PETOSKEY - North Central Michigan College (NCMC) and Davenport University announced a partnership to expand nursing education in Northern Michigan. Leaders from both institutions formalized the partnership with a signing ceremony January 30 at NCMC in Petoskey. Their agreement streamlines the process for nurses with an NCMC associate degree to earn a Bachelor of Science
GRAND RAPIDS—Davenport University will offer Michigan PreK-12 teachers a free virtual workshop, based on a graduate-level course, to support the creation of online coursework for their students. The program addresses barriers and challenges teachers face when providing instruction online and helps them create a virtual learning map for effective online PreK-12 instruction. “The pandemic has
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University will offer a free career-focused class to individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of the coronavirus. The online course, Communications 120 – Presentation Techniques, will give each participant an opportunity to hone their presentation skills, build their resumes, enhance their LinkedIn profiles and earn three college credits.
ROYAL OAK - Davenport University President Richard Pappas talks about the 2020 Michigan Performance Excellence Award recipient by Michigan Performance Excellence, earned by Davenport for demonstrating outstanding performance, leadership and operational excellence. https://youtu.be/fyLD5pgz7tA
ROYAL OAK - On MITech TV March 2, Davenport President Richard Pappas announces his college is the recipient of the 2020 Michigan Performance Excellence Award. Carrie Borchers and Amanda Regnerus from US Signal discuss the Grand Rapids company’s new Southeast Michigan data center. Dawn Thompson from the American Center for Mobility updates details on ground
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University, with the help of a Military Credit Equivalency Grant, has created new pathways for veterans to fast-track their second career and earn a degree. These new pathways enable veterans to leverage military experience for academic credit and earn a four-year degree in as little as 3 years. According to 2017
GRAND RAPIDS–Davenport University has received a five-year, $4 milliongrant from the National Science Foundation to train and educate the nation’s next generation of cybersecurity experts as part of their CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program. Led by Lonnie Decker and Mark McKinnon of Davenport University, and Andrew Rozema of Grand Rapids Community College, the program will
GRAND RAPIDS - IRS-certified tax preparers and accounting students from Davenport University, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids Community College and Cornerstone University will be joined by community volunteers to provide free tax preparation services for annual household incomes of $58,000 on April 14 - 16 and 18 in Grand Rapids. Volunteers are providing assistance in conjunction
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University will host its first Michigan state competition for Business Professionals of America Feb. 27 when students from nine middle school chapters will compete in more than 14 different events consisting of computer skills, business fundamentals, speeches and many team events. Davenport University BPA students and staff will assist with judging, grading
GRAND RAPIDS - Student, alumni and faculty volunteers from Davenport University are trained and ready to kick off free income tax preparation sessions, available to low- and middle- income tax-filers (less than $58,000 in total family income) at locations across West Michigan. Every year, millions of dollars in tax refunds and credits go unclaimed by
