http://grccevents.com/Rss.aspx?id=4 All Alumni for the month of September, 2010 en-us Copyright 2010 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:52:12 GMT Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:52:12 GMT http://grccevents.com In support of the National Day of Service and Remembrance the Academic Service Learning Center (ASLC) and the ASLC Student Scholars will be hosting an event to bring the community together and serve our local heroes. For this event we will be partnering with the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans to provide a Veterans Field Games - a variety of contests, games, and conversations for approximately 250 of our local heroes, with food and live entertainment. The Opening Ceremony for the Veterans Field Games will begin at 10:00 a.m. The closing ceremony and awards presentation will begin around 1:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed in a variety of roles. Contact Kelsey Caverly at kcaverly@grcc.edu to register for the event. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1461 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1461 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:44:12 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1654 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1654 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1655 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1655 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Alternative energy - what is it an alternative to? Understanding the existing energy infrastructure is essential for plotting the path to a sustainable energy future. Learn where our energy comes from now, how it's converted and distributed, and the back story of the issues we see in the headlines. Know More About: * Electric power generation, its fuels, the grid and current issues * What's driving energy use and demand * Environmental cost (fossil fuels/carbon issue) for today's power generation * Economic argument and current incentives for energy efficiency and renewables * Issues and opportunities in changeover to electric transportation http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1696 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1696 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:12:04 GMT Get trained for an entry level position in the emerging field of alternative solar energy! This course is designed to introduce you to the technology of Solar Photo Voltaics (PV) and its' application to the production of electrical energy. The emphasis will be on Solar PV Markets and Applications, Safety Basics, Electrical Basics, Solar Energy Fundamentals, Module Fundamentals, System Components & Sizing, System Electrical & Mechanical Design, and Performance Analysis, Maintenance & Troubleshooting. This course is designed to be 50% theory and 50% hands-on training. You should have prior training and/or experience in electrical theory and systems plus good math skills. The final exam for this course is the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Entry Level Exam. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1675 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1675 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:10:51 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1656 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1656 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1657 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1657 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Get trained for an entry level position in the emerging field of alternative solar energy! This course is designed to introduce you to the technology of Solar Photo Voltaics (PV) and its' application to the production of electrical energy. The emphasis will be on Solar PV Markets and Applications, Safety Basics, Electrical Basics, Solar Energy Fundamentals, Module Fundamentals, System Components & Sizing, System Electrical & Mechanical Design, and Performance Analysis, Maintenance & Troubleshooting. This course is designed to be 50% theory and 50% hands-on training. You should have prior training and/or experience in electrical theory and systems plus good math skills. The final exam for this course is the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Entry Level Exam. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1676 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1676 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:10:51 GMT International Speaker Comes to Grand Rapids Nicole Foss at GRCC's Spectrum Theater 7pm Thursday 9/16/10 Speaker Nicole Foss will come to Grand Rapids to explain in plain language the state of the economy. Foss, who recently completed a speaking tour of Europe, has studied energy policy and finance for the past fifteen years. Nicole Foss will speak at 7pm at Spectrum Theater, 160 Fountain Street NE. The talk is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated. RSVP to www.LocalFuture.org http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1993 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1993 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:10:45 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1658 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1658 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1659 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1659 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Get trained for an entry level position in the emerging field of alternative solar energy! This course is designed to introduce you to the technology of Solar Photo Voltaics (PV) and its' application to the production of electrical energy. The emphasis will be on Solar PV Markets and Applications, Safety Basics, Electrical Basics, Solar Energy Fundamentals, Module Fundamentals, System Components & Sizing, System Electrical & Mechanical Design, and Performance Analysis, Maintenance & Troubleshooting. This course is designed to be 50% theory and 50% hands-on training. You should have prior training and/or experience in electrical theory and systems plus good math skills. The final exam for this course is the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Entry Level Exam. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1677 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1677 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:10:51 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1660 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1660 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1661 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1661 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT A 2 1/2 hour session for those who desire detailed exposure to how one can establish or confirm appropriate direction in life that can lead to good decision making. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1990 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1990 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:09:22 GMT Get trained for an entry level position in the emerging field of alternative solar energy! This course is designed to introduce you to the technology of Solar Photo Voltaics (PV) and its' application to the production of electrical energy. The emphasis will be on Solar PV Markets and Applications, Safety Basics, Electrical Basics, Solar Energy Fundamentals, Module Fundamentals, System Components & Sizing, System Electrical & Mechanical Design, and Performance Analysis, Maintenance & Troubleshooting. This course is designed to be 50% theory and 50% hands-on training. You should have prior training and/or experience in electrical theory and systems plus good math skills. The final exam for this course is the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Entry Level Exam. