Josh McCown and John Morton a good combo for Jets
Oct. 14, 2017; Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.)
The unlikely alliance was born of necessity, a partnership between an itinerant assistant coach ready to gamble with his career and an aging journeyman quarterback looking for one more chance.
… An overachieving former receiver who made it to the NFL from his humble beginnings at Grand Rapids Community College, Morton embraced the challenge, even if it might end up in failure.
If you have not had the opportunity to attend the Active Shooter Response Training during the day, an evening session has been added to the schedule on Thursday, November 30, 2017, from 6:00-7:30 p.m in Sneden 309.
This training is required for all college staff and faculty.
The 90-minute training session will be presented by GRCC Police Chief Rebecca Whitman. The training will describe what an active shooter is; detail the ‘Run Hide Fight’ response to an active shooter situation; explain ways to recognize and report potential threats to our campus, and answer any questions attendees may have.
Register online.
The Grand Rapids Community College Leadership Institute is a 12-month leadership program committed to strengthening new or emerging leaders from across campus. This program is geared to foster a broader understanding of the campus community, accelerate talent development and hone individual and team leadership skills. The Leadership Institute is designed for individual employees who have the capacity and desire to make a positive influence on our campus. Leadership Institute includes content pertinent to talent identification, leadership development, and addressing issues relevant to the college community.
If you are interested in Leadership Institute 2018, please visit www.grcc.edu/leadershipinstitute for additional information or to obtain an application packet. The application packet must be received by Jessica Berens in Human Resources by Friday, October 27, 2017.
The APSS employee group and the Campus Police will be collecting donations of new items for the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, from Oct. 16 to Dec. 14 for the holiday season.
Items needed:
Donations will be accepted at the following locations:
Donations will be collected each Friday. The total collection will be delivered to the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans on Thursday, December 14. Please help us support our veterans!
The Education Department hosted a successful Transfer Fair last Thursday, October 12. The transfer fair allowed our current Child Development & Education students to connect with the education departments at potential transfer institutions.
All geography programs at colleges and universities throughout Ohio and Michigan are part of the East Lakes Division of the American Association of Geographers, which held its annual conference in Ypsilanti on Friday, October 13. Paper competitions are held at both the undergraduate and graduate levels for students willing to take on the challenge of having their independent research critically assessed by a judging panel made up of faculty from some of the region’s leading geography programs.
For her paper, “Tourism in the Caribbean: Utopian Ideal or Dystopian Disaster?,” Geography major Kara Jueckstock, who intends to graduate from GRCC in December, was awarded first place honors in the paper competition open to all students pursuing the baccalaureate. This appears to be the first time a community college student has been awarded honors at the regional meeting. Kara intends to transfer to Aquinas College in January 2018.
Also, Alyson Mabie, a 2013 GRCC graduate who took first place undergraduate honors at the annual meeting in 2014, was awarded first place honors reserved for the best paper presented by a graduate student pursuing the master’s degree for her paper, “Brewing on the Edge: The Economic and Community Impacts of Small Town Breweries on the Outskirts of Beer City, U.S.A.” Following completion of the M.A. at Western Michigan University, Alyson intends to pursue the Ph.D.
In the last eight years, GRCC Geography alumni have received eight awards for the stellar quality of the papers they’ve presented at this annual regional conference.
The Campus Common Reading committee has been hard at work creating events for the Fall and Winter semesters on the topic of “fake news.” Two events are coming up in the next several weeks that you and your students may be interested in attending:
The discussion of fake news will continue through the Winter semester and will center on Paul Levinson’s book “Fake News in Real Context.”
Please join us on Oct. 26 from 5:30-7 p.m. at GRCC’s own Fountain Hill Brewery in the ATC for the GRCC United Way campaign kickoff!
You will be treated to the brewery’s delicious appetizers. You can also purchase the great craft brews and take a tour of the brewing area with a craft brewing program student.
Also, if you donate using your pledge form at the kickoff, you will be entered into a raffle to win a Meijer gift card or a $50 gift card from Lake Michigan Credit Union.
Hear Andrés Chávez speak on his grandfather’s civil rights movement legacy Oct. 18 at 11 a.m.
Congratulations to our September 2017 SSPD Awardees!
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