GRCC Leadership Institute – Apply now!

GRCC’s Leadership Institute is now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 cohort. The Leadership Institute is designed to strengthen the leadership skills of individuals and unite a community of leaders through two related programs: The Leadership Coaching Institute and The Leaders Institute.

The Leadership Coaching Institute equips experienced leaders to act as coaches for developing leaders. This program consists of 2 workshops in the fall semester that train participants to act as leadership coaches. Participants then coach a developing leader in The Leaders Institute for one year starting in the winter semester.

The Leaders Institute trains up-and-coming leaders by focusing on self-awareness, ingenuity, best practices, experiential learning and coaching. In addition to providing the support of a leadership coach, this program offers a flexible leadership development curriculum and requires participants to complete a Stretch Assignment that is strategically relevant to GRCC. This program begins in the winter semester.

All GRCC faculty and staff are invited to apply. Applications for both of these programs are due by September 21, 2011 Participation is limited. Nominations are also welcome. For application materials and more information, including program guides, please go to www.grcc.edu/leadershipinstitute or contact MaryBeth Beighley, Director of Staff Development by email: mbeighley@grcc.edu;  or phone: 234-3529.

Root Camp Sold Out Today – Moved to Larger Venue

For those of you lucky enough to have registered for Workforce Training’s Root Camp today, please note that it is being offered in Sneden Hall room 108. This event is “sold out”!

Photos: Ride to Work Day at GRCC

Michigan Department of State and Grand Rapids Community College promoted the fun and benefits of safe motorcycling by hosting a rally in observance of the 19th annual International Ride to Work Day.  Cyclists gathered on the roof of GRCC’s Bostwick Parking Ramp to show off their bikes.  For a full slideshow, click here.

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Video of the event is available here and will air on the college channel (dates and times below):

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Press Conference 6/21/10

• Mondays at 11:30 p.m.
• Tuesdays at 7:45 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
• Wednesdays at 2:15 p.m.
• Fridays at 8:45 a.m. and 8:45 p.m.
• Saturdays at 3:45 p.m.

Learn the Basics of Conversational Spanish

GRCC’s Continuing Education and Professional Development is offering Accelerated Spanish for Travelers May 4 through 20, 2010, every Tuesday & Thursday from 6:30-8:30 p.m.  This 12 hour workshop provides a basic introduction to the Spanish language and Hispanic culture with an emphasis on conversational skills. This is an excellent way to gain practical knowledge about the language and practice using common phrases and expressions in a conversational setting.  Registration is $95.

Instructor Sarah Matthews will cover: basic pronunciation, common courtesy phrases, asking for and giving basic information, getting around by taxi, negotiating hotel and restaurant needs, going shopping and communicating medical and emergency needs. You will also gain a basic understanding of various differences between U.S. and Latino cultures. To register go to www.grcclearn.com

Free Energy Seminars in Holland (4/22/10, 4/29/10)

GRCC will be offering two free energy seminars in Holland that will take place at the GVSU-Meijer Campus (515 S Waverly Road, Holland, MI 49423):

• Energy Today! - From Earth to the Outlet:  Learn, in simple terms, where our energy comes from, how it’s converted and distributed, and the back story of the issues we see in the headlines.  April 22, 2010 from 6-8 p.m. taught by Sara Yob.
• Wind Power: What is it? And what are the facts? - April 29, 2010 from 6-8 p.m. taught by Mary Bigelow

For more information call (616) 234-3400.

Video: New Promo for “Come to CAMPus”

Via GRCC’s Media Technologies department, this promo is for the Continuing Education and Professional Development department is offering summer camps for kids.  For more information, click here.

From CEPD: Get Lean! Administration

If you are interested in learning more about Lean principles and processes, CEPD is offering Lean Administration, May 3rd from 8 a.m. -5 p.m. This one day seminar explores the role lean plays in providing superior customer satisfaction throughout the value chain. Application of the 5 Ps for waste reduction, as well as a systematic analysis of work flow will help you identify processes that provide the biggest return to the customer.

GRCC Employees will receive a 10 percent discount! For More Information go to grcclearn.com or call Deb at #3400.

CEPD offers Introduction to Self-Reflective Meditation

Learn the skills of compassionate self inquiry and calm awareness through the practice of meditation. This workshop will introduce you to a variety of practical meditative philosophies and techniques useful for those who want to cultivate and sustain a sense of balance while increasing resilience and well-being. This course will allow participants to enhance their own skills, but will also include a special emphasis on techniques which can be utilized in mental health and medical settings.

Mar. 17, 2010 (Wed., 6 – 10 p.m.)  Cost:  $55

Approved by the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative for 4 CE Clock Hours.  For more information, visit grcclearn.com

CEPD Offers CE’s for Social Workers and Nurses

GRCC’s Continuing Education and Professional Development department has an upcoming offering for social workers and nurses:  Restoring Hope in the Midst of Suffering on March 9, 2010 (6-9 pm).  This workshop enables participants to discover new meaning and inner healing potential amidst experiences of illness, pain or suffering.

Suffering is triggered by our body-mind-spirit’s endeavors to signal an increasingly blocked process of inner healing and wholeness. Accompanied by a growing loss of meaning and control and feelings of hopelessness, suffering now becomes a personal crisis of existential proportions.  Inner Relationship Focusing offers a gentle, experiential process of body/mind/spirit awareness, presence and listening that helps awaken our inner healer.  For more info or to register go to grcclearn.com

CEPD Offering Accelerated Spanish for Travelers

GRCC’s Continuing Education and Professional Development department is offering Accelerated Spanish for Travelers. This 12 hour workshop provides a basic introduction to the Spanish language and Hispanic culture with an emphasis on conversational skills. This is an excellent way to gain practical knowledge about the language and practice using common phrases and expressions in a conversational setting.

Topics include: basic pronunciation, common courtesy phrases, asking for and giving basic information, getting around by taxi, negotiating hotel and restaurant needs, going shopping and communicating medical and emergency needs. You will also gain a basic understanding of various differences between U.S. and Latino cultures. To register go to grcclearn.com.

Accelerated Spanish for Travelers
Instructor: Sarah Matthews
Class begins February 9 thru February 25, 2010
Tuesday & Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm
$125 per person

GRCC Leads With Free Training on Sustainable Construction

GRCC’s Workforce Training (Construction Trades) and  Building Science Academy, LLC (BSA) held a free seminar on sustainable solutions for the contracting industry, last Thursday at the Tassell M-TEC.

The seminar educated contractors on the importanceof being Building Performance Institute (BPI) certified, provided updates on Utility and State programs, discussed opportunities in the retrofit market, and Home Performance standards.  Attendees included contractors, Utility organizations, auditors, as well as GRCC faculty and students. GRCC and Building Science Academy will be combining resources to provide BPI certification training for contractors during the first quarter of 2010

Tactical Communication Training

GRCC’s Continuing Education and Professional Development department is offering a session called “Tactical Communication:Your First Line of Defense – Tools for Handling Dangerous Situations” on October 23, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm or November 4, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. The training is $50 public or $30 for GRCC employees and the workshop aims to supply one with the tactical tools necessary to successfully manage not only one’s routine assignments, but also the extraordinary confrontations in which one may find oneself.