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Monthly Archives: July 2021
Former Raider Logan Campbell signs with Minnesota Twins, says GRCC prepared him for success
Baseball player Logan Campbell just signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins, and says Grand Rapids Community College prepared him to be successful.
Campbell is turning professional, but several other recent Raiders are continuing athletically and academically at four-year colleges.
Campbell, a 2017 Belding High School graduate, played his first year of collegiate baseball at Mesa Community College in Arizona before coming back home and attending GRCC. Posting an 8-3 record for the Raiders in 2019, he led the team in wins, was second in ERA with 3.23 and had 52 strikeouts in 43.1 innings.
“GRCC was a place for me that I was able to focus on the important things in my life,” he said. “With the new facilities it felt like a D1 atmosphere. I was able to do what I need at GRCC to develop as a baseball player.”
Campbell transferred to the University of Charleston, where he dominated his competition while improving his velocity and adding more pitches to his repertoire. In two seasons there, one of them cut short due to COVID-19, he accumulated a 13-1 record, with a sub3.00 ERA and 145 strikeouts in 91 innings.
He was signed by the Twins as a free agent, and is heading to the team’s Fort Myers, Fla. training complex. He’ll soon learn his first destination for the organization.
“Going to JUCO was one of the smartest decisions in my life,” Campbell said. “It gave me two more years to develop so I could get better opportunities than I did out of high school. Work ethic is the biggest thing I learned while being in junior college because you are the only one that decides your future.”
Here to Help: Linda DeVries helps students keep their financial aid in order
Always remember, at GRCC, you are surrounded by people who want you to be successful and are ready to walk with you on your educational pathway. We are here to help!
Meet Linda DeVries. Linda is a Financial Aid senior functional analyst working to create better processes and remove obstacles.
Linda joined GRCC in 2020 as the student financials functional analyst. She has over 15 years of experience working in higher education.
She previously worked in financial services at GRCC and as the accounts receivable/student billing coordinator and also as the financial aid coordinator at Montcalm Community College. Additionally, Linda has 15 years of experience in manufacturing and non-profit accounting.
Linda has an associate’s degree in Accounting/Computer Information Systems and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Davenport University. She also holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Walsh College.
Working in higher education is extremely rewarding for Linda. She gets to follow the success of the students she meets each year — watching them achieve their dreams and knowing that she assisted them along their journey.
The Financial Aid office is temporarily located on the third floor of the Student Center while Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall is being renovated. You can connect with the team there via email at financialaid@grcc.edu or by calling (616) 234-4030.
College Channel programming through July 30
The College Channel schedule, through July 30, includes Political Puzzles and Mathematics of Michigan Redistricting.
Want more? Check out videos from your local Colleges and Universities.
CTE Summer Teaching and Learning Institute registration re-opened!
Registration for the CTE Summer Teaching and Learning Institute has re-opened for those who still wish to sign up. Space is limited and registration will only be open until Noon, Monday, August 2nd.
If you have any issues registering please contact Toy McNeal at tmcneal@grcc.edu for help. We don’t want anyone to miss out on the Summer Teaching and Learning Institute experience.
Course packs due Friday, August 6
All course pack files, planners, orders, and SKUs are due on Friday, August 6 to make sure they are in the bookstore in a timely manner for the students to purchase prior to the start of classes.
If you are planning to do a course pack and it is a reprint, please notify the bookstore.
If you are doing a new or updated course pack, please send your file and planner sheet (if needed) to grcceprint@grcc.edu and notify the bookstore that you are needing a new course pack for your class.
If you have any questions, we can be reached at (616) 234-3960 or grcceprint@grcc.edu.
Thank you,
The GRCCePRINT Team
GRCC In the News, 7/30/2021
July 29, 2021; FOX 17
… 3. Grand Rapids Community College is showing off its new Lakeshore Campus next month.
Ferris State finds cost-effective way to conduct COVID tests
July 29, 2021; Grand Rapids Business Journal
Students and faculty from Ferris State University’s College of Pharmacy and College of Health Professions conducted a COVID-19 testing study for the journal, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy.
… “I was so impressed by the collaboration that this presented, among our colleges, and various university departments, so the program was run well and managed appropriately,” (pharmacy professor Michael) Klepser said. “We were contacted by Muskegon Community College when they sought input on presenting a manageable monitoring program, and our staff provided weekly testing to athletes at Grand Rapids Community College for their seasons. This whole testing program was something that students, faculty and administrators in the Colleges of Pharmacy and Health Professions rallied around and supported so that the program could be a success.”
Why Grand Rapids Community College is opening a new Lakeshore Campus and how to see it in August
July 30, 2021; MLive
HOLLAND, MI – Grand Rapids Community College is gearing up to welcome students to its new Lakeshore Campus ahead of the fall semester.
Congratulations to Kelsee and Steve Brozek!
