Faculty & Staff

Learning Day
WINTER 2019

GRCC | 143 BOSTWICK AVE NE

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Shaun Harper
Professor in the Rossier School of Education at USC, and
Executive Director of the USC Race & Equity Center

Shaun R. Harper, PhD, is a Provost Professor in the Rossier

School of Education and Marshall School of Business at
USC, the Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban
Leadership, and executive director of the USC Race and
Equity Center. He is author of over 100 peer-reviewed
journal articles and other academic publications. Review
of Research in Education, Teachers College Record,
Harvard Educational Review, Journal of Higher
Education, Review of Higher Education, and Journal of College Student
Development are some journals that have published his research. Professor Harper’s
research has been cited in more than 8,000 published studies. His books
include Advancing Black Male Student Success from Preschool through
Ph.D. and Scandals in College Sports. Johns Hopkins University Press is publishing his 13th
book, Race Matters in College.

Professor Harper is past president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education
[ASHE] and an elected member of the American Educational Research Association
[AERA] Executive Council. He serves on editorial boards for the Journal of Higher
Education and American Educational Research Journal, and was previously associate
editor of Educational Researcher. Professor Harper was named an AERA Fellow in 2017.
AERA also presented him its 2010 Early Career Award [Division G] and 2014 Relating
Research to Practice Award. Additionally, he received the 2008 ASHE Early Career
Award, the 2012 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Robert H.
Shaffer Award for Faculty Excellence, and the 2014 American College Personnel
Association Contribution to Knowledge Award. Governors State University awarded him
an honorary doctorate in 2017.

Professor Harper has been interviewed on CNN, ESPN, and NPR, and featured or quoted
in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Sports
Illustrated, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, and over 11,000 news
outlets in the U.S. and abroad. He was appointed to President Barack Obama’s My
Brother’s Keeper advisory council in 2015, and recognized in Education Week as one of
the 10 most influential professors in the field of education in 2017.
 Faculty & Staff Learning Day 2019
Morning Sessions 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

OPENING DAY KEYNOTE FOLLOW-UP SESSION

348 Science Building Steps to Building an Inclusive Classroom on Campus
(Auditorium) Facilitator: Shaun Harper

COMPLETION & TRANSFER

139 Science Building Schedule and Program Optimization: An Overview of College Action Plan 1.1
Facilitator: Eric Mullen

202 Science Building Sexual Assault, Gender Discrimination and #MeToo: Navigating Title IX
Facilitators: Deven Swanigan and Kimberly DeVries

304 Cook Hall How to Help Students Transfer Successfully

Facilitators: Erin Busscher, Dan Nyhof, and Kaelee Steffens

EQUITY
133 Science Building Our Changing Community
Facilitator: Art Johnson

305 Science Building Addressing Student Hunger, Homelessness, and Funding Issues
Facilitators: Lina Blair and Lyttron Burris

MINDFULNESS/WELLNESS
123 Science Building Take a Breath: Meditation & Yoga in the Classroom
Facilitators: Leigh Kleinert, Emily Nisley, and Jodi Gee

223 Cook Hall Why Develop Mindfulness Skills?

Facilitator: Werner Absenger

308 Main Building Nourishing Your Body During the Winter Months
Facilitator: Rachel Lutwick-Deaner

347 Main Building Tranquility Lounge

Facilitator: Traci Nichols

TEACHING & LEARNING

127 Science Building Take the Marshmallow Challenge
Facilitators: Dan Sullivan and Katie Daniels

138 Science Building Establishing a Virtual Presence: Synchronous Tools for Distance Learning & Student Support
Facilitators: Bill Knapp and Meg Lockard

201 Science Building Understanding General Education at GRCC

Facilitators: Dillon Carr and Sheila Jones

218 Cook Hall Academic Freedom

Facilitator: Jim Hayes

351 Main Building Google Drive, Docs, and Hangouts

Facilitator: Chad Sytsma

425 Science Building Creating Accessible Word Documents

Facilitators: Bill Faber and Tim Periard
 Faculty & Staff Learning Day 2019
1st Afternoon Sessions 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

COMMUNITY IMPACT
303 Science Building CAP 4.1 Establishing a Career Resource Center
Facilitator: Amy Mansfield

EQUITY
115 Cook Hall Workforce Statistics Report
Facilitators: Cathy Kubiak and Rachel Paulucci

