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Tales From Adult Learners—Samantha Roberts

Tales From Adult Learners—Samantha Roberts

SMC Arts Tour Concludes at Beckwith

Southwestern Michigan College Performing Arts’ spring high school tour played its lucky seventh concert May 17 back in Dowagiac at Beckwith Theatre. Seven is considered special and is associated with luck, completion, perfection and spiritual wisdom in contexts as diverse as seven days in a week, seven colors in a rainbow and the seven continents.

SMC Teaching Early Childhood Apprentices

Southwestern Michigan College is part of a new early childhood education apprenticeship program to combat childcare “deserts.” According to a 2024 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) survey, more than 50 percent of Michigan childcare centers faced staffing shortages in the last six months, resulting in under-enrollment, increased tuition and classroom closures.

SMC Brass Band, DUHS Choir Lead Off City Summer Concerts

Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band and Dowagiac Union High School’s Chamber Choir kicked off the 12 Thursday-evening “Music in the Park” concerts June 5 in the Dowagiac Library Event Pavilion, 206 Main St. The free Thursday series co-sponsored by SMC, Lyons Industries, Honor Credit Union and MonaCo Cleaning Service, continues at 7:30 p.m. June 12 with Van Dyke Revue’s “Tribute to the Beatles.”

Wrestling Coach Jim Judd SMC’s Ted Lasso

James Judd casts a towering shadow over Southwestern Michigan College wrestling — past and future. “He was like Ted Lasso,” his son, Todd, said. “It’s nice to win, but he was more about developing good young men than winning and losing.”

SMC Begins Search for New Women’s Basketball Coach

Southwestern Michigan College announced today that it is conducting a nationwide search for a new full-time head coach to lead its women’s basketball program for the 2025-2026 season and beyond.

SMC Transforms Older Graduate's Life

Jake Smith, 32, who spoke at Southwestern Michigan College’s 58th Commencement May 10, is a non-traditional student who praised Michigan Reconnect, a scholarship program that pays to attend an in-district community college tuition-free. Smith, of Niles, who graduated from Buchanan High School in 2012, entered SMC in Spring 2023.

SMC History Students Explore Pioneer America

This year’s Southwestern Michigan College extended learning experience exposed history students to “Pioneer America” in Galena and Springfield, Ill., and St. Louis, Mo.

215 SMC Students Named to Honor Rolls

Southwestern Michigan College named 67 students to the President’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. Students honored on the President’s List must earn a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale while carrying a full study load of at least 12 credits.