The Library and Learning Commons is now opening at 6:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.
Below are the new Winter 2019 Library & Learning Commons Hours, beginning Monday, January 7:
What is it?
Think extended quiet study hours in the library, smiling tutors and librarians, stress-relieving workshops, along with beverages and snacks to keep study strength up and stress levels down!
When is it?
ALSO! Be sure to take advantage of the fun and relaxing (and free!) workshops that will be held during the week:
Meditation Sessions:
Monday (12/3) 12–12:30 p.m.
Wednesday (12/5) 10–10:30 a.m.
Thursday (12/6) 10:30–11 a.m.
Weaving Workshop:
Wednesday (12/5) 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
More information is available on the GRCC Library and Learning Commons Exam Cram page.
What is it?
Think extended quiet study hours in the library, smiling tutors and librarians, stress-relieving workshops, along with beverages and snacks to keep study strength up and stress levels down!
When is it?
ALSO! Be sure to take advantage of the fun and relaxing (and free!) workshops that will be held during the week:
Meditation Sessions:
Monday (12/3) 12–12:30 p.m.
Wednesday (12/5) 10–10:30 a.m.
Thursday (12/6) 10:30–11 a.m.
Weaving Workshop:
Wednesday (12/5) 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
More information is available on the GRCC Library and Learning Commons Exam Cram page.
The Learning Center’s Third Annual Open House was a tremendous success on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. During the event, students, faculty, and staff visited the various departments in the building and enjoyed food, treats, and refreshments. Stations were provided in the Library & Learning Commons, Academic Support & Tutoring Services, Woodrick Center for Equity and Inclusion, and Media Technologies. Special thanks go to Brian Morris and the GRCC Guitar Ensemble for providing a music concert during the event. Thanks also go out to all of the staff who made this wonderful event possible.
Our gracious sponsors donated many prizes for the event. Our sponsors included: GRCC Bookstore, Lake Michigan Credit Union, Art & Bevs (Culinary Arts Program), Raider Grill & Quiet Cafe, Subway, & Patatas. Our prize winners may pick up their prizes from the Library Circulation Desk:
Here are the Upcoming Adjusted Library Hours:
Beginning Monday, November 26, thru Friday, December 7, 2018:
Exam Cram December 8 and December 9, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. both days
December 10 to 14 Regular Hours
December 17 to 21 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed December 22, 2018, through January 1, 2019
January 2 to 4 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
No Saturday hours December 15 through January 5–begin again January 12
Winter Semester Hours beginning Monday January 7th:
With a looming Course Pack deadline, faculty may have copyright questions. There are legal ways to avoid having to create expensive-for students-to-print course packs. Contact your assigned library liaison for assistance with questions about using copyrighted materials in Blackboard, class handouts, or in course packs.
Librarians can help you use RightFind Academic – Copyright Clearance Center‘s annual academic license. CCC updated their system considerably this summer, and now requires a logon if you intend to use this from off-campus. Librarians can help: verify citations; determine a copyright owner; set up a Course Reserve; or permalink licensed library resources into Blackboard. Please take a look at the Copyright Subject Guide.
All students, faculty & staff are invited to the 3rd Annual Learning Center Open House on Tuesday, November 13, from 11:30 – 1:30. Come and eat a mobile lunch with us as you visit each department in the building!
Counseling & Career Development’s Mind-Body Wellness Series continues this October with several more free events. All GRCC students, faculty, and staff are welcome. Staff can receive professional development credit for their participation. Questions? Email enisley@grcc.edu
October Classes:
Mindfulness Meditation
Did you know that regular practice of mindfulness meditation can reduce stress, improve attention and concentration, increase feelings of connectedness, and may strengthen the immune system and improve stress-related physical and mental health conditions? Want to check it out for yourself? Join us for any of our weekly mindfulness meditation sessions to learn how to meditate or build on any previous meditation experience you may have. GRCC counselor, Emily Nisley, will facilitate sessions using a variety of common mindfulness meditation exercises. Our practice will be secular; no particular religious or spiritual beliefs are required. Chairs and floor seating are available; you’re welcome to bring a mat, cushion, towel, and/or blanket for more comfortable floor seating if desired.
Tai Chi & Tea
Originally developed in ancient China, tai chi is an exercise with benefits for the mind and body. Regular practice of tai chi’s slow, continuous movements with coordinated breathing and mental focus can decrease feelings of stress, improve mood, and increase strength, flexibility, and balance. The tai chi style we’ll practice was designed to be safe and gentle; it can even be done seated if needed. GRCC counselor, Emily Nisley, will lead the sessions, with about 45 minutes of tai chi, followed by time to enjoy a cup of tea together if you’d like. No experience necessary. Clothes you can move in and flat-soled shoes are recommended. Those with a health condition should consult their health care provider before beginning tai chi.
