GRCC’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion spent time with residents of Delaware Senior Living Community in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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GRCC In the News, 1-27-20
Supervising meals at the Super Bowl
Jan. 26, 2020; Community College Daily (American Association of Community Colleges)
Dayanny De La Cruz has a game plan for the upcoming Super Bowl LIV, and it’s got nothing to do with the action on the field.
De La Cruz — an alumna of Michigan’s Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) — is the executive chef for Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, supervising meals for tens of thousands of people as the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers battle for the NFL championship.
Award-winning soprano to perform at GRCC Alumni Recital
Jan. 25, 2020; Grand Haven Tribune
Grand Rapids Community College’s Music Department will host award-winning soprano Antonina Chehovska, a 2010 alumna, in a Feb. 4 recital that is open to the public.
Street Talk: Rosy outlook for retail
Jan. 24, 2020; Grand Rapids Business Journal
… Cheap eats
Grand Rapids Community College’s contracted dining company rolled back prices in the Raider Grille and Sneden Café to address food insecurity among students.
Exonerated Central Park Five member calls for ‘true justice, true liberty’
Jan. 24, 2020; schoolnewsnetwork.org (Kent Intermediate School District)
Before a diverse Grand Rapids audience on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Yusef Abdus Salaam, exonerated member of the Central Park Five, spoke about injustices that still fall along racial lines in the United States.
… Now a poet, activist, speaker, husband and father, Salaam presented the keynote speech, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” for the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. A partnership between Grand Rapids Community College and Grand Valley State and Davenport universities, the event took place at Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids.
GEAR UP for tomorrow’s workforce
Jan. 24, 2020;Grand Rapids Business Journal
“Who let the students in? And those teachers, what are they doing here?”
… Grand Rapids Community College is one of many West Michigan stakeholders collaborating strategically to grow a skilled labor force.
(This is an editorial by Steve Beauclair, coordinator of the GEAR UP Wyoming grant at GRCC.)
Who is the top Harper Creek boys basketball player of the decade?
Jan. 23, 2020; Battle Creek Enquirer
You must have seen them, they’ve been everywhere.
… Jeremiah Davis – Class of 2017
A sharp-shooting guard that was dangerous from the 3-point line, Davis was a two-time All-City selection and honorable mention All-State pick. Davis helped Harper Creek to a 15-9 record his senior year as the Beavers won a district title as he was among the top scorers in the city at 18.9 points per game and three assists to go along with three rebounds. Davis went on to play at Grand Rapids Community College.
Tampa Bay Vipers: Players to Watch in 2020, Who Made The List
Jan. 26, 2020; XFL News Hub
The Vipers have a plethora of intriguing players primed to leave their mark on the 2020 season. We take a look at five specific players from both sides of the ball with wildly different paths to the XFL that we at XFL News Hub believe you have to keep an eye on come February 8th.
Nick Truesdell, Tightend
When XFL.com named Truesdell a player to watch in 2020, it confirmed what the Vipers saw in the 6′ 5″ converted wide receiver from Grand Rapids Community College. There is a supreme talented within Truesdell who was the only player in the 2020 XFL draft selected from the Junior College ranks. It has been a long road for Truesdell, whose professional career began in 2014 with the Indoor Football League. Since then, he’s been apart of 10 other professional football organizations including stints with the Indianapolis Colts (2016), Minnesota Vikings (2017), and New York Jets (2019). In his most recent professional play with the Salt Lake Stallions of the now defunct Alliance of American Football, he lead the league in yards, touchdowns, and receptions.
GRCC In the News, 1-20-20
Everything you need to know about Grand Rapids’ free college tuition promise
Jan. 18, 2020; MLive
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A development plan to begin the Grand Rapids Promise Zone was approved earlier this week.
… Right now, the Grand Rapids Promise can only be used at Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC). Eligible public and private school graduates can receive scholarships beginning the Fall 2020 semester.
Local leaders call free college a ‘game-changer’
Jan. 17, 2020; Grand Rapids Business Journal
Grand Rapids leaders expect the recently approved Promise Zone plan to greatly affect future opportunities for local students, especially those who come from low-income backgrounds.
Starting with the class of 2020, students from 22 Grand Rapids public, charter and private high schools can get two years of free tuition for associate degrees, job training and certification programs at Grand Rapids Community College.
Growth Report: January 18, 2020
Jan. 18, 2020; Mibiz
This is the growth report for January 18, 2020.
… Higher ed
Students who attend high school in Grand Rapids will soon be able to continue their education for free at Grand Rapids Community College. Starting with the class of 2020, students who live and attend high school in the city can earn a certificate or associate degree at GRCC tuition-free under a plan approved by the Grand Rapids Promise Zone Authority board of directors. The Grand Rapids Promise Zone Scholarship also will cover the cost of books, supplies, and fees associated with courses. All 22 of the city’s public, public charter, or private high schools are included in the program.
