GRCC In the News, 1-31-14

Video: Courtney Hill Of Grand Rapids CC Hit An Absurd Buzzer-Beater Three To Defeat Kalamazoo Today

Jan. 31, 2014 collegespun.com

For those of you that missed today’s stunner of a game between Grand Rapids Community College and Kalamazoo, we’ve got you covered. With 17.5 seconds remaining, the Raiders trailed the Hornets by three with the ball not only did Grand Rapids Arthur Pearson hit a clutch three to tie it up nine seconds left on the clock, but the Raiders actually managed to get a chance at the buzzer after a stop, too. Courtney Hill had to pull off an incredible mid-air catch-and-shoot combo to get the shot off in time, and he executed to perfection game over.

Edge maintain local roots with latest signings

Jan. 30, 2014; The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.)

The Bloomington Edge on Thursday announced the signings of four more players with ties to Bloomington-Normal.

… (Brandon) Newbern (6-4, 205) excelled at Grand Rapids Community College before joining ISU, where he suffered knee injuries in fall camp that knocked him out of consecutive seasons. Eagle (6-1, 185) came to ISU as a walk-on from California and never appeared in a game for the Redbirds.

Former Lansing firefighter, sights now set on nursing, gets scholarship to help others

Jan. 30, 2014; The Lansing State Journal

Gretchen Kohsmann knew it was time for a change.

… “It’s our 55th anniversary and we came up with 5 in 5,” said EmploymentGroup CEO Mark Lancaster, who said the scholarships will benefit students at three state community colleges — KCC, Kalamazoo Valley Community College and the Community College of Grand Rapids.

LaughFest 2014: 16 shows sold out, limited seating for Jim Gaffigan in Grand Rapids

Jan. 31, 2014; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Gilda’s LaughFest 2014 has sold out 16 shows including the festival debut of Maria Sings and one of two shows with Maria Bamford.

… Gaffigan’s appearance March 7 has only handicapped-accessible seating remaining in the Grand Rapids Community College Ford Fieldhouse. The earlier of two shows by Bamford on March 8 in the Wealthy Theatre is sold out, but tickets remain for the later event.

 

Wellness newsletter looks at top exercise excuses

The Wellness Department’s February newsletter looks at the top four excuses people use not to workout. You can see these and more from the newsletter, here.

Men’s Basketball Exceptional Play

GRCC men’s basketball player Courtney Hill made an incredible game-winning buzzer beater shot to give his team the 80-77 win over KVCC.  Check out this video of his shot.

GRCC In the News, 1-30-14

Tom Rademacher: For hardware store owner, art imitates life in book of short stories

Jan. 29, 2014; MLive

Is he a writer with an appetite for hardware?

Or is he a hardware man with an affinity for writing?

… (Bob) VanderLugt was raised in an old farmhouse on 44th Street SE where his dad raised pigeons and bunnies. He attended a small Christian school that was part of a church, and graduated from South Christian High. He attended Calvin College and Grand Rapids Junior College, and just returned to Calvin two years ago, where at 52 hes zeroing in on a degree in Writing.

GRCC to host job fair tomorrow at M-TEC

Jan. 29, 2014; menafn.com

It’s time to revisit your resume and take the suit to the dry cleaners as GRCC will be hosting a job fair Thursday at the Leslie M. Tassel M-TEC building located on 622 Godfrey SW in Grand Rapids.

‘Refreshed’ KVCC Lady Cougars get back on track with a 69-51 win over Grand Rapids

Jan. 30, 2014; MLive

Sometimes a little time off is good for the soul, but Kalamazoo Valley Community College women’s basketball Ron Welch is still not convinced that playing a college basketball game without practicing is a great plan. Because of the recent weather related closings of the college the Cougars had practiced once in the last week, on Tuesday.

The Cougars were able to find their footing and defeat Grand Rapids Community College 69-51 on Wednesday.

