Benefits Fair Prize Winners-10/31/2013

Congratulations to these individuals who won prizes during the drawing held as part of the Benefits Fair on October 31, 2013:

AFLAC:

Debra Kermeen $50 Target Gift Card

Blue Cross/Blue Shield -WMHIP:

Ann Isackson 4 Griffins Flex Tickets

Flex Administrators:

Molly Maczka $50 Leo’s Gift Card

Gallagher Benefits Services:

Becky Yoder              $25 Panera Bread Gift Card

Cherry Scaturro          $25 Panera Bread Gift Card

Diane Patrick              $10 Subway Gift Card

Tom Vos                     $10 Subway Gift Card

Domingo Hernandez   $10 Subway Gift Card

Lorraine Fortuna         $10 Subway Gift Card

Sarah Laycock             $10 Subway Gift Card

Follett Book Store:

Deb Nordman     $50 GRCC Book Store Gift Card-Flu Shot Clinic

Julie Hess            $25 GRCC Book Store Gift Card-Benefits Fair

Leah Nixon          $25 GRCC Book Store Gift Card-Benefits Fair

Martin Devries     $25 GRCC Book Store Gift Card-Benefits Fair

Tommy Brown     $25 GRCC Book Store Gift Card-Benefits Fair

MEEMIC Insurance:

Gloria Thomas    $25Meijer Gift Card

Cathy Noviskey  $25 Meijer Gift Card

Elisa Alvarez       $25 Meijer Gift Card

MESSA:

Mary Hofstra- Fruit Basket

Peak Performance:

Fred van Hartsveld  Certificate – 25 Minute Massage ($30 value)

Jesse Fuzi                 Certificate – 25 Minute Massage ($30 value)

Prepaid Legal Services:

Simon Kittok Starbucks –Starbuck’s coffee bag, coffee mug & book

Priority Health:

Hayden Butcher   Stadium Blanket

Carmela Zapata     Sweatshirt

National Insurance Services:

Steve Henkelman $25 Tim Hortons Gift Card

TIAA CREF:

Janice Qualls  Insulated Lunch bag

Karla Nowak  Stadium Blanket

VALIC:

Elisa Alvarez       $25 Meijer Gift Card

Janice Holton     $25 Meijer Gift Card

Teri Dilworth      $25 Meijer Gift Card

Malinda Powers $25 Meijer Gift Card

Jennifer Kowalski- Mini digital picture frame

Waddell & Reed:

Kirk Salvati               $600 Personalized Financial Planning

Stephanie Forrest      $600 Personalized Financial Planning

Keith StClair             $500 Personalized Financial Planning

Sara Dorer –    Spa Set and Personalized Financial Planning

GRCC to be closed December 23

There’s a schedule change for the upcoming holiday season: GRCC will now be closed on Monday, December 23, 2013.

CEBA, Campus Police, ESP and Meet & Confer employees will have the option to use one of their personal, vacation, comp time or sick days for December 23. Employees may opt to take the day unpaid.

The last day scheduled day for 2013 will be Friday, December 20.  You will be required to submit your time sheet early; more details will come as we get closer to that last week of work in 2013.

Raider Salute for adjunct event

From Human Resources: “We would like to extend a Raider Salute to HR Adjunct Coordinator Lydia Cruz and our many faculty and staff members who participated in our tremendously successful Adjunct Event for Fall 2013 on Saturday, October 19. Sixty-one potential adjunct faculty were welcomed by Associate Deans Casey Cornelius, Paula Sullivan and Bill Faber and enjoyed discussion with GRCC Adjunct Faculty panelists Bertha Chivis, Lourdes Lancel and Cheryl Kautz, and Education Professor Deb Vilmont’s presentation on faculty professional development at GRCC. Faculty members Cedric Williams, Deborah Nordman, Janice Balyeat, Jennifer Batten, Jonathan Larson, Robert Leunk, Robert Long, Tamara Mcdiarmid, and Mike Light assisted in identifying invitees and speaking with them after the presentations. Staff members Teresa Vander Jagt, Tim Zerfas, Dewayn Faber, Jeremy Osborn, Lisa Donaldson, Melissa Polanco-Nunez, and the Human Resources Team rounded out the planning/staffing roles. Thank you to all!”

