Now that the weather has finally turned around and summer is upon us…
Join in on the workout bliss on campus with 6 different group fitness classes to choose from!
Sweat it out, wind down, tone up, lose the stress, clear your mind, energize yourself, and HAVE FUN!
See the full schedule HERE
Summer Walking Challenge — coming soon – stay tuned!
Business Writing Workshop
Wednesday May 29
8:30-4:30 p.m. *includes lunch
224 ATC
3 Solutions to Health Problems
Friday June 14
12-1 p.m.
103 Sneden
Nutrition 101
Friday June 21
12-1 p.m.
103 Sneden
Active Shooter Response Training
Wednesday July 17
1:00-2:30 p.m.
103 Sneden
Sign up ONLINE
There are still seats open for the:
Business Writing Workshop
Wednesday May 29, 2019
8:30am–4:30pm
Location: 224 ATC
Writing is a key method of communication for most people, and it is one that many people struggle with. This workshop will give participants a refresher on basic writing concepts (such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation), and an overview of the most common business documents (such as proposals, reports, and agendas), giving you that extra edge in the workplace.
This is a full day full of learning and participants will earn 7 hours of professional development! Lunch is provided!
Sign up online
Registration closes on Friday May 24.
Upcoming Staff Development opportunity to enhance your writing skills
Business Writing Workshop
Wednesday May 29, 2019
8:30am–4:30pm
Location: 224 ATC
Writing is a key method of communication for most people, and it is one that many people struggle with. This workshop will give participants a refresher on basic writing concepts (such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation), and an overview of the most common business documents (such as proposals, reports, and agendas), giving you that extra edge in the workplace.
This is a full day full of learning and participants will earn 7 hours of professional development! Lunch is provided!
Sign up online
Newly added Staff Development opportunity this month!
Habitual Happiness
Can happiness become a habit? It sure can! In this fun, interactive workshop we will explore innovative and practical strategies for moving from a life of hoping for happiness to one of habitual joy, resilience and happiness!
Facilitated by Denise VanEck of Thought Design
Friday May 24
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Room 103 Sneden
Sign up ONLINE!
Sign up online for the following staff development learning opportunities! There’s a spot with your name on it for these upcoming sessions! There are several interesting topics, with multiple opportunities to expand your understanding and grow personally and professionally!
Tuesday, March 12: Signs of Marijuana Use
Friday, March 22: Label Reading
Tuesday, March 26: Strengths Finder
Friday, March 29: Fitness can be NEAT
Friday, April 5: Eating for Energy
Wednesday, April 10: Coaching Skills for Managers
Wednesday, April 17: GRCC Purchasing Policy
Friday, April 19: Game Play as a Family
Wednesday, May 15: Non-Verbal Communication
Thursday & Friday, May 30 & 31: Basic Life Support & CPR certification
Please join us for one or more sessions at the annual Summer Teaching Institute. Registration for all sessions is required! Visit http://www.grcc.edu/ctereg to register. For assistance, please email cte@grcc.edu or call 616-234-2278.
Wednesday, August 15
9:00 to 10:30 a.m.: DSS and You: Implementing the Accommodations Agreement
10:30 a.m. to Noon: Get Your Online Course Ready
10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Linking Library Resources into Blackboard
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.: Adding Images and Video to Your Course Using SnagIt, Relay and Camtasia
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.: Bridging the Gap Between Students and Professors
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.: Give them a Chance: Facilitating Student Success by Crafting Policies with an Ethic of Care
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.: What Every Faculty Member Should Know About Your Library
Thursday, August 16
9:00 a.m. to Noon: Blackboard Basics
9:00 to 10:30 a.m.: GRCC Accounts & You
1:00 to 2:30 p.m.: Leveraging Google Drive and Documents in the Classroom
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.: Give them a Chance: Facilitating Student Success by Crafting Policies with an Ethic of Care
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.: Leveraging Google Drive and Documents in the Classroom
Friday, August 17
9:00 to 10:30 a.m.: Faculty Performance Evaluation and Portfolio Overview
10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Engaging Ideas: Adjunct Instructors Only
Registration for all sessions is required! Visit http://www.grcc.edu/ctereg to register. For assistance, please email cte@grcc.edu or call 616-234-2278.
Drupal Basics – Editing Content Workshop Today
Join us today to learn how to navigate the Drupal system, understand and use content types, and edit existing content. The workshop will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in room 351 Main.
If you are not able to make today’s session, there will be another workshop next week, June 26.
For details, visit our Learning Opportunities page.
Several GRCC staff members got together last Friday to attend a two-hour workshop by The Canning Diva® to learn the basics of home canning, dehydrating, and proper long-term storage methods. Each participant was able to leave with a jar of their culinary creation.
GRCC staff and faculty enjoyed the Food for Life programs nutrition and cooking classes, Foods that Fight Heart Disease and Foods for Healthy Weight this summer.
The Food for Life program is a community based nutrition education program, designed by physicians, nutrition experts, and registered dietitians aimed at preventing disease.
GRCC Human Resources Professional Development
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Food for Life: The Power of Food for Health
Presented by: Sheri Olekoski
Human Resources Professional Development
You can register online at: https://www.grcc.edu/humanresources/professionaldevelopment/learningopportunitiesregistration
Self Care in the Midst of Change Workshop
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 (10:00 am – 11:30 am)
This workshop will explore some of the brain science related to change and why people react and experience change the way they do?
Explore strategies for self-care during times of change, keeping stress, resistance and struggle at bay.
