Setting students up for success
Administration has set new prerequisites for students. Students are set up for success as administration adjust prerequisite courses, said GRCC counselor Frederick M. Zomer and Laurie Chesley, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences. Zomer explained that, “as a whole, prerequisites really are efforts of the college to improve the student’s success. It’s about getting students in the correct spot.”Currently, there are some prerequisite courses established. Each academic department determines whether or not to implement prerequisites... (Read more from this story)

Not good enough the first time
A three-month summer search yielded no President costing the college time, money, and resources that could have provided a more thorough process. The Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) Board of Trustees decided to toss the net out and begin a new presidential search, this time with less community involvement. During a faculty council meeting in Aug. 11, 2008 the President’s Report reflected comments saying the GRCC Board of Trustees were hasty, and may even have rushed the process

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Members of the 68’ Wool Bowl team gather for a photo at the third annual “Return of the Raider’s Bash” reunion. They re-connected Sept.13 at the Radisson.

Bash at the Radisson reunites Raiders Alumni, coaches, players, and fans past and present gathered at the Radisson Hotel for the 3rd annual “Return of the Raider’s Bash” reunion. “The focus is to re-connect all the alumni, coaches, players, and fans,” said GRCC Athletic Director Doug Wabeke. “We also want to focus on getting the staff more involved so we can help continue this tradition.” It was a wet and rainy day, but it did not seem to put a damper on the spirits of those who attended. They were greeted with tables full of trophies, plaques, medals, photographs, and other awards. They also enjoyed a buffet, an armament of cocktails, live music from John Brown, the Michigan-Notre Dame game, and reminiscent conversation.(Continue reading)

Rock The Vote rocks Welcome WeekSeptember 10th. Students gathered for change at Wednesday’s Rock the Vote. GRCC’s Campus Activities Board, the GRCC Black Student Union, and the GRCC Student Congress aimed to put on a rocking event. Students rocked out at Bostwick Commons to La Familia and The Envy League, while sipping on free Vault and Caribou Coffee, and enjoying complimentary Cold Stone and Qdoba. (Read more)

Putting a price on your rights
You may have heard the saying there’s no such thing as a free lunch. GRCC students learned that there is.In honor of Constitution Day, student Lonnie Allen along with the help of the Student Activities Board, Student Congress as well as the Collegiate, put on the first, First Amendment Free Food Event.The event took place on September 17 in the Bostwick Commons. The event started at noon, but students were lined up at 11:30, waiting to be able to enter the Kingdom of the Socialist States of the Peoples Republic of Grand Rapids. (Continue reading)

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Rock the Vote rocked the boatThis year young people have a greater incentive to vote and work for change than at any other time in decades. So when the Black Student Union, Student Congress and Campus Activities Board put together a Rock the Vote festival on the commons on Sept. 10 during Welcome Week, no one would have suspected that it would have drawn negative feedback.(Continue reading)

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