Daily Archives: March 9, 2012

Learning Opportunities from Staff Development – 3/13/12-4/5/12

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There are plenty of great learning opportunities scheduled. Make your reservation today as seating is limited for sessions being held the week of March 12th.

What is New in Windows 7?
Tuesday March 13, 2012 | 10-11 AM | 351 Main
Microsoft Windows 7 operating system offers a lot of innovations and new features. This video provides an overview of the most important ones, such as the Live Taskbar Preview, Snap and Shake, Jump Lists and Pin, Windows Search and the other additional features.

What is New in Office 2010?
Wednesday March 14, 2012 | 3:30 – 4:30 PM | 351 Main
In this session, MaryBeth Beighley will introduce you to the new functionality of Office 2010. New features include a built-in screen capture tool, the extension of the Ribbon to all Office apps, a background removal tool, new SmartArt templates and paste preview. Continue reading →

GRCC in the News – 3/9/12

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500 jobs to be available at GRCC job fair
WZZM Christopher Morse, Community Web Producer | Thursday, March 8th, 2012, 3:32pm

GRCC’s job fair on Wednesday March 14, will host 32 companies looking to immediately fill a multitude of positions ranging from manufacturing and logistics to healthcare and entertainment. The job fair, sponsored by GRCC’s Student Employment Services Office, will take place from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the first floor of the Wisner-Bottrall Applied Technology Center in the Atrium and Banquet Rooms 122 and 124.  (More)

Rare composition pays tribute to queen
The Daily Eastern News | Thursday, March 8, 2012 11:07 pm | By Samantha McDaniel /Activities Editor

A six movement jazz composition filled the Theatre of the Doudna Fine Arts Center to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. The EIU Jazz Lab Band played Duke Ellington’s “The Queen’s Suite,” which was composed in 1958 for the Queen of England. […] The group was also joined by a guest vocalist, Robin Connell, a professor of music theory and jazz studies at the Grand Rapids Community College.  (More)