover. M-45 M-45 is a major American highway in the state of Michigan which was originally part of M-50 until the mid-1960s. ... This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Lubbers Stadium Lubbers Stadium is a stadium on the Allendale campus of Grand Valley State University in Michigan. ... James Clover was born in Iowa in 1938. ...


Pew Grand Rapids campus

The Pew Grand Rapids Campus is located in downtown Grand Rapids. It includes the Richard DeVos Center, L.V. Eberhard Center, Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, The Depot (houses the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development headquarters), Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, Keller Engineering Laboratories, John C. Kennedy Hall of Engineering, Peter F. Secchia Hall (housing), and Winter Hall (housing). Richard DeVos, Sr. ... // The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies (HCPS) is a presidential research center at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids Michigan, focusing on the American presidency and principles of leadership. ... Peter F. Secchia, (born 15 April 1937), is an Italian-American diplomat and businessman. ...


Muskegon campus

GVSU has three locations in Muskegon:

  • Stevenson Center for Higher Education at Muskegon Community College, which offers several graduate and undergraduate programs.
  • Lake Michigan Center, which houses the Annis Water Resources Institute.
  • Michigan Alternative Renewable Energy Center. Marec Webpage
    • The Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) is the first fully integrated demonstration facility for distributed generation of electricity using alternative and renewable energy technologies in the United States.

Lake Michigan Center and Michigan Alternative Renewal Energy Center are located along Shoreline Drive in downtown Muskegon. Muskegon Community College is a community college in Muskegon, Michigan. ... The Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) was developed as a direct response to the growing need for alternative and renewable energy sources. ...


Holland Meijer campus

The Meijer Campus in Holland houses continuing education programs. The land was donated to the university by the Meijer family. A Meijer store is located nearby. For other uses, see Meijer (disambiguation). ...


Athletics

Grand Valley State supports 19 varsity teams in the following sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track, and women's volleyball. Image File history File links Mergefrom. ... Louie the Laker Louie the Laker is the mascot of Grand Valley State University, located in Allendale, Michigan. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the sport. ... The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... This article is about the sport. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Soft ball is also a sugar stage Softball is a team sport popular around the world but especially in the United States. ... Swimmer redirects here. ... For other uses, see Dive. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ...


Since 2001, Grand Valley's athletic teams have won six national championships in three sports and have been national runners-up six times in six sports. GVSU has also won the prestigious National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors' Cup for NCAA Division II schools in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 after finishing second in 2002 and 2003. The cup is awarded to the top athletic programs based on overall team national finishes. Grand Valley is the first college east of the Mississippi River to win the Director's Cup for NCAA Division II. The NACDA Directors Cup is an award given annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the colleges and universities with the most success in collegiate athletics. ...


Tim Selgo began serving as Grand Valley State's fifth athletic director in 1996. A promoter of a well-rounded athletic department, Selgo has been a key figure in the Lakers' rise to national prominence in NCAA Division II athletics.


The mascot is Louie the Laker. Louie the Laker Louie the Laker is the mascot of Grand Valley State University, located in Allendale, Michigan. ...


National Championships (6)

  • 2002: Football - NCAA Division II
  • 2003: Football - NCAA Division II
  • 2005: Football - NCAA Division II
  • 2005: Women's Volleyball - NCAA Division II
  • 2006: Women's Basketball - NCAA Division II
  • 2006: Football - NCAA Division II

National Runners-up (8)

  • 1977: Wrestling - NAIA
  • 1978: Wrestling - NAIA
  • 2001: Football - NCAA Division II
  • 2002: Softball - NCAA Division II
  • 2004: Baseball - NCAA Division II
  • 2005: Women's Cross Country - NCAA Division II
  • 2005: Women's Golf - NCAA Division II
  • 2006: Women's Soccer - NCAA Division II

Club Sports National Championships (6)

  • 2001: Wrestling - NCWA
  • 2002: Wrestling - NCWA
  • 2005: Men's Water Polo - CWPA-NCCC
  • 2006: Wrestling - NCWA
  • 2007: Wrestling - NCWA
  • 2007: Dodgeball - NCDA

