40 Exceptional Leaders Tapped for Inaugural Class of the Aspen Presidential Fellowship
April 7, 2016; Bloomberg
The Aspen Institute today announced its inaugural class of the Aspen Presidential Fellowship, selecting 40 extraordinary leaders with the drive and capacity to transform community colleges to achieve higher levels of student success.
… 2016-17 Aspen Presidential Fellows
… Lisa Freiburger, Grand Rapids Community College (MI)
… Bill Pink, Grand Rapids Community College (MI)
Petoskey’s Goble places second for NMU, Walda pitches scoreless frames
April 7, 2016; The Petoskey News
Petoskey alumnus Sarah Goble finished second in the 5000 meters run with a time of 19:27.21 helping Northern Michigan take second place at the Augustana Vikings Olympics in Rock Hill, Illinois on Saturday, April 2.
Grand Rapids Community College pitcher and Harbor Springs grad Ean Walda earned his second save of the season in a 3-2 win over Davenport on Tuesday.
April 6, 2016; The Torch (Ferris State University’s student newspaper)
Fake IDs have opened the possibilities for underage drinkers to gain access to alcohol, bars and clubs.
… “One time this kid came in and one of my co-workers at the time was a resident advisor at Ferris, and she said she knew him and he might be underage,” said Grunst Brothers clerk and Grand Rapids Community College associate welding student Lucas Armand. “So I checked his ID and it was out of date. It had been expired for four years and it said he was 30 years old. I told him his ID was definitely expired, and I couldn’t sell to him. He was cool about it and he left.”