Cognitive Partners
By Faiza Fayyaz ’13 Last fall, Professor of English Bruce Mills and a group of ten Kalamazoo College students led by K Civic Engagement Scholar Faiza Fayyaz ’13 began the Young Adults Program, a service-learning partnership that pairs K students with young adults on the autism spectrum from West Campus, a public school within the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency. […]
English Alum Receives “Outstanding Faculty” Award
Amelia Katanski ’92, English, received the Outstanding Faculty award from Michigan Campus Compact (www.micampuscompact.org) at the Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Conference on January 30 in East Lansing. Nominated by President Eileen B. Wilson-Oyelaran and the College’s Mary Jane Underwood Stryker Institute for Service-Learning, Katanski was honored for her commitments to local food, food justice, and sustainability and her […]
Alum Vicky Minderhout Receives “Professor of the Year”
Vicky Minderhout ’72, a professor of chemistry at Seattle University, was named the State of Washington’s “Professor of the Year” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She was one of 27 state-level winners in 2011; four others were national-level winners. Minderhout was cited for her innovations in teaching, particularly biochemistry. “Her research […]
Student of Color Leadership Conference
Twenty-seven “K” students (see photo) joined Associate Dean of Students Karen Joshua-Wathel and traveled to the 2011 GLCA Student of Color Leadership Conference at Allegheny College (Meadville, Pennsylvania). The group shared a ride with students attending the conference from Hope College. “A diverse group of keynote speakers provided insights across a range of topics and interests,” said Joshua-Wathel, including […]
What is Orange and Black and Green All Over?
Sierra Club magazine ranks Kalamazoo College as the 58th “greenest” institution of higher learning in the United States in its annual “America’s Coolest Schools” rankings. The ranking is based on a 12-page questionnaire sent to 940 four-year undergraduate colleges and universities. Questions center on environmental goals and achievements. Ten categories include energy supply, efficiency, food, […]
“We Were Googled!”
Or—alternate headline: “How to Ruin a Spring Break.” Though Professor of Chemistry Jeff Bartz quickly notes that the ruination was sweet indeed, given that it led to the publication of a paper in the The Journal of Chemical Physics (September 7, 2011) on which he and two students—Nic West ’12and Kelly Usakoski ’14—are co-authors. The story begins last spring break […]
Kalamazoo College Unveils Preliminary Building Design For Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
CONTACT: Jeff Palmer, 269.337.5724 May 17, 2011 –Award-winning Studio Gang Architects create a “unique, welcoming space” and “dynamic, accessible crossroads”– –College moves oldest structure on campus to make way for newest– [KALAMAZOO, Mich. – May 17, 2011] Kalamazoo College officials today unveiled the preliminary design for a new building to house the Arcus Center for Social […]
New Vice President Appointed at Kalamazoo College
CONTACT: Jeff Palmer, 269.337.5724 Nov. 30, 2010 Kalamazoo College has appointed Albert J. DeSimone vice president for college advancement. DeSimone brings more than 25 years of higher education development and management experience to Kalamazoo, where he will lead the College’s fundraising, alumni relations, and communications offices. Among his responsibilities will be overseeing annual gift giving and directing […]
Kalamazoo College Readies for Homecoming 2010
CONTACT: Jim VanSweden, 269.337.7291 (KALAMAZOO, Michigan) A record high 1,000 alumni and guests have registered to attend the 2010 Homecoming Weekend at Kalamazoo College, Oct. 15-17. All alumni are invited, and special reunion events are being planned for class years that end in 0 and 5. This year’s Homecoming Weekend will also include Emeritus Club reunions […]
Kalamazoo College Selects Jaime Grant as Executive Director for Its Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
CONTACT: Jim VanSweden, 269.337.7291 June 28, 2010 (KALAMAZOO, Michigan) June 28, 2010 – After a national search, Kalamazoo College has named Jaime M. Grant, Ph.D., as executive director of its Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership (ACSJL). She will begin her duties September 1. Grant has worked for more than 20 years with a variety of […]
Kalamazoo College Receives $400,000 Grant From W.K. Kellogg Foundation
CONTACT: Jeff Palmer, 269.337.5724 April 9, 2010 Grant will help fund College’s Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership activities and associate director position Kalamazoo, Mich. (April 9, 2010) — Kalamazoo College has received a $400,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation that will assist in the planning, development, and implementation of the curricula, programming, and learning […]
Living Sport: Kalamazoo College Event Gathers Nationally-Renowned Sports Entrepreneurs
CONTACT: Jim Van Sweden, 269.337.7291 April 6, 2010 [KALAMAZOO, Mich.] A Kalamazoo College liberal arts student is likely to know Sun Tzu and the CEOs and coaches who cite The Art of War in business management and sports. Whether such broad liberal arts learning is an advantage when it comes to making a living in the business of sports will […]