Grand Rapids Community College

Getting my scholarship for Santa Fe, graduating high school, moving out of the house, moving into an apartment, getting a job, and now starting freshman year of college. It is insane! It feels like it was just yesterday that I graduated from Klein Oak. Seeing all my family tear up as I walked across that stage, getting my diploma. Being part of the graduation of the Class of 2018. Seeing the acceptance letter for Santa Fe, crying with my mom in happiness. Saying goodbye to all my friends,…

your city or a utility in your city transitioned from small-scale, pilot programs to large-scale smart grid deployment? o No, Ameren, St. Louis’ utility provider has small-scale, pilot programs for training future employees at the St. Louis Community College and a smarter workforce training program at the company. • What is the level of customer adoption of smart grid technology in your…

“Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Pleaseeeee! C’mon, let’s go! We have to!” I shouted. It was January 20th, 2015. 8:00pm. (AKA my birthday). We were in the middle of having cake. And as in we, I mean my Mom, Danny, Zio, Nonna, and Nonno. As we were enjoying our strawberry cake, we were discussing if we should drive to Arizona or not. The only reason we were thinking about going is because, well, Danny’s mom had just passed away and my Nonna Angie (his mom), and Nonno Vito (his dad) had a house out in…

a. Strengths: An assets of hope academy is that they have 95% of their students located in less than 5 miles of the building. This allows not having to fund bussing and lowers cost for getting students to and from school. The community has come together and helps make Hope Academy possible. Teachers that truly care about students, have and are willing to put in the extra time for the STEM Program. Growing student body as well as great faculty to student ratio. Hope Academy is filled with…

University in Big Rapids, Michigan. He graduated last 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in HVAC with no debt. David took a year off between High school and College because he was not sure what he wants to do for a career. Instead, he works at the café of Sam’s Club for $9 an hour. David got interested when he spent time with a mechanical engineer, who designed HVAC systems, so he decided to take it as his career. He has four younger siblings and his parents were not able to afford his college…

Understanding this interaction gives one the opportunity to function at their fullest potential. Career Overview My interviewee has no pre-licensure work history. She never worked while in high school. She transitioned right from high school to college to the healthcare workforce. Her career following licensure has been vast (10 different organizations) and all in the state of Michigan. See below (oldest to present): • St.…

Every year students enroll in River Community College, but unfortunately, many of them withdraw without completing their courses. One study of American adults finds that 31.3% of adults did not complete programs they began (Patterson & Paulson, 2011, p. 9). While many are motivated to continue their education by promises of improved employment, job stability and satisfaction, and personal motivations such as content interest and self improvement considerations, as well as familial and societal…

the Orlando Magic is Richard M. Devos and is one of the richest people in the United States. Richard also writes quotes and has a lot of famous and well recognized ones. He was born on March 4, 1926 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He went to Grand Rapids High School and then he attended Calvin College. He is married to Helen Devos and has four children. His children's names are Dick, Dan, Cheri, Doug and they all either own a business or are managers or CEO’s. Devos net worth is 6.3 billion dollars…

president for the United States. Later, you will find out about Gerald Ford's early life, his college years, his presidency, and his life after presidency. Ford was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1914. However, he grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ford’s birth name was Leslie King, Jr.; he was named after his father. His mother was, Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford. Ford attended South High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Later his parents got divorced because his father was a wife beating alcoholic.…

On July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, Leslie Lynch King, Jr. was born to his abusive father, Leslie Lynch King, and his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner. Two weeks after his birth, his parents divorced and him and his mother moved to Grand Rapids, MI. While in Grand Rapids, his mother met a businessman named Gerald R. Ford. Dorothy and Gerald soon got married. Gerald was immediately nicknamed “Jerry” Ford and in 1935 officially changed his name to Gerald R. Ford Jr. Gerald was a successful athlete…