If you've been waiting to get involved with the food pantry, look no further! We have added some new training days to the calendar for volunteer training. If you're interested in helping out, and want to earn some professional development hours for volunteering, please check out our  Food Pantry Volunteer Training form to select a date. Monday 9/9/2024, 12-1 PM -In Person Monday 9/16/2024, 10-11 AM -In Person Training includes a tour of the pantry as well as a review of general guidelines and food safety practices. Once trained, you can sign up help unload or help clean and restock! If you have any questions, please email our new Student Resources Coordinator. Ocrea Collier Student Life and Conduct Student Resource Coordinator ocreacollier@grcc.edu  

We're diving right into September! Check out what's coming up this month! Tues., Sept 10 Dollars for Development Thurs., Sept 12 Mastering the Art of Workplace Etiquette Tues., Sept 17 APSS Peer Guide Training Wed., Sept 18 Cutting Through The Clutter of Life Wed., Sept 18 GRCC Accounts Explained Thurs., Sept 19 Overview of FMLA, ADA, STD, LTD Thurs., Sept 19 Active Shooter Response Training Wed., Sept 25 Addressing Employee Conduct Concerns Thurs., Sept 26 Conduct, CARE, Threat, Assess, Report Mon., Sept 30  First Time Supervisors

Are you passionate about celebrating diversity, fostering inclusivity and honoring cultural heritage? GRCC faculty, staff and students are invited to join the Woodrick Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Affairs in shaping the vibrant tapestry of our campus community by becoming a part of the GRCC Heritage Awareness & Celebration Committees! These committees play a pivotal role in orchestrating multicultural events and initiatives throughout the year, including retrospective months of celebrations. By joining, you'll have the opportunity to contribute your ideas, energy, and expertise towards creating a campus environment that embraces and celebrates our rich diversity. Why Join? Make a meaningful impact by promoting cultural awareness and understanding. Collaborate with fellow members to organize engaging events and initiatives. Contribute to fostering a more inclusive and welcoming campus for all. Expectations:  Committee members are expected to attend monthly meetings for planning and coordination. Your commitment and dedication are crucial in ensuring the success of our endeavors. Ready to get involved? To join one or more of the committees, sign up using our Heritage Awareness & Celebration Committee Sign-Up form. Let's work together to cultivate a campus where every heritage is celebrated and every voice is heard. We look forward to welcoming you to our commit

As part of the Sustainability Team, I urge you to check out the events during Active Commute Week 2024 . It's the week our community gets together to promote alternative means of transit. Klaas Kwant

Important communication updates start next week: New Employee News Webpage:  We’ve launched a dedicated Employee News page on the GRCC website. This page will be your go-to for internal updates and essential information, including administrative updates, employee events, HR information and more. Access will require logging in with your GRCC Google credentials. You can check out the page now at this link  https://www.grcc.edu/faculty-staff/employee-news . Make sure to bookmark it for easy access. Weekly Email Newsletter:  The daily GRCC Today email will transition to a weekly newsletter, sent every Friday. This newsletter will summarize updates from the Employee News page and include additional content such as: Highlights from the main News section of the website Links to external news stories featuring GRCC Updates on higher education trends Contributing Updates:  Continue to share your news by emailing your submissions to marcomm@grcc.edu. Please ensure content is relevant to the college and adheres to accessibility guidelines (no PDFs, please). Thank you for your continued engagement with GRCC!

It’s hard to believe it is that time of year again but we are already off and running with recruitment for the new year!   This year, Omar and I have coordinated in advance once again for our Fall and Spring events for your planning purposes.  Here is our  calendar of events for the year that involve faculty and departments across campus.  The GRCC’s Admissions Team is kicking off the first event this Fall with our annual Open House.  While I provided some details in the calendar linked above, the Open House’s typically highlight the following activities for prospective students and their families:  Student Tours Campus Overview and Admissions Presentation Academic Advising and Transfer Presentations Financial Aid Presentation Resource Fair We would love to have your department represented.  It is a great chance to connect with future GRCC students, answer questions, and showcase your department! We have also provided dates to the Spring events, but we will email everyone as usual next semester to remind you. Please sign up for the Fall event so we can reserve a spot for you.    Save your spot here ! (Saturday, October 5, 2024, Lakeshore Campus, 10 a.m. to noon)  Save your spot here ! (Saturday, October 19, 2024, Main Campus, 9 a.m. to noon) Future Events:  Saturday, April 12, 2025  Lakeshore Campus, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.  Saturday, April 19,2025 Main Campus, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Career & Student Employment Services sponsors the “Go Beyond” recognition program for Student Employees.  This program recognizes Student Employees who go beyond their normal job responsibilities to provide extraordinary service while working at GRCC.   Nominated student employees receive a special GRCC T-shirt and a gift card.  Congratulations to our “Go Beyond” recipients for August 2024:  Coral Dela Garza (Lakeshore Campus), Maegan Swanson (Disability Support Services), Emerson Gill (AATC) and Shaam Singh (AATC). To nominate a student employee, please visit the  Go Beyond Recognition Program website

Join us for an artful celebration! The GRCC Paul Collins Art Gallery is hosting six ArtPrize artists this year. GRCC staff, faculty, alumni, donors and board members are invited to our  ArtPrize Open House! Immerse yourself in creativity and inspiration as we showcase the vibrant works of talented artists and hear from each of them about their pieces. Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 4-6 p.m. GRCC Paul Collins Art Gallery located on the 4th floor of Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall ArtPrize featured artists: Andrew Caldwell Erin Reinholtz Matthew Schenk Christopher Shields Daniel Sundahl James Totulis Enjoy light refreshments, mingle with fellow art lovers and celebrate the power of art with the GRCC Community!  

Did you know IT has a self-service  Support Portal  where you can easily and quickly report issues, submit service requests, and search for knowledge articles? Two major components of the Support Portal are the Service Catalog and the Knowledge Base . The Service Catalog provides easy access to a large variety of services that the IT department offers. Placing a service request through the portal is helpful in that it guides you through questions we will need to fulfill the request, saving you time! The Knowledge Base includes answers to common questions that we receive in the IT department as well as how-tos on common processes and procedures specific to GRCC technology. Please visit the  IT Customer Support Portal  or click on the links below for helpful guides. How to Search the IT Knowledge Base How to Search the IT Service Catalog How to Submit a Ticket from the Portal View Your Submitted Tickets from the Portal For more information and helpful tips, please visit the  IT Support Portal  or contact the IT Support Desk at x4357.

In early October, Information Technology (IT) will be rolling out an upgrade to the system that manages your login credentials and computer profile. This upgrade, which was first announced in March 2024, will enhance security and performance behind the scenes.  Your username and password will stay the same throughout the upgrade. Here’s what you need to know: What’s Changing? After the update, your login process will look the same, but it will now be routed through a new system that IT manages called Active Directory. To complete the update, you will need to restart your computer to apply the changes, then log in using your existing username and password.  How to Prepare? Make sure your campus network password is up to date and working. If you’ve forgotten it, now’s a great time to reset it! Before the update, please back up any important files or documents on your computer (like those on your desktop or in your downloads folder) by moving them to a shared network drive (such as J or S) or your Google Drive. We’ll send out more detailed instructions as we get closer to the launch in early October, so stay tuned to emails from IT Notifications. If you have any questions in the meantime, please reach out to  itsupport@grcc.edu Thank you for your cooperation and remember, together, we’ve got this!