Man arrested after struggle with GRCC police
June 24, 2019; WOOD TV
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids Community College says a man was arrested after causing a disturbance on campus Monday.
GRCC launching new welding program to help meet market demand
June 24, 2019; MLive
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – When industries or construction are booming as they are in West Michigan, the need for welders increases greatly.
Grand Rapids Community College is launching a new Welding Skills Certificate program fall semester designed to help students gain the necessary skills quickly, so they can enter the workforce and help meet demand.
Men’s Cross County Adds Five For This Fall
June 22, 2019; wsuathletics.com (Wayne State University)
DETROIT — Wayne State University men’s cross country head coach Grant Lofdahl will enter his third year at the helm this fall with the biggest and deepest roster in his tenure.
Lofdahl and his staff have added five newcomers who will join the squad this August. Two of the five are junior college transfers from Grand Rapids Community College in Sam Borisch (Comstock Park, Mich.) and Trystan Thayer (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Central). Joining via an NLI are Ransom Allen (Ithaca, Mich.) and Donald O’Keefe (Troy, Mich.), while Jeremy Cavallo (Davisburg, Mich. / Clarkston) will be attending WSU via a Letter of Commitment.
Entrepreneurial effort plants focus on workforce development
June 21, 2019; Grand Rapids Business Journal
The Zeeland-based economic development agency is taking what it has learned from participating in Michigan’s Talent Pipeline Management Academy, launched by Consumers Energy in 2017, and applying it to workforce advancement initiatives along the lakeshore.
… Lakeshore Advantage also is collaborating with educators at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids Community College, Thompson M-TEC and the Careerline Tech Center, and all of that contact is involving manufacturing.
Small Business Opportunities with the City of Grand Rapids
June 22, 2019; Grand Rapids Business Journal
The City of Grand Rapids Micro Local Business Enterprise, or MLBE, Program is a certification designation for local, small and minority businesses created in 2009 to provide incentives for smaller companies when bidding with the city.
The program is for construction, goods and services and professional services companies seeking to bid competitively with the City of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College and Grand Rapids Public Schools.
‘A light that cannot and will not be put out’
June 21, 2019; schoolnewsnetwork.org
In her own words, Gloria Bliss-Ramos has had a “lot gone on” during her high school years. But that didn’t stop her from finishing high school and planning her future.
… Gloria said she is concentrating on becoming the best mother she can be, and has set her sights on a four-month tech program offered at Grand Rapids Community College.
Meet MLive’s 2019 softball and baseball Dream Teams from Muskegon
June 24, 2019; MLive
MUSKEGON – After a bit of a breather, the high school softball and baseball Dream Teams have returned for the Muskegon area.
… Nick Stever, Montague | Senior infielder/pitcher
Stever was the Wildcats’ top player, batting .410 with 25 RBIs and 18 runs scored. On the mound, the Grand Rapids Community College-bound right-hander went 4-1 with a 1.86 ERA in 10 appearances with one save. He was a four-year starter, who earned all-conference, all-district and all-region honors multiple times.
String orchestra welcomes new conductor
June 23, 2019; Guelph Today (Ontario, Canada)
The Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC) is pleased to present its new Youth String Orchestras (Junior and Intermediate) conductor, Joy Schuster, who will take up her duties in the fall.
… Upon graduation, Joy was elected a member of the Society of Pi Kappa Lambda. She moved back to her home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1996 where she taught with the Grand Rapids Community College Suzuki program and directed a Music Together program.
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