Football

Grand Valley State went to their first national title game in 2001, losing to the University of North Dakota. They won their first Division II national championship in 2002 and their second in 2003. The team added a third national championship in 2005, finishing the season 13-0 and tying the NCAA record for most wins over a four year period with 51. They earned their fourth title in 2006, defeating Northwest Missouri State University. At the end of the 2006 season, Grand Valley State had won 28 straight games. Currently in the 2007 season, GVSU has won its first ten games, increasing the Division II record for most consecutive wins at 38 and they own college football's longest winning streak in any NCAA division. The previous record of 34 was set by Hillsdale College and stood since 1957. GVfootball.com is a fan website. // Grand Valley State Universitys NCAA Division II football team has brought national attention to GVSU. After a national runner-up finish in 2001, losing to the University of North Dakota in the national championship game, GVSU completed the 2002 season with a perfect 14-0 record by defeating Valdosta... The University of North Dakota (UND) is a comprehensive, public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. UND is the largest and oldest university in the state of North Dakota. ... Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri. ...


Women's volleyball

The women's volleyball team won its first Division II National Championship in 2005 against host school Nebraska-Kearney in front of a NCAA D2 record crowd of 5,025 fans. The 2005 volleyball team is the first women's team to win a National Championship for the school. The Lakers ended their season with a 32-6 record. Coach Deanne Scanlon was voted the Tachikara/AVCA D2 National Coach of the Year for her efforts in guiding the Lakers. [5]. The Lakers have a 20-6 overall record for the NCAA D2 Playoffs and are currently in a streak of 13 straight years with winning seasons.


Women's basketball

The GVSU women's basketball team won their first NCAA Division II National Championship in the 2005-2006 season with a 58-52 win over American International College. The Lady Lakers finished with a school best 33-3 overall record, which included a win streak of 22 games, also a school record. The Lakers in the 04-05 season lost in the Elite Eight going 28-6 over-all. Coach Dawn Plitzuweit was voted the Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year in 2005 and after the National Championship season was voted both the BCAM and the Molten/WDIIB National Coach of the Year. She was also honored by being selected as the USA Women's Basketball Trials Court Coach. In both the 04-05 and 05-06 campaigns the Lakers were led on the court by their two time All-American Nikki Reams.


Men's basketball

The GVSU men's 2005-2006 basketball team had their outstanding season cut short when they were upset early in the NCAA D2 Regional Playoffs. GV men were ranked number four in the nation in the final poll heading into the playoffs. The men ended their season with a 27-4 mark and second year coach Ric Wesley was named the BCAM College Coach of the Year for his efforts. Ric has led the Lakers to a 45-14 record over his initial two years and it is the best two year total of any basketball coach in their first two years at GV.


In 1977 the men's basketball team reached the Final Four of the NAIA Division I tournament.


Men's ice hockey

GVSU has had a hockey team since the mid 70's. Since the NCAA does not offer Division II ice hockey, GVSU participates in the American Collegiate Hockey Association and participates in the Great Midwestern Hockey League in 2006-2007, which has produced the ACHA DII champion in 2004, 2005, and 2006. GVSU also has an ACHA Division III team in 2006-07, which competes in the Michigan College Hockey Conference (MCHC). Grand Valley previously was a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Hockey Association and was the GLIHA Tournament Champions in 2003 and placed second in 2005. The Lakers were invited to the ACHA DII National Championships in 2006/2007 for the first time in team history. They finished with a 1-1-1 record, good enough for #10 in the nation. Beginning in 2007, GVSU hosted an elite ACHA DII tournament featuring 10 of the top teams in the nation. The hockey team is not affiliated with the athletic department, but still maintains the third-highest average attendance of all GVSU sports (behind Football and Basketball). The team website is http://www.gvsuhockey.com.


