{"id":12993,"date":"2023-05-02T09:08:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T13:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/?page_id=12993"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:44:57","slug":"community-impact-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/impact\/community-impact-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalamazoo College 2024-25 Community Impact Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover honeycomb-overlay\" style=\"min-height:815px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-18179\" alt=\"A diverse group of Kalamazoo College graduates in black caps and gowns, featuring colorful stoles and floral headwear, smiling and clapping during an outdoor graduation ceremony.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/c_Elemental_Comm_23_4584.jpg\" style=\"object-position:46% 83%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"46% 83%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/c_Elemental_Comm_23_4584.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/c_Elemental_Comm_23_4584-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/c_Elemental_Comm_23_4584-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/c_Elemental_Comm_23_4584-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:50px\"><strong>Kalamazoo College Community Impact Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-content\" style=\"max-width:1170px\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong><br><strong>At Kalamazoo College, we\u2019re deeply committed to preparing our students for impactful lives and careers, with support from a dedicated community of stakeholders who share our vision. This investment in a four-year journey of learning and growth creates lasting change, as graduates bring their knowledge, skills<\/strong><\/strong> <strong><strong>and values back to strengthen communities worldwide.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\">Our mission\u2014to prepare our graduates to better understand, live successfully within, and provide enlightened leadership to a richly diverse and increasingly complex world\u2014comes to life through the&nbsp;<em>K-Plan<\/em>. This personalized approach combines exceptional academics, experiential learning, global study and independent scholarship, equipping our students to be thoughtful, engaged citizens and conscientious neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#fff\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"meet-our-hornets\" style=\"font-size:38px\">Meet our Hornets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-content\" style=\"max-width:1290px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-4 ab-4-col-equal\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-0 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"text-align:left\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/1278-students-5.png\" alt=\"A gray hexagonal graphic with the text &quot;1,278 STUDENTS.&quot; The number &quot;1,278&quot; is in large black font, and the word &quot;STUDENTS&quot; is in white.\" class=\"wp-image-18166\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/1278-students-5.png 313w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/1278-students-5-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/1278-students-5-150x138.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"text-align:left\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/36-7.png\" alt=\"A black hexagonal graphic with the text &quot;36% STUDENTS OF COLOR.&quot; The number &quot;36%&quot; is in large orange font, and the text below is in white.\" class=\"wp-image-18159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/36-7.png 250w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/36-7-150x139.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/24-3.png\" alt=\"A gray hexagonal graphic with the text &quot;24% ARE FIRST GENERATION.&quot; The number &quot;24%&quot; is in large black font, and the text below is in white.\" class=\"wp-image-18171\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/24-3.png 250w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/24-3-150x139.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/28-pell-recipients.png\" alt=\"A black hexagonal graphic with the text &quot;28% PELL GRANT RECIPIENT.&quot; The number &quot;28%&quot; is in large orange font, and the text below is in white.\" class=\"wp-image-18172\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/28-pell-recipients.png 250w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/28-pell-recipients-150x139.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-content\" style=\"max-width:1170px\">\n<p style=\"font-size:21px\">While our <strong>1,278 Hornets <\/strong>hail from 33 states and 26 countries\u2014and include <strong>85 Promise Scholars<\/strong>\u2014Kalamazoo becomes their home throughout their undergraduate journey. Here, they live, learn, work and invest in the local community. Many continue that investment after graduation, with more than <strong>66 graduates <\/strong>of the Class of 2024 contributing to the region\u2019s workforce and civic life through companies like <strong>Ascension, MRC<\/strong> <strong>and Stryker<\/strong>, and nonprofits such as the <strong>Kalamazoo Nature Center, Friendship Village<\/strong> and the <strong>City of Kalamazoo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-content\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"see-your-support-in-action\">See Your Support in Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-3 ab-3-col-equal ab-columns-center\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1500px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group shadow has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-k-orange-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Strengthening Kalamazoo&#8217;s Business Community<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/12\/Savannah-Chapie-27-left-and-Jillian-Smith-27.png\" alt=\"Savannah Chapie \u201927 and Jillian Smith \u201927 standing side-by-side indoors. Savannah (left) has long brown hair and wears a white tank top with black pants. Jillian (right) has blonde hair and wears a black sleeveless top with white pants.\" class=\"wp-image-18069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/12\/Savannah-Chapie-27-left-and-Jillian-Smith-27.png 400w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/12\/Savannah-Chapie-27-left-and-Jillian-Smith-27-300x375.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/12\/Savannah-Chapie-27-left-and-Jillian-Smith-27-120x150.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>K business students, under the guidance of L. Lee Stryker Professor of Business Management Amy MacMillan, have partnered with Greenleaf Hospitality Group and other local businesses to develop marketing strategies, plan logistics and design a student job-shadowing program\u2014directly contributing to Kalamazoo\u2019s future economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-button ab-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/job-shadows-emphasize-relationships-in-hospitality\/\" class=\"ab-button ab-button-shape-rounded ab-button-size-small\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#ea6820\">See the partnership in action<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group shadow has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-k-orange-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Advancing Discovery Through Faculty Mentorship<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/12\/NIH-funded.png\" alt=\"Two smiling students, posing in a science laboratory. Both are wearing black lab coats and clear safety goggles\" class=\"wp-image-18072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/12\/NIH-funded.png 400w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/12\/NIH-funded-300x375.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/12\/NIH-funded-120x150.