GRCC In the News, 11-20-14

5 charts show how GRCC’s enrollment has changed over past decade

Nov. 19, 2014; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – From more minorities to a growing number of part-time students, Grand Rapids Community College’s student body continues to change, the school’s latest enrollment report shows.

Citing financial concerns, GRCC opts out of West Side tax district

Nov. 19, 2014; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Grand Rapids Community College has opted out of an economic development initiative in which about $478,000 of the college’s property taxes over a 30 year period would have contributed to a corridor improvement authority on Grand Rapids’ West Side.

Cedar Springs officials ‘ecstatic’ about new college program

Nov. 17, 2014; MLive

CEDAR SPRINGS – A small group of Cedar Springs students will start their college careers while still in high school, thanks to a new collaborative effort between the school district and Grand Rapids Community College.

Public invited to watch party as local chef competes on Food Network’s ‘Guy’s Grocery Games’

Nov. 14, 2014; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The next episode of “Guy’s Grocery Games” on the Food Network will feature Steven Couch a local banquet cook from Grand Rapids. Couch will appear on the show on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. and the public is invited to a watch party in downtown Grand Rapids.

(Articles doesn’t mention it, but Steven Couch is a GRCC alumnus.)

100 Ways to Give: Items for veterans

GRCC’s veterans and student records offices and mathematics department are teaming up to collect items for veterans through December.

Items needed include:

• $10 gift cards for places such as Meijer, McDonald’s and Wendy’s.
• cologne, body wash and deodorant for both men and women.
• AAA, C and D batteries.
• lap blankets for both men and women.

You can bring items for any of the 100 Ways to Give projects to drop boxes at:

• the enrollment center.
• the student success center in Sneden Hall.
• at Tassell M-TEC.
• in the student life office at the Student Center.
• the first-floor circulation desk at the library.

To see the full list of 100 Ways to Give projects, click here. When getting involved, don’t forget to share it on social media by using #GRCC100years and #100waystogive on Twitter and Instagram, and “Grand Rapids Community College” on Facebook.

 

Subway and Patatas’ Holiday Hours

November 24th:

• Patatas will be open from 7 am-6 pm
• Subway will be open from 8 am-7 pm

November 25th:

• Patatas will be closed
• Subway will be open from 10 am-1 pm

December 15th-December 23rd

• Patatas will be closed-Coffee, muffins, and bagels will be served at Subway starting at 10 am
• Subway will be open from 10 am-1 pm

GRCC College Democrats Hosts Conference

From left: Ross Pike, MFCD Secretary; Natasha Mckenzie, President of College Democrats of America; Brittany Hall, Vice-President GRCC Chapter; Daniel Eggerding, President GRCC Chapter; Arianna Skentzos, Coordinator of Membership GRCC Chapter; Taylor Haan, Events Coordinator GRCC Chapter; and Sam Jones-Darling, general member GRCC Chapter.

Over 50 students from 8 different colleges and universities across the state visited Grand Rapids Community College’s campus last Saturday, November 15th for the yearly Michigan Federations of College Democrats (MFCD) conference.

The conference brings together College Democrat student groups from Michigan schools to come together and partake in professional development and growth. If is a great opportunity for students from different campuses to collaborate, network, and brainstorm.

The theme for the conference was “Taking the Next Step.”

Special guests speakers included State Representative-Elect Stephanie Chang, Natasha Mckenzie, President of College Democrats of America and Keynote Speaker Dr. Cherie Strachan.

 

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Winter Jazz Night rescheduled for December 2

Due to the snow day, Winter Jazz Night has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Raider Grille in the Student Center.

100 Ways to Give: Books delivered to Kent County jail

The 307 paperbacks that the library and criminal justice department collected for 100 Ways to Give are already being distributed within the Kent County jail!

To see other 100 Ways to Give projects, click here.

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Pro Cards available this week

Attention Pro Card holders: You will be able to pick up your new cards in the Enrollment Center on Friday, November 21,  from 8-9:30 a.m. Otherwise, please feel free to stop by purchasing to get them.

Math Seminar is today

The Grand Rapids Community College Mathematics Department will host its next Mathematics Seminar on Thursday, November 20, 3:00-4:00 PM in 104 Cook. Our speaker will be GRCC Mathematics Instructor Alejandro Saldivar. The title and abstract for Alejandro’s talk may be found below.

This seminar will focus on a result that appears to be impossible: How can there be a one-to-one correspondence between the points on a line segment and the points in a square that has that line segment as its base? Those who attend can expect to have their intuition challenged and will be exposed to ideas that are at once surprising, powerful and beautiful. This talk is intended for anybody who likes and enjoys mathematics for mathematics’ sake; of course, all are welcome.

Pop and cookies will be served at 2:45 PM.

A Quest to find a One-to-One and Onto function from the line segment [0,1] to the square plane region [0,1]x[0,1]

Many theorems in mathematics address the existence or non-existence of mathematical objects such as solutions to equations; however, finding an actual and precise mathematical object can be an exciting and, at times frustrating, quest. In this seminar we will talk about one-to-one and onto functions between sets, and the challenges involved in finding a one-to-one and onto function. Along the way, we will discuss decimals extensively.