Diane Smith’s daughter, Maddie, who is with the GRCC preschool lab this semester, surprised her mom and everyone on the second floor of the Administration Building on Wednesday with hand-delivered valentines. Maddie, who plans to transfer to MSU to major in nursing after graduation this spring, is applying practical skills learned in classroom to her work with 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds in the Dune room.
Nominations for the GRCC Student Leadership Awards are now open! Any member of Grand Rapids Community College (student, faculty, staff, or Board of Trustee member) can nominate a qualified current GRCC student for a student leadership award. These awards will be presented at the annual Student Leadership Banquet, March 29th. Please note that the Jerry Benham Award is the only award that is awarded to a faculty member or staff member for Advisor of the Year.
Nomination forms need to be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 23rd for consideration. Please complete this form for each nominee per award. In order to be considered as a strong nominee, please include as much detail as you can in the nomination description.
Please note: Self nominations are acceptable. For questions please email Thalia at thaliaguerraflores@grcc.edu.
The Library and Learning Commons is hosting a guest speaker on the topic of Fake News.
Angie Oehrli, Learning Librarian from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor will visit and discuss “Fake News, Lies, and Propaganda!: How to sort fact from fiction.”
What questions should we ask ourselves as we watch or read the news? Join us for this discussion as we use critical thinking skills and practical strategies to evaluate the news.
It takes place 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 28, on the second floor of the Library and Learning Commons. Snacks will be provided!
This event is sponsored by GRCC Campus Common Reading, Instructional Support, and The Library and Learning Commons. Questions? Contact Antoinette (Toni) Harrington, 616-234-3555 or antoinetteharrington@grcc.edu.
West Michigan Whitecaps announce lineup for Tigers Wednesdays
Feb. 13, 2018; MLive
The West Michigan Whitecaps popular Tigers Fridays is back, except now it is called Tigers Wednesdays because, well, they moved it to a new day.
… Dave Rozema
Date: July 11
A local standout from Grand Rapids Central High School and Grand Rapids Community College, Rozema won a career-high 15 games with the Tigers as a rookie starting pitcher in 1977. He had a career record 60-53 in 10 seasons, and 57-46 with the Tigers.
Feb. 13, 2018; EMU Eagles (athletics department website)
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University baseball team is set to escape the cold and snowy conditions of Michigan as it heads down to sunny Florida to open its 2018 season Friday, Feb. 16. After a solid 2017 campaign, which saw the Eagles reach their first Mid-American Conference title game since 2008, EMU looks to reach new heights under new interim head coach Eric Roof.
… The third starting role will most likely go to incoming JUCO transfer Jackson Shaver (Grand Rapids, Mich.-Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids C.C.)). The 6-foot-7 right hander logged 65 innings for the GRCC Raiders last season on his way to being named all-conference.
Thursday evening, February 15th, PeopleSoft Student, the Online Center, HR, and Financials will be down for approximately three hours between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. for required database security maintenance.
Let’s extend our hearts to Puerto Rico!!! TRIO/Student Support Services is partnered with the TRIO/SSS Program at the Universidad del Turabo – Puerto Rico! Their needs are extensive – their situation still devastating!!!
For TRIO’s Love Puerto Rico Flash Campaign, we are sending out the request list that came from the program:
We can pick-up your donations from your offices, or you can drop them by our offices located on the 3rd Floor of the Student Center – Room 332! Let’s Love Puerto Rico today!!!! Contact Email: aclark@grcc.edu
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