Cornerstone University News

Ross Holtrop helps Nancy Van Winkle, of Grand Rapids, pick out a pair of running shoes.

"What if" the worst does happen? Will we be ready in West Michigan? And, if we are not, what needs to be done to get ready? Those questions will be posed to regional emergency planners, law enforcement officials and first-responders during an Alliance for Health Seminar, Friday December 4th.

Cornerstone University will eliminate 10 staff positions and not fill four other vacancies as part of a budget-tightening effort to reduce expenditures by $1.5 million.

For 40 years, Bayard "By" Baylis has worked with words to develop curriculum for students and to help faculty teach better, most recently as the provost at Cornerstone University.

Cornerstone University has changed a ban on staff and faculty drinking that's been in place for 68 years.

Twenty-three private college presidents nationwide earned more than $1 million in salary and benefits - but local leaders say they will not be joining that club soon, especially after a round of pay freezes and reductions this year.

John L. Miles is remembered as a warm, caring -- and tireless -- educator who relied on his Christian faith to lead the Grand Rapids School of the Bible and Music for almost 40 years.

Attendees at the fifth annual MichBio Expo got a peak into what might be companies or products of the future Wednesday morning during a session titled "Hot Technologies." The four technologies include mimicking body structures to improve in-vitro fertilization and the growth of stem cells; a test to predict which cancer patients are more sensitive ...

And the leaders of Voice of Hope and Brightside churches, two small Wayland congregations, contend the person Birman, 24, professed to be is at odds with the young man accused of using his position to access the teenage girls.

Dave Van Allsburg joined B&B Mechanical Services LLC/West Michigan GeoThermal as a residential GeoThermal expert.

The word new is being used a great deal at the Albion Volunteer Service Organization these days: new acting director, staff and new board members, new office location, new office hours, and new ways of communicating.

The 2009 Allegan County Fair had record attendance and sales. Acting fair manager Saree Miller said the entertainment brought in very large crowds, with comedian Jeff Dunham's shows leading the way with 8,000 visitors.

DELTA TWP. - To recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of Delta Township businesses and citizens, the Delta Township Board is holding the 4th Annual Delta Township Community Awards Reception, which will be held on Oct.

Could the next big sitcom be filmed in Grand Rapids? Bob Israels had an idea : Use local students to produce television shows, and give the profits to the colleges.

Capital Area Michigan Works will host its Fall Job Expo from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday.

Posted 16 hours, 16 minutes ago at 9:07 am. The Miss Cass-St. Joseph County Scholarship Pageant takes place Saturday, Aug.

WINTER HAVEN, FL, August 11, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Dr. Duncan Campbell Stanton, Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor for Heartland Community Church, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in spiritual services.

WINTER HAVEN, FL, August 11, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Dr. Duncan Campbell Stanton, Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor for Heartland Community Church, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in spiritual services.

WINTER HAVEN, FL, August 11, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Dr. Duncan Campbell Stanton, Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor for Heartland Community Church, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in spiritual services.

New Life Christian School in Hamilton held their 2009 graduation ceremony on Friday, June 26.