GRCC In The News, 9-25-18

Mister Car Wash Awards 41 Scholarships
9/25/18 The Virginian Pilot
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The journey from being inspired to inspiring others can be very short, as evidenced by the stories of 41 scholarship recipients selected by Mister Car Wash in 2018. Now in its third year, the Mister Car Wash Scholarship program is helping employees shape their future by helping them reach their higher education goals.
… Presented below are the names, cities and colleges of all 41 recipients of Mister Car Wash’s 2018 Inspiring Futures Scholarship:
… Anibal Hernandez Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids Community College
(This appeared in 40 other media outlets.)

Lumberjacks run like the wind at Firebird Classic
9/24/18 The Alpena News
GRAYLING — When the weather is awful and the course is extremely tough, the 2018 Alpena Community College Cross-Country team seem to run their best. With wind gusts up to 30 mph along with the cold and rain, the Lumberjack men ran one of their best races in team history. ACC took third place overall out of eight teams Friday night at the Kirtland Firebird Classic held at Hanson Hills in Grayling. The Lumberjacks finished behind nationally ranked Lansing Community College and Grand Rapids Community College while beating Kellogg CC, St. Clair CC, Oakland CC, Kirtland CC and Wayne County CC.

Three Hope College student-athletes receive weekly MIAA honors
9/24/18 The Holland Sentinel
Hope College’s Brett Slayton has been selected the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week.
The sophomore from Holland, Michigan (Hamilton HS) recorded a personal-best time of 25 minutes, 21 seconds to lead the Flying Dutchmen at the Grand Rapids Community College Invitational on Saturday at Prairie Wolf Park in Caledonia, Michigan.

Hope’s Brett Slayton named MIAA Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week
9/25/18 MLive
Hope College’s Brett Slayton has been selected the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week.
The sophomore from Holland, Michigan (Hamilton HS) recorded a personal-best time of 25 minutes, 21 seconds to lead the Flying Dutchmen at the Grand Rapids Community College Invitational on Saturday at Prairie Wolf Park in Caledonia, Michigan.

Petoskey’s Hoffman, Kartes earn high marks for NMU, GVSU
9/25/18 Petoskey News
… Rochester College junior and Boyne City graduate Dominic Santina finished 95th with a time of 27:18.9 at the Grand Rapids Community College Invite on Saturday.
… Charlevoix native and Aquinas freshman runner Ben Peterson took 110th at the Grand Rapids Community College Invite on Saturday. Peterson finished the race with a time of 27:55.5 to help Aquinas place 1st overall as a team.

Learning Opportunities Scheduled This Week: Benefits, Drupal, and Workplace Health

Here are the professional development opportunities Human Resources has prepared for staff and faculty this week:

Wednesday, 9/26: Benefits 101

• These sessions will provide an overview of health plans, FSA, HSA, and optional benefits offered through Grand Rapids Community College.

Thursday, 9/27: Drupal Basics

• In this course, participants will learn to navigate the Drupal system, understand and use content types, and edit existing content.

Friday, 9/28: Fitness in the Workplace (NEW Session)

• Most Americans with desk jobs report not getting enough exercise. Additionally, prolonged sitting, especially at a computer, can cause strain on muscles and joints, particularly of the neck and back, and cause pain. Simple changes can be incorporated into your workday to help to you become more active, reduce stress, and feel good! This seminar will discuss proper desk ergonomics, stretches, and light exercises you can do around your workplace; stress reduction strategies; and how to make easy behavior changes that can help you feel great throughout the day!

Go to the Registration webpage to see details on these sessions and to register. Seats are filling up fast, so register today!

GRCC Mathematics Seminar this Wednesday in Cook 114

The Grand Rapids Community College Mathematics Department is pleased to announce that it will host its first Mathematics Seminar of 2018-2019 tomorrow, September 26, from 3-4 p.m. in 114 Cook.

Our speaker is GRCC Mathematics Instructor John Dersch.

The study of mathematics has the potential to delight participants with beauty and surprising relationships. This talk will attempt to capture a small piece of mathematical wonder by connecting two ideas that appear to have nothing in common. Some knowledge of algebra will be useful, but, as always, everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Refreshments will be served at 2:45 p.m.

 

Series and Probability DO Mix

Suppose you start adding 1 +     +      +    +  ¼  and you just keep going. As you add more and more terms, your answers will approach a unique number. It’s easy to approximate this number, but finding its exact value is a historically famous and fascinating problem.  This talk has two parts. In Part 1 we will show how Leonhard Euler first solved this famous problem in the 1730s. Part 2 reveals an unexpected appearance of Euler’s solution in our search for the answer to a question involving probability and relatively prime numbers.

Help identify students to join the GRCC Honors Program

The Honors Program is a small community of highly motivated students who want more out of their college experience. Success in this program is not only measured by academic performance, degree completion or transfer, it includes building collaborative relationships with faculty and peers.  Students gain a competitive edge through the development of strong leadership, research and service-learning skills.

Students begin the program every fall by taking Honors 101, a 1-credit course offered in a 7-week format.  The next section starts Wednesday, October 17.

Program Benefits:

• Unique opportunities to learn alongside influential college and community leaders.
• The opportunity to create a collaborative research project.
• A dedicated advisor to help you develop a clear pathway to degree completion and/or a successful transfer to a four-year institution.
• A competitive edge for transfer and employment applications upon completion.
• Scholarship award for program completion (up to $500).

 

Application Process:

Students may submit applications online at www.grcc.edu/honors.