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EMPLOYEES ON THE MOVE September/October

Welcome to GRCC!

• Jeffrey Byrd, Educational Training Specialist, Training Solutions. Reports To: John VanElst. Effective Date: September 3, 2013.
• Luis Rodriguez-Cruz, Custodian (Main/Cook). Reports to: Robert Green. Effective Date: September 30, 2013
• Simon Kittok, Media Caption Technician. Reports To: Klaas Kwant. Effective Date: September 30, 2013.
• David Fortuna Jr.,Custodian (Tassell M-TEC/ATC). Reports to: David Emelander. Effective Date: October 14, 2013.

Welcome back to GRCC

• Anna Rose, ESP, Dean, Instructional Support and Interdisciplinary Studies. Reports to: Patti Trepkowski. Effective Date: October 14, 2013.

On the Move

• Willi J. McNeal (Toy), Transfer From: ESP, Director of Library Services. Transfer To: ESP, Center for Teaching Excellence. Reports To: Jeremy Osborn. Effective Date: September 3, 2013.
• Penni Weninger, Transfer from: ESP, Associate Dean, Instructional Support and Interdisciplinary Studies. Transfer to: ESP, Human Resources Assistant.  Reports to: Cathy Wilson. Effective Date: September 9, 2013.
• Rhondo Cooper, Transfer from: College Success Coach/Contingency. Transfer to: Director of Upward Bound. Reports to: Diane Patrick. Effective Date: September 23, 2013.

Thank you for your service to GRCC

• Christopher Armstrong, Police Officer. Effective Date: 9/8/2013.
• Tara Wykstra (formerly Reitsma), Food Service Assistant. Effective Date: 9/20/13.
• Joshua Aderholdt, Career Advancement Center Coordinator. Effective Date: October 1, 2013
• Amr Abdel-Wahab, Senior Functional Analyst. Effective Date: October 19, 2013.

GRCC employees participate in Race for the Cure

From Angie Pena, GRCC’s coordinator of contingency employment and health-care reform data: In honor of our former employee Peggy Gorno, a small group (Enrollment Center Crew) walked for the Komen West Michigan Race for the Cure this past Saturday. It was a beautiful day. The race started at 8:30 a.m. at the RiverTown Mall. We bumped into Jim Fox from HR, who ran the timed race and won 2nd place in his age division, and found Raul Alverez, our former employee, at the finish line.

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Welcome, Mia Berens!

Max and Mia.

Human Resources is happy to announce the birth of Mia Isabella Berens to Jessica Berens! Mia was born on August 27th; she was 8 pounds, 3 ounces. The whole family is doing great, and Max adores his new little sister!

Congratulations to Francisco Ramirez, Angie Pena

Francisco Ramirez, from the Enrollment Center, and Angie Pena, GRCC’s coordinator of contingency employment and health-care reform data, were married August 17, 2013. Congratulations!

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YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE HIRING PROCESS AT GRCC IS AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK

Please register online at http://cms.grcc.edu/currentlearning or call Staff Development at ext. 4285.

GRCC Screening Committee Training                            

Wed June 26, 2013

2-4:30 PM

Room 118 ATC

This learning session is designed to brief all screening committee team members regarding their roles and responsibilities in the search process. Topics that will be covered include:

A.  Overview of Search Process

B.  Position Approval Process

C.  Recruitment/ SAAR Notebook Review Including:

1. Screening Committee & Leadership Roles
2. Candidate Screening/ Recruitment Solutions Training
3. Interview Questions, Presentations/Demonstrations
4. Diversity Considerations and Goals
5. Effective Evaluation Tools and Consensus Decision-Making
6. Human Resources Responsibilities.