How to Feel Happier
Some may think that happiness depends on life circumstances or on being born with a cheerful disposition, but decades of scientific research has shown that we can boost our own happiness. Using simple practices, we can increase our positive experiences and emotions, and even “rewire” our brains for greater happiness. In this 30-minute workshop, we’ll identify several of these happiness habits and share tips for practice. Light refreshments will be served.
All GRCC students, faculty, & staff are welcome at these FREE events. Questions? (616) 234-4130 enisley@grcc.edu grcc.edu/counseling. Those in need of accommodations, please contact DSS in advance at (616) 234-4140.
Upcoming Adjusted Library Hours
Regular Hours*
*Beginning Monday, August 27, through Friday, December 14, 2018.
**Saturday hours begin September 8.
Holiday Hours
December Exam Cram Hours
Spring Break Hours
The library will reopen on Monday, March 11, will its regular school hours.
April Exam Cram Hours
Faculty: contact your assigned library liaison for assistance with questions about using copyrighted materials in Blackboard, class handouts, or in course packs. There are legal ways to avoid having to create expensive-to-print course packs.
Acquaint yourself with the newest version of our Copyright Clearance Center‘s annual academic license – rebranded as RightFind! Connect on-campus via your IP-connected computer; off-campus users can create a login with your GRCC email address and any password you will remember. It’s now easier than ever to print out the CCC compliance information for your Blackboard Permissions folder or for GRCC ePrint use.
Librarians are happy to help: verify citations; determine a copyright owner; set up a Course Reserve; and permalink licensed library resources into Blackboard. Please take a look at the Copyright Subject Guide.
Monday, April 16th – Sunday, April 22nd
FREE snacks & beverages everyday
Quiet Study
Group work spaces
NEW! Printmaking sessions with Craftsanity’s Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood
Monday, April 16th 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, April 18th 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
PLUS on Saturday, April 21st and Sunday, April 22nd
Extended hours from 10:00 am – 10:00 pm (both days)
Tutors available in select subjects
No registration required.
Monday, April 16th – Sunday, April 22nd
FREE snacks & beverages everyday
Quiet Study
Group work spaces
NEW! Printmaking sessions with Craftsanity’s Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood
Monday, April 16th 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, April 18th 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
PLUS on Saturday, April 21st and Sunday, April 22nd
Extended hours from 10:00 am – 10:00 pm (both days)
Tutors available in select subjects
No registration required.
Here are the Upcoming Adjusted Library Hour:
Beginning Monday May 7 thru Friday August 17:
Grand Rapids Community College offering two spring drone courses
April 9, 2018; MLive
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Realtors, farmers and the construction industry are among dozens of groups with an interest in drones.
Colleges have noted this interest, and Grand Rapids Community College is among a growing number responding to area demands for drone classes.
News 8
April 9, 2018; WOOD TV
Some college students are struggling with basic needs, according to a new study … more than a third of college students are struggling to find food and housing.
We reached out to Grand Rapids Community College this afternoon. They tell us the college operates a food pantry to help students in need. The number of students using that resource has declined in recent years.
April 9, 2018; White Lake Beacon
The following local students were among 25 Muskegon Community College students who were inducted into the college’s Beta Xi Xi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society during its 26th ceremony at MCC held March 14 in the Blue and Gold Room on campus.
… Assisting with the 2018 ceremony was Morgan Brown, the PTK Regional President from Grand Rapids Community College.
Grand Rapids poet David Cope releases latest anthology
April 9, 2018; Grand Rapids Magazine
David Cope’s poems are derived from the experiences hes cultivated over the years. They are snippets of inner monologues, conversations and moments in time that capture soulful characters through thoughtfully painted portraits and expressive accounts of real situations.
… Cope will be reading excerpts from “The Invisible Keys: New and Selected Poems” at two local poetry readings this week:
… Thursday, April 12 at the Grand Rapids Community College Library from 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
GRCC’s yearlong focus on “fake news,” organized by the library, will end with a panel discussion on April 10.
Journalism adjunct and Collegiate adviser Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood will moderate a panel of local media:
“Fake News from a Journalist’s Perspective” starts at 11:30 a.m. April 10 on the library’s second floor.
