Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Kalamazoo Valley Community College Celebrates Women's History Month

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
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Join Kalamazoo Valley Community College for a month-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote.

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  • Join Kalamazoo Valley Community College for a month-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote.
  • Free events are scheduled across the college community and are open to students, faculty, staff and the public.
  • Join us for this inspiring presentation and panel discussion led by Rebecca Durkee, instructor of gender and women's studies (GWS) and sociology at Kalamazoo Valley Community College.
  • The panel discussion participants will include local leaders Dr. Grace Lubwama, executive director of the YWCA of Kalamazoo and Dr. Julie Stotz-Ghosh and Skylar Bre'z, faculty members at Kalamazoo Valley Community College.

Kalamazoo Valley Museum Celebrates Birds with Special Event on Feb. 22

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Thursday, February 13, 2020
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The special event will include three unique performances, crafts, music, movement, live birds, storytelling, and a bird-themed quiet room for visitors with sensory needs.

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  • The special event will include three unique performances, crafts, music, movement, live birds, storytelling, and a bird-themed quiet room for visitors with sensory needs.
  • At 12 p.m., staff from the Kalamazoo Nature Center will present their Birds of Prey program.
  • Brenda and Rich Keith from the Kalamazoo River Valley Bird Observatory (a Kalamazoo Nature Center program) will explain how they band birds, including tiny hummingbirds.
  • The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College and is governed by its Board of Trustees.

Kalamazoo Valley Museum Hosts 8th Annual Storytelling Festival: Growing Stories

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Thursday, January 16, 2020
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Kalamazoo Valley Museum Hosts 8th Annual Storytelling Festival: Growing Stories

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  • Kalamazoo Valley Museum Hosts 8th Annual Storytelling Festival: Growing Stories
    Kalamazoo Valley Museum staff have announced this year's lineup for the 8th Annual Storytelling Festival.
  • Using stories, music, and images of original artwork inspired by American folk songs, the two help audiences travel through time.
  • New this year is a Storytelling Panel at 12:30 p.m. with Joe McHugh, Randy Pearson, Jenifer Strauss, and Judy Sima.
  • The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College and is governed by its Board of Trustees.

Kalamazoo Valley Museum Hosts November 16 Celebrating in Song Event

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Monday, November 11, 2019
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Kalamazoo City parade participants are encouraged to follow the holiday parade back to the Kalamazoo Valley Museum on November 16 from noon to 4 p.m. for an afternoon of community music.

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  • Kalamazoo City parade participants are encouraged to follow the holiday parade back to the Kalamazoo Valley Museum on November 16 from noon to 4 p.m. for an afternoon of community music.
  • Students from the Kalamazoo Academy of Rock and the Orchestra Rouh will be performing in our theater all afternoon.
  • The program was designed to nurture the emotional wellbeing of children through social and learning activities that reduce isolation.
  • The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College and is governed by its Board of Trustees.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College Artists' Forum Welcomes Writer Diane Seuss on Nov. 14

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Thursday, October 31, 2019
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KALAMAZOO, Mich., Oct. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kalamazoo Valley Community College's Artists' Forum presents a Thursday, Nov. 14 conversation with Pulitzer Prize finalist Diane Seuss called "Staying Home: Writing Where You Live," and a reading and talk on the subject of writing from the rural imagination, "Writing Rural: Elevating the Twang."

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  • KALAMAZOO, Mich., Oct. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kalamazoo Valley Community College's Artists' Forum presents a Thursday, Nov. 14 conversation with Pulitzer Prize finalist Diane Seuss called "Staying Home: Writing Where You Live," and a reading and talk on the subject of writing from the rural imagination, "Writing Rural: Elevating the Twang."
  • Seuss was born in Michigan City, Indiana, in 1956 and raised in Edwardsburg and Niles, Michigan.
  • She studied at Kalamazoo College and Western Michigan University, where she received a master's degree in social work.
  • Seuss was Writer in Residence at Kalamazoo College for nearly three decades.

Kalamazoo Valley Museum Hosts Chemistry Day on October 12

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Friday, October 4, 2019
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KALAMAZOO, Mich., October 04, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Visit the Kalamazoo Valley Museum on October 12 from noon to 4 p.m. for the 33rd Chemistry Day, "Marvelous Metals!"

