GRCC In the News, 8-5-19

Change Ups: Wierich appointed to separate art positions

Aug. 2, 2019; Grand Rapids Business Journal

… EDUCATION

Grand Rapids Community College launched a new degree in pre-sports management. Students who complete the associate program can then transfer to complete a Bachelor of Science in sports management at Grand Valley State University.

Jets Sign TE Nick Truesdell, Waive OL Tyler Jones

Aug. 4, 2019; newyorkjets.com

The Jets made a pair of moves Sunday, signing TE Nick Truesdell and waiving OL Tyler Jones.

The well-traveled Truesdell, who played collegiately at Cincinnati and also attended Grand Rapids Community College, had a couple of stints in the Indoor Football League (IFL) and multiple stops in the Arena Football League (AFL). He also had brief stays with the Colts and the Vikings and most recently played with the Salt Lake Stallions in the Alliance for American Football. The 6’5”, 246-pounder combined to catch 127 balls for 1,527 yards with 38 touchdowns in the AFL.

Tough spring took a toll, but mid-Michigan generational farmer hopeful

Aug. 4, 2019; The Hastings Banner

Tim Stuart is a 36-year-old farmer who manages approximately 750 acres that he shares with his dad.

… Stuart attended Grand Rapids Community College and earned an associate’s degree in automotive technology, but he returned to the farm with his father.

Memorial tourney going strong in 14th year

Aug, 4, 2019; The Hastings Banner

It has been long enough now that the young men and women chosen to receive the Emily Duits Memorial Scholarship Award, for a graduating senior at Lakewood High School each spring, don’t have their own memories of Duits.

… She’ll (Savannah Stoepker) use the award towards her coming years at Grand Rapids Community College, where she will be a member of the women’s softball team. She has plans right now to study towards a degree in secondary education, eventually moving on to a school like Grand Valley State University.

GRCC In the News, 8-1-19

New Programs: Cybersecurity, Air-Conditioning and Heating, Sports Management, Data Science, Tech Business, Business Analytics

Aug. 1, 2019; Inside Higher Ed

… Grand Rapids Community College is starting an associate’s degree in pre-sports management.

Recreation program hires new director

July 31, 2019; The Post (Cedar Springs)

The North Kent Community Enrichment Board of Trustees (formerly Cedar Springs Parks and Recreation) voted unanimously Tuesday evening, July 30, to hire Jaime Gunderson as their part-time new director.

… Gunderson holds a Bachelor’s degree in Recreation and a Master’s degree in Sports administration and events. She worked in Parks and Recreation for 1-1/2 years with the City of Walker and spent 10 years as Sports Director for Special Olympics. She is also an instructor at Grand Rapids Community College in the Exercise Science Department. She teaches recreation classes, camping and canoeing, CPR/First aid, swimming, and has also taught basketball and soccer.

GRCC In the News, 7-30-19

GRCC, Ferris State deal helps with in-demand hospitality management jobs, officials say

July 30, 2019; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – An agreement between Grand Rapids Community College and Ferris State University helps meet the region’s increasing need for qualified restaurant, food and beverage, and hotel management professionals, officials say.

College expanding pre-sports management program

July 29, 2019; Grand Rapids Business Journal

A local college is growing its pre-sports management program.

Beginning this fall, Grand Rapids Community College students will be able to earn an associate degree in the field and then transfer to complete a B.S. in sports management at Grand Valley State University.

Street Talk: Food for thought

July 26, 2019; Grand Rapids Business Journal

… Grand Rapids Community College is hosting an event to introduce young women to the world of careers in health care.

GRCC is teaming up with Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore for a Scrubs Camp for girls in seventh through ninth grades from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. July 29-Aug. 1 at Leslie E. Tassell M-TEC, 622 Godfrey Ave. SW. This is the second week of Scrubs Camp this summer, exposing students to health care career options. This project is a part of a grant from the JP Morgan Chase Foundation.

Removing the barriers of a higher education

July 26, 2019; WOOD TV

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) Grand Rapids Community College is the pathway to success for many in West Michigan, but there are so many more people who need help to remove the barriers that are keeping them from getting the education they need. Dr. Kathryn Mullins, Vice President for College Advancement and Executive Director of the GRCC Foundation, is here to tell us about their efforts. The GRCC Foundation provided about 1,000 scholarships last year, but they know there are many more students who need help overcoming obstacles.

Program targets boardroom inclusion

July 26, 2019; Grand Rapids Business Journal

A new program is in the works to help the West Michigan nonprofit sector develop and maintain more diverse and inclusive boardrooms.

… Deb Bailey, GRCC board member and former Steelcase corporate relations director, also is providing input as the Ecosystem’s honorary co-chair.