133 Science Building Our Changing Community

Facilitator: Art Johnson

204 Science Building Building Equity by Articulating Your Positionality

Facilitators: Mursalata Muhammad and Will Osmun

205 Science Building Addressing Student Hunger, Homelessness, and Funding Issues
Facilitators: Lina Blair and Lyttron Burris

MINDFULNESS/WELLNESS

347 Main Building Tranquility Lounge

Facilitator: Traci Nichols

TEACHING & LEARNING

123 Science Building Student Feedback in Non-Traditional Classroom Settings
Facilitators: Julie Sizemore and Andrew Wolinski

127 Science Building Take the Marshmallow Challenge

Facilitators: Dan Sullivan and Katie Daniels

138 Science Building Making Your Blackboard Course Accessible

Facilitators: Garret Brand and Matt Mekkes

139 Science Building The Beauty Behind Visual Learners

Facilitator: Rachel Whitmore

201 Science Building Understanding General Education at GRCC

Facilitators: Dillon Carr and Sheila Jones

202 Science Building “Can I Say That”? Awareness and Resources for the Stickiest Classroom Conversations
Facilitators: Kim DeVries and Keri Davis

100 Cook Hall Google Drive, Docs and Hangout

Facilitator: Chad Sytsma
 Faculty & Staff Learning Day 2019
2ND Afternoon Sessions 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

COMMUNITY IMPACT
138 Science Building Writing for the WEB: Universal Accessibility and Best Practices in UX
Facilitators: Leigh Jajuga and Patrick LaPenna

202 Science Building How High Impact Teaching and Learning Impacts the Student Experience
Facilitators: The Experiential Learning Staff

COMPLETION & TRANSFER

205 Science Building Academic Pathways Update
Facilitators: Tina Hoxie and Jennifer Batten

302 Science Building Sexual Assault, Gender Discrimination, and #MeToo: Navigating Title IX
Facilitators: Deven Swanigan and Kimberly DeVries

EQUITY
204 Science Building Building Equity by Articulating Your Positionality
Facilitator: Mursalata Muhammad & Will Osmun

305 Science Building Our Changing Community

Facilitator: Art Johnson

MINDFULNESS/WELLNESS
139 Science Building Why Poetry Matters to all Majors
Facilitator: Sean Mackey

347 Main Building Tranquility Lounge

Facilitator: Traci Nichols

402 Science Building Why Develop Mindfulness Skills?

Facilitator: Werner Absenger

TEACHING & LEARNING

127 Science Building Take the Marshmallow Challenge
Facilitators: Dan Sullivan and Katie Daniels

201 Science Building Gamification of the Classroom

Facilitator: Tim Periard

303 Science Building Engaging Ideas

Facilitators: Rachel Lutwick-Deaner and Brandy Springstubbe

306 Science Building Academic Freedom

Facilitator: Jim Hayes

100 Cook Hall Google Drive, Docs, and Hangouts

Facilitator: Chad Sytsma
 Faculty & Staff Learning Day 2019
2 Hour Afternoon Sessions 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

EQUITY
262 Main Building Introduction to Intergroup Dialogue
Facilitators: Sophia Brewer & Mansfield Matthewson

MINDFULNESS/WELLNESS
246 Main Building Introduction to the Alexander Technique – Moving with Awareness
Facilitator: Brian Morris

425 Science Building GRCC Accounts and You

Facilitators: Rachel Bower & Laura DeVries

TEACHING & LEARNING

214 Main Building Bridging the Gap
Facilitators: Geoffrey Beene, Brandi Miller, and Deb Vilmont

254 Science Building Assessing College Students’ Writing

Facilitator: Kim Bolt

351 Main Building Microsoft Overview

Facilitator: Jeff VanderVeen
The CTE & Human Resources would like to
thank the following people for their hard
work and dedication to making Learning
Day a success:
The President’s Office
CAP 3.2
Toy McNeal
Laura Devries
Steve Abid
Traci Nichols
CTE Advisory Team
Learning Day Presenters
Office of Instructional Support
Facilities
Information Technology
Learning Day Planning Team
Campus Dining
Eric Pehrson & Creative Studio Promotions
Penni Weninger & Golden Raiders
Anne Pryor & Simply Natural Massage