Posted on August 26, 2019 by grcctoday
News 8 Daybreak
Aug. 26, 2019; WOOD TV
Prepare for a full morning commute as most schools are back in session as well as GVSU and GRCC today.
Change Ups: Hon to oversee F&V's source water protection staff
Aug. 23, 2019; Grand Rapids Business Journal
Grand Rapids Community College tapped Brian Knetl, interim provost at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, as provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs.
NJCAA: Southern Idaho, Coffeyville, Owens try to repeat as national champs
Aug. 25, 2019; volleyballmag.com
National Junior College Athletic Association volleyball is under way.
… NJCAA DIVISION 2
National champion — Coffeyville (1, 40-3): Coffeyville dispatched a second straight title game opponent with ease in 2018, but graduate the kids who fueled the title runs, including Adianez Reyes Rivera (5.75/kps, .384, 436 digs). The question will be whether returning libero Danielle Dodge (3.34/dpg) and middle Erianna Murray (175 kills, .359) can withstand what's become a top-heavy Jayhawk Conference and rivals Johnson, Cowley, and Highland. Still, it's a light early schedule with only two ranked teams on the docket for the first month, Highland and Lincoln Land.
… 6 — Grand Rapids (9, 31-8): 2018 is hard to judge for the Raiders, mostly because of coach Chip Will's late-October health concern which sidelined him for a spell (though thankfully he has now recovered). The players to watch will be Lauren Jonker (MH, 124 kills, 95 blocks) and pin-hitter Danielle Johnston (322 kills, 247 digs). Expect entering setters Kailey Carmean and Tori Wolcott to press for playing time immediately. GRCC will face Kirkwood in their third match of the year and Parkland a week later, which should give a good indicator of whether the Raiders return to nationals this season.
LMU picked third in SAC preseason volleyball poll
Aug. 23, 2019; The Middlesboro Daily News
ROCK HILL, S.C. — The South Atlantic Conference announced its 2019 Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll Friday morning and the Lady Railsplitters of Lincoln Memorial University have been picked in a tie with Carson-Newman to finish third in the 12-team league.
… A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan (Northview HS), (Rylee) Storms returns for her senior campaign after capturing All-SAC Second Team accolades a season ago. Finishing the year with 311 kills (2.88/set), which ranked fifth in the league, the 6-foot hitter was named 2018 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Southeast All-Region honorable mention and collected SAC All-Tournament Team plaudits. Tallying 25 service aces to go along with her team-leading kills, Storms will begin the fall as LMU's returning blocks leader after making 80 total in 2018. She also contributed 203 digs (1.88/set) a season ago and has racked up 544 kills (2.55/set) across the last two seasons of play after transferring to Harrogate from Grand Rapids Community College.
Coach Marcus Cribbs joins huddle at Mount Clemens High
Aug. 23, 2019; The Macomb Daily
Don Williams loves football.
… (Marcus) Cribbs starred at Lake Shore, was a junior college All American at Grand Rapids Community College and then went out to have two outstanding seasons at Ferris State University. A defensive lineman, he was invited to a rookie mini-camp tryout by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival in Grand Rapids Features Music, Food and Demos This Weekend
Aug. 23, 2019; therapidian.org
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of its annual Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival, the Polish Heritage Society of Grand Rapids has turbocharged the free event this upcoming weekend with top notch entertainment and demonstrations of Polish cooking, dance and crafts.
… The Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival is the major fundraiser for the Polish Heritage Society of Grand Rapids, a non-profit organization founded in 1963 to perpetuate and advance the Polish culture that has been so integral to metro Grand Rapids. Among a number of its activities, the society awards scholarships annually to students of Polish descent who attend Aquinas College, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids Community College, and Davenport University.
Fall athletics competition begins at Kellogg Community College
Aug. 23, 2019; WBCK
Kellogg Community College has brought back one sport this fall that will be a welcome addition to the two other sports set to begin their fall schedules this weekend.
… The Volleyball squad is looking to improve on an 8-16 record last season, where the Lady Bruins won seven straight matches over a two-week stretch. Former Pennfieldhead coach Tom VanWienen returns to the sidelines for his third year at Kellogg, and brings in a young group of just four sophomores and eight freshman. The returning players include Jackie Mason and Madison Ducheney (Marshall), Abigail Howard (Delton) and Madison Jones (Hillsdale). Other local talents include Haidyn Markos (Lakeview), Gabby Costello (Bellevue) and Grace Hall (Pennfield). Their schedule begins August 29th with their second season in the new Miller Gymnasium.
… Thursday, September 12th – *Grand Rapids Community College – 6:30pm
… The second season of Cross Country begins for the Bruins, coming from a successful debut in the MCCAA. The two squads will look to keep their momentum after both squads reached the last season's National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Championships. The largest individual success came from Maggie Wood (Lakeview), who was named NJCAA Division III Second Team All-American, and Kyle Strong (Vicksburg) earning NJCAA Division III All-American Honorable Mention honors. Erin Lane returns as head coach for the Bruins, who begin their season August 30th.
… Friday, September 20th – *Grand Rapids Community College Meet – TBA
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Academic Advising & Transfer Center and Counseling & Career Development Now Reflected on GRCC Website
Back in 2016 when the Counseling and Career Center became two distinct units they rebranded as the Academic Advising & Transfer Center and the Counseling & Career Development.
As of Friday, Aug. 23, this change has been reflected on grcc.edu.
This project was a combined success from the hard work of our Student Success and Retention departments, the CAP 2.3 team and the Web and Digital Strategy Department. Content was rewritten based on findings from user research, Google Analytics, and current best practices in website user experience standards.
Please Welcome our New International Students!
The Admissions staff welcomed 23 new international students to campus on Friday, August 23rd for an all day orientation. This is our largest incoming international group of students in several years. Students got a tour of campus, finished enrolling in classes, and received information on GRCC and Grand Rapids. Best of all – everyone got to know one another! The students are representing 13 different countries!