Daily Archives: March 12, 2012

Honors and Experiential Learning Students Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity – Photos

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Honors and Experiential Learning Students Habitat for Humanity

On Wednesday, March 7, GRCC Honors students and Department of Experiential Learning staff volunteered at Habitat for Humanity of Kent County. Volunteers put the finishing touches of paint on a nearby home that will by handed over to its new home owners in the coming weeks. Thanks students and staff for taking time out of your Spring Break to support our community partner.

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More information about the honors program can be found at www.grcc.edu/honors, and you can “like” the program on Facebook: www.facebook.com/grcchonorsprogram

Pathways to Prosperity at GRCC

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Everyone knows someone who is unemployed or underemployed who could benefit from GRCC’s Pathway to Prosperity program. This program provides an opportunity for FREE training in Green Jobs along with so much more.

  • Each participant is assigned a Career Coach to walk beside them as they progress from education to employment.
  • They are also provided assessments and support services to encourage success.

March is the last month we will be recruiting new participants, so please encourage any interested individuals to contact 234-3400 for the upcoming schedule of Awareness Sessions.

Author James Preller at Grand Rapids Public Library Tonight 3/12/12

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Students in the Honors English Digital Literacy course want you and readers of the Rapidian to know that on Monday, the Grand Rapids Public Library hosts James Preller, the author of this years selected read for the One Book, One City for Kids: “Along Came a Spider.”

The celebration of literacy begins at 6:30 on 3/12/12 at the GRPL’s main branch. For more information read the students’ article here.

GRCC in the News – 3/12/12

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15-year-old boxer impresses in first night of 2012 West Michigan Golden Gloves tournament
Published: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 10:55 PM | Grand Rapids Press

[…] Kingdamon Antoine, a 19-year-old freshman at Grand Rapids Community College from Akron, Ohio, improved to 2-0 with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Trigger Boxing Club’s Dan Southerland in their 141-pound novice bout. (More)

Whoopi heads LaughFest’s 1st weekend – Tickets available at GRCC Fieldhouse
Friday, 09 Mar 2012, 5:40 AM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – Whoopi Goldberg headlines the first weekend of LaughFest 2012, a 10-day comedy festival that benefits Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids. Goldberg performs at 8 p.m. Friday at Grand Rapids Community College’s Ford Fieldhouse.  (More)

Grand Rapids schools chief administrative officer retires
Published: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 6:54 PM | Grand Rapids Press

GRAND RAPIDS – Grand Rapids schools chief administrative officer, Fredericka Williams, has retired from the district after 30 years of service, according to school officials. […] Other key members of his cabinet exiting last year include: Lisa Freiburger, deputy superintendent for finance and operation, who left to become Grand Rapids Community College’s vice president of finance and administration. (More)

Diversity Lecture Series Presents Naomi Wolf – 3/14/12

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GRCC Diversity Lecture Series Presents Naomi WolfNaomi Wolf – March 14, 2012 | Author, Social Critic, Political Activist

Beyond Victimization: The Beauty Myth Revisited

Author of seven books, including the New York Times best-seller The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf focuses on gender equality, pervasive inequities in society and politics, the defense of liberty in America and internationally, and body image. She is the cofounder of the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, which teaches ethics and empowerment to young women leaders.

In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, Wolf argues that breathtaking changes take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended, through civic engagement.

  • Lecture begins at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Free and open to all
  • On-campus parking $3.00 (with discount pass)
  • ASL Interpreted

More: NaomiWolf.org | Twitter: @NaomiRWolf