Nursing students will be performing blood-pressure screenings this week:
A Raider Salute from Ellen Stuart, from the Nursing Department:
We would like to thank the entire staff at the ATC in helping to make our conference a success on Saturday the 22nd. Although we had inclement weather in the early morning, about 60 people gathered to hear Christy Buck, Executive Director of the Mental Health Foundation, deliver a powerful message about the need to reduce the stigma related to mental health disorders and the treatment of these disorders. A panel of survivors bravely expressed how they are coping with their losses in constructive ways. The six nursing students from the Transcultural Community Nursing course (AD 248) helped in a variety of ways to make valuable contributions, which were appreciated by the community gathered.
GRCC nursing students worked with West Michigan Survivors of Suicide on an event for International Survivors of Suicide Day. This event is co-sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and donations from the Out of Darkness Walk in September.
The focus of this year’s event was youth suicide.
Nursing students also helped with the Out of Darkness Walk.
On Saturday, November 22, at the ATC, six AD Nursing students will be assisting our community partners, West Michigan Survivors of Suicide, with our annual observance of the International Survivors of Suicide Day. This event is co-sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and donations from the Out of Darkness Walk held in September.
The focus this year is the prevention of youth suicide. Registration is requested, but there is no charge for attending the event. A light lunch will be provided.
Learn more about local efforts to prevent suicide from Christy Buck, the Executive Director of the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan. We will also hear from a panel of local survivors who have experienced this tragic loss.
Register by sending your contact information to Dave McDonald at dmcd42@aol.com. Questions about this event can be sent to Ellen Stuart MSN, RN at estuart@grcc.edu.
On Saturday, November 22, at the ATC, six AD Nursing students will be assisting our community partners, West Michigan Survivors of Suicide, with our annual observance of the International Survivors of Suicide Day. This event is co-sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and donations from the Out of Darkness Walk held in September.
The focus this year is the prevention of youth suicide. Registration is requested, but there is no charge for attending the event. A light lunch will be provided.
Learn more about local efforts to prevent suicide from Christy Buck, the Executive Director of the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan. We will also hear from a panel of local survivors who have experienced this tragic loss.
Register by sending your contact information to Dave McDonald at dmcd42@aol.com. Questions about this event can be sent to Ellen Stuart MSN, RN at estuart@grcc.edu.
GRCC community and mental health nursing students participated in the Out of Darkness Walk on September 27 in Millennium Park. The walk supports families that have lost a loved one to suicide and raises research funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This is the seventh year that GRCC nursing students have been involved with the event!
Watch Jimmy Carter discuss Gerald R. Ford, U.S. being ‘constantly at war,’ bombing ISIS
Sept. 23, 2014; MLive
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Former President Jimmy Carter spoke to a packed house Monday at Grand Rapids Community College, touching on topics ranging from his relationship with Gerald R. Ford, women’s rights and U.S. military intervention in Iraq.
Julie Bulson preaches emergency preparedness
Sept. 23, 2014; Grand Rapids Business Journal
At Spectrum Health, Julie Bulson brings a host of insights and leadership governance gathered during her 30 years in health care, 20 of which are in emergency preparedness.
… Bulson has co-authored several professional articles and teaches senior-level nursing students as a guest lecturer at Grand Rapids Community College and Grand Valley State University’s Kirkhof College of Nursing.
Sept. 23, 2014; WZZM
Regular exercise can make a big difference in the quality of life as we get older. Mike Faber from the Older Learner Center at Grand Rapids Community College visited the WZZM13 News at Noon to share ways to stay active during aging.
Howell’s Samples has first Cleary ace
Sept. 23, 2014; Livingston Daily
SOUTHFIELD — Hogan Samples hit the first hole-in-one in the history of Cleary University golf on Tuesday as the Cougars finished fourth at the Lawrence Tech Invitational.
… The Cougars finished fourth overall out of the 14 teams competing. Grand Rapids Community College and Wayne State tied for first at 608, followed by Mott Community College (612) and Cleary (615).
The Exercise Science Department and Nursing Department have collaborated on an effort to improve the health, wellness and physical activity here on our campus. Instead of using the elevator take the stairs and see how your health improves step by step. Exercise is Medicine!
For the seventh year, GRCC Community and Mental Health nursing students are volunteering and walking at the Out of Darkness Walk held at the Millennium Park on Saturday morning September 27.
As we heard from Rosalynn Carter yesterday, the mental wellness of our country needs to improve! There would be no better way to implement your commitment for promotion of mental health and reduction of the stigma related to those suffering from mental illness, than joining us on the Healthy Kent Team this Saturday morning. If you can not join us, please consider making a donation to our team.
This walk is designed to support families that have lost a loved one to suicide and to raise funds for research by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Visit www.afsp.org/walk and if you have any questions please contact estuart@grcc.edu.
With fall enrollment down 5.4 percent, GRCC must cut budget by $1 million
Sept. 15, 2014; MLive
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Fall enrollment is down 5.4 percent at Grand Rapids Community College, the steepest drop in the schools fall headcount since a downward slide that began in 2011.
24 years of tradition: Rockford to induct hall of fame athletes
Sept. 15, 2014; MLive
ROCKFORD, MI — Two athletes and two coaches are to be inducted into the Rockford High School Athletic Hall of Fame this fall.
