Adjunct Communications Professor Laura Michels had her class following Vice President Joe Biden’s live tweet interview follow-up to the State of the Union Address earlier this week. The class tweeted questions to the VP and he responded to one of the students!
A full transcript and write-up of the event is available here.
Attention all Staff and Student Workers:
Actors’ Theatre presents “Next Fall” by Geoffrey Nauffts, running January 26-28 & February 2-4, 2012. Check out this promotional video:
For more information, visit www.grcc.edu/theater
Please congratulate Ronald Kamgang, an SSS student, has been honored with two scholarship awards this year. First, the Richard Whereity Chemistry Scholarrship, which is awarded to a student who has shown a talent for and dedication to the study of chemistry and has at least a 3.0 GPA. This award is renewable for an additional year based on the recommendation of the department scholarship committee.
Second, the Milo Brown Scholarship which is awarded to one African American male student who has at least a 2.75 GPA and has demonstrated a commitment to the community by engaging in volunteer and extra curricular activities.
Those who attended the “Donuts and Bagels” session this month were invited to bring their iPads. DLIT learned that faculty and staff (including some who couldn’t make it) have a real interest in using tablets for teaching and learning. One day later, we got to see the Apple Education Event. They announced:
DLIT is already downloading and testing the software! For the complete blog post, go here. To see one of the first iTunes U videos – go here.
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Grand Rapids area experts say childhood profanity is no laughing matter, despite laughs on ‘Modern Family’
Published: Friday, January 27, 2012, 10:32 AM | Grand Rapids Press
GRAND RAPIDS — Where’s my #$@%!& Play-Doh?! Preschoolers can be such potty mouths. When cute little Lily dropped the “F-bomb” last week on ABC’s sitcom “Modern Family,” one of her parents was horrified. The other couldn’t stop laughing. [...] “It’s not just on TV,” said JaneAnn Benson, director of the Grand Rapids Community College Laboratory Preschool, where teachers-to-be learn about early education in a real preschool setting. (More)
Right Place local representative to help grow Ionia County’s businesses, economy
By Jon Szerlag | The Ionia Sentinel-Standard | Posted Jan 26, 2012 @ 10:44 PM
IONIA, Mich. — After forming a relationship with the Ionia County Economic Alliance, the Right Place has taken the first step of the agreement by placing Jennifer Wangler to help grow the county’s economy exclusively. [...] She also served as a business service professional for Grand Rapids Community College, where her role was to support businesses in West Michigan and support their needs for growth. (More)
Forecast: Patchy ice from overnight drizzle, freezing rain possible today
Published: Friday, January 27, 2012, 5:14 AM | Grand Rapids Press
Light snow combined with overnight freezing rain and drizzle were expected to make roads icy in some places from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo and to the east. [...] Caption: Freezing rain and snow earlier this winter created slippery conditions on sidewalks around Grand Rapids Community College. (More)
Courtesy of GRCC’s Media Technologies Department, the Board of Trustees meeting for January 23, 2012 is now available on YouTube and will be aired via the college cable channel. This meeting covered the significant decision about whether or not to approach the public with a bond request in the election this May:
New Wayland artist’s sketch wins local Art Clash prize
By Walt Kaechele | Senior correspondent | Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:16 PM EST
WAYLAND—All people are born with talents, the lucky ones discover their gifts and act on them. There is no time limit on when one may discover they have a particular talent, as 21-year-old Wayland artist Tess Tobolic illustrates. [...] “I have been doing art projects for just the past couple of years, Tobolic said, “I didn’t do anything with art in elementary or high school. I didn’t start until I took a class in illustration at Grand Rapids Community College. (More)
GRCC basketball men, women lose to Jackson Community College
Published: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 12:11 AM | Grand Rapids Press
GRAND RAPIDS — First-year Grand Rapids Community College men’s basketball coach TJ Carnegie didn’t want to make excuses for his team playing their fourth game in the past seven days on Wednesday night. (More)
Works of Nick Antonakis on display at NCCA-Artsplace
Published: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 4:02 PM Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 4:28 PM
FREMONT — The oil paintings of Nick Antonakis are on exhibit at NCCA-Artsplace through Feb. 4. Antonakis is an artist who was born in Athens, Greece, and now heads the visual arts department at Grand Rapids Community College. (More)
Some experts say new election law benefits rich
7:58 PM, Jan 24, 2012 | WZZM
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) — In the 2012 election, it will be more difficult to find out who is funding your candidate, and there’s no limit to the amount of money donors can give. [...] Back in the day corporations could give an unlimited amount of money. GRCC professor Keith St. Claire says, “They were basically owning these candidates in the 19th century.” (More)
Wind power industry takes advantage of State of the Union to trumpet their tax credit
Published: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 6:47 PM | Grand Rapids Press
HOLLAND — With Holland manufacturing worker Bryan Ritterby sitting as a guest of the First Family at the State of the Union tonight, the wind technologies company he works for, Energetx Composites, is enjoying some national spotlight on their operations. [...] Energetx, which hired Ritterby in 2010 following a federally-supported workforce-training program though Grand Rapids Community College, currently employs about 50 people separate from the Tiara Yachts operation. (More)
Harper College drops football: Community college sets refreshing example on sports’ proper place
Yesterday at 7:09 a.m.
I’ve driven past the football field at Harper College a million times, but somehow it never quite registered that the field belonged to a team. It does — or at least, it did. [...] Two schools in its conference, Joliet Junior College and Grand Rapids Community College, had just shed their squads, prompting Harper officials to rethink whether it still made sense to offer the sport. (More)
As noted in the Grand Rapids Press, GRCC Visual Arts Department Head and Professor Nick Antonakis now has some of his paintings on display through February 4, 2012:
Works of Nick Antonakis on display at NCCA-Artsplace
Published: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 4:02 PM Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 4:28 PM
FREMONT — The oil paintings of Nick Antonakis are on exhibit at NCCA-Artsplace through Feb. 4. Antonakis is an artist who was born in Athens, Greece, and now heads the visual arts department at Grand Rapids Community College. (More)
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