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SMC recognized for turning students into citizens
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College has again been named to Washington Monthly’s “2021 Best Colleges for Student Voting ...
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ETS program awarded grant from Department of Education
By MAXWELL HARDEN max.harden@leaderpub.com DOWAGIAC — A local career prep program will continue to help area middle school ...
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SMC attracts more than $4 million in grants
DOWAGIAC — During Sept. 8’s regular meeting on the Dowagiac campus, the Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees ...
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SMC students complete ETS Public Safety/Fire Camp
DOWAGIAC — A group of local college students recently learned what it takes to become a first responder. ...
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SMC students complete ETS Public Safety/Fire Camp
DOWAGIAC — A group of local college students recently learned what it takes to become a first responder. ...
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SMC ETS awarded $1.8 million over five years to help local students find pathway to college
DOWAGIAC – The U.S. Department of Education Aug. 9 notified Southwestern Michigan College it received a $1.825 million ...
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SMC ETS, MSU host entrepreneur camp
DOWAGIAC — A Southwestern Michigan College Educational Talent Search/Michigan State University Extension collaboration served 14 budding Dowagiac, Cassopolis, ...
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SMC celebrates return to athletics
DOWAGIAC — On Aug. 11, Southwestern Michigan College celebrated the return of intercollegiate athletics after 25 years and dedicated ...
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Dowagiac grad returns to teach
DOWAGIAC — By the time Dowagiac Union Schools classes start Aug. 30, David Brogan will be an experienced ...
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SMC ETS STEM Camp promotes growth mindset
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College Educational Talent Search’s STEM Camp July 26-30 was frustrating by design. Whether it ...
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Benton Harbor’s Smith joins Roadrunners
DOWAGIAC — Benton Harbor High School’s India Smith signed a letter of intent to run cross country at ...
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Students help design SMC esports arena
DOWAGIAC — “I don’t know what I was expecting, but this is better,” Brooke Johnson said about Southwestern ...
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Purdue University Fort Wayne, SMC sign transfer agreement
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Purdue University Fort Wayne has signed an articulation agreement with Southwestern Michigan College. This ...
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Southwestern Michigan College’s accreditation reaffirmed through 2031
DOWAGIAC — After a thorough review and evaluation process conducted regularly for most colleges and universities throughout the ...
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SMC ETS ventures back outdoors
DOWAGIAC — After last summer’s homebound Zoom camps, Southwestern Michigan College Educational Talent Search Director Maria Kulka eagerly ...
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Former SMC instructor accepts plea deal in sexual misconduct case
CASSOPOLIS – A former Southwestern Michigan College instructor accused of having improper relations with a student he was ...
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Emily Schrock returns to SMC in alumni position
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College announces that alumna Emily Schrock returned July 19 as alumni relations and development ...
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Michigan Works! awarded $2 million grant to train workers in southwest Michigan
BENTON HARBOR — Michigan Works! Berrien, Cass, Van Buren was awarded a $2 million Michigan Learning and Education ...
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Steve’s Run moves back to downtown Dowagiac Oct. 9
DOWAGIAC — Steve’s Run, the 47th Original Road and Trail Race, hosted virtually in 2020, not only returns ...
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SMC announces Laura Odenwald as dance team volunteer coach
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s new dance team coach has journeyed from Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, ...
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SMC boosts scholarships by more than 60 percent
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College recently boosted scholarships to make higher education more affordable. SMC offered $880,000 in ...
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Gov. Whitmer announces plan to expand tuition-free college to 22,000 additional Michiganders
DETROIT – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, during an event on Belle Isle in Detroit marking the state’s return to normal, called for the expansion of the Futures ...
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SMC, LMC among nine community colleges to receive state grants for students enrolled in Futures for Frontliners, Michigan Reconnect programs
community colleges to receive state grants to support students in enrolled in the Future for Frontliners and Michigan ...
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SMC Board of Trustees adopts 2021-22 budgets
DOWAGIAC — Following a public hearing, the Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees June 9 adopted 2021-22 fiscal-year ...
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SMC announces spring 2021 president’s, dean’s lists
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College recently released the lists of students named to its spring 2021 president’s and ...