Crew

GVSU supports a non-varsity coed crew team[2]. Each year, the team travels around the nation and world to compete against other top collegiate crew teams. In addition to facing storied crew teams such as Michigan, Notre Dame, and many others. Each spring, GVSU hosts the Lubbers Cup Regatta on the Grand River on GVSU's Allendale campus. The cup is named for the former GVSU president, Arend Lubbers. The team has been successful in the past and took fifth in the Dad Vails points trophy in 2006.


Wrestling

GVSU has a non-varsity wrestling team which has done well in National Collegiate Wrestling Association nationals the past five years. The 2006 NCWA national championships, which were held March 3-4, 2006 at the Deltaplex, were hosted by GVSU. GVSU won the team championship with 188 points. The Lakers also won the team championship in 2001 and 2002. The National Collegiate Wrestling Association(NCWA) is a post secondary athletic association built to help the promotion of collegiate wrestling. ...


Women's soccer

The varsity women's soccer team ended the 2005 season with a GLIAC Championship and a trip to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. In 2006 the team was GLIAC co-champion and was ranked eighth in the nation at the end of the regular season. The Lakers returned to the NCAA Division II tournament and finished as national runner-up--the first women's soccer team from a four-year college in Michigan to be a national finalist.


Men's water polo

GVSU has a club water polo team which consistently competes for conference and National championships. They compete under the auspice of the Collegiate Water Polo Association. As of 2007, they have won 5 straight conference championships in the Great Lakes Division. In 2005 they won the National Championship by defeating Michigan State University at Williams College. In 2006, they were National Runner-ups, losing to Michigan State University 4-6 at Miami (OH) University.


Administration

Public safety

The Department of Public Safety provides law enforcement services for the Allendale Campus. While the department is self-empowered to enforce its jurisdiction, officers are also deputized by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department. Because Allendale doesn't have its own police department, the Grand Valley State University Police can handle cases anywhere in Ottawa County, mainly in Allendale and the area surrounding the campus. The Department of Public Safety also employs several students who assist the department by performing a variety of clerical and security based duties and services. Ottawa County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Allendale Charter Township is a charter township located in central Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...


The department handles other security issues, such as parking and driving violations, community policing, and lost and found.


Allendale's fire department serves the campus.


Pew Campus Security handles security issues and contacts Grand Rapids police when necessary. Grand Rapids redirects here. ...


Bookstore

University Bookstore [3] serves the Grand Valley State University community. University Bookstore is owned and operated by Grand Valley State University.


Brian's Books [www.briansbooks.net] is the off campus bookstore, with locations in Allendale and Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids location serves other schools like Grand Rapids Community College as well as Grand Valley State University.


Community outreach

Special programs at Grand Valley include:

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Gerald Ford Foundation

GVSU hosts the Gerald Ford Foundation website [4], which includes the Ford Memorial website [5]. For other persons named Gerald Ford, see Gerald Ford (disambiguation). ...


Regional Events

The university hosts several high-school level regional events throughout the year, including FIRST Robotics and Science Olympiad. Its Science Olympiad regional is the largest in the country. FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1989 in order to develop ways to excite students about engineering and technology. ... Science Olympiad is a primarily American elementary, middle school, or high school team competition that requires knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. ...


Media

The university owns and operates a PBS station, WGVU, and AM and FM radio stations with the same call letters, which feature a mixture of jazz, blues, and news, including local and NPR programming. PBS redirects here. ... WGVU West Michigan Public Broadcasting is a group of radio and television stations licensed to and operated by Grand Valley State University, serving the Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan / Western Michigan area of the United States. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Blues music redirects here. ... For other uses, see News (disambiguation). ... NPR redirects here. ...


The Grand Valley Lanthorn is the student-run newspaper, published on Mondays and Thursdays. Until the fall of 2006, the paper was only published once per week. (http://www.lanthorn.com/)


WCKS-AM "The Whale" is the student-run radio station, broadcasting over the internet and on 1610AM (http://www.thewhale.org/).


GVBN is the student-run television station on channel 10 on the university cable system. (http://www2.gvsu.edu/~gvbn7/)


Grand Valley Comic Association is another outlet for creativity. Publishing twice a year and frequently on its website, the association produces a pulp comic of collective stories. All artwork, writing, editing, inking and lettering is collaborated by Grand Valley students.


