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Professor of English Bruce Mills receives the Lux Esto Award of Excellence from Kalamazoo College President Jorge G. Gonzalez at the Founders Day community reflection.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Director of Grants, Fellowship and Research Jessica Fowle \u201900 receives Outstanding Advisor Award from Gonzalez at the Founders Day community reflection.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Associate Director of the Center for International Programs Alayna Lewis receives the First-Year Advocate Award from Gonzalez at the Founders Day community reflection.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Professor of English Bruce Mills is this year\u2019s recipient of the Lux Esto Award of Excellence as announced today during the College\u2019s Founders Day celebration, marking K\u2019s 191st year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award recognizes an employee who has served the institution for at least 26 years and has a record of stewardship and innovation. The recipient\u2014chosen by a committee with student, faculty and staff representatives\u2014is an employee who exemplifies the spirit of K through excellent leadership, selfless dedication and goodwill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At K, Mills has taught classes on short fiction, identities, African-American literature, American literature from 1500\u20131790 and 1790\u20131865, and the life and legacy of James Baldwin. He also leads the digital humanities portion of the Humanities Integrated Locational Learning (HILL) project<\/a>, a Mellon Foundation-funded effort combining classroom and in-person experiences in cities such as New Orleans, San Diego and St. Louis that seeks solutions to societal problems while promoting the critical role of the humanities in social justice work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mills has published creative nonfiction in The Georgia Review; New England Review; September 11, 2001: American Writers Respond; and Gravity Pulls You In: Parenting Children on the Autism Spectrum. He also co-edited the book Siblings and Autism: Stories Spanning Generations and Cultures<\/em>. Further, his advocacy in relation to autism has led to presentations at numerous conferences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alexa Wonacott, Amelie Sack, Maxwell Goldner and Zachary Ufkes of the Lux Esto Singers perform “Stand in That River” by Moira Smiley.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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President’s Student Ambassadors Gabriel Coleman (pictured) and Grey Gardner read the Kalamazoo College land acknowledgement.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kalamazoo College employees, such as Center for International Programs Executive Director Margaret Wiedenhoeft, who are celebrating milestone anniversaries were recognized at Founders Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mills “has been dedicated to the campus community, with one nominator saying he has done wonders at making his classroom environment open, comprehensive and accessible to anyone, even in higher level classes,” Kalamazoo College President Jorge G. Gonzalez said in presenting the award. “He meets students where they are, making sure that course content is easy to understand and that concepts can be applied to people’s own lives and their own academic understandings. At the same time, he pushes students to think bigger and think differently while making classes engaging, appropriately challenging and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In accordance with Founders Day traditions, two other employees received additional community awards. Director of Grants, Fellowship and Research Jessica Fowle \u201900 was given the Outstanding Advisor Award and Associate Director of the Center for International Programs (CIP) Alayna Lewis received the First-Year Advocate Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fowle is a key individual when it comes to referring K students and faculty to Fulbright\u2019s U.S. Student Program<\/a> and Scholar Program<\/a> immersion opportunities. She recently was selected to be part of the inaugural Fulbright Program Adviser (FPA) Mentors Cohort<\/a>. As an FPA mentor, Fowle is one of 20 experts from around the country providing virtual training and information sessions, presentations at the Forum for Education Abroad, and personal advice to new Fulbright program advisers who are looking to structure applicant support and recruitment at their own institutions. She has been a part of K\u2019s staff in various roles for more than 20 years including nearly five as director of grants, fellowships and research.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Advisors are academic mentors who work closely with our students, pay attention to their academic progress, and help them identify and fulfill their goals while working towards completing their degrees,” Gonzalez said. “As evidenced in the nominations received, she accomplishes all of this and more.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the CIP, Lewis organizes international student orientation and its activities. She also helps students with F-1 and J-1 Visa regulations, and study abroad programs in Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean and Spain. Her passion for study abroad came from a trip to Spain while she was in high school and her own undergraduate experience studying abroad in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gonzalez noted that nominators said Lewis makes herself available to meet individually with students and listens well to help solve a variety of challenges with compassion. Beyond academics, she helps students by assisting in critical matters such as taxes and legal documentation. Plus, during winter break, many international students stay on campus with Lewis organizing grocery trips, meals and events, making being away from home much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Members of the 2023\u201324 President’s Student Ambassadors stand to be recognized at Founders Day<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Members of the 2024-25 President’s Student Ambassadors stand to be recognized at Founders Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Founders Day attendees applaud Lux Esto Award recipient Bruce Mills.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Gonzalez also recognized the students who served as President\u2019s Student Ambassadors in the 2023\u201324 academic year and introduced those who will serve the College beginning this fall in 2024\u201325. As student leaders, President\u2019s Student Ambassadors serve as an extension of the president\u2019s hospitality at events and gatherings, welcoming alumni and guests of the College with a spirit of inclusion. About 15 students serve as ambassadors each academic year. The students selected show strong communication skills; demonstrate leadership through academic life, student life or community service; and maintain a minimum grade-point average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2023-24 ambassadors have been:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Madison Barch \u201924<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Gabriel Coleman \u201924<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Blake Filkins \u201926<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Grey Gardner \u201926<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Emily Haigh \u201924<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • James Hauke \u201926<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Madeline Hollander \u201925<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Gavin Houtkooper \u201825<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Renai Huang \u201924<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lukas Hultberg \u201924<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Jessica Kaplan \u201926<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Alex Nam \u201925<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Blagoja Naskovski \u201924<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Isabella Pellegrom \u201825<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Tyrus Parnell, Jr. \u201925<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Maxwell Rhames \u201825<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Emmeline Wendel \u201924<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ava Williams \u201825<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The 2024-25 ambassadors succeeding this year\u2019s seniors will be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Jaylen Bowles-Swain \u201926<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Christopher Cayton \u201925<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Kyle Cooper \u201925<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Maya Hester \u201925<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Katie Kraemer \u201925<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Joaquin Martinez \u201925<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Isabelle Mason \u201927<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Addison Peter \u201925<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Emiliano Alvarado Rescala \u201927<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Amelie Sack \u201927<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dean Turpin \u201925<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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