Winter Financial Aid at Bookstore 1/5/06

December 21, 2005 - Winter Semester financial aid will be available at the GRCC Bookstore beginning Thursday, January 5, 2006.

For more information, visit the Financial Aid webpage: http://www.grcc.edu/financialaid

GRCC Holiday Shutdown

November 29, 2005 - Grand Rapids Community College will close for the winter holiday from December 23, 2005 - January 2, 2006.

College services and all campus buildings will reopen on January 3, 2006. Have a safe and happy holiday season!

Ride/Share Resource Now Available

September 1, 2005 - With gas prices soaring and long lines for parking - GRCC is helping offer students an alternative: Sharing a ride. The new Ride/Share board is available in iLearn (BlackBoard) to help students connect with each other to share rides to class.

Logon to Blackboard, go to community, scroll down to the Ride Board, and post a note to share a ride to campus:

http://ilearn.grcc.edu/

Student Leadership Academy

September 1, 2005 - The Student Activities Office, in collaboration with the President's Office, is proud to offer a student leadership development program for GRCC students. This year long program is open to all currently enrolled students. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2005 to be considered. For more information, check out the website:

http://www.grcc.edu/studentleadership

Community Connections Newsletter Now Available for Download

August 13, 2005 - GRCC's community newsletter, "Community Connections," is now available for download. This semi-annual newsletter profiles students, faculty and alumni. In addition it features stories about the happenings on campus.

To download Community Connections, click on the link below:

• Community Connections (.pdf)

GRCC Student Helps Stroke Survivors

August 13, 2005 - GRCC student David Slezak and his wife Sarah were featured in the Grand Rapids Press recently for their efforts to help stroke survivors and their families. The story from the Press is available below.

In addition, they will be featured in the WKTV Community Awareness program on Friday August 19, 2005 at 7:00 pm.

• Click Here to Read the Story (.pdf)

New eBusiness Application Developer Degree to be Offered at Thompson M-TEC in Holland

July 20, 2005 - GRCC’s Thompson M-TEC in Holland will be offering IBM (ACE) Advanced Career Education starting this Fall 2005. Students will learn to develop application systems in which execution of real-time business processes take place.

The degree prepares learners for a variety of occupations, including System Analysts, Database Administrators, Software Engineers, Software Specialists, JAVA Programmer and Developers, & Web Developers.

Students will earn IBM Associate and Professional Certificates, Preparation for Industry Certifications, and an Associate in Applied Arts and Science Degree.

The program contains courses covering a variety of topics, including C++, Java, UB Script/ASP, Web Programming, e-Business Security, as well as the Windows and Linux Platforms.

For more information, visit the webpage or contact Dan Clark at the Thompson M-TEC:

6364 136th Avenue Pvt.
Holland, MI 49424
Phone: 1-877-298-0007 ext. 4206
Email: dbclark@grcc.edu
http://www.grcc.edu/thompson

Blackboard (iLearn) Outage Friday (7/22)

July 18, 2005 - The Blackboard Learning System will be down Friday, July 22nd from 8:00 pm - 2:00 am for emergency maintenance.

All Blackboard services will be UNAVAILABLE during this timeframe. Thank you for your patience while we improve our systems.

Bostwick Parking Ramp Closed to Public on June 9, 2005 for 90th Event

June 1, 2005 - Preparations for GRCC's 90th Anniversary Celebration Event will begin the morning of Thursday, June 9, so the Bostwick parking ramp will be closed for the day.

In an effort to ensure the evening goes well for guests, students and employees, parking on June 9 will be free at the other ramps on campus.

Internet Services Down 5/14 for Construction

May 8, 2005 - The College’s internet services will be unavailable on Saturday, May 14th while fiber is rerouted due to construction. In addition, network and phone services to the Tassell M-TEC will be down while this work is being completed.

Computers and network services on campus will continue to function during this time, with the exception of external e-mail and internet services.

E-mail communications received during this down time will be held by the server and delivered when the connections are re-established.

The city anticipates that this work could take up to six hours. Services will be restored immediately upon completion of the work.