… In 1994 she (Shannon Fletcher) and her high school sweet heart, Mike Mengyan, were married and over the next four years had three daughters, Ashley, Taylor and Jessica. In 2000 Shannon enrolled in a nursing program at Grand Rapids Community College graduating in the top five percent of her class with a 3.9 GPA.
Sept. 15, 2014; MLive
MUSKEGON, MI — A record-breaking weekend in East Lansing has earned Deanna Near Muskegon Community College Athlete of the Week honors.
… VOLLEYBALL: The Jayhawks volleyball program is doing considerably better than either of the soccer programs, despite dropping a Thursday, Sept. 11 match to Grand Rapids Community College.
Catherine’s Health Center launches indoor walking program in Creston neighborhood
Sept. 9, 2014; MLive
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A family-friendly indoor walking program in the Creston neighborhood will begin its 12th year next week.
… Also sponsoring the program is Grand Rapids Community College’s nursing program.
Our Nursing Department is holding a free Blood Pressure Screening from 1-2 p.m. today and from 3:30-4:30 p.m. February 27.
Locations:
From Evan Macklin:
The Nursing Program collected approximately 50 lbs of food and donated it all to the GRCC Food Pantry! Please give a warm Raider Salute to them if you see any students, staff or faculty from the area. Thank you for your efforts!
Award-winning science fiction author to speak Thursday night at GRCC library
Nov. 21, 2013; MLive
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Saladin Ahmed, an award-winning science fiction-fantasy author, will host a lecture at Grand Rapids Community Colleges library at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21.
Who really wrote Mozart’s Requiem? Good luck answering that question
Nov. 22, 2013; MLive
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem is one of the greatest works in the history of music not written by its composer.
… Soprano Antonina Chekhovskaya, mezzo soprano Mary Creswell, tenor Issachah Savage and bass Kevin Burdette will be soloists in the work that the Grand Rapids Symphony last performed seven years ago this very week in DeVos Hall.
(Article doesn’t mention it, but Antonina Chekhovskaya is a GRCC alumna.)
Career Academy Combines Job Training with Academics
Nov. 22, 2013; schoolnewsnetwork.org
Comstock Park Public Schools, MI — Maddi Saum hopes to become a physician. Jamasen DeKlein wants to get a job in construction or attend Grand Rapids Community College after graduation.
(Article doesn’t mention it, but Antonina Chekhovskaya is a GRCC alumna.)
Nov. 22, 2013; FOX 17
HAMILTON, Mich.- Five years ago, when baby number three was on the way and there was only going to be 13 months apart from her second child, Lauren Ortiz of Hamilton tried to find ways to save money. She quickly learned that there weren’t really any websites that focused on West Michigan savings opportunities, or at least the places that she loved to shop.
“Originally I started out at GRCC (Grand Rapids Community College) doing a nursing course and I started savingaddiction.com at the same time because our family. We were growing suddenly, with the children we were having and so we really needed to save money.” 27 year-old Ortiz said. Currently, the need is even more as the Ortiz family proudly includes five children.
Vegan holiday cooking class to instill community, health, fun
Nov. 21, 2013; therapidian.org
Thought Design Learning Studio is ringing in the holidays with their first ever vegan cooking class. Grand Rapids chef, Jason McClearen, will instruct a Vegan Holiday cooking class on Saturday, November 23rd. With the use of four new vegan dishes and their open design kitchen, they hope to continue instilling community and learninga common goal in each of their classes.
… Chef Jason McClearen says that he would like vegan skeptics to show up for the class. He hopes to change peoples views the way his once were. At one point vegan food scared him to bits, says McClearen, but he become a vegan supporter after classes and an internship with Chef Kevin Dunn at GRCC. Now McClearen uses his catering, teaching, and personal chefing to show people the health benefits that veganism can create.
Spartans fall in quarterfinals
Nov. 22, 2013; Creston News Advertiser (Creston, Iowa)
PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Southwestern’s quest for a national volleyball championship was derailed Thursday evening by a powerful team from Oakland Community College of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
… Defending national champion Grand Rapids (Mich.) was defeated by Parkland in the quarterfinals.
Glen Oaks Vikings eye another successful season
Nov. 21, 2013; Sturgis Journal
“I love it here at Glen Oak’s, over the past fifteen years they have been very good to me, I bleed green and gold.”
… “Grand Rapids CC is the pre-season favorite this year, they are nationally ranked and the team to beat,” said (coach Steve) Proefrock, “Lansing Community College is also looking to be quite tough, so we have our hands full.”
All-GLIAC team: Grand Valley State’s Matt Armstrong named offensive lineman of the year
Nov. 21, 2013; MLive
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Grand Valley State center Matt Armstrong was named the GLIAC offensive lineman of the year to highlight the post-season awards for the Lakers.
… For Ferris State, (Carlin) Landingham , a former player at Grand Rapids Community College, anchored the programs most prolific run team of all-time, including springing quarterback Jason Vander Laan to a quarterback rushing record. He started every game, and made 10 starts last season.
On Sat. Nov. 23, from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM, a small group of student nurses enrolled in AD 248, will be hosting the International Survivors of Suicide Observance in the ATC auditorium. This is the 8th year that GRCC nursing students have formed a partnership with the West Michigan Survivors of Suicide Group, to offer support and information for loved ones who have suffered the loss of a significant person to suicide. All care providers are also welcome to attend to raise their awareness of this all too common tragedy in our society. If anyone has questions about the event or would like to attend, please contact either Ellen Stuart at estuart@grcc.edu or Dave McDonald at dmcm125@att.net.
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