GRCC International Guitar Series February Performance

The GRCC International Guitar Series

Presents

Gideon Whitehead, Thursday, February 20, 2014, 7:30 PM

Grand Rapids Community College alumnus, guitarist Gideon Whitehead will be the featured GRCC International Guitar Series performer on February 20, 2014. Noted by Cleveland Classical for his ability to “bring out subtle inner details” and to “communicate directly with the listener”, he is quickly establishing himself as an outstanding and captivating artist. In June 2013, he celebrated the release of his debut album Russian Romance featuring rarely-played classical guitar music from Russia. Gideon has performed solo recitals for the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society, the Guitar Society of Michigan, the Sturgis Council of the Arts (Sturgis, MI), the Louisville Guitar Society (Louisville, KY) and Hope College (Holland, MI) among others. In 2012, he made his New York City debut in a concert at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As a chamber musician, Gideon has had the honor of collaborating on numerous occasions with world-renowned violinist and Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster David Kim. Since beginning his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music in 2012, Gideon has premiered two works for guitar and string quartet, along with works for solo guitar, guitar and violin, and a song cycle for soprano and guitar. In addition, he has appeared in chamber music performances for the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society, the Stars in the Classics series in Cleveland, Ohio, and at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA. Gideon has earned prizes at the 2011 James Stroud Guitar Competition and the 2010 and 2011 University of Louisville International Guitar Competition.

The concert will be held in the Recital Hall (Room 200) of the Grand Rapids Community College Music Center at the corner of Ransom and Lyon.

Admission is $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors.

One dollar parking is available in the GRCC student parking ramp with a GRCC guest parking voucher sold at the door.

Call 234-3940 for further information or e-mail: bmorris@grcc.edu.

https://grcc.edu/music/internationalguitarseries/gideonwhiteheadclassicalguitarist

 

Toothbrushes and Whitestrips

The dental assisting program still has children and adult toothbrushes, as well as whitestrips for sale! Great gift for your Valentine sweetie! Contact Julie Bera at jbera@grcc.edu or x4542.

Brushes 1/2 dozen – $5.00

Full dozen – $10.00 (retail at about 4.00 a brush)

Whitestrips – Professional strength (only available in dental offices) – $ 30.00

Photo Student Exhibition

The Art Department is excited to announce that the annual Photo Student Exhibition is currently on display in the GRCC Paul Collins Art Gallery, located on the fourth floor of the Main Building.
This year, the exhibition is presented in a new format. The works of more than sixty photography students are exhibited in high definition projection. The loop of images and videos which repeats every 25 minutes is stunning!

 

Experiential Learning blog and learning opportunities

February Bog Highlights:

–Alternative Spring Break Ideas for Faculty, Staff and GRCC students. Serve our community and make a difference.

-Faculty Highlight: Sarah Krajewski: Biology 101- DNA Finger Printing. GRCC invited the seventh graders from Immaculate Heart of Mary School (IHM) to come to GRCC and learn about DNA fingerprinting.

-Winter ASL Learning Opportunities/Professional Development Are you using Academic Service Learning in your classes? Do you have questions or would like to get some more great ideas. Are you wanting to use Academic Service Learning and do not know where to start? Come to three learning sessions in March 2014 to start building Academic Service Learning into your classes.

Transfer forum scheduled for January 31

As part of our initiative to further the Completion Agenda at GRCC, and specifically to improve our students’ transfer rates, we are offering the last of three Transfer Forums for faculty and staff at the College this Friday, January 31 from 9:00 to 12:00 in the Multipurpose Room of the Student Center (234 SSC).

This interactive session is designed to provide information to faculty and staff about:

• how to create and align curricula that improve students’ transfer opportunities.
• how to use advising resources and strategies to improve students’ transition to four-year schools.

The session is also designed to gather ideas about how we can improve transfer at GRCC.

Coffee and a continental breakfast will be served. You do not have to rsvp, but it would be appreciated. Just email Amy Kirkbride at akirkbride@grcc.edu.

If full-time faculty attendees wish, they may receive 3 hours of College Service for their participation in this forum.

Wellness classes welcome drop-ins!

Did you know that you can still join in any of our 8 different wellness classes offered during the week at any time?!

There is no need to register, you can just drop in!

Monday:

• Yoga at the M-Tec 12:15-1:00pm
• Spinning in room 140 CSC from 3:15-4:00pm

Tuesday

• Bootcamp in room 140 CSC from 12:00-12:30pm
• 30-15-15 in room 211 Spectrum from 5:30-6:30pm

Wednesday

• Spinning in room 140 CSC from 3:15-4:00pm
• Spinning in room 140 CSC from 5:30-6:15pm

Thursday

• Bootcamp in room 140 CSC from 12:00-12:30pm
• Tae Kwon Do in room 211 Spectrum from 5:30-6:15pm

All flexibility and fitness levels welcome! We would love to have you join us!

Contact Julie Otte with any questions!

GRCC In the News, 1-29-14

GRCC grad grows his start-up into player in off-road products industry

Jan. 27, 2014; MLive

HOLLAND, MI — In the past five years, Andrew Prins has watched his small start-up rev up into a major player in the multi-billion dollar UTV off road industry as a manufacturer of products that make the vehicles stronger and safer.