5 things: Breakfast after the bell boosts participation in Massachusetts schools
Jan. 17, 2020; Food Management
Each Friday Food Management compiles a list that highlights five things you probably missed in the onsite foodservice news that week and why you should care about them.
… Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) in Michigan has reduced prices at two campus dining locations—Raider Grill and Sneden Cafe—to make eating on campus more affordable for students battling food insecurity. According to a press release from the school, the size of the rollback varies from item to item. For example, a basket of four chicken tenders that used to cost $5.35 is now a basket of five tenders costing $5.
Member of Central Park Five speaking in Grand Rapids
Jan. 18, 2020; The Holland Sentinel
Dr. Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated Central Park Five, will serve as keynote speaker for the 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, a partnership between Grand Rapids Community College and Grand Valley State and Davenport universities.
Change-Ups: Dozeman re-elected managing partner
Jan. 17, 2020; Grand Rapids Business Journal
… NONPROFITS
… Wedgwood’s NextGen Board welcomed Alexa Kramer, city of Grand Rapids; Chris Sain Jr., Grand Rapids Community College; Jaunetta Holman, Nobel Polymers; Kyle Mol, Mercantile Bank; Matthew Baxter, The Wedge; and Stephanie Gonda, Projects of Purpose.
GRCC In the News, 1-17-20
Campus food is now cheaper for cash-strapped GRCC students
Jan. 16, 2020; MLive
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The prices at Grand Rapids Community College’s Raider Grill and Sneden Café were reduced this week to become more affordable for students.
Jan. 16, 2020; AACC 21st Century Center (American Association of Community Colleges)
Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) embraces the life-changing role it will play educating students through the Grand Rapids Promise Zone, and is proud to be a partner in these efforts to strengthen the region for generations to come, GRCC President Bill Pink said.
Dr. Yusef A. Salaam to Deliver Keynote Address at 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Jan. 16, 2020; Women’s Lifestyle
“I have a dream”— words that resonate through our collective history with a breathtaking profundity. Spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 1963, in Washington D.C. among a quarter of a million civil rights supporters, these words helped to change the life of America.
On Jan. 20, through a partnership among Grand Valley State University, Davenport University and Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids is invited to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King for the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration at Fountain Street Church.
He worked the assembly line at 20 years old. Now he’s taking the VP job with UAW Ford.
Jan. 16, 2020; The Detroit Free Press
Gerald Kariem, who started on the assembly line at age 20 and is the son of a foundry worker, has been named vice president and director of the UAW Ford Department, where he will handle daily labor issues and negotiations with the largest employer of UAW members in the industry.
… His UAW biography notes he has served as an instructor and conference coordinator at the University of Michigan Labor Studies Institute. He serves on the Alliance for Health board of directors. In 2012, he received the Martha Reynolds Labor Award from Grand Rapids Community College, and in April 2014, he received the Michigan Labor Press Award.
GRCC In the News, 1-16-20
GRCC lowers prices at 2 dining locations to help students with food insecurity
Jan. 15, 2020; WZZM
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) announced Wednesday the prices at two campus dining locations have been rolled back to make eating on campus more affordable for students battling food insecurity.
“We’re calling it history”: GRCC proud to offer tuition-free education for Grand Rapids students
Jan. 16, 2020; rapidgrowthmedia.com
Grand Rapids Public Schools recently announced the Grand Rapids Promise Zone Authority’s intent to approve a development plan for the creation of a scholarship. Starting with the Class of 2020, students who live in the City of Grand Rapids and graduate from one of its eligible high schools can earn a certificate or associate degree at Grand Rapids Community College tuition-free.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday 2020 events in the Grand Rapids area
Jan. 16, 2020; MLive
The federal holiday to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is Monday, Jan. 20.
… For example, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Valley State University and Davenport University offer an Inter-Campus Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. Events take place on all three campuses over two days.
Holland success story shows training and coaching key to better-paying jobs
Jan. 16, 2020; rapidgrowthmedia.com
When Karuna Khadka immigrated to the United States from Nepal in 2017, her biggest challenge was learning a new language and figuring out how to find a job.
… Khadka qualified for an America’s Promise Grant (APG), a program administered by Grand Rapids Community College to provide healthcare training for underserved populations, which in this case is women and minorities.
Ottawa County’s workforce shortage puts more attention on training
Jan. 16, 2020; rapidgrowthmedia.com
With an unemployment rate under 3%, Ottawa County has one of the lowest in the state. As a result, employers are responding in creative ways to address retention and recruitment. We asked Allise Wilkerson, talent solutions manager for West Michigan Works! about the opportunities the talent shortage is creating for workers.
… A lot of employers are investing in training for their employees. There’s been an increase in apprenticeships and working with different training providers, like Grand Rapids Community College and M-TEC, to upskill current employees so they can advance to higher positions. Tuition reimbursement, apprenticeships, and on-the-job training programs can be a big draw for people because education can be expensive. Not everybody has the ability to take out loans or pay for it out of pocket. Offering access to training and career pathways also sends a message to current and potential employees that they have the opportunity to grow in the organization.
