education
Don't go mental?
by (iglass)
Submitted 11-26-2010 under OPINION
I was reading an article a while back which reminded me that many members of the general public have little knowledge of what psychiatric conditions are really all about. At least many people are not sensitive to the very real pain associated with...
Catalyst Radio: Media education at GRCMC another outlet for youth creativity
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 11-26-2010 under NONPROFITS
This week we turn the mic on Gretchen Vinnedge, the Community Media Center's education director. The education department for the CMC steers many programs including AniJAM workshops that teaches stop-motion animation to all ages and MoLLIE, a...
Moral Ground 2010: Presidential Recycling
by (Apion)
Submitted 10-18-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
"Yes. Now if you would have asked me that question back in Pennsylvania I would have still answered yes, but I would not have been able to answer how in specifics." ~ Steven Ender, Ed.D., President of Grand Rapids Community College "Moral...
ArtPrize: Whose vote counts most?
by (evanarragon)
Submitted 09-20-2010 under OPINION
Last September 27, I headed downtown with one question in my mind: “What will 100,000 paper airplanes look like?” The event was Rob Bliss’s ArtPrize entry: paper planes dropped from the six tallest buildings downtown to the strains of Sigur Ros’s...
Literacy Center student, Hope Warren, reaches for her dreams and becomes a role model
by (LiteracyCenter)
Submitted 09-14-2010 under NONPROFITS
By Lindsay McHolme Having dropped out of Grand Rapids Central High School before graduation, Hope Warren, now 25 years old, is doing everything in her power to turn her life around for herself and to be a role model for her seven year old son...
A SOS (Shape our Schools) Call To the Creatives, From a Creative
by (LisaRoseGR)
Submitted 09-08-2010 under OPINION
Both Lisa Rose Starner and Seth Starner collaborated on this piece. Grand Rapids is brimming with creativity, and it's this talent that is painting a new face on Grand Rapids. These creatives aren't just relegated to the artist's studio – these...
Friday Night Conversations presents Volunteering at GRAM for ArtPrize: What-When-How-Why
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 09-03-2010 under NONPROFITS
Join us for Friday Nights at GRAM from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. FREE for members and $5 for non-members, this price includes admission to exhibitions and Friday Night Conversations. Cash bar located in Museum Lobby from 5:00-8:30pm. Conversations will...
SBV of the Week: Marketing and Development Volunteer Needed
by (Heart of West M...)
Submitted 08-19-2010 under NONPROFITS
Each week the Volunteer Center will highlight an exciting skill-based volunteer (SBV) opportunity found on our Volunteer Solutions website. This week's SBV opportunity comes from the Specialized Language Development Center: ...
Foundation Awards $574,275 in Scholarships to Local Students
by (GRCommFound)
Submitted 07-21-2010 under NONPROFITS
Half of awards go to first generation college students This fall, 539 local students will start a new year of college knowing they have the support of their community as recipients of scholarships from Grand Rapids Community Foundation....
Under construction: Gerald R. Ford Job Corps challenges misconceptions
by (JessalynJ)
Submitted 06-24-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Everything you know about Job Corps is wrong. Or at least, that’s how one might feel after spending an afternoon with the students and staff at Grand Rapids’ vocational training center. Nearly a century after its original construction, the Gerald R...