Payroll Department issues ‘to-do’ list

A 2012 year-end “to-do” list from Payroll:

• Using your most recent electronic pay stub, please verify the spelling of your first and last name, mailing address and withholding allowances.  If any information is incorrect, please immediately contact the Payroll Office at extensions 4018, 3965 or 4038.  The information on your pay stub is what will be printed on your W-2.
• New W-4s should be filled out if you’re filing status or exemption allowances have changed.  Forms are available on the payroll website,  or stop by the payroll office in the Cook Administration Building.
• If you are currently filing “exempt” on your W-4 (State and/or Federal), you are required to complete a new W-4 no later than February 1, 2013. Forms are available on the payroll website,  or stop by the payroll office.
• If you would like a copy of your last 2012 pay stub with year-to-date information, please remember to print your December 21, 2012, pay stub no later than January 2, 2013. Year-to-date amounts will only be available on your last pay stub of 2012, until we process the first pay check for 2013.

GRCC In the News, 11-29-12

GRCC announces plans to close West Side Learning Corner; move classes to M-TEC building

November 28, 2012; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Grand Rapids Community College will close a community learning center on the city’s west side in July and move operations to the college’s M-TEC workforce training building on Godfrey Avenue.

Arena side of Ford Fieldhouse to be closed December 17 to 21

The main arena side of the Ford Fieldhouse facilities will be closed for electrical system upgrades the week of December 17 through 21, 2012.  The pool will remain open, but all other areas of the facility will be inaccessible during this time.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Newly updated course prepares students for Pharmacy Technician Certification exam

A newly revised and updated 18 week pre-certification class from Workforce Training will take you through everything you need to know to be ready to take the national exam to become a certified pharmacy technician.

The need for pharmacy technicians is growing dramatically in the West Michigan area, and those who have achieved certification are in high demand and have great earning potential. If you are interested in working in the medical field or are working in a pharmacy but would like to be certified, GRCC’s Pharmacy Technician program will prepare you for the next step. Using textbooks from the American Pharmacists Association, this course will prepare you to be a pharmacy technician at the retail or hospital level. Course goals include completing an internship at a local pharmacy and taking the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam.

For more information, click here.

Student Art Sale runs through December 7, 2012

Jewelry, pottery, paintings, photographs and knitted items are among the items available in the Visual Arts Department’s third annual Student Art Sale. You can check out what’s on sale 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday through December 7, 2012, in the GRCC Art Gallery (on the fourth floor of the Main Building).