Learning Objectives: Participants will understand their role in the selection of excellent candidates for staff and faculty positions and the hiring objectives, and legal parameters for assessing and recommending future staff and faculty members.

Workshop facilitated by employees in the Diversity Learning Center and Human Resources Department.

 

Congratulations to Rachel and Aaron Paulucci

Rachel, from Human Resources, and Aaron welcomed Archer James into the world on March 23rd. Archer weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce and was 22 inches long. The whole family is doing great!

Congratulations to Jessica Berens, Christine Davis

Jessica Berens and Christine Davis now have master’s degrees in science administration.

Congratulations to Jessica Berens and Christine Davis, both in the Human Resources Department. They graduated in December from Central Michigan University with their master’s degrees in science administration. We are very proud of your hard work!

Thanksgiving Holiday

The College will be closed for Thanksgiving Break from Wednesday, November 21 through Friday, November 23.  Employees eligible for holiday pay, please remember to record holiday pay on your timesheet.  Reminder: Payday will be on Wednesday, November 21 even though the College is closed.

Flu Shot Clinic 10/29/12

Flu injections will be provided to GRCC staff (excluding students on Monday, October 29, 2012, between 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM in the Bookstore (1st floor – Student Community Center).  The cost to staff will be $17 cash or check payable to “GRCC.”  Flu shots will be administered by Spectrum Health Visiting Nurses.  Staff who receive flu shots may register for a chance to win one of two $50 gift cards for the GRCC Bookstore.

Priority Health participants must bring their Priority Health cards in order for Spectrum Health to bill on your behalf.  WMHIP and MESSA do not provide reimbursement for flu shots administered at GRCC.

If you have any questions about the clinic, please contact Jan Benham at 234-3905 or jabenham@grcc.edu.  Specific questions about insurance coverage are to be directed to Maria Herrera-Belmares at 234-4052 or mherrerabelmares@grcc.edu.

Flu Shot Clinic

Flu injections will be provided to GRCC staff (excluding students on Monday, October 29, 2012, between 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM in the Bookstore (1st floor – Student Community Center).  The cost to staff will be $17 cash or check payable to “GRCC.”  Flu shots will be administered by Spectrum Health Visiting Nurses.

Staff who receive flu shots may register for a chance to win one of two $50 gift cards for the GRCC Bookstore. Priority Health participants must bring their Priority Health cards in order for Spectrum Health to bill on your behalf.  WMHIP and MESSA do not provide reimbursement for flu shots administered at GRCC.  If you have any questions about the clinic, please contact Jan Benham at 234-3905 or jabenham@grcc.edu.  Specific questions about insurance coverage are to be directed to Maria Herrera-Belmares at 234-4052 or mherrerabelmares@grcc.edu.

National Payroll Week — September 3-7, 2012

National Payroll Week celebrates the hard work by America’s 156 million wage earners and the payroll professionals who pay them.

“National Payroll Week is an ideal opportunity to thank your company’s payroll department for their hard work. Their efforts help ensure that paychecks are accurate and on time.” — Dan Maddux, Executive Director, APA

I’d like to recognize those in Human Resources whose primary responsibilities are with processing your payroll every two weeks! Becky Bailey, Director of Payroll, Rachel Paulucci, HRIS & Payroll Analyst and Brenda Cary, our Educational Support Professional.

THANKS for all that you do for GRCC!

Need Assistance? – GRCC Retirees Want to Help

Retirees are looking for ways to stay connected to GRCC. They are interested in helping GRCC continue to serve our students and this community. Think of ways you could utilize them such as stocking the Bookstore, helping with graduation, in the Library, one on one tutoring, tutoring labs. computer labs, Information Stations, W2 form distribution, events — the possibilities are endless.

If you are in an area of the college that could use volunteer help from our retirees at any time during the year, please send the following information to Liz Timmer at ltimmer1@comcast.net