Controversies

In 1969, the Grand Valley Lanthorn [6], the student-run newspaper on campus, printed an issue containing several vulgarities and obscenities. After complaints from some at Grand Valley State College and the surrounding communities, the Ottawa County, Michigan, sheriff arrested the editor, and the prosecutor closed down the newspaper office. The university—then a college—sued the sheriff and prosecutor for closing the Lanthorn offices. Eventually, Michigan's Attorney General settled the case out of court, ruling in favor of Grand Valley State College. Ottawa County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...


In 1970, shortly after the shootings at Kent State University, Ohio, Vietnam War protests intensified on campus. In response, President Lubbers closed the college for three days to have discussions on what the college should do. A public forum was held in the college's fieldhouse, which was attended by a vast majority of the Grand Valley community. Everyone was granted five minutes to speak, but by the end of the day, only the most radical of students remained, who demanded that the college be shut down for the rest of the year in protest. President Lubbers refused to discuss that option, which brought chants of "Power to the People". The situation was ended by President Lubbers when he met with the leaders of the radical students, and explained to them that the power over the university does not rest with students, but with the administration and board, and both of those bodies refused to close the college for the rest of the year. For the events of May 4, 1970, see Kent State shootings Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State or KSU) is one of America’s largest university systems, the third largest university in Ohio after Ohio State University (57,748) and the University of Cincinnati (35,364), and... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...


In 1995, a student organization, publishing the eponymous and self-described humor rag, the Harpoon, published an ersatz letter from GVSU President Arend Lubbers to the president of Western Michigan University declaring war on WMU. Despite being an obvious hoax, Student Senate suspended the Harpoon's funding citing unauthorized use of the university logo. The Harpoon staff spearheaded a political takeover of Student Senate that year in an effort to have their funding reinstated. The Harpoon published for three years. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Western Michigan University (abbr. ...


In 2001, the reversal of then-president Arend Lubbers' stated intention to offer benefits to same-sex partners of GVSU employees was met with protest from some faculty and students, and accusations of homophobia and undue influence by major donors to the college. The point was made moot shortly thereafter by a state law lobbied for by those same donors, outlawing such benefits from any governmental subsidiary or institution receiving tax dollar support. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... One of four newly wedded same-sex couples in a public wedding at Taiwan Pride 2006. ... A protest by The Westboro Baptist Church, a group identified by the Anti-Defamation League as virulently homophobic. ...


In 2005, College Republicans group sponsored an affirmative action bake sale by charging different prices based on the person's race and gender (with lower prices for members of suspect classes). This prompted criticism and even accusations of racism from many students and faculty, and resulted in the Student Senate voting to cut off funding for the organization for the remainder of the semester, and the organization voting to remove from office their president (Kyle Rausch) and vice president, who were responsible for the activity. This box:      Affirmative actionrefers to policies intended to promote access to education or employment aimed at a historically socio-politically non-dominant group (typically, minorities or women). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Congressman John Bingham of Ohio was the principal framer of the Equal Protection Clause. ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Gay bashing Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial...


In 2006, Michigan voters adopted Proposal 06-2 ("Prop 2") which adopted an amendment to the Constitution of Michigan that effectively banned race- and gender-based Affirmative Action programs with 57.96% of the vote. Even though both candidates for governor in the 2006 election opposed Proposal 2's adoption, the voters passed Prop 2 with a margin that was larger than the governor's race itself. Immediately following its passage, President Thomas J. Haas issued an e-mail letter to the Grand Valley State University community, saying that the passage of Prop 2 was a mistake, and that it should and would be challenged in court - creating a minor controversy in his first official month in office.


Fight Song

We want a Grand Valley victory,
as Lakers we have pride.
Our team will lead us on,
Blue and White we're at your side!
We want a Grand Valley victory,
as our foes will quickly see.
Raise! Your! Voices and cheer,
for a VIC-TO-RY-
FIGHT,FIGHT,FIGHT
GO LAKERS!

Notable alumni

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In popular culture

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