GRCC In the News, 12-5-14

Longtime GRCC basketball coach David Selmon returns on interim basis

Dec. 4, 2014; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Former longtime Grand Rapids Community College basketball coach David Selmon will take over the program following the departure of T.J. Carnegie, the school announced Thursday.

Grand Rapids students launch Adirondack chair business

Dec. 4, 2014; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids students in the Academy of Design and Construction (ADC) have launched a business building and selling Adirondack chairs to raise funds for additional tools, material and equipment for projects.

… Major district partners include: Rockford Construction, Triangle Associates, Christman, Progressive AE, Michigan State University, Ferris State University and Grand Rapids Community College. Student are able to earn college credit or credits toward post-secondary trade certification.

College Channel programming through December 14

The latest schedule, for December 8 to 14, for the College Channel includes the Math and Psychology lecture series. Check out the offerings here.

Grand Rapids Learning Center plans Buffalo Wild Wings fundraiser

Come support Grand Rapids Learning Center’s Graduating Class of 2015 at BWW’s downtown GR!!! All friends, family, and supporters of Grand Rapids Learning Center are invited to participate in the Class of 2015 Senior Trip fund raising event, ALL DAY, on Monday, December 8, 2014.  Everyone is invited to gather at Buffalo Wild Wings in Grand Rapids (8 Ionia Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503) for lunch, dinner or a snack! Simply present the attached certificate to your server at the time of your order and 20% of your purchases will go to support our program.  Dine-in and carry-out included. See you there!

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Maintenance scheduled for CWIS

CWIS (PeopleSoft Student and Online Centers) will be down for scheduled year-end maintenance on Sunday, December 7th, starting at 10:00 AM and will be available by midnight. Other systems, such as Blackboard, will not be affected.

Changes made to policy

Changes were recently made to a college policy:

Revised Policy 3.0 Copyright (revised) Policy Section 3.0 Subsection 3.0

Effective November 18, 2014

• Reduced redundancy
• Fixed formatting
• Moved Audit section to beginning
• Clarified labeling responsibility
• Corrected cross-references
• Improved consistency of capitalization
• Updated office names
• Checked URLs
• Revised definitions
• Removed obsolete forms
• Updated dates associated with policy history
• Standardized applied styles
• Reduced the total number of pages (33 in 2004, 17 in 2012, 10 in 2014)
• Added page numbering

To download the revised policy, follow this link: http://www.grcc.edu/sites/default/files/docs/policies/3-0_copyright.pdf

GRCC books available for purchase

Looking for some holiday gifts? Two special books are available for purchase:

• Autographed copies of President Carter’s book, A Call To Action, are available at $20 each. Contact Kathy Mullins at  kmullins@grcc.edu or at 234-3908 to purchase them.
• GRCC’s 100th anniversary book, Open Door: Grand Rapids Junior/Community College 1914-2014, can be purchased at the library or online using a credit card or your Raider Card.