From staff reports
Infrastructure improvements are set to come to the Glen Oaks Community College this spring.
Presenting the focus topic at the college’s monthly meeting Thursday was Jack Abate, project management director from Miller Davis Construction Management.
The college recommended the firm to oversee the upcoming $7.3 million capital outlay project. Miller Davis worked on the initial building in the late 1960s. The plan calls for putting in place pre-construction services to stay on track with budget and timelines.
Additionally, the firm will provide transparency with information in all aspects of the project.
Construction is set to start in mid-May. The priority is on completing as much of the auto, welding and electrical labs over the summer as possible, prior to the students returning for fall semester.
Community college tuition support programs available
From staff reports
The state of Michigan has created and funded two tuition support programs to help individuals garner college certificates and degrees. These programs, Futures for Frontliners and Project Reconnect, recently were signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
The Futures for Frontliners program applications are closed for this budget year, but it is expected the program will be funded again in the state’s next budget, based on the enrollment success it has received, according to Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville.
Glen Oaks has a significant number of Frontliners students enrolled and the hope is for this continued engagement.
From staff reports
Glen Oaks Community College has announced plans to hold an in-person commencement ceremony, to include both 2020 and 2021 graduates.
Guests will not be allowed, but the event will be live-streamed. An edited video will be made available following the event, on the college’s social media sites.
The ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. May 7 at Ken Schuler Court in the Glen Oaks gymnasium. Nursing and Allied Health pinning ceremonies are being planned, with similar protocol, for 10 a.m. May 8 and 2 p.m. May 8, respectively.
“We recognize the importance of commencement, but we are also committed to hosting this event in as safe a manner as possible,” said David Devier, Glen Oaks president, “Although we are able to increase the number of people allowed during indoor gatherings per the governor’s recent order, we will still be unable to accommodate family members and guests.”
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Not everyone who is successful in life was necessarily a successful high school student, graduating at the top of their class or even graduating from high school at all.
For everyone who needs a second chance, adult education through the Branch Intermediate School District is one local option.
Destiney Everline is one of those students. She dropped out of high school the first chance she had and was a mom by the time she was 17.
Now Everline is a Glen Oaks Community College student and in February was named a top academic achiever.
“As one of the top 10 percent of of the college’s best and brightest students, you have been nominated to join the largest most prestigious honor society in the world, the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Alpha Delta Omega Chapter at Glen Oaks,” Ben Fries, GOCC advisor, announced via a letter.