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  • KALAMAZOO, Mich., October 04, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Visit the Kalamazoo Valley Museum on October 12 from noon to 4 p.m. for the 33rd Chemistry Day, "Marvelous Metals!"
  • Museum visitors of all ages will enjoy learning about chemistry in a fun and exciting way.
  • Co-sponsored by the Kalamazoo Valley Museum and the Kalamazoo Section of the American Chemical Society, Chemistry Day is part of National Chemistry Week.
  • The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College and is governed by its Board of Trustees.

Kalamazoo Valley Museum Hosts August 17 Summer Extravaganza

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
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The Kalamazoo Valley Museum's Summer Extravaganza on August 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. celebrates a season full of science and math related to sports and amusement park rides.

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  • The Kalamazoo Valley Museum's Summer Extravaganza on August 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. celebrates a season full of science and math related to sports and amusement park rides.
  • He is responsible for random cheer-offs that happen in the stands, and pulling pranks and cheering on his Kalamazoo Wings to victory.
  • Admission to the Kalamazoo Valley Museum is free.
  • The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College and is governed by its Board of Trustees.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College Names New Provost and Vice President for Instruction and Student Support Services

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Friday, May 31, 2019
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KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 31, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Peter Linden, Ph.D., has been named Kalamazoo Valley Community College's new provost and vice president for instruction and student support services, it was announced by college president L. Marshall Washington, Ph.D.

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  • KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 31, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Peter Linden, Ph.D., has been named Kalamazoo Valley Community College's new provost and vice president for instruction and student support services, it was announced by college president L. Marshall Washington, Ph.D.
    Linden, who now serves as chancellor of the Michigan City campus of Ivy Tech in Indiana, will assume his new position on July 8.
  • Washington said, "Dr. Linden brings a wealth of experience to his new position at Kalamazoo Valley.
  • His experience in instruction, curriculum, student success and administration made him a perfect choice."
  • photo: (left to right) L. Marshall Washington, Ph.D., president of Kalamazoo Valley Community College and Peter Linden, Ph.D., Kalamazoo Valley's new provost and vice president for instruction and student support services

Kalamazoo Valley Community College Recognized by American Association of Community Colleges

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
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KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Bronson Healthy Living Campus (BHLC) project, a partnership between Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (KCMHSAS), Bronson Healthcare (Bronson) and Kalamazoo Valley Community College (Kalamazoo Valley), has been named the winner for the 2019 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership Award.

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  • KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Bronson Healthy Living Campus (BHLC) project, a partnership between Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (KCMHSAS), Bronson Healthcare (Bronson) and Kalamazoo Valley Community College (Kalamazoo Valley), has been named the winner for the 2019 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership Award.
  • The award was announced on April 15 at the American Association of Community Colleges' Awards of Excellence Gala, part of AACC's 99th Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida.
  • The nation's community colleges serve more than 40 percent of all U.S. undergraduates, providing a pathway to the American Dream for 12 million students.
  • Other finalists for the award included Indian River State College in Florida, Monroe Community College in New York and North Carolina's Wayne Community College.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College Names 2019 Dale B Lake Award Winners

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Friday, May 10, 2019
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KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A men's baseball team two-year starting shortstop and captain with a 3.48 grade point average along with a two-year starter, captain, setter and defensive specialist with a 3.65 grade point average on the volleyball team were recently named Kalamazoo Valley Community College Dale B.

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  • KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A men's baseball team two-year starting shortstop and captain with a 3.48 grade point average along with a two-year starter, captain, setter and defensive specialist with a 3.65 grade point average on the volleyball team were recently named Kalamazoo Valley Community College Dale B.
  • Trent Quartermaine, a walk on who graduated from Gull Lake High School and Alana Sundermann, a graduate of Holt High School, received the annual award in honor of the college's founding president, Dale B.
  • Lake Award began in 1970 in honor of Kalamazoo Valley Community College's founding president.
  • Lake plaque displayed within the Athletic Office at Kalamazoo Valley.