GRCC nursing programs hit anniversary milestones
Jan. 28, 2020; schoolnewsnetwork.org (Kent Intermediate School District)
Nursing student Mustafa Ajanovic assisted his best friend, Bayle Delalic, through a prenatal visit, weighing in, checking vital signs, and listening for the baby’s heart tones.
… Shelly Richter, nursing programs director at GRCC, credits interactive experiences — part of a new curriculum — as one reason for a jump in scores on license exams in both the Practical Nursing and Associate Degree programs. In 2019, all nursing students passed those exams — 104 associate degree nurses and 42 LPN students. It was also the largest number of students taking the exams ever in one year.
Meet Dayanny De La Cruz, The First Female Head Chef To Lead The Culinary Program At A Super Bowl
Jan. 28, 2020; Forbes
Dayanny De La Cruz fondly remembers her routine on her way home from school growing up in Nagua, Dominican Republic, which involved frequent pit stops at her grandmother’s house. There, Elvira, affectionately known as “Mama Vira,” would be in the kitchen baking fresh bread or cooking up rice and beans.
… The journey to Super Bowl LIV hasn’t been a smooth road for De La Cruz. After graduating from culinary school at Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, De La Cruz landed her first job as executive chef at the Doubletree Hotel in Skokie, Illinois.
Charge: ‘Nurse’ used dead woman’s license
Jan. 28, 2020; WOOD TV
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Grand Rapids woman is facing criminal charges after she allegedly used a dead woman’s nursing license to fake her credentials and land a job.
… It does appear that (Tekayta) Teasley attended Grand Rapids Community College for a time.
New Program Makes College Tuition Free in Grand Rapids
Jan. 28, 2020; Metro Parent
Families who live in Grand Rapids have reason to celebrate this month after officials announced that the city is now a Michigan Promise Zone.
That means most high school graduates in Grand Rapids will be eligible for free college tuition at Grand Rapids Community College, starting with the class of 2020, WZZM13 reports.
French Chefs Explain How to Make the Perfect Crêpes
Jan. 28, 2020; Frenchly
Sunday, February 2 is not only the day of the Super Bowl, it’s also Chandeleur, the holiday for eating crêpes. While some will go to the best crêpe shops in their town to celebrate Chandeleur, others will be busy making crêpes at home. We asked French chefs based in the United States for their secrets to making a good homemade crêpe.
Gilles Renusson, an instructor at the Secchia Institute for Culinary Education in Grand Rapids, Michigan, recalls the recipe by heart. “Fifty years ago, I entered a hotel as an apprentice and had to learn about 50 recipes by heart, including the crêpe batter recipe,” he says. Immediately, the chef recites the recipe he knows off the top of his head. “You need a liter of milk, 400 grams of flour, seven eggs, 50 grams of butter and sugar, and half a teaspoon of salt”.
Jan. 28, 2020; Grand Rapids Magazine
… Feb. 22 – GRCC Giants Awards & Banquet: Grand Rapids Community College salutes African-American individuals and organizations for their contributions to the community; benefits Milo Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund. 6 p.m. J.W. Marriott, 235 Louis St. NW. $100. grcc.edu/odei.
XFL rosters feature Connor Cook, 16 others from Michigan schools
Jan. 28, 2020; 95.7 FM
The XFL is back for another try at cracking into the NFL monopoly.
… Most of the Michigan ties come from Michigan or Michigan State, but Nick Truesdell’s affiliation is with Grand Rapids Community College back before they ended the football program in 2012.
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