Daily Archives: June 17, 2010

Photos/Video: Coffee and Conversation 6/16/10

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Yesterday, Dr. Ender spoke to employees in the Spectrum Theater about the college budget situation and proposals that will be presented to the Board of Trustees on Monday’s board meeting.  These photos are from the event, and the streaming video of the Coffee and Conversation is available here.

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Employee Compensation Study Update

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The compensation study team met yesterday afternoon with Mark Knottley from Municipal Consulting for an overview of the current status and time-lines for the compensation study.

Attached you will find the compensation survey that was sent out on June 1 to thirteen colleges and two municipalities. The surveys were sent out with a request that they be completed and sent back no later than July 15.

Mark indicated that June and July will be focused on working to align job descriptions and titles for Meet & Confer positions, as well as determining the education and experience required for each position. This work will serve as a baseline for HR as we move forward with posting positions in the future.

August will be set aside for the evaluation of data received from the compensation surveys, with results being ready to present in mid-September.

All of the documents related to the compensation study are located on our website here.

Please feel free to contact Kathryn Mullins (#3908)  if you have any questions regarding the compensation study.

GRCC in the News: 6/17/10

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G-Sync – West Michigan Arts Lovers Flex Some Muscle
Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor Thursday, June 17, 2010

It seems every few years the arts land in the crosshairs of someone’s scope. And while I spent a good portion of last week meeting people from all over the world at the international furniture market in Chicago, NeoCon, recent headlines at home kept Grand Rapids in my heart. […] I especially want to commend Grand Rapids Community College’s newly installed president Steven Ender for his leadership on this issue. The programs that have been recommended for cutting included the Actors’ Theatre, the Woodrick Diversity Learning Center and their Diversity Lecture Series, which has brought world leaders to our region over the years.  (More)

Urban market, GRCC share in $1.5 million in GRCF grants
Elizabeth Slowik | Grand Rapids Business Journal | TUESDAY 4 30 PM

The Grand Rapids Community Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant for the proposed Grand Rapids Urban Market to be located near downtown. […] The largest grant was for $375,000 to the Grand Rapids Community College Foundation for renovations to Cook Academic Hall to increase the number of nursing and allied health students by 25 percent by 2014.  (More)

GRCC Grant
WOOD TV | June 16, 2010

Grand Rapids Community Foundation donates $375,000 toward GRCC campus renovations
Published: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 9:03 PM | Dave Murray | The Grand Rapids Press

GRAND RAPIDS — Grand Rapids Community College leaders say they’ve moved $1 million closer to their $15 million fundraising goal for campus renovations in the past three weeks, including a $375,000 grant focusing on health career classrooms. The Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s gift is targeted to overhauling the Peter & Pat Cook Academic Hall, which is to be recast as the campus’ center for math and health care careers, said Andrew Bowne, executive director of the college’s foundation.  (More)