Check out what Rush Creek Bistro is serving for Restaurant Week GR

July 26, 2019; FOX 17

Restaurant Week GR is once again making it’s way to Grand Rapids, where people have a chance to taste dishes from over 70 restaurants.

… It’s so much more than just a week to try a variety of foods, it also helps fund a scholarship program at Secchia Institute for Culinary Education at Grand Rapids Community College. Participating restaurants will donate $1 from every meal purchased during Restaurant Week to the scholarship fund to help train the next generation of chefs.

GRCC In the News, 7-23-19

GRCC has transfer agreement with Grand Valley for Pre-Sports Management program

July 22, 2019; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Professional and college sports are big business.

Grand Rapids Community College has entered into a new articulation or transfer agreement with Grand Valley State University for the 2019-20 academic year regarding its Pre-Sports Management program.

The Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division names new officers

July 22, 2019; The Oakland Press

Majors Timothy and Lori Meyer, husband and wife, were recently appointed to The Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division, based in Southfield. Timothy was named as general secretary and metro Detroit area commander, and Lori will serve in a newly created role as spiritual life development secretary. They replace officers, Majors Russ and Jan Sjögren who retired at the end of June after a combined 86 years of service to The Salvation Army.

… Lori has an associate of applied science in early childhood education and training from Grand Rapids Community College.

Tell students: Exercise Science hosts academic advising next week

The Exercise Science Department will be holding two academic advising days next week:

• Tuesday, February 26, 2019: 7:45–11 a.m. in Ford Fieldhouse Room 213
• Wednesday, February 27, 2019: 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Ford Fieldhouse Lobby

Students interested in exploring the Health and Exercise Sciences Pathway or an Exercise Science transfer program are invited to come and meet with an advisor. Some things students can do at advising day include: declare a major; make a schedule for summer, fall, and winter; apply to graduate; and ask questions related to the field and/or transfer opportunities.

Possible career options in Exercise Science include coaching, health promotion and disease prevention, corporate health and fitness, sports management, sports media, clinical sports medicine, recreation, and teaching. The Exercise Science Department also offers drop-in advising every Tuesday from 2–3 p.m. in FFH 211D.

Please email Jodi Gee with questions: jgee@grcc.edu.

Exercise is Medicine workshops look at lower back care, heart health

Students, staff and faculty are welcome at two free Exercise is Medicine workshops this semester:

“How to Take Care of Your Lower Back While Doing Physical Work”

When and where: 6-7 a.m. Jan. 29 at Ford Fieldhouse’s Fitness Center.

Presenters: Jodi Gee, Exercise Science professor, and Jim Van Dokkumberg, executive director of Facilities.

Description: In this session, you will learn exercises and techniques to use to strengthen, stretch and take care of your lower back and core while doing physical work. Towards the end of the session, we will demonstrate how to use some of the new equipment in our Fitness Center that will also help with core and low back help. Who needs to attend? Anyone who wants to learn about low back and core health!

“Heart Health: The Good, the Bad and the Down-Right Ugly Consequences of Not Loving Your Heart”

When and where: 10:15-11:15 a.m. FEb. 22 in room 123 of the Calkins Science Center.

Presenters: Leigh Kleinert, Biological Sciences professor, and Melanie Schiele Gady, Exercise Science professor.

Description: February is Heart Health Month, and we want to guide our participants on the importance of taking care of your heart as this is the No. 1 cause of death in our country and worldwide of men and women. We will learn about the heart and how it works, lifestyle choices we should be making or changing, what happens when you do not take care of your heart, and how to care for most common heart issues.

GRCC & GVSU Work on 2+2 Agreements for students

Be on the lookout for new 2+2 transfer agreements with GVSU in Exercise Science and Sport Management, coming 2019!

Intro to Exercise Science Class Gets a Lesson Urban Farming

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GRCC’s EXS 184 Intro to Exercise Science class spent the morning at the Kid’s Food Basket farm in Coopersville! Exercise Science instructor Chelsea Brehm taught students about urban farming and sustainability through a service learning experience.

Exercise Science Department earns ‘Silver’ from national organization

Congratulations to Grand Rapids Community College, GRCC’s Exercise Science Department, and the GRCC Exercise is Medicine Team for receiving a “2018 Silver Campus” award from the American College of Sports Medicine/Exercise is Medicine Organization!

Silver Level: “An officially registered EIM on Campus program can achieve Silver Level Recognition by engaging students, faculty, and staff in EIM education initiatives.”

 Exercise is Medicine® on Campus (EIM-OC) is a program calling upon universities and colleges to engage in the promotion of physical activity as a vital sign of health. EIM-OC encourages faculty, staff and students to work together toward improving the health and well-being of the campus community.

GRCC hosts specialty yoga class

The Exercise Science Department hosted a 20-hour yoga training for ptsd and trauma over the weekend. Four exercise science faculty members now have this specialty training credential.

