Education
Dowagiac Union Schools kickoffs be nice. program
DOWAGIAC — A new school program called, “be nice.” is sweeping its way through southwest Michigan and into ...
News
Lake Michigan College to host transfer fair for students
BENTON HARBOR — A local college will be hosting a transfer fair next week. Students looking to transfer ...
Education
Parents raise safety concerns about bus stops
DOWAGIAC — At the Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday night, three parents raised safety ...
Education
SMC to interview all four internal candidates for eighth president
DOWAGIAC — The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a motion Monday evening to interview all ...
Education
Niles Community Schools board member steps down
NILES — A long-time member of the Niles Community Schools board of education is stepping down from his ...
Education
Local League will register voters on National Voter Registration Day
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — An opportunity for young voters to register will be coming to southwest Michigan. On Sept. ...
Education
Youth Advisory Council assists with piggy bank project
BUCHANAN — Members of the Michigan Gateway Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council helped to complete piggy banks at ...
Southwestern Michigan College
Public responds to SMC’s presidential search
DOWAGIAC — The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a motion to interview all four internal ...
News
SMC Foundation names new leadership
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College Foundation announced four new people on its leadership team. Nathan Swords will be ...
Education
SMC announces candidates for president
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College announced Wednesday that four internal candidates have formally applied to succeed Dr. David ...
Education
LMC invites more than 50 schools to College Night
BENTON HARBOR — A chance for high school students to learn more about college is coming to the ...
Education
Niles Community Schools implements safety measures, including drug detection
NILES — On Aug. 28, for the first time in about a decade, canines from the Niles Police ...
Education
PHOTO STORY: SMC hosts annual renaissance festival
DOWAGIAC — Students and visitors to Southwestern Michigan College’s campus Saturday were transported back to the days of ...
News
Area businesses deliver collected supplies to schools
NILES — While Monica Ellis, Old National Bank employee, unlocked her van’s doors as she prepared to leave ...
Education
Ann Curry to speak at The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Speakers series
BENTON HARBOR — The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Speakers Series, hosted by The Mendel Center at Lake ...
Education
Berrien RESA to host 2019 Festival of Families and 5K run, walk
BERRIEN SPRINGS — This fall, Berrien Regional Education Service Agency will be hosting its seventh annual countywide event ...
Education
LMC’s Hanson Technology Center wins national design award
BENTON HARBOR — The Hanson Technology Center on Lake Michigan College’s Benton Harbor campus has been awarded the ...
Education
SMC Renaissance Faire to take place this weekend
DOWAGIAC — The campus of Southwestern Michigan College will be transported back in time as the SMC Renaissance ...
Education
Niles resident named SMC nursing dean
DOWAGIAC — Melissa Kennedy, of Niles, was named dean of Southwestern Michigan College’s School of Nursing and Health ...
Education
SMC students spend time in New York City for conference
Three Southwestern Michigan College students presented at the American Sociological Association’s 114th conference, “Engaging Social Justice for a ...
Niles Education
Niles Community Schools to host back-to-school open houses
NILES — Ballard Elementary School will host an expo-style open house for families on Wednesday from 5:30 to ...
News
SMC students get first look at downtown Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — Downtown Dowagiac got a little more green and yellow after students from Southwestern Michigan College shopped ...
Dowagiac Union Education
Elementary school PTOs host school supply drives
DOWAGIAC — Elementary schools in Dowagiac are asking community members to donate school supplies as the new school ...
Education
New Niles S.T.E.A.M. Room expecting Sept. 1 opening
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — A space for makers to create and future makers to learn how is slated ...
Education
Final summer pop-up library draws at least 250 people to Viking Stadium
NILES — When Darla Schneider prepared to start a series of pop-up libraries that distributed free books during ...
