Did you know that as an employee of GRCC, you have access to several fantastic discounts and partnerships?
Some perks include:
Would you like to brush up your Gmail and Calendar skills before the fall semester starts?
Register to attend Intro to Gmail and Calendar on Wednesday, August 21, from 8:30-10:00 a.m. in Room 351 Finkelstein (Main).
There will be additional sessions for Google skills throughout the Fall and Winter semester.
ORS and Voya Financial representatives will be on campus Monday, August 19, and Tuesday, August 20, for general information sessions and individual planning meetings.
Please watch your email for a message from Becky Bailey for more information and details about how to register for the seminar that pertains to your retirement category.
For questions, please contact Becky Bailey at ext.4038 or bbailey@grcc.edu.
Need additional staff for your events and projects? Remember your former colleagues! GRCC Golden Raider Retirees have enjoyed providing support for events such as Information Stations, Raider Rally, Commencement, Grad Fair, Foundation events and even serving as “patients” for Nursing Sims, among other projects. If your office or department is in need of their help, please contact Penni Weninger at penniweninger@comcast.net or Angela Salinas at angelasalinas@grcc.edu. Thank you!
The employee fitness class Butts & Guts on this Thursday, August 8, from 5:15-6:00 p.m. is cancelled.
There are two sessions in the month of August that focus on enhancing your Google skills:
Wednesday, August 7
Advanced G Suite for Education
2:00-4:00 p.m.
351 Main
Wednesday, August 21
Intro to Gmail and Calendar
8:30-10:00 a.m.
351 Main
You can see course descriptions and register online.
Wanna beat the heat? There are three opportunities next week to enjoy cold tasty treats from Ananda Ice!
Tuesday July 23
Tassell MTEC
2-4 p.m.
Wednesday July 24
DeVos Campus/Sneden Hall
1-3 p.m.
(between White Hall and Administration Building parking lot)
Thursday July 25
Main Campus – South end of Bostwick Commons
2-4 p.m.
Looking forward to seeing many smiling faces enjoying the Ananda Ice truck!
There will be no Spin & Sculpt on Monday, July 22. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Jody Graves began her GRCC career in March of 1985 in the non-credit Business and Technical Training Department. She spent her first two years, onsite at a local manufacturing company, developing and training their workforce on software specific to their mid-range computer system. She developed and conducted word processing, spreadsheet, and database training to local businesses and became the coordinator of our micro-computer training department.
“In 1997, when Windows and the internet arrived, I moved to the Staff Development Department and trained faculty and staff on how to use this exciting new technology!,” she said. “This even included some live television on our College Channel, which was a very interesting experience!”
In 1999, Jody was transferred to the IT department and assisted with our conversion to PeopleSoft in the areas of reporting and training. She was then moved to the Learning Academy for Faculty and Staff for a short time, conducting PC training for employees. After that, she returned to IT, in her current position of Enterprise Analyst, specializing in business process, training, reporting, and implementing PeopleSoft functionality, primarily in the student records area.
“Preparing for retirement, Ron and I have sold our home and are currently living in our fifth-wheel in an RV park in Ionia,” she said. “It is tiny house living at its finest! We have recently purchased a home in Cypress Lakes, located in Lakeland, Florida. This will be our permanent residence but we will return to Michigan and our fifth-wheel for a few months each summer. We are looking forward to warm weather, sunshine, no snow, and Tigers Spring Training! We are making plans to go to the Daytona 500 next year, something that is on Ron’s bucket list!
“I have truly enjoyed the last 34 years and I have made many forever friends along the way. It’s been an incredible journey and I will miss you GRCC and all of the people that I have had the pleasure to work with. I could not have done it without all of you! Dr. Seuss said it best, ‘Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!'”
Jody, thank you for all of your dedicated service to GRCC! We will miss you and with you and Ron safe and fun travels to Florida! We look forward to hearing about your adventures!
We’re taking it to another level with our GRCC employee ice cream socials this summer!
On the dates and times and locations below you can enjoy a treat from Ananda Ice — local food truck owned by proud GRCC alum Josh Baker.
Stop by to cool off with a tasty shaved ice snowcone with naturally flavored syrups or a yummy fresh rolled ice cream straight from the Ananda Ice truck, which will be live and in person/truck on our campuses.
Connect with your coworkers and enjoy the sunshine and summer fun!
Tuesday, July 23
2-4 p.m.
Tassell MTEC
Wednesday, July 24
1-3 p.m.
DeVos Campus/Sneden Hall
Thursday. July 25
2-4 p.m.
Main Campus – south end of Bostwick Commons
Looking forward to seeing you there!
There are still seats open for an upcoming learning opportunity:
Active Shooter Response Training
Wednesday July 17
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Room 103 Sneden
Attention Supervisors of Professional Services (no benefits) or student employees:
If your part-time employee (no benefits or student employee) works throughout the fiscal year, we’re slightly changing the maximum allowable work weeks, effective July 1, 2019.
There is NO change for the “must work less than 28 hours per week” requirement.
The change applies to the maximum number of allowable work weeks in a fiscal year: 46 weeks will be the maximum allowable work weeks. We must maintain less than a total 1300 hours worked in a fiscal year for these employee groups.
The reason for this change is new legislation in Michigan regarding paid leave. We will be in compliance by maintaining the 1300 hour maximum over 46 weeks. This maximum will also keep us below the threshold for the Federal ACA laws for health care.
As a supervisor, please continue to make sure that your part time employees are working no more than 28 hours per week, and no more than 46 weeks per year.
Please contact Cathy Kubiak (x. 3971) if you have questions.
Just a friendly reminder that next week (July 1-5) there will be NO employee fitness classes.
See you again the following week (July 8). Have a safe and happy Independence Day holiday!
If you’re participating in the Walking Challenge — meet the planning team for the Week 2 location: Calder Plaza on Tuesday July 2 between 12-1 p.m. See you there!
Workplace Bullies
July 11, 2019
1:00PM to 4:30PM
Room 224 ATC
The Employers Association
Description: Workplace Bullies
This seminar explores the behaviors of bullying and the impacts of this negative behavior on the bully’s victims and others. This course defines bullying and presents strategies for dealing effectively with bullying behavior.
Course Goal: Provide participants with a clear understanding of bullying and its impacts as well as presenting strategies for dealing effectively with bullying behavior. Course Objectives, after completing this course, participants will be able to: Describe what motivates a bully at work, Identify how bullying behavior affects employees, Recognize and address bullying behavior, Know what not to do with the bully, and Communicate the importance of having an anti-bullying policy and what it might include.
If you are interested please register at our Learning Opportunities webpage.
If your part-time employee (no benefits or student employee) works throughout the fiscal year, we’re slightly changing the maximum allowable work weeks, effective July 1, 2019.
There is NO change for the “must work less than 28 hours per week” requirement.
The change applies to the maximum number of allowable work weeks in a fiscal year: 46 weeks will be the maximum allowable work weeks. We must maintain less than a total 1300 hours worked in a fiscal year for these employee groups.
The reason for this change is new legislation in Michigan regarding paid leave. We will be in compliance by maintaining the 1300 hour maximum over 46 weeks. This maximum will also keep us below the threshold for the Federal ACA laws for health care.
As a supervisor, please continue to make sure that your part-time employees are working no more than 28 hours per week, and no more than 46 weeks per year.
Please contact Cathy Kubiak (x. 3971) if you have questions.
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