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SMC grad creates scholarship skilled construction trades students

DOWAGIAC — Recent Southwestern Michigan College graduate Victoria Knight is already paying it forward by giving back to ...

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Girls on the Run Southwest Michigan to host virtual 5K

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Since COVID-19 reached the state of Michigan, state-mandated closures and “Stay Home, Stay Safe” orders ...

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$50,000 endowment supports SMC nursing scholarships

DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s new McLoughlin Family Scholarship will be awarded to nursing majors beginning in the ...

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SMC nursing graduate recovering from COVID-19

DOWAGIAC — MaryBeth Seal’s varied resume includes Southwestern Michigan College nursing graduate, health care provider, author, speaker and ...

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Ludman, Wilson retiring from SMC faculty

DOWAGIAC — Two members of Southwestern Michigan College’s faculty, Professor Larry Wilson, of Niles, and Associate Professor Don ...

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Former SMC instructor accused of criminal sexual conduct still awaiting trial

CASSOPOLIS — The pandemic has delayed the trial of a former Southwestern Michigan College instructor who is accused ...

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Instructor offers ideas to keep children entertained through lockdown

DOWAGIAC — As face-to-face school closures were announced in March, parents made an overnight transition to becoming facilitators ...

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SMC registration open for summer, fall classes

DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College registration opened on March 25 for all students for summer and fall 2020 ...

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SMC students accepted into American Sociological Association honors program

DOWAGIAC — Two Southwestern Michigan College students, Rebecca Franklin and Abbey Churney, have been accepted for this summer’s ...

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SMC student named Miss Agriculture 2020 — Rhode Island

Agriculture for Andrea “Andie” Lee began as soon as she could walk.

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Gov. Whitmer closes schools for the remainder of the year

LANSING — Michigan students will not be returning to school this year. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive ...

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SMC extends online classes through the end of spring semester

DOWAGIAC — Students at one southwest Michigan community college will not be seeing the inside of a classroom ...

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Michigan apple industry donates apples for school children

SUBMITTED LANSING — Michigan’s apple industry will donate nearly 346,000 fresh apples and 726,000 sliced apple packages to ...

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Emergency child care options to be provided for essential workers

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer handed down her executive order for “Stay at home, stay safe” ...

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MDE to request federal waiver for child nutrition programs

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Education announced Wednesday it will request a federal waiver of statutory and ...

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SMC hosts master class with orchestra’s principal flutist

DOWAGIAC — A flute master class is a music lesson with an audience. Kathryne Salo, of Lansing, Southwest ...

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Schools closed until April 5 due to coronavirus concerns

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to include newly released information. SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Around 11 p.m. ...

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SMC art gallery hosts film, TBD art exhibit

DOWAGIAC — As students, faculty and staff gathered in the Southwestern Michigan College Art Gallery, the THX sound ...

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SMC’s fitness center offers many amenities to students, public

DOWAGIAC — In the world of fitness, trends come and go, just like the hundreds of devices that ...

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SMC Visual, Performing Arts chairman to present at Grand Rapids symposium

DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College Visual and Performing Arts Chairman Marc Dombrosky will be a presenter for the ...

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Eddies take home hardware at Cass County spelling competition

DOWAGIAC — Only one word stood between Edwardsburg sixth-grader Nolan Tighe and the title of individual champion at ...

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Tracy Hertsel to join SMC trustees

DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College will welcome a new member to its board of trustees. After current residents ...

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Krueger built strong foundation starting at SMC

CHICAGO — Lauren Krueger has really come up in the world — 60 floors up. Ten years after ...

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SMC celebrates Black History Month

DOWAGIAC — Black History Month concluded with a crescendo at Southwestern Michigan College, including an appearance by Underground ...

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New SMC president looks to future of community college

One year ago, a soon-to-be dad was a bundle of nerves as his wife prepared to give birth ...

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