As you know, Art Prize begins next week. Kendall College has agreed to the GRCC Story Van being set up on Pearl Street by the old art museum on the first day of Art Prize voting, which is Wednesday, September 24th.
The van will be set up at 11 a.m. to record birthday wishes and/or GRCC stories. We are looking for volunteers to help out. If you have an hour or two and would like to help, let Liz Timmer know at ltimmer1@comcast.net. Email her the time you are available.
With fall enrollment down 5.4 percent, GRCC must cut budget by $1 million
Sept. 15, 2014; MLive
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Fall enrollment is down 5.4 percent at Grand Rapids Community College, the steepest drop in the schools fall headcount since a downward slide that began in 2011.
24 years of tradition: Rockford to induct hall of fame athletes
Sept. 15, 2014; MLive
ROCKFORD, MI — Two athletes and two coaches are to be inducted into the Rockford High School Athletic Hall of Fame this fall.
… In 1994 she (Shannon Fletcher) and her high school sweet heart, Mike Mengyan, were married and over the next four years had three daughters, Ashley, Taylor and Jessica. In 2000 Shannon enrolled in a nursing program at Grand Rapids Community College graduating in the top five percent of her class with a 3.9 GPA.
Sept. 15, 2014; MLive
MUSKEGON, MI — A record-breaking weekend in East Lansing has earned Deanna Near Muskegon Community College Athlete of the Week honors.
… VOLLEYBALL: The Jayhawks volleyball program is doing considerably better than either of the soccer programs, despite dropping a Thursday, Sept. 11 match to Grand Rapids Community College.
GRCC’s 100th anniversary picnic truly was a community event with food and fun for all ages!
This fall, commit to improve quality through these courses offered through GRCC Workforce Training:
Classes are held at Tassell M-TEC, 622 Godfrey Ave. SW. To register, click here. For more information, call 234-3400.
The Exercise Science Club held its first meeting and have determined their founding Executive Board Members! A guest speaker, Zac Kraai, who is a coach at 8th Day Gym, spoke about myofascial release as well as tools and equipment that can be used to aid in recovery from exercise and activity. The club website, with a list of upcoming events, click here.
Asante Cain, adjunct librarian, and his wife celebrated the arrival of their son, Ransom Absalom Kalos Cain, on September 10, 2014, at 4:20 p.m. He was 6 pounds, 7 ounces and 19.25 inches long. Both Mom and son are doing well.
Ransom Absalom Kalos Cain
Changes were recently made to several college policies:
Effective July 1, 2014
–Language regarding the potential impact of W grades on financial aid and at transfer schools was added.
–A statement indicating that the incomplete grade is only applicable in extenuating circumstances was added. A statement regarding the approximate portion of the course that must be completed (90%) in units of time or points before an incomplete grade can be assigned was added.
http://grcc.edu/sites/default/files/docs/policies/8-18_children_in_the_classroom_and_on_campus.pdf
Effective July 1, 2014
http://grcc.edu/sites/default/files/docs/policies/8-27_act_cut-score.pdf
Effective July 1, 2014
http://grcc.edu/sites/default/files/docs/policies/8-5_catalog_policy.pdf
Effective July 1, 2014
http://grcc.edu/sites/default/files/docs/policies/3-8_audiovisual_captioning.pdf
Effective July 1, 2014
The deadline for the submission of grant applications for the Support Staff Professional Development (SSPD) program is 4:30 p.m., September 19, 2014. The SSPD application packet and SSPD Guidelines are available in the GRCC Internal Grants area of the Grants Office website at www.grcc.edu/sspdgrants. Please note that applications must include a Supervisor’s Approval Form, a budget form and budget documentation. If you have any questions about SSPD grants, please contact Lisa Dopke, Associate Director of Grants & Resource Development at 234-3340 or ldopke@grcc.edu.
Good luck!
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