Education

SMC hosts Diversity Week to celebrate traditions across the globe

Southwestern Michigan College’s second annual Diversity Week celebrated Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa and Mawlid un-Nabi Dec. 3 to 6 ...

Education

SMC student graduating early, destined for engineering in Utah

After three semesters, Jenny Hinton’s time at Southwestern Michigan College will soon draws to a close. She is ...

Education

Bosch renews grant for 2019 SMC STEM camp

Bosch Community Fund’s board has awarded a $5,850 grant enabling Southwestern Michigan College to continue offering a STEM ...

Southwestern Michigan College

Toymaker creates action figure for Brandywine grad, WWE star

Mattel toy designer David Vonner is living his superhero dreams after surmounting obstacles, from Gene Simmons of KISS ...

Education

SMC takes stance on recreational marijuana

Despite having been legalized in the state of Michigan, one local institution is “just saying no” to recreational ...

Education

Faculty art exhibit opens at SMC

Southwestern Michigan College’s annual faculty exhibit is not just art instructors’ work, but pieces from faculty representing nursing, ...

Education

Wallenda extols perseverance to SMC students

Persevere. Don’t give up. The show must go on. Good advice for college students and tightrope walkers alike, ...

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SMC student celebrates 50 by finishing degree

SUBMITTED Janelle Fricke said she feels elated pondering the third act of her life after Southwestern Michigan College ...

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Esteemed singer to be part of SMC’s Fall Floral Choral Concert

DOWAGIAC — Central Michigan University’s Dr. Amanda Pabyan will be a special guest at Southwestern Michigan College’s Fall ...

Education

Foster, McKenzie lead SMC Board of Trustees race

DOWAGIAC — The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees will welcome a new member, according to unofficial election ...

Education

‘Visionary’ sculpture dedicated to Dr. Fred L. Mathews

“Visionary,” the new Fritz Olsen sculpture in Southwestern Michigan College’s Fred L. Mathews Library, is a personal gift ...

Education

SMC to host band concert Friday

Southwestern Michigan College Department of Visual and Performing Arts will present its 2018 Fall Band Concert at 7:30 ...

Education

SMC, IUSB students evaluate invasive species

Dozens of Southwestern Michigan College and Indiana University South Bend students got their hands dirty Friday morning in ...

Education

Renowned magician headlines SMC’s new fall variety show this weekend

“Scenes from the Station,” Southwestern Michigan College’s new fall variety show, pairs Stuart MacDonald, an internationally acclaimed magician, ...

Education

Forum announced for SMC Board of Trustee candidates

As the race for seats on the Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees is heating up, some Cass ...

Education

SMC estimated to owe more than $257,000

A report from the Michigan Office of Retirement Services estimates that Southwestern Michigan College may owe more than ...

Education

SMC to host ‘The Kids Table’ gallery through Nov. 1

The Benton Harbor artist collective builds interactivity into every show, from indoor swings to free haircuts. For “The ...

Education

Nursing grad serves by heading into hurricanes

As commander of a disaster medical assistance team, Southwestern Michigan College 1981 nursing alumnus Rick Hess is accustomed ...

Education

Niles SMC campus to host seminar on preventing spread of oak wilt

To help homeowners, arborists and tree services identify and prevent the spread of oak wilt, a free educational ...

Education

SMC expanding IUSB business pathways

Indiana University South Bend and Southwestern Michigan College are expanding their partnership to add advertising, marketing, health services ...

Education

SMC welcomes new intramural coordinator

DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s new intramurals coordinator, Dan Cunningham, brings 42 years of educational experience, including teaching, ...

Education

$17,500 awarded in Edward Guse agriculture scholarships

Southwestern Michigan College Trustees met Edward A. Guse Agricultural Scholarship recipients at the Dowagiac campus greenhouse prior to ...

News

SMC Art Gallery spotlights collection curation

Niles graphic design major Mckenzie Fletcher was startled to recognize an outtake of her work hanging in Southwestern ...

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SMC hosts second annual renaissance faire

This weekend, local college students were transported to the days of yore — to times of swash-buckling knights, ...

Education

SMC agriculture scholarship recipients meet benefactor

On Sept. 5, three Southwestern Michigan College agriculture students from Berrien County met Nancy Wuszke, benefactress of their ...

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