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1678 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1678 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:10:51 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1662 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1662 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Grand Rapids Community College is pleased to announce its second annual Peace Studies Conference, September 27-29, 2010. Experts from around the country and throughout the world will come together to share their research and expertise related to international cooperation and crises, globalization, oppression, colonialism, violent and nonviolent resistance, human rights, and the creation of sustainable peace. Register Now! Sources of funding for the conference include: Grand Rapids Community College Ferris State University Woodrick Diversity Learning Center West Michigan Campaign for Love and Forgiveness, a grant funded initiative of the Fetzer Institute This conference is a special opportunity for the wider community to learn from diverse analyses of conflict and reconciliation. We hope you will join us. Feel free to contact us with any questions. Dr. Robert M. Hendershot Conference Coordinator rhenders@grcc.edu (616) 234-4104 Penni Weninger Administrative Support pweninger@grcc.edu (616) 234-4547 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1865 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1865 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:04:07 GMT Schedule: 9:30 a.m. Film Viewing 10:45 a.m. Panel discussion with voices from the West Michigan Civil Rights Movement Film provided by Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1647 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1647 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:46:01 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1663 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1663 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Grand Rapids Community College is pleased to announce its second annual Peace Studies Conference, September 27-29, 2010. Experts from around the country and throughout the world will come together to share their research and expertise related to international cooperation and crises, globalization, oppression, colonialism, violent and nonviolent resistance, human rights, and the creation of sustainable peace. Register Now! Sources of funding for the conference include: Grand Rapids Community College Ferris State University Woodrick Diversity Learning Center West Michigan Campaign for Love and Forgiveness, a grant funded initiative of the Fetzer Institute This conference is a special opportunity for the wider community to learn from diverse analyses of conflict and reconciliation. We hope you will join us. Feel free to contact us with any questions. Dr. Robert M. Hendershot Conference Coordinator rhenders@grcc.edu (616) 234-4104 Penni Weninger Administrative Support pweninger@grcc.edu (616) 234-4547 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1867 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1867 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:04:07 GMT Get trained for an entry level position in the emerging field of alternative solar energy! This course is designed to introduce you to the technology of Solar Photo Voltaics (PV) and its' application to the production of electrical energy. The emphasis will be on Solar PV Markets and Applications, Safety Basics, Electrical Basics, Solar Energy Fundamentals, Module Fundamentals, System Components & Sizing, System Electrical & Mechanical Design, and Performance Analysis, Maintenance & Troubleshooting. This course is designed to be 50% theory and 50% hands-on training. You should have prior training and/or experience in electrical theory and systems plus good math skills. The final exam for this course is the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Entry Level Exam. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1679 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1679 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:10:51 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1664 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1664 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Grand Rapids Community College is pleased to announce its second annual Peace Studies Conference, September 27-29, 2010. Experts from around the country and throughout the world will come together to share their research and expertise related to international cooperation and crises, globalization, oppression, colonialism, violent and nonviolent resistance, human rights, and the creation of sustainable peace. Register Now! Sources of funding for the conference include: Grand Rapids Community College Ferris State University Woodrick Diversity Learning Center West Michigan Campaign for Love and Forgiveness, a grant funded initiative of the Fetzer Institute This conference is a special opportunity for the wider community to learn from diverse analyses of conflict and reconciliation. We hope you will join us. Feel free to contact us with any questions. Dr. Robert M. Hendershot Conference Coordinator rhenders@grcc.edu (616) 234-4104 Penni Weninger Administrative Support pweninger@grcc.edu (616) 234-4547 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1868 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1868 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:04:07 GMT Avraham Burg: Peace Activist, Political Leader, Author Finding Reconciliation in An Era of Fear Activist and political leader Avraham Burg has been a leading figure in Israeli politics for over 20 years. Burg advocates for pluralism and tolerance and a more liberal approach to the Middle East conflict, “All of my life I’ve been an activist of the peace camp...I’m ready to go a very long way to bring people together from dialogue to acceptance and then compromise.” Free and open to the public. There is a small fee ($3.00) for on-campus parking. All lectures begin at 7:00 p.m. at Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain NE . A book signing will follow each lecture. For information, please call (616) 234-3390. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1449 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1449 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:19:01 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1665 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1665 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Get trained for an entry level position in the emerging field of alternative solar energy! This course is designed to introduce you to the technology of Solar Photo Voltaics (PV) and its' application to the production of electrical energy. The emphasis will be on Solar PV Markets and Applications, Safety Basics, Electrical Basics, Solar Energy Fundamentals, Module Fundamentals, System Components & Sizing, System Electrical & Mechanical Design, and Performance Analysis, Maintenance & Troubleshooting. This course is designed to be 50% theory and 50% hands-on training. You should have prior training and/or experience in electrical theory and systems plus good math skills. The final exam for this course is the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Entry Level Exam. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1680 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1680 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:10:51 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1666 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1666 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1667 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1667 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT Personal/Wellness Trainers provide physical fitness instruction and fitness and lifestyle assessments to people desiring a wellness program to meet their individual needs. This course will prepare you to work an entry level position at a fitness center, health club, corporate wellness department, or on a freelance basis. Course outcomes include completing an externship experience and preparing to take the National Strength and Conditioning Association's national certification exam. The test fee is included in the tuition. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1715 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1715 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:11:20 GMT Get trained for an entry level position in the emerging field of alternative solar energy! This course is designed to introduce you to the technology of Solar Photo Voltaics (PV) and its' application to the production of electrical energy. The emphasis will be on Solar PV Markets and Applications, Safety Basics, Electrical Basics, Solar Energy Fundamentals, Module Fundamentals, System Components & Sizing, System Electrical & Mechanical Design, and Performance Analysis, Maintenance & Troubleshooting. This course is designed to be 50% theory and 50% hands-on training. You should have prior training and/or experience in electrical theory and systems plus good math skills. The final exam for this course is the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Entry Level Exam. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1681 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1681 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:10:51 GMT Composite Technician is an 80 hour job training program to prepare for an entry level position in a manufacturing plant that produces products using composites. This training is focused specifically for those who will work in composites manufacturing for the renewable energy industry (wind energy, green transportation). Please note that composites manufacturing involves resins epoxies and other chemical materials. http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1668 http://grccevents.com/EventView.aspx?id=1668 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:12:25 GMT