… “A lot of these vehicles have flaws that don’t show up until you hit a three-foot deep ditch at 60 miles an hour. That’s how we find the problem and fix it,” said Prins, a graduate of Grand Rapids Community College in mechanical engineering.

Couple dies in crash

Jan. 27, 2014; Grand Haven Tribune

Luke (Lewis Jr.) Burns, 55, and Gayle Burns, 53, were on their way home Saturday night from a friend’s house where they had gathered for dinner after a meeting of elders from the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Grand Haven.

… Luke worked for many years at an automotive parts supplier in the Holland area, Rogers said. In recent years he had been attending culinary school at Grand Rapids Community College.

Innocent homicide victims in 2013 a ‘disturbing pattern’ in Grand Rapids

Jan. 26, 2014; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Nearly three months after her son was shot and killed during a robbery attempt outside a South Division Avenue restaurant, Jacqueline Kelley can’t make sense of why the 23-year-old had to die simply because he was at the wrong place, at the wrong time.

… Kelley said she’s going to push herself to seek professional help and return to normal activities, such as cooking and taking classes at Grand Rapids Community College. For now, she’s most comfortable on her living room couch, where she and Floyd spent a lot of time talking.

Barbara Meconis shares holistic view

Jan. 28, 2014; Grand Rapids Business Journal

Barbara Meconis is proof that holistic and traditional health care can work well together.

… She is an adjunct faculty member with Grand Rapids Community College, where she leads a series of classes on holistic wellness, and at Ferris State University, where she teaches an alternative medicine course for pharmacy students.

Top 5 Grand Rapids college performances: Our winner for the week delivered a knockout

Jan. 27, 2014; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – What were the top five performances last week? Some of them were difficult to decide on, but not No. 1.

… NO 4: GRCC sophomore goes large even as team comes up short

Courtney Hill put up more points than anyone in the area last week, with 37 on Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough as the Raiders came up short, 88-85 to Lansing Community College.

Can’t blame Hill, though. The shooting guard was 14 of 24 from the floor, including five of 10 of his 3-pointers. He chipped in three steals, too.

KCC baseball ranked 10th in nation in preseason poll

Jan. 28, 2014; The Battle Creek Enquirer

The Kellogg Community College baseball team has developed a reputation for being among the strongest JUCO programs in the nation.

… Joining KCC in the rankings from the MCCAA is Grand Rapids CC, who came in at No. 17 following its World Series appearance a year ago.

Medical Assistant class holds pinning ceremony

Last Friday, the July 2013 Medical Assistant class celebrated their completion with a pinning ceremony in the Calkins Science Center. The program brought together graduates, their proud family members, classroom and clinical instructors, as well as Dean Hert and Program Manager, Linda Witte to recognize the students accomplishment. Congratulations!

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Art and Bev’s, Heritage to be closed today

Art and Bev’s and The Heritage restaurant will be closed today.

Transfer forum scheduled for January 31

As part of our initiative to further the Completion Agenda at GRCC, and specifically to improve our students’ transfer rates, we are offering the last of three Transfer Forums for faculty and staff at the College this Friday, January 31 from 9:00 to 12:00 in the Multipurpose Room of the Student Center (234 SSC).

This interactive session is designed to provide information to faculty and staff about:

• how to create and align curricula that improve students’ transfer opportunities.
• how to use advising resources and strategies to improve students’ transition to four-year schools.

The session is also designed to gather ideas about how we can improve transfer at GRCC.

Coffee and a continental breakfast will be served. You do not have to rsvp, but it would be appreciated. Just email Amy Kirkbride at akirkbride@grcc.edu.

If full-time faculty attendees wish, they may receive 3 hours of College Service for their participation in this forum.

Seats available in Workforce Training classes

Commit to improve quality through these courses offered through GRCC Workforce Training:

• ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor, February 10 and 11.
• ISO 13485 Internal Auditor, February 17 through 19.
• Datum Schemes for GD&T, February 24 and 25.
• TWI – Job Instruction, February 25 and March 6.
• AS 9100 Internal Auditor, March 10 through 12.
• Statistical Process Control – SPC I, March 12.
• ISO 14001 Overview, March 13.
• Statistical Process Control II, March 19.
• Tolerancing Strategies with GD&T, March 24 through 26.
• ISO/TS 16949:2009 Internal Auditor, March 31 through April 2.

Classes are held at Tassell M-TEC, 622 Godfrey Ave. SW. To register, click here. For more information, call 234-3400.