Over 300 of GRCC’s students, faculty, staff, and friends hit the streets of Grand Rapids this past week to do good deeds for community members in the hope that they’ll inspire further positive action.
Archive for February 28, 2012
Pass it Forward 2012 – Photos
February 28, 2012Help Choose our Campus Clicker Standard
February 28, 2012AGC will be voting on a classroom response system (“clicker”) standard for GRCC this spring so that all faculty have the option to use this technology in their classes. The committee that has been evaluating vendors would love your feedback on our top two options: Turning Point and i>clicker.
The vendors have created videos for GRCC if you would like detailed information about how each system works.
You can learn about the Turning Point clicker here.
You can learn about the i>clicker here.
If you would like to see the clickers in person or just provide feedback about what you would like us to prioritize in our decision-making please feel free to contact either Meegan Willi (x2395 ) or Lisa Gloege (x4781)
GRCC Student Food Pantry and Food Drive Team Challenge Update 2/28/12
February 28, 2012
The GRCC Student Food Pantry has been up and running for a week and a half and has had a wonderful impact on the students its served. We currently have 23 students signed up to participate in the pantry program and 10 students have used it so far this month.
We have had a great turnout for food donations lately with approximately 455 pounds donated just last week from our Food Drive Team Challenge. The standings for the Food Drive Team Challenge are as follows:
- Almighty ISIS: 177.6
- Awesome: 0
- Biology Learning Center: 0
- Counseling Cares: 103.8
- Food Busters: 0
- Food Fighters: 183.2
- The FIVE-O: 228.2
- The Incr”edibles”: 95.4
GRCC in the News – 2/28/12
February 28, 2012Grand Rapids Community College: Students would benefit under President Obama’s proposed $8 billion funding boost for community colleges
Published: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 7:53 AM | Grand Rapids Press
Job training is a crucial part of Grand Rapids Community College’s mission, administrators say. So GRCC President Steven Ender is pleased that President Barack Obama is proposing an $8 billion injection for community colleges to train up to 2 million people for jobs in high-growth fields. (More)
Michigan factories humming with wind power
february 28, 2012 | Reve
The story of recent wind turbines supply-chain entrant Energetx Composites of Holland, Mich., and how wind energy providing new economic opportunities is the subject of the latest segment of WindTV. [...] Just one example: in need of workers for the company’s new growth area, it partnered with Grand Rapids Community College on a composite technician training course. Energetx has already hired 20 people from the course. “Jobs are needed in Michigan,” says Slikkers. “This is a way we’ve been able to create jobs, through this diversification.” (More)
Grand Rapids has paid three trip-and-fall personal injury claims made in 2011
Published: Monday, February 27, 2012, 1:56 PM | Grand Rapids Press
GRAND RAPIDS – Of 12 roadway trip-and-fall claims filed with the city in 2011, three so far have been settled with public compensation, according to a city report. [...] Among the outstanding claims: a September 2011 trip and fall on uneven pavement on Crescent Street NE near the entrance to Grand Rapids Community College’s Calkins Science Center, resulting in injury that required surgeries; and a June 2011 bicycle crash allegedly caused by poor road conditions on State Street SE near Grand Rapids Pizza & Delivery. (More)
