DOWAGIAC – The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees honored William White for his 20 years of service to the college during its April 16 regular meeting at the Dowagiac campus. White, who serves as board secretary, has been on the board since 1992. He is a graduate of Cassopolis High School, where he was [...]
CENTREVILLE – When Michael Northrop accepted the position of art professor at Glen Oaks Community College, he was told “we want you to be a working artist and take that experience to the students.” Northrop has done that, and more, as evidenced by his selection as the 2011-2012 E. J. Shaheen Chair for Teaching Excellence [...]
The Kalamazoo-St. Joseph Michigan Works! and Glen Oaks Community College are partnering to bring a job fair to the Glen Oaks campus. The Job Fair is scheduled for Thursday (April 19) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Glen Oaks Community College, 62249 Shimmel Road, Centreville, Michigan. Many local employers will be on-site to meet [...]
DOWAGIAC – Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees Monday night accepted a $10,000 donation from Chuck Wimberley. The money will be used for scholarship funds. Wimberley, of Cassopolis, made the contribution based on the positive experience his daughter, Dakota had while attending SMC. Dakota Wimberley attended SMC for about two years and lived in the [...]
DOWAGIAC – The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees approved the construction of what will be the college’s third student housing unit, recognized employees for service, recognized two SMC students as All-State Academic Team members, accepted gifts and grants, and conducted other business during a regularly scheduled meeting for April held on Monday (April 16). [...]
The Three Rivers school district has been recognized for recent infrastructure improvements expected to save nearly $200,000 a year in energy and operational costs. The Trane Energy Efficiency Award was presented to the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education during its meeting Monday evening (April 16). The board activated the project in July of [...]
Several Eastside Elementary teachers attended the Constantine Public Schools Board of Education meeting held Monday (April 16). Teacher Jeremy Copeland said a program he, along with Susan Middleton and Jamie Dahms, created will be incorporated into a Common Core State Standards program. “It will be used all over Michigan and the U.S.,” Copeland said. “It’s pretty [...]
CENTREVILLE – Glen Oaks Community College offers New Student Orientation to welcome students to campus and to assist students in making a smooth transition to college life. Effective Fall 2012, orientation is mandatory for new students. Director of Admissions Tonya Howden says, “Orientation provides students with information on campus policies, procedures, support services, and activities, [...]
Toni Benson gave a program on preserving family history, entitled, “Family History Survival” to the St. Joseph County Genealogical Society on Saturday (April 14) at Constantine Township Library. “Research of family history is near and dear to my heart, a lifelong passion for 30 years,” she said. Benson is the local history librarian at the Van Buren District Library [...]
The St. Joseph County Council for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect – otherwise known as the CA/N Council – is now located in new quarters in downtown Centreville. An open house last Thursday (April 12) celebrated the move to the “white house” at 227 West Main Street – just west of the Courthouse – [...]
We hear a good deal of talk about “failing schools,” but are they failing? At least one person questions that notion. I’ve encountered the thoughts of Paul Farhi on this topic on two occasions in recent days. Farhi is a reporter at The Washington Post. The first encounter was in an article in the spring [...]
DOWAGIAC – Southwestern Michigan College will present the Spring Dance concerts April 20 and 21 in the theatre of the Dale A. Lyons Building on the Dowagiac campus. The afternoon performance will be at 1 p.m. April 20 with an evening show at 7:30 p.m. April 21. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students [...]
CENTREVILLE – The Glen Oaks Community College Board of Trustees reluctantly approved a $5.00 per contact hour tuition increase at its April meeting Wednesday (April 11). The adjustment is a 5.9 percent increase for in-district students beginning with the Fall 2012 semester. Resident In-District tuition increases from $85.00 to $90.00 per contact hour. Service Area [...]
KALAMAZOO, MI – Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) Tuesday (April 10) joined leaders from Western Michigan University (WMU), Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), and Kellogg Community College (KCC) in announcing that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will locate a Vet Success on Campus program in southwest Michigan. Jointly hosted by the three schools [...]
DOWAGIAC – Southwestern Michigan College presents its Spring Choral Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday (April 13) in the theatre of the Dale A. Lyons Building on the Dowagiac campus. The SMC select voices, men’s ensemble, concert choir, and evening chorale will perform under the direction of David Carew, SMC choral director. General admission is $7 [...]
The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center (MADC) and the Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Great Lakes Chapter are pleased to offer a unique educational conference. “The Alzheimer’s Journey: Preparing for the Road Ahead” offers special sessions designed specifically for healthcare professionals. Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012 Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Road, [...]
(Cassopolis, MI) – Midwest Energy Cooperative recently donated Kill-A-Watt meters to area libraries across its service territory in an effort to promote greater understanding of energy use and management. The Kill-A-Watt meter is a popular tool that the co-op makes available as a free loan to members. The easy-to-use tool records various power measurements of [...]
“The future of small towns will require helping entrepreneurial young people learn the skills and find the resources they’ll need to succeed with local businesses.” This statement offers the essence of an interesting article by Craig Schroeder in The Daily Yonder, a piece entitled Wise Towns Will Spur Young Entrepreneurs. Schroeder is Senior Fellow for [...]
Matthew Nelson, fourth grade student from The Montessori School in Kalamazoo, is taking his commitment to conservation to Disney World! Matthew has been participating in the Kalamazoo Nature Center’s Outside in Our Schoolyard project, a spin-off of the Kalamazoo No Child Left Inside Community Initiative with the Children & Nature Network (C&NN) and the W.K. [...]
In these days of tight budgets and limited resources, governmental units are being encouraged to explore ways to join forces in providing services and making available funding go further. One move in that direction in ‘River Country’ – a shared superintendent for the Centreville and Mendon school districts – seems to be working out well. [...]