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Faculty like Dwight Williams, Kurt D. Kaufman Associate Professor of Chemistry, drive discovery and student success. His NIH-funded research explores molecules that protect brain cells from neurodegenerative diseases, while providing undergraduate research opportunities and mentorship to students in his lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-button ab-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/williams-lab-grant\/\" class=\"ab-button ab-button-shape-rounded ab-button-size-small\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#ea6820\">Learn more about the Williams Lab<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group shadow has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-k-orange-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Turning Hands-On Learning into a Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/12\/Olivia-DiGiulio.png\" alt=\"Olivia DiGiulio \u201925 with curly brown hair leans against a large stone pillar outdoors. She is wearing a red long-sleeved shirt, black pinstriped pants, and gold jewelry.\" class=\"wp-image-18074\" style=\"width:441px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/12\/Olivia-DiGiulio.png 400w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/12\/Olivia-DiGiulio-300x375.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/12\/Olivia-DiGiulio-120x150.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Experiential learning experiences at K often lead to lasting impact\u2014like Olivia DiGiulio \u201925, who turned her summer internship with KYD Net into a full-time youth advocacy role at the Michigan Afterschool Partnership\u2014proof that hands-on learning at K sparks meaningful change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-button ab-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/civic-engagement-dream-job\/\" class=\"ab-button ab-button-shape-rounded ab-button-size-small\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#ea6820\">Read Olivia\u2019s story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns shadow ab-layout-columns-3 ab-3-col-widecenter ab-background-cover ab-background-no-repeat\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/01\/c_Elemental_Comm_23_8158.jpg);background-position:54% 79%\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-1 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"height:200px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"geographically-diverse-locally-invested\" style=\"font-size:38px\">Investing in Our Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kalamazoo-college-s-economic-impact\">Kalamazoo College\u2019s Economic Impact&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kalamazoo College injects millions into the local economy each year. According to the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (2010\u201311), the College contributed $32 million annually\u2014roughly $44.8 million in 2024 dollars\u2014through payroll, student spending, visitor contributions and indirect expenditures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than an employer, Kalamazoo College also serves as a catalyst for tourism and economic vitality. For over 80 years, the College has invested significant time and resources to host the USTA Boys\u2019 Nationals, drawing top junior players and thousands of spectators, boosting visitor spending and elevating Kalamazoo\u2019s national profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"building-and-sustaining-community\">Building and Sustaining Community<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While on campus, our students actively integrate themselves into their new home. Facilitating community partnerships, several offices at the College connect students with local businesses, schools, governments, non-profits, artists and activists.&nbsp;These partnerships offer a symbiotic relationship in which our students and community partners get to work with and learn from one another.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"mary-jane-underwood-stryker-center-for-civic-engagement-cce\"><strong>Strengthening Kalamazoo through Civic Engagement<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Most Kalamazoo College students engage with the <strong>Mary Jane Underwood Stryker Center for Civic Engagement (CCE)<\/strong> during their time at K, partnering with local schools and nonprofits through internships, student-led programs and community-based courses. In 2024\u201325 alone, students contributed thousands of hours to organizations across Kalamazoo, completing 15 paid community-building internships, leading 10 programs, and enrolling in more than 10 courses designed to deepen civic connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"mary-jane-underwood-stryker-center-for-civic-engagement-cce\"><strong><strong>The Arts Bring Campus and Community Together<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Music ensembles\u2014from orchestral and choral traditions to jazz and global percussion\u2014welcomed nearly 2,500 audience members to campus in 2024\u201325. Kalamazoo Choral Arts, based at K for more than 70 years, carried its tradition forward with a sold-out Holiday Concert in Stetson Chapel. Festival Playhouse brought powerful storytelling to the stage through mainstage productions and local theatre partnerships, while student artists connected K with downtown Kalamazoo during Art Hop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"arcus-center-for-social-justice-leadership\"><strong>Advancing Sustainability<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Through <strong>the Larry J. Bell \u201980 Environmental Stewardship Center<\/strong>, students integrate sustainability into academics and community work. The Lillian Anderson Arboretum welcomed over 20,000 visitors in 2024-25, hosting workshops, trail activities and student-led conservation projects that benefit both campus and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"the-larry-j-bell-80-environmental-stewardship-center-esc\"><strong>Student-Athletes Compete, Achieve and Give Back<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>K student-athletes lead with excellence, maintaining a <strong>team GPA above 3.2<\/strong> while volunteering with local organizations and mentoring youth through summer camps. Their impact extends beyond the field through <strong>Compete for a Cause<\/strong>, a student-led initiative that dedicates games to local nonprofits, raising both funds and awareness for community organizations across Kalamazoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"staying-local\"><strong>Students Lead Social Justice Efforts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership<\/strong> empowers students to plan, create and implement social justice initiatives on and off campus. In 20242\u201325 its podcast Beyond Voting won a <strong>Webby Award<\/strong>, the \u201cinternet\u2019s highest honor,\u201d recognizing its incisive conversations on civic engagement and social justice. The distinction highlights K students\u2019 leadership and the Center\u2019s role in fostering community dialogue and action on critical social issues.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:200px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns shadow ab-layout-columns-3 ab-3-col-widecenter has-light-gray-background-color\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>Want to support our Hornets? Contact Maria Newhouse, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, at 269.337.7297 or at <a href=\"mailto:maria.newhouse@kzoo.edu\">maria.newhouse@kzoo.edu<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container shadow ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ab-container-image has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/05\/c-Mumma-Downtown-Kalamazoo_35386_2000.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ab-container-content\" style=\"max-width:1170px\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container shadow ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ab-container-image has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/05\/Capture_gray.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ab-container-content\" style=\"max-width:1370px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group shadow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"our-partners\">Our Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pad-left pad-right\" style=\"font-size:19px\">At Kalamazoo College, we embrace our motto\u2014More in Four. 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class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>The H.P. and Genevieve Connable Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>Dorthy U. Dalton Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-3 ab-3-col-equal aligncenter\" style=\"padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong><strong>The Herbert H. and Grace A. 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