April is Community College Month
Together with the nearly 1,000 other community colleges across the country, Kalamazoo Valley is celebrating Community College Month during the month of April. This monthlong campaign is designed to improve awareness of the economic, academic and equity advantages of attending community colleges and to break the stigma associated with public two-year colleges. Check out the extensive list of special events!
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Alumni Taps on Tuesday – Join Us for the Season’s Final Event!
You are invited to join us for a special Taps on Tuesday event on April 26. This event is designed to help you reconnect, visit with friends and learn more about the great things happening at the college!
This event will be held in the 418 Restaurant at the Marilyn J. Schlack Culinary and Allied Health Building on the Bronson Health Living Campus from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Hosted by the college’s alumni+ group, the amazing skills of college culinary and brewing students will be on display for your enjoyment. Offerings include student-made beers, a local wine selection and shareable appetizers, all for just $5. All community members and alumni are welcome to join the fun! Capacity is limited, so make your reservation now. Questions? Contact Denise Thomas at dthomas1@kvcc.edu.
Days of Giving to Benefit Students with Financial Needs
Faculty and staff who work with our students daily know better than anyone how a scholarship can make the difference between goal achievement and dropping out of college. That’s why the KVCC Foundation is bringing back its Days of Giving fundraising campaign on April 19 and 20. The goal of the campaign is to raise $15,000. One of our dedicated Foundation board members, Patrick Allkins, has already pledged to match the first $5,000 in donations.
On April 19 and 20, gifts will be collected at Anna Whitten Hall, The Groves, the Marilyn J. Schlack Culinary and Allied Health Building and the Texas Township Campus. At the end of the campaign, a random drawing will take place and five lucky donors will receive a college sweatshirt!
To count toward the celebration, pledges or donations must be received before 4 p.m. on April 20. Gifts may be made by using a donation envelope provided at each campus location or by visiting the Foundation webpage at www.kvcc.edu/foundation. You may use the Days of Giving pulldown menu to make your gift. Let's have some fun and raise funds for the KVCC Foundation. And more importantly for our students! Although designed for college employees, the Foundation welcomes gifts from others toward this scholarship fundraising initiative.
Food for Thought
Culinary students from Kalamazoo Valley Community College will team up with food scientists and research chefs from Kalsec for an April 21 cooking contest called Food for Thought. Kalsec, based in Kalamazoo, is a global leader in the development of natural taste and sensory solutions, natural colors, natural food protection and advanced hop products for the manufactured food, beverage, nutritional and pharmaceutical markets. Read more and register today!
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Green Crystaline, by Stephen Moranto, 2021 Best of Show, glazed ceramic
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Calling All Kalamazoo Valley Alumni Artists!
We invite you to participate in the 11th annual juried Alumni+ Art Show to be held at the Center for New Media. Held in conjunction with the June Art Hop, this exhibition is a way to showcase works by our talented alumni. Alumni may enter the show if they have successfully completed at least one class at Kalamazoo Valley, are not enrolled (Summer 2022), and are not employed at Kalamazoo Valley. Consider this opportunity to share what you’ve created since leaving Kalamazoo Valley and compete for cash awards! Submissions will be accepted from April 4 - May 19, 2022. Mark your calendars and plan to join us on June 3. Entry information can be found here.
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Call for Nominations for Distinguished Alumni
Do you know a Kalamazoo Valley Community College alumnus or alumna who has earned distinction in his or her career field? Are you aware of a Kalamazoo Valley alumnus or alumna who has modeled exemplary personal growth and accomplishment? Kalamazoo Valley Community College is inviting students, alumni, faculty, staff and members of the community to share the names and accomplishments of outstanding Kalamazoo Valley alumni to be considered for the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award. Award criteria, nomination form and submission guidelines can be found here.
To be considered for the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award, nominations should be received no later than June 30, 2022. Contact Denise Thomas, Alumni Relations Coordinator at 269.488.4314 or dthomas1@kvcc.edu for more information.
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Nancee and Steve Hofmeister NovaSTAR Scholarship Donors
Former Kalamazoo Valley Community College students, Steve and Nancee Hofmeister, established the NovaSTAR Scholarship in 2015 to assist non-traditional students with full tuition.
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Wonder Media Exhibit at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum
How do you know a news post is true? What is the difference between a fact and an opinion? Why are social media platforms free to use? The Wonder Media exhibit which opened on April 9 at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum asks these questions and much more about the big issues surrounding media, news and information.
With 14 interactive stations, Wonder Media will challenge your understanding of and relationship to the digital landscape. In "Whack a Fact," throw a ball at the fact and not the opinion. "Escape the Fake" by answering questions to win Truth Clues in a digital news game, and then help Wonder Media journalist Mia as she reports the real story behind a viral photo in "Fact Check This!" Meet Algo the Non-Binary Robot to learn about algorithms.
The Gilmore Film Series
The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is proud to host the Gilmore Film Series 2022! Step into a unique film series about pianos and the passion, music and people they inspire. Experience five different films in the museum’s newly updated Mary Jane Stryker Theater April 30 through May 7. Weekday films are shown during the lunch hour starting at 12:30 p.m. Saturday’s film is an animated film for the whole family, taking place at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The films are free to the public, but seating is limited, so advance ticket reservations through kalamzoomuseum.org is strongly encouraged. More information about the Gilmore Piano Festival can be found at thegilmore.org. The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College and governed by its Board of Trustees.
2022 Opportunities for Education
It is with great anticipation that we invite you to participate in the 2022 Opportunities for Education (OFE), a student scholarship fundraising event to help the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation provide the highest level of financial support for students at Kalamazoo Valley. The September 22 event will feature some of the region’s most popular restaurants and beverage vendors including student and faculty chefs from the college’s culinary and brewing programs. Guests will enjoy a walk-around tasting under the “big tent” where they can sample signature dishes. Self-guided tours among the vegetables, flowers and herbs growing in the Food Innovation Center’s hoop houses and greenhouses will be available along with samples of student-crafted, award-winning beer and other beverages.
This student scholarship fundraising event helps the Kalamazoo Valley Foundation provide the highest level of financial support for students at Kalamazoo Valley! Your support helps make a difference in the lives of our students.
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Shop AmazonSmile and Support the KVCC Foundation
When you shop on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com) the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation. How do you sign up?
- Create an account with Amazon or sign in to your Amazon account and select Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation as your charitable organization of choice.
- Then, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the KVCC Foundation.
- Shop away and support the KVCC Foundation! No additional costs will be incurred to you during the donation process.
Charitable giving showed a 9% increase overall in 2021, the largest increase since 2012, In addition, giving to higher education increased nearly 7% for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.
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Make an impact with Planned Giving. Although the past two years marked a time of widespread change, the overarching trends in philanthropy are positive: individuals, companies, and groups continue to invest in the causes they care about. Through planned giving, you can create a lasting impact on your community and make a difference for future generations to come. If you are interested in learning how you can help students, contact Linda Depta, Foundation Executive Director at 269.488.4821 or Dana DeLuca, Foundation Officer at 269.488.4442.
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