The theme for this year’s Employee Recognition Reception was Inno-diculous — So Innovative It’s Ridiculous. In addition to years of service recognition and retiree recognition, awards for the first GRCC Innovation Competition were presented. Mindy and Mandy visiting again. Here are photos from the event (for a slideshow of all the photos, click here)
Daily Archives: May 2, 2011
GRCC in the New: 5/2/11
Grand Rapids Community College board candidates say voters concerned about keeping costs under control
Published: Sunday, May 01, 2011, 10:00 AM | Dave Murray | The Grand Rapids Press
GRAND RAPIDS – An outgoing Grand Rapids Community College trustee says she’s “appalled” at the campaign tactics used by one of the four people running in this year’s election. (More)
Restaurant Week Grand Rapids 2011
Grand Rapids Social Diary | 2011-05-01
For Doug Small, Restaurant Week Grand Rapids 2010 was only the beginning. During an announcement Thursday for the encore event, the Experience Grand Rapids president announced not only the 2011 dates, but also an additional day for the event and an avenue for more restaurants to participate. Running Nov. 3-13 this year, Restaurant Week Grand Rapids is designed to bring higher awareness of quality restaurants in Grand Rapids by offering three-course meals for $25. During the announcement at Secchia Institute for Culinary Education at Grand Rapids Community College, Small jokingly said a week is more than seven days when he’s planning — this year’s event is 11 days. (More)
Jackson-area college roundup for April 29: Spring Arbor baseball sweeps road doubleheader; Spring Arbor softball splits at NCCAA Regional
Published: Saturday, April 30, 2011, 12:07 AM | Jackson Citizen Patriot staff
[…] MCCAA Western Conference tournament: Jackson Community College lost an 11-stroke lead at the halfway point and finished five shots behind Grand Rapids Community College at Coldwater Country Club. (More)
Music, food, tulips make for a festive week in West Michigan
Published: Sunday, May 01, 2011, 9:05 AM | John Gonzalez | The Grand Rapids Press
I know a lot of you will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo this week at your favorite pub. That’s fantastic. Have a great time. If you want to help out a good cause, stop by from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at Garibaldi restaurant, 3375 S. Division Ave., inside the 34th Street Mall, for great food and entertainment. Admission is $10 and will benefit Grand Rapids Community College scholarships. The event is sponsored by the Committee to Honor Cesar E. Chavez. (More)
GRCC Golf Team Takes MCCAA Western Conference Title
Congratulations to the Raider Golf Team as they won their third consecutive MCCAA Western Conference Golf Title last Friday. Alex Fleming a sophomore from Hudsonville was the conference medalist and Coach Bruce Vanden Beldt was coach of the year for the third year in a row. The Raiders are at the MCCAA State Tournament today and tomorrow where they are the two time defending champions!
Call for Excellence in Education Nominations
Time is running out to nominate your colleagues for the Excellence in Education award. The deadline for submitting Excellence in Education Nominations is Friday, May 13 at noon.
- Faculty nominations go to Debbie DeWent in the Provost’s Office.
- Staff nominations go to Liz Timmer in Employee Professional Development & Enrichment.
Nomination details and forms are found here. Call Liz Timmer or Debbie DeWent if you have questions.
Photos – ClassFinder Student Name Winner
The ClassFinder, named in a contest by Ozkan Ismet, is a new web site and mobile tool for identifying classes which are available for registration. Online courses can be located with one click. Courses by location, instructor, or key word can be found in an intuitive interface. The system is available in our Drupal site, iPhone, and Android apps.
Video – Tina’s Two Minutes Week Two
Tina Hoxie, Dean of Student Affairs explains more about the Keller Future Center’s current project in Tina’s Two Minutes — Week 2
In this video, Tina discusses the progress of the new project that GRCC’s Career Services is working on in partnership with the Keller Futures Center. In Week 2, the design team used future trends and insights to prepare for field interviews with the end users. You can follow the progress on the project’s website here.
Raider Salute to Mike Colby
This Raider Salute came from Matt Coulliard in the Graphic Design department:
“I’d like to send a Raider Salute to Mike Colby for the hard work he put into recording and editing the skits for the Employee Recognition program. Concepting these great ideas was a group effort, but actually making them work on the screen took more skill than most people probably realize. Mike makes it look so easy, great job! 🙂“
Welcome to New ESP Employees Jose Mora and Laura Smoes
GRCC ESPs would like to welcome two new employees to the college; Jose Mora, Interdisciplinary Studies support: Department of Experiential Learning, Distance Learning, and Sustainability; and Laura Smoes, in the School of Arts and Sciences Deans Office, Assistant to the Associate Dean of Operations, and the Associate Dean for Faculty Evaluation and Hiring.
Jose Mora
Jose has provided support for multiple offices after starting as a student worker and then moving to a contingency employee. You may recognize him from the Enrollment Center, Financial Aid, Cashiers, Student Records or IT. Jose earned his Associates in Arts w/MACRAO at GRCC and is currently finishing up his B.A. in Psychology and Information Systems. He plans on going on to graduate school to get his masters in Psychology. He wishes to continue working at GRCC and to grow and develop with the school. Jose enjoys reading, sports, and spending time with family and friends.
Laura Smoes
Laura graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelors in Business Administration in 2009 and was an intern in the Student Employment Office at GRCC from 2008-2009. Laura obtained her Masters in Human Resource Management from Griffith University in Gold Coast, Australia in 201 and has been a contingency employee at GRCC since August 2010 in both the SAS Deans Office and Human Resources. Laura enjoys working with animals, being outdoors, spending time with friends and family, and traveling. She is excited to be a part of the GRCC family and looks forward to getting to know each of you.
Welcome Jose and Laura!
GRCC Family Picnic – 6/18/11
The WE Team is hosting a picnic for GRCC employees and their families — this includes the grandkids. There will be games like tug-o-war (women vs. men; kids 12 & under), 3 legged races (adult & kid; couples), 50 yard dash (by grade level), bean bag toss for the little kids and others with prizes.
The picnic is Saturday, June 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the GRCC Practice Football Field (corner of Lyon & Barclay). Tickets are $2 per person. Your ticket gets you a hot dog, bag of chips, a beverage and watermelon. You can also bring food — nothing needing grilling — for your own family, if you like. Hot dogs, etc. will be served from noon to 1 p.m.
Seating is very limited so folks are asked to bring their own lawn chairs.
Tickets purchasing deadline is June 8 — sorry, no tickets will be sold at the picnic.
See one of the following folks for tickets:
Tracy Payne — 4th floor CPPB
Alyce Stark — ATC
Janis Qualls — Calkins Science Bldg
Debbie DeWent — Provost’s Office
Stacey Herrick — 418 Cook Hall
Carol Kramer — Facilities Office
Tammy Mosley — Tassell M-TEC
Employee Professional Development & Enrichment – Room 100A Administration Bldg – DeVos Campus
Questions? Contact Liz Timmer, Bob Lacy, Mike Faber, Bertha Chivis or Chiquital Clay
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