Thank you for your patience!

Get Ready for Academic Advising Day

April 4, 2005 - GRCC's Counseling department has some helpful steps to get you prepared for Academic Advising Day (April 7, 2005) and some of the other career-preparation events coming up:

1. Bring a copy of your unofficial transcript-it will help you and your advisor.
2. Think about what you want to major in-if you are unsure, stop by the Career Resource Center first.
3. Make a list of questions you have for advisors.
4. Relax-parking is free for participants!

Academic Advising Day

• meet with counselors and faculty advisors
• find out what classes you NEED
• complete a graduation audit
• obtain information about financial aid and payment options
• don't wait in line-learn how to use online services

College/University Transfer Fair

• learn about transfer requirements
• shop around and pick up transfer information
• meet with college/university representatives

Day Classes are Cancelled for Advising Day & Transfer Fair - April 7, 2005

Business Dept. Announces Two New Classes

March 24, 2005 - GRCC's Business Department has announced two new courses which, due to their late entry, will not be included in the 2005-2006 Course Catalog. The classes will start being offered with the Summer 2005 semester.

BA 105, Entrepreneurship
Do you want to be an entrepreneur? Do you know what it takes to be an entrepreneur? This class will answer these questions as well as help you investigate new ventures. Summer Session runs May 9 to June 27

Contact person - Felix Pereiro, fpereiro@grcc.edu 234-4504

BA 106, Starting a Business

Thinking about starting your own business? This course will help you create and plan for a successful new venture. Taught as hybrid - combination lecture and online. Summer Session runs June 28 to August 9.

Contact person - Ann Alexander, aalexand@grcc.edu 234-4179

Or, for more information, visit http://www.grcc.edu/business or to register for these classes - use eGRCC

College Statement on Recent Crisis

March 18, 2005 - Yesterday afternoon the college received a bomb threat which our Campus Police felt was a "credible threat." College leadership decided to close campus as a proactive safety measure.

The college leadership wishes to assure you that this action was not taken lightly.

Our buildings were swept by area police forces who came together to accomplish the work quickly. Bomb-sniffing dogs were also on the scene. We were able to give an all-clear within a short time, however, an investigation is still underway.

Fall 2005 Enrollment Schedule

Below are the tiered enrollment dates for the Fall 2005 Semester:

For more information:

- Student Records
- eGRCC: http://www.grcc.edu/egrcc

eGRCC Down for Emergency Maintenance

February 16, 2005 - eGRCC eGRCC will be unavailable on Friday (2/18/05) from 10 pm to 1 am in order for the college to perform emergency maintenance on the system

Thank you for your patience.

Registration for Spring/Summer 2005

February 16, 2005 - Open Registration for the Spring/Summer 2005 semester begins on February 28. Tuition for that semester will be due by April 20, 2005.

3rd Annual "Family Matters" Event

February 11, 2005 - GRCC presents the 3rd Annual "Family Matters" event, February 26, 2005 from 11 am - 3 pm in the GRCC Ford Fieldhouse.

The event will be hosted by Maranda from WOTV 4, and will feature fun activities for children and resources for families. Admission is free (there is a small charge for parking).

For a printable flyer with more details, click here.

eGRCC Down for Maintenance

February 11, 2005 - eGRCC will be shut down for emergency maintenance TODAY at 5:00 PM. We are anticipating the systems to be back up by 1:00 AM. Thank you for your patience.

College Goal Sunday: Help Applying for Financial Aid

February 8, 2005 - This year there will be one day set aside on a national level to promote the application for financial aid to seniors and their parents. Financial aid administrators at sites all across the country, including 17 sites in Michigan, will help thousands of students and parents complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on College Goal Sunday, February 13.

College Goal Sunday is sponsored by the Partnership for Learning and is endorsed by the Michigan Student Financial Aid Association.

http://www.grcc.edu/financialaid

GRCC Learn 2 Swim Program

January 19, 2005 - GRCC's Learn 2 Swim program is now accepting registrations for the Spring edition.

Click here for a printable file that contains times, descriptions and a registration form.