GRCC in the News – 8/15/12

Get ready to eat, it’s Restaurant Week – 62 restaurants participating this year
Wednesday, 15 Aug 2012, 3:10 AM EDT | By: Tom Hillen

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – Sixty-two restaurants around Grand Rapids, and even some outside the city this year, are kicking off Restaurant Week on Wednesday. The event will lasts through Aug. 25. […] One dollar from each Restaurant Week meal sold will be donated to a student scholarship fund established at the Secchia Institute for Culinary Education at Grand Rapids Community College.  (More)

Restaurant Week Begins With Pie Eating Contest
By: Andy Rent | The River 100.5

Restaurant Week Grand Rapids begins this Wednesday, August 15 and runs through Saturday, August 25. It’s a 10-day food fest and a wonderful opportunity to dine in many of Grand Rapids finest restaurants and experience some wonderful food. […] Restaurant Week supports Grand Rapids Community College’s Secchia Institute for Culinary Education, with $1 dollar from each meal sold going toward the award-winning program.  (More)

Blackboard Down 8/16/12 From 6am-10am

On Thursday, August 16, Blackboard production will be taken offline at 6AM for an upgrade to the system. (The Blackboard environment will be down and unavailable for approximately 4 hours while the upgrade is performed.).  More information about the upgrade can be found here.

The Importance of Wellness – Obesity Rates in Michigan Over 30 Percent

We all need to take care of our health. Are you at risk for Heart Disease, stroke, Type 2 Diabetes? Are you physically active everyday? Adults need 30-60 minutes of physical activity daily. Children need 60 minutes of physical activity.

Are you eating correctly? Do you smoke?

Michigan has over 30% of its adult population that is obese according to the new reports from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control).

The purpose of the PE/Wellness Department at GRCC is to continue to educate on the importance of physical activity, how to complete that physical activity with correct form, and also to teach how to improve your health and prevent diseases like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancers related to obesity. The job of the PE/Wellness Department is to educate and prevent unhealthy choices.

We also need to let go of stress, sleep more, and eat a healthy diet.  Take action and stop smoking, eat a nutritious diet, and become physically active!