Dood takes over as Lakeview village manager
Jan. 15, 2020; Daily News (Greenville)
LAKEVIEW — Lakeview’s police chief who stepped in as interim village manager last October has been given the job permanently.
… (Darin) Dood received his police academy/criminal justice certification from Grand Rapids Community College in December 2000. He also holds an associate degree in business administration from Grand Rapids Community College (December 1996).
GRCC, GVSU, Davenport to host Dr. Yusef Salaam, member of Central Park Five
Dr. Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated Central Park Five, will serve as keynote speaker for the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, a partnership between GRCC and Grand Valley State and Davenport universities.
The event is planned for 6 p.m. Jan. 20 at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain Street NE. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5 p.m.
“Our annual celebration focuses on Dr. King’s expansive writings and evolving ideology about justice,” said Dr. B. Afeni McNeely Cobham, GRCC’s chief equity and inclusion officer. “Dr. Salaam’s story fits succinctly with Dr. King’s words and the program theme: ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.’ We are proud to bring Yusef to Grand Rapids to share his message with our greater community.”
Salaam, then age 15, was one of five teenagers accused and convicted of attacking a woman who was jogging in New York’s Central Park in 1989. Collectively, the teenagers became known as the Central Park Five.
The convictions were overturned in 2002, and the men were exonerated after spending between seven and 13 years of their lives imprisoned.
Since his release. Salaam has become a poet, activist and inspirational speaker committed to educating on the issues of mass incarceration, police brutality and misconduct, false confessions, press ethics and bias, race and law, and the disparities in America’s criminal justice system, especially for young men of color.
Salaam was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from President Barack Obama in 2016, and the case was the subject of an Emmy-nominated Netflix feature, “When They See Us,” directed by Ava DuVernay, and an award-winning documentary, “The Central Park Five” by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon.
“We must continue to boldly grapple with the difficult realities of racial injustice toward Dr. King’s vision for an inclusive and equitable nation,” said Jesse Bernal, GVSU vice president for Inclusion and Equity and executive associate for Presidential Initiatives. “Our time with Dr. Salaam will allow us to wrestle with our own complex stories and create space for challenging our community narrative.”
People needing special accommodations at this event should contact the GRCC Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at ODEI@grcc.edu.
GRCC In the News, 1-22-19
News 8 at 6 p.m.
Jan. 21, 2019; WOOD TV
Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. … Davenport University worked with GRCC and GVSU to put on this event going on here at Fountain Street Church.
Rees Scholarship Foundation Awards $65,000 to Aid Aspiring HVACR Technicians
Jan. 22, 2019; HVAC Insider
The Clifford H. “Ted” Rees, Jr. Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), and the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), announced on January 10, 2019, scholarship awards totaling $65,000 to 39 students, including five military veteran program recipients, studying to become technicians in the HVACR and water heating industry.
… HVACR and Water Hearing Technician Program Recipients:
… Paul Paiz, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI
Photos from David Stovall presentation
David Stovall, a professor of African American studies and criminology, law and justice at the University of Illinois-Chicago, talked with GRCC students on Monday morning before delivering the keynote speech at the 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration.
GRCC In the News, 1-21-19
Your guide to MLK Day in West Michigan
Jan. 18, 2019; Grand Rapids Magazine
Whether you’re the type to roll up your sleeves and get busy or you’d rather sit still and learn, there are lots of ways to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day across West Michigan.
… David Stovall is a professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He will headline the 33rd-annual Dr. Martin Luther King Commemorative Celebration. Its hosted by Davenport University, Grand Rapids Community College and Grand Valley State University.
GRCC In the News, 1-17-19
Grand Rapids area holiday events celebrating Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan. 16, 2019; MLive
The federal holiday honoring the life of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is Monday, Jan. 21.
… Davenport University, Grand Rapids Community College and Grand Valley State University will host the 33rd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration featuring speaker, David Stovall.
Teen charged with murder in EK student’s death
Jan. 16, 2019; WOOD TV
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A 17-year-old boy is charged with murder in the shooting death of East Kentwood High School senior James King.
… King’s mother said he planned to go to Grand Rapids Community College and become an architect.
Cheryl Edwards Cannon joins the Afternoon Throwdown
Jan. 16, 2019; 104.9 FM
Today I will talk with Cheryl Edwards-Cannon, Author of “Taking Care of Miss Bee Bee.”
Cheryl Edwards-Cannon is the CEO of President of Clear Path Choices, LLC, a consulting company that helps families to make informed end-of-life decisions. She holds a Master of Management degree from Aquinas College, a Bachelor of Science degree from Central Michigan University and a Certificate in Gerontology from Grand Rapids Community College. She is an adjunct faculty member at Grand Rapids Community College in the Social Sciences Department. ~ Lee Stephens
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