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Exercise Science offers stress-busting fitness sessions

The Exercise Science Department will be offering FREE Stress Busting Fitness Classes. Beginners welcome — bring a friend!

• Tuesday, Dec. 5, 12:20-1 p.m. in Calkins Science Building Room  140 – Yoga with Danielle.
• Wednesday, Dec. 6, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Multipurpose Room of Student Center – Zumba with Beth.
• Thursday, Dec. 7, 10:00-10:45 a.m. Calkins Science Building 140 – Yoga with Cheryl.

GRCC In the News, 11-27-17

GRCC reports Kent, Ottawa economic impact of $447M, 8,833 jobs

Nov. 22, 2017; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids Community College’s economic contribution to Kent and Ottawa counties totaled $447.7 million, according to an economic impact analysis released Tuesday, Nov. 21.

Construction Begun On WMU’s Grand Rapids Manufacturing Lab

Nov. 26, 2017; mitechnews.com

GRAND RAPIDS — Construction has begun at Western Michigan University’s Grand Rapids regional location for a state-of the-art manufacturing laboratory.

AMP Lab @WMU, an Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Laboratory, will be built in collaboration with West Michigan manufacturers and Grand Rapids Community College to address the shortage of skilled trades and engineering employees in the region. The Lab will occupy the first two floors of WMU’s downtown Grand Rapids location, which is located on Cherry and Ionia in the city’s Arena District.

Gov. Rick Snyder makes reappointments to the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan

Nov. 21, 2017; michigan.gov (state press release)

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the reappointments of Juan Marinez of Okemos, Carlos Pava of Grand Rapids, Ivonne Soler of Livonia, and Jesse Venegas of Royal Oak to the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan.

… Pava is the COO and co-founder of Voices for Health, Inc. He is a licensed trainer for the Community Interpreter International and a certified healthcare interpreter. Pava holds an associate degree from Grand Rapids Community College and a bachelor’s degree in psychology and business administration from Michigan State University.

Showtime: Sunday, November 26

Nov. 26, 2017; WOOD Radio

Your daily guide to live music performances and entertainment in West Michigan, for Sunday, November 26, 2017.

… GRCC PLAYERS    Spectrum Theatre, 143 Bostwick Ave. NE, 616-234-3946

• Detroit ’67, December 7 to 9.
• This Is Our Youth, January 11 to 13, 2018.
• Dead Man’s Cell Phone, March 29 to 31.

Toys for Tots Drop-Off Locations – 2017

Nov. 22, 2017; WZZM

Full Toys for Tots County-by-County Drop-Off Lists 2017

… Grand Rapids Community College Exercise Science Club    111 Lyon St NE     Grand Rapids

Schubert Male Chorus to perform holiday concert in East Grand Rapids

Nov. 22, 2017; MLive

The Schubert Male Chorus is inviting the community to enjoy its holiday concert, “A Merry Gentlemen Christmas.”

… A portion of all ticket sales help support the Linda and Alan Doering – Schubert Male Chorus GRCC music scholarship.

Coldwater places four on Interstate 8 All-Conference volleyball team

Nov. 24, 2017; The Daily Reporter (Coldwater)

COLDWATER — The Coldwater Lady Cardinal volleyball team had one of the most successful seasons in school history in 2017, putting together an astonishing record of 43-6-3 for the year.

… Both Jamie and Jasmine (Wellet) will continue their volleyball and academic careers at Grand Rapids Community College next year.

 

Exercise Science students serve meals at Degage Ministries

The Exercise Science Club and Exercise Science students observed Veterans Day by providing service at Degage Ministries serving meals.

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GRCC hosts YogaFit for Warriors workshop in January

GRCC is hosting a YogaFit for Warriors training workshop on January 27 and 28 in room 140 of the Calkins Science Center.

This YogaFit for Warriors workshop zeros in on Post-­Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma Brain Injury (TBI), the long-term effects each one has on the mind, body, and spirit, and how yoga can bring relief. Anyone suffering from trauma—military men and women, and their families; first responders; victims of violence or abuse—as well as the mental health professionals working with them will benefit from this two-day intensive workshop.

All are welcome to register for this certification: faculty staff, students and the community.

 

Exercise Science, Athletic departments organize collection for University of Houston

The Athletic Department and the Exercise Science Department are teaming up to donate shirts, uniforms and anything we can to the University of Houston — they have nothing.

If you have any T-shirts or clothes that you would like to donate, please bring them to Athletic Director Billy Firn’s office in Ford Fieldhouse, Room 211. All items must be collected by Wednesday, September 6.  We will ship everything we gather to the University of Houston on Thursday, September 7.  Thanks in advance for your support!