A memorial service for our friend and colleague Jessica Berens is planned for 1 p.m. on Jan. 8, 2022 at Corinth Reformed Church, 129 100th St. SE, Byron Center.
Relatives and friends may meet the family prior to the service from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church.
Read more about Jessica and her family here: https://www.mkdfuneralhome.com/obituaries/jessica-lynn-berens
Sang Lee has spent 28.5 years as a faculty instructor in the Mathematics department at GRCC.
A favorite story of Sang’s speaks to the excellent academic experience our students have at GRCC.
“A student of mine failed math classes in high school but eventually received a PhD degree in pure mathematics and became a department chair at a private university.”
By attending college meetings and relating with other faculty, Sang felt connected to GRCC.
When it comes to retirement, Sang’s plans are certainly also advice to ALL of us:
Walk more than sit.
See in 3D more than 2D (12″) screen.
Spend more time with my daughters.
Sounds like a lovely retirement! Congratulations and best wishes Sang!
Jeff Smoes will be retiring after serving GRCC for 31 years.
He has always worked in the Facilities Department. He started as a student worker, then hired full time July 1, 1991 as a custodian working Tuesday to Friday on Grounds and Saturdays he opened Buildings for weekend classes, and is currently Lead Groundsperson.
Jeff shares, “I just enjoyed all the people I have met and students along the way on my way through the years at GRCC.”
The experience that most demonstrated that Jeff belonged at GRCC comes from back when he was a student worker. He worked for Dan Babcock and David Cope and did whatever they wanted him to do. They didn’t watch over or give too much instructions, he just did the work.
There are a couple of memories that Jeff particularly remembers. They put him in G1 storage and he cleaned and organized it so you could see what was in there and get around. The other is they put him in the Ford Fieldhouse gym and he helped with scrubbing the whole gym floor.
“That is when Dan started asking me to work full time but I wanted to keep going to school. He asked me about 3 or 4 times before I decided that I would take him up on his offer.”
Regarding his retirement plans, Jeff plans on taking some time off and see what comes up. “I have a lot of different offers of work full and part time but I’m not making any commitments.”
Jeff reflects: “This has been a great place to work and I have met some great people along the way. I feel I gave GRCC the best I could do and did all they asked of me for the greater good of the college (Staff and Students)”
Consider enrolling in the January and February sessions of the Building Blocks to Social Equity series facilitated by Sophia Brewer, Assistant Professor, M.L.I.S.
The discussion continues with:
Learning Social Equity Through Play
Friday, January 7, 2022
10:00-11:30 a.m.
In person – 206 LLC (2nd floor GRCC Library)
Intergroup Dialogue & Empowerment
Friday, February 4, 2022
10:00-11:30 a.m.
In person – 206 LLC (2nd floor GRCC Library)
Register via the Professional Development tile in your Online Center account.
The Web & Digital Strategy team partnered with HR to restructure the content and layout of the HR site, based on user data, feedback and more analytics.
Our goal is to streamline everything you need to find on the HR website.
As we’re wrapping up our fall 2021 semester, take a look at your department’s webpages to make sure everything is up-to-date for our return in 2022!
If you need help with any of these updates, contact your department web editor, or email webhelp@grcc.edu and we’ll be happy to assist you.
Thank you for helping us keep grcc.edu up to date for students and our community.
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The Quiet Cafe, Raider Grill & Sneden Cafe will all be open during their regular hours Monday- Wednesday.
They will be closed starting Thursday Dec 16 for the Holiday Break and reopen Jan 10 with the same hours and services
Staff & Faculty: don’t forget to come on Thursday from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. to The Quiet Cafe & Sneden Cafe for your Holiday Drink!
Happy Holidays!
Keaton Krupa
Director of Campus Dining
CREATIVE DINING SERVICES
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