– Explore brain science related to change
– Learn about types of resistance to change
– Learn strategies to lower stress and increase resilience
Presented by: Thought Design – Denise VanEck
Active Shooter Response
Monday, January 22, 2018
1:00 pm-2:30 pm
This training is required for all college staff and faculty. The 90 minute training session will be presented by GRCC Police Chief Rebecca Whitman, and will describe what an active shooter is; detail the ‘Run Hide Fight’ response to an active shooter situation; explain ways to recognize and report potential threats to our campus, and answer any questions attendees may have.
Intro to Windows 10
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Windows 10 has arrived at GRCC! This new operating system has replaced Windows 7 and there are some changes we would like to share with you. Come and join us for this basic introduction to Windows 10 and learn how to navigate the changes.
Conflict Strategies
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
1:00 pm-4:30 pm
Conflict is present in all aspects of our lives. An individual’s personal professional, and emotional health is greatly affected by how successfully he or she manages conflict. Individuals rely on each other to attain goals and are continually being thrown into situations where they need to handle conflict in a constructive manner – without being taught how to accomplish this. This half-day course will expose individuals to the different ways that people react in conflict situations, show them what their preferred strategy is in situations of conflict, and then help them plan to use a more integrating style of conflict resolution more effectively at work.
Screening Committee Training
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
1:30 pm-4:00 pm
This learning session is designed to brief all screening committee team members regarding their roles and responsibilities in the search process. Topics that will be covered include: A) Overview of Search Process; B) Position Approval Process; C) Recruitment/ SAAR Notebook Review Including: 1. Screening Committee & Leadership Roles; 2. Candidate Screening/ Recruitment Solutions Training; 3. Interview Questions, Presentations/Demonstrations; 4. Diversity Considerations and Goals; 5. Effective Evaluation Tools and Consensus Decision-Making; 6. Human Resources Responsibilities. Learning Objectives: Participants will understand their role in the selection of excellent candidates for staff and faculty positions and the hiring objectives and legal parameters for assessing and recommending future staff and faculty members.
Drupal Basics: Editing Content
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
10:30 am-11:30 am
In this course, participants will learn to navigate the Drupal system, understand and use content types, and edit existing content.
ADA for Supervisors
Thursday, January 25, 2018
1:00 pm-2:00 pm
This course will review basics of the Americans with Disabilities Act, including college responsibilities that are relevant to supervisors, how to recognize an accommodations request, and the process GRCC follows. Key objectives to the workshop:- Become more familiar with ADA requirements for the college – Identify accommodations requests- Recognize concerns that need to be elevated to HR- Identify concerns that may arise when dealing with disability as related to job role, performance, etc.
Online Ordering
Thursday, January 25, 2018
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
This course will review the printing online ordering from the login and profile set-up how and when to use the quick copy options, how and when to us the print ordering options along with the differences in the categories of each area, paper selection and order history. You will learn the techniques of looking up your past orders and copying into a new order to streamline ordering repeated items.Want to keep track of your budget, What do I need to know when placing my store orders. Administrative staff can look at reports of each budget your area is responsible for and how a minimum and maximum can be put in place to keep you on track.
Healthy Meals on a Budget
Friday, January 26, 2018
10:00 am-11:00 am
There is a misconception that eating healthy is expensive. It can be, if you are not willing to put in the work ahead of time to prep and plan your meals accordingly. In this workshop, we will give you (2) complete grocery lists that can feed a family of four for under $150.00 a week. We will also strategize ways to price shop and compare that makes the planning process a little less painful. Come, learn and strategize how to adapt this for your family and health goals! Better yet, each participant will leave with a two-week meal plan that focuses on variety, nutrition and flavor.
The Road to 850
Friday, January 26, 2018
1:30 pm-2:30 pm
The Road to 850 is an overview of how to reach your credit score goals. You will learn what makes up a credit score, how inquiries affect your credit score, where to find your credit score and the 10 steps to raising your credit score.
You can register for any of these sessions online.
Diffusing Rude Behavior — Tuesday, January 16, 2018
It can be difficult to know how to react when you are confronted with rude behavior. This course examines a number of cases of rude behavior and provides participants with effective tactics to responding in these situations.
QPR-Question. Persuade. Refer. — Tuesday, January 16, 2018
QPR is used to save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. It is believed that quality education empowers all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer – the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. According to the Surgeon General’s National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (2001), a gatekeeper is someone in a position to recognize a crisis and the warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide. Gatekeepers can be anyone, but include parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, advisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide.
Drupal Basics: Editing Content — Thursday, January 18, 2018
In this course, participants will learn to navigate the Drupal system, understand and use content types, and edit existing content.
10-Minute Workouts — Friday, January 19, 2018
The number one reason not to be more active is a lack of time. Yes, we are busier than ever, but what if you could carve out 10 minutes every other day and achieve great results? What should you be doing and what can you cut out? 10-minute workouts can be efficient and help you develop a lean body and strong core. Learn how to make the most out of those 10 minutes with simple program design rules.
Are you interested in Weight Watchers, but need more information before committing? Please feel welcome to join us at our adjusted time on Thursday, January 11th, from 12:45-1:45 p.m. in Room 234 SCC for an informational and registration session! At this session, our team leader Sher Myers will introduce herself, present an overview of the WW Freestyle™ program, and encourage employees to fill out a registration form and provide payment.
Cost for the program is $186 for 20 weeks of on-campus meetings and online e-tool access. Please note that should you choose to register for the program, payment is due at this session. Members can pay with cash, a check, or a credit or debit card. You can also take advantage of a three-check split payment method. With this form of payment, you will provide three upfront checks for $62 each. One $62 check will be deposited at week one, the second $62 check will be deposited at week five, and the last $62 check will be deposited on week nine.
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