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Two Students Awarded with the GRCC Faculty and Staff Centennial Scholarship

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The GRCC Faculty and Staff Centennial Scholarship was created by the employees of the college in honor of GRCC’s 100th year celebration. Currently, two awards are given each year: one to an incoming student and the other to a returning student that has earned at least 12 credits at GRCC. These scholarships are awarded based on scholastic achievement as well as extracurricular involvement and community service. Applicants are also asked to submit a short essay explaining why they feel they deserve the scholarship. The recipients are then selected by a cross-college committee made up of representatives from each of the various employee groups (Faculty, Meet & Confer, CEBA, APSS, and Campus Police).

We are pleased to announce and congratulate the 2018-19 scholarship recipients for the GRCC Faculty and Staff Centennial Scholarship: Carley Hume and Rodney Van Lagen. Both have been awarded $1,000! Rodney is studying to become a secondary school teacher with a major in mathematics and a minor in English. Carley is currently enrolled in the Dental Assisting program at GRCC and plans on starting the Dental Hygiene program next fall.

We are very grateful to all the faculty and staff who have helped make these scholarships possible for Carley and Rodney. We wish these students all the best in their academic endeavors.

100 Ways to Give: books for preschoolers

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This is the last week for the Lakeshore Campus’ project to collect 100 new and/or gently used books for preschoolers (ages three-five) for the Ready for School program. Books will be distributed to families in the Holland, Zeeland and Hamilton areas.

A list of suggested books includes:

  • Dragons Love Tacos
  • Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
  • Llama Llama Red Pajama
  • If you Give a Moose a Muffin
  • The Pigeon Needs a Bath!
  • Little Blue Truck
  • My Truck is Stuck!
  • The Relatives Came
  • The Very Happy Caterpillar
  • Where the Wild Things Are
  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
  • Goodnight Moon
  • Llama Llama Time to Share
  • Curious George books

100 Ways to Give: books for preschoolers

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GRCC’s Lakeshore Campus is collecting 100 new and/or gently used books for preschoolers (ages three-five) for the Ready for School program. Books will be distributed to families in the Holland, Zeeland and Hamilton areas.

A list of suggested books includes:

  • Dragons Love Tacos
  • Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
  • Llama Llama Red Pajama
  • If you Give a Moose a Muffin
  • The Pigeon Needs a Bath!
  • Little Blue Truck
  • My Truck is Stuck!
  • The Relatives Came
  • The Very Happy Caterpillar
  • Where the Wild Things Are
  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
  • Goodnight Moon
  • Llama Llama Time to Share
  • Curious George books

‘Open Door’ shares history of Calkins Science Center

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Calkins Science Center

Calkins Science Center

Did you know that the Richard W. Calkins Science Center, which opened in January of 2000, contains a 150-seat auditorium, a greenhouse, a Jurassic Learning Garden, and a cadaver laboratory that uses cadavers rented from Michigan State University?  The building was conceived and planned by the science faculties of the college — a dream they made a reality.

Read about this and much more in Open Door, the newly published 100-year history of GRJC-GRCC. The book can be purchased at Schuler Books, the GRCC Library, or online here.

‘Open Door’ traces early history of Black Student Union

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Did you know that the largest and most active GRJC student organization in the 1970s was the Black Student Union? BSU’s first adviser was new Language Arts instructor Pat Pulliam, followed by counselor Tempi Hoskins. Established to celebrate the beauty of blackness and the collective strength of the race, the group served as a focal point for a rapidly growing African American population at the college.

Read about this and much more in Open Door, the newly published 100-year history of GRJC-GRCC. The book can be purchased at Schuler Books, the GRCC Library or online here. 


100 Ways to Give: Career Exploration Fair on April 8

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ways-to-give-fb-imageStudents can learn about accounting, event management and purchasing from people in those careers — and enjoy some pizza!

As part of GRCC’s 100 Ways to Give anniversary celebration, professionals on GRCC’s finance and administration staff will talk about their careers and answer questions from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 8 in the ATC atrium.

Students can hear about opportunities in:

  • accounting and budget services.
  • campus policing.
  • cashiers.
  • event management.
  • facilities.
  • financial aid.
  • human resources.
  • purchasing.

A pizza lunch will be provided. Questions? Email purchasing@grcc.edu.

GRCC In the News, 4-1-15

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Granddaughter of Mathias J. Alten Funds Annual Award for KCAD Students

March 31, 2015; Ferris State University website

It’s hard to visit a prominent building in downtown Grand Rapids and not find a painting by Mathias Alten. Aside from the obvious locations in art galleries and museums, the American post-Impressionist’s work decorates walls throughout the city in the Grand Rapids Public Library, St. Cecilia Music Center, and various local churches, universities and colleges.

… Kim Smith, owner of Grand Rapids Perception Gallery, has known Gilleo since 1977 and said she donates her grandfather’s art after much consideration. For example, she donated a painting of her father, Capt. Avery Gilleo, to Grand Rapids Community College, where her father was enrolled in the college’s 1914 inaugural class, before leaving to serve in France during World War I.

Why I run: to motivate my family to be healthier

March 31, 2015; WOOD TV

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — On April 19, more than 2,000 women will hit the pavement for the Gazelle Girl Half Marathon and 5K. Many of them have a reason for running; a personal story behind her effort to take part in the event either as a returning runner or for the first time.

… The Gazelle Girl Half Marathon and 5K kicks off at 8 a.m. on Sunday, April 19 at Calder Plaza in Grand Rapids. Participants can enjoy the Expotique on Saturday, April 18 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Ford Fieldhouse at Grand Rapids Community College. For information on how to sign up, visit gazellegirlhalfmarathon.com.