GRCC eyes high finish at National Tournament
May 20, 2019; FOX 17
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — The Grand Rapids Community College men’s golf team has a formula for its success.
Change Ups: GRVBA receives public service award
May 17, 2019; Grand Rapids Business Journal
… EDUCATION
Grand Rapids Community College named Grand Rapids Public Schools Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal its 2019 Distinguished Alumna during the 102nd commencement. Neal was the event’s keynote speaker. Nearly 1,500 students will earn GRCC degrees this year.
Inside Track: Family trauma drives Owens’ prevention passion
May 17, 2019; Grand Rapids Business Journal
Andrea Owens carries a notebook around with her that says “teach, love, inspire” on the cover — words that summarize her life goals.
… While at Spectrum, she earned her associate degree in network administration from Grand Rapids Community College, then received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in management — while raising four children — through Cornerstone University’s Professional & Graduate Studies (PGS) division.
Inmates show their culinary skills at annual symposium
May 17, 2019; The Holland Sentinel
The most highly-trained chefs of Branch County are most likely inmates at Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater.
… Guests were seated at an L-shaped table. Some are culinary elite like Chef John Zehnder, owner of Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth and Gilles Renusson, pastry chef and educator at Grand Rapids Community College.
… Other educators included Chef James Kekenyesdi, a culinary arts educator for those with mental illness; Chef Charlie Olansky who teaches at Grand Rapids Community College; Chef Mark Dorman of Sullivan University in Louisville, Ky.; and Chef Kristen Dogan of Branch Area Careers Center.
Volunteers help Kent Co. veterans with landscaping
May 17, 2019; WOOD TV
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — At 92, George Burr and his wife of 66 years usually have to pick and choose what gets done around the house, but Friday was different.
… Local employers, like Grand Rapids Community College, provided the muscle. Local companies donated the supplies.
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