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Grand Rapids Community College students are inspiring. They overcome challenges. They are leaders. And they have great stories to tell. We hear from students about their journey to GRCC, the people who helped them along the way, and their dreams for the future. We also talk with the staff, faculty, and community members who work hard to empower students. What’s your GRCC story?
A NASA cooking challenge beats a campus brochure when you want the people behind the programs.
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A homeschooled student builds confidence and community through GRCC's hands-on automotive technology certificate path.
Lydia's story follows a practical choice: GRCC's Automotive Technology Certificate fit the way she learns better than a more traditional English-and-math route.
A grounded look at a higher-education role built around practical student support.
My GRCC Story traces an assistant director's shift from eight or nine years in housing and residence life at Grand Valley State University into a broader student-support role at Grand Rapids Community College.
A tornado-night signup pulls two GRCC culinary students into a NASA challenge reshaped by COVID-19.
A tornado night gives this single-episode review its odd, memorable starting point, but the story stays grounded in student work. My GRCC Story follows Thomas Brown and Victoria Hoy of GRCC's Secchia Institute for Culinary Education as they talk through being entered in NASA's…
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How research culture changes in practice.
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My GRCC Story centers on Lydia Hendrion, a first-year Grand Rapids Community College student studying the Automotive Technology Certificate at MTEC.
["Jamilia Hardley, assistant director of Grand Rapids Community College's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, says she arrived at GRCC 1 year and 4 months ago after eight or nine years in housing and residence life at Grand Valley State University.", "She traces her path through Grand Rapids Christian High School, a full academic scholarship and sociology degree at the University of Michigan, and a first-generation college experience that left her with no job history and no real resume.", "Hardley describes ODEI as a student-facing office that offers food, housing, financial, and training support, along with programming for Black History Month, including Jazz McKinney, three panels, and a silent disco.", "The conversation also covers the March 29 Salute to Women in Sneeden Hall and her work bringing middle school students to campus for basketball and mentorship activities."]
Thomas Brown and Victoria Uy describe how GRCC’s Secchia Institute entered NASA’s HUNCH competition with a butternut curry mango dish designed for microgravity nutrition requirements.
Emma Johnson, president of GRCC Student Alliance, explains how students responded to distance-learning concerns and coronavirus-related income losses.
An interview with distance learning experts about how GRCC adapted to online instruction during the coronavirus pandemic.
My GRCC Story follows Antonina Chehovska from GRCC music classes to performing at Carnegie Hall.
A GRCC student shares her journey balancing school and motherhood, and her scholarship-funded trip to the Netherlands through TRIO.