Come as a visitor, leave as a student: GRCC Lakeshore Campus plans community open house with enrollment experts on hand
Grand Rapids Community College will welcome the public to its new Lakeshore Campus with an open house on Aug. 21 – and will be ready to assist anyone who is interested in taking classes.
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., area residents can check out the renovations that transformed the former JCPenney space into GRCC’s consolidated Lakeshore home. In addition to refreshments and tours, they can sign up for classes leading to credits for degrees or transfer, or career certificates. Experts from the Enrollment, Financial Aid, the Academic Advising, Student Records, Veterans Benefits, Student Life, Honors, TRiO, and the College Success Center will be on site to help.
“Come in as a visitor; leave as a student,” President Bill Pink said. “Our new campus will allow even more Ottawa County residents to benefit from our life-changing programs. We are excited to have the community visit and have a look at what we know will be a vibrant hub of learning for students of all ages.”
GRCC purchased the 50,000-square-foot space in the Shops at Westshore mall in 2019, consolidating classes and services previously held at four Ottawa County sites. The new facility features classrooms, labs and study spaces along with testing, counseling, and placement services as well as a satellite library.
The campus is centrally located on U.S. 31 and James Street, with a stop on the Macatawa Area Express bus line.
Tech Tip: Google Calendar RSVP options
Google has made some exciting changes to Google Calendar to make it more flexible in the hybrid workplace that most of us are working in. Users are now able to select new RSVP options indicating how they will join the meeting – in the meeting room (in person), or virtually.
There is a drop-down menu visible when you press the ‘Yes’ button at the bottom of an invitation. The menu contains two new options – ‘Yes, in a meeting room’ and ‘Yes, joining virtually’. If you choose to attend the meeting in person or in the meeting room then a door icon will be placed next to your name on the invitation. If you choose to join virtually, a camera icon will appear next to your name.
For more information and helpful tips, please visit the IT Customer Support Portal or contact the IT Customer Support Desk at x4357.
If you have a suggestion or a Technology Tip you think can be useful, you can submit them by emailing techtips@grcc.edu
CTE Summer Teaching and Learning Institute registration re-opened!
Registration for the CTE Summer Teaching and Learning Institute has re-opened for those who still wish to sign up. Space is limited and registration will only be open until Noon, Monday, August 2nd.
If you have any issues registering please contact Toy McNeal at tmcneal@grcc.edu for help. We don’t want anyone to miss out on the Summer Teaching and Learning Institute experience.
GRCC In the News, 7/29/2021
Grand Rapids Community College to hold open house for new Lakeshore Campus
July 28, 2021; FOX 17
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Grand Rapids Community College plans to hold an open house for its new Lakeshore Campus on Aug. 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., GRCC tells us.
Metallica awards GRCC with another grant for workforce training
July 17, 2021; WGRD
Metallica are continuing to help out students here in Grand Rapids!
The band is awarding Grand Rapids Community College a third grant to continue the school’s program training students for in-demand welding jobs. The $25,000 in scholarships is aimed at helping underserved community members gain skills and hands-on welding experience to land a career in the field.
Raider Rally is BACK – volunteers needed!
We are very excited to announce that Raider Rally will be back for Fall 2021 kick off on Saturday, August 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Juan R. Olivarez Student Plaza
We are looking for volunteers to help us pull off this wonderful event. Help is needed to greet and direct students, check them in, hand out goodies, and more. Please sign up here.
If you have any questions, please email Lori Cook at lcook@grcc.edu.
Did you bring your technology equipment home?
With the campus community slowly transitioning back to working onsite, many may need assistance restoring their workspace. If you took your equipment home, and you’re planning to work on campus you are asked to return your assigned equipment back to your office location and we are here to assist with the transition.
If you would like assistance with setting up your equipment in your office, please schedule a time with our Desktop Support team using this service.
If you’ve been utilizing loaned equipment and plan to work on campus exclusively, please return your loaner equipment to the Library. If you plan to work both on campus and remotely, we prefer your assigned equipment to be brought between locations as there is a limited supply of loaner hardware.
We understand that transitioning back to the office may create obstacles. It is our goal to make this transition as smooth as possible for you. If you are transitioning completely to on campus and no longer require your borrowed equipment, please return it to the Library (monitors, laptops, keyboards, hotspots, etc.) or Media Services (webcams, microphones, etc.). Please contact the Support Desk at (616)234-4357 with any additional questions or concerns.
CTE Summer Teaching and Learning Institute registration re-opened!
Registration for the CTE Summer Teaching and Learning Institute has re-opened for those who still wish to sign up for sessions. Limited space is available and registration will only be open until Monday, August 2 at Noon.
If you have any issues with registration please contact Toy McNeal at tmcneal@grcc.edu for help. We don’t want anyone to miss out on the Summer Teaching and Learning Institute experience.
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