Dowagiac

Baker reception overflows SMC art gallery

For a guy Southwestern Michigan College paid to teach people, David Baker paradoxically needs abundant solitude. “My (minimum ...

Dowagiac

IU South Bend, SMC announce nursing degree partnership

Indiana University South Bend and Southwestern Michigan College have started a partnership that will help students earn an ...

Education

SMC participating in fourth annual College Flu Challenge

LANSING — A college student’s health is vital to their academic success and an important part of student ...

Dowagiac

SMC stages first Renaissance Faire

“King’s Landing” at Southwestern Michigan College’s first Renaissance Faire Sept. 9 wasn’t a “Game of Thrones” reference so ...

Dowagiac

GALLERY: SMC hosts first ever Renaissance Faire

DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College went medieval Saturday, as the community college hosted its first ever Renaissance Faire that ...

Dowagiac

SMC CJ student awarded $2,000 law enforcement scholarship

Christian Campbell, who studied criminal justice at Southwestern Michigan College, has been awarded a $2,000 Law Enforcement Education ...

Dowagiac

SMC hosts construction celebration for expansion

While there were no shovels or hardhats like one would expect to see at a traditional groundbreaking ceremony, ...

Southwestern Michigan College

SMC to host inaugural Renaissance Faire

Southwestern Michigan College’s Dowagiac campus could resemble the fictional continent of Westeros from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.  Saturday for ...

Southwestern Michigan College

David Baker retrospective first up for fall in SMC art gallery

A 41-piece retrospective of David Baker’s 36-year career teaching art at Southwestern Michigan College fills the gallery in ...

Dowagiac

SMC fall classes start Tuesday

A festive, travel-themed freshman orientation set the stage for Southwestern Michigan College’s Class of 2019 to embark on ...

Dowagiac

SMC students preparing for opening day next week

While classes do not officially start until after Labor Day, Southwestern Michigan College’s Dowagiac campus was alive with ...

Dowagiac

Navy SEAL, dog handler speaks at SMC Sept. 14

Jimmy Hatch, a retired Navy Special Warfare operator and founder of Spike’s K-9 Fund, will speak at Southwestern ...

Dowagiac

Eight SMC students named to President, Dean’s list

Southwestern Michigan College named eight students to the President’s and Dean’s lists for summer semester 2017. Students honored ...

Dowagiac

SMC fighting student-employee retirement mandate

In what the college president described as a “David and Goliath” situation, leaders with Southwestern Michigan College are ...

Cass County

News in brief, Aug. 24

Sister Lakes Lions Club hosting pancake breakfast SISTER LAKES — The Sister Lakes Lions Club will host an all-you-can-eat ...

Dowagiac

SMC President Mathews reflects on his 20th anniversary with the college

When President Dr. David M. Mathews joined Southwestern Michigan College in July 1997, “We had 45 faculty and ...

Cassopolis

SMC’s STEM camp is elementary

Southwestern Michigan College’s Aug. 8-10 STEM camp consisted of four workshops — one per letter — for more ...

Dowagiac

SMC students selected for reality star’s Work Ethics scholarship

Whether wielding a saw, hammer or paint brush, Carlyn McClelland and Victoria Knight are perfectly at home building ...

Dowagiac

SMC approves contractor for nursing facility expansion

Southwestern Michigan College’s mission to improve the quality of healthcare education in the region has taken its next ...

Dowagiac

Chemical Bank leader donates $20,000 to SMC nursing project

Chemical Bank’s Community President of the Michiana Community Bank Todd A. Obren recently delivered a $20,000 check to ...

Southwestern Michigan College

SMC graduate selected to dance with TopCats in NFL

When Southwestern Michigan College alumna Samantha Mathews sees her first National Football League game Sept. 17 it will ...

Southwestern Michigan College

Local foundation gives SMC $50,000 for nursing building

Ten years after his death, Charles B. Huizenga continues to positively impact this area, such as the $50,000 ...

Dowagiac

Area students improve their acting skills through SMC program

Students from across the Michiana area are getting a taste of what life is like on stage — ...

Dowagiac

Steve’s Run returns to SMC July 29

Steve’s Run, the 43rd “Original Road and Trail Race,” starts on Southwestern Michigan College’s Dowagiac campus in front ...

Cassopolis

SMC hosts first agriculture camp

Southwestern Michigan College Educational Talent Search’s inaugural three-day Agricultural Science Camp debuted July 18 with a field trip ...

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