{"id":25716,"date":"2025-10-24T13:42:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=25716"},"modified":"2025-10-27T09:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T13:33:57","slug":"2025-presidents-community-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/2025-presidents-community-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalamazoo College Hosts 2025 President\u2019s Community Breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Kalamazoo College welcomed local and state officials, business leaders, community partners and friends to campus on Friday, October 24, for the College\u2019s annual Community Breakfast. The event brought together representatives from more than 40 organizations, reflecting the strong relationships that connect K with the greater Kalamazoo area.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, the College partners with local schools, nonprofits, and businesses to strengthen the region through learning, service, and collaboration. From community-based courses and paid internships to arts performances, athletics, and sustainability initiatives, the College generates both social and economic impact in Kalamazoo\u2014contributing financially to the local economy, hosting events that drive tourism, and preparing graduates who continue to live and work in the area. Together, these efforts reflect K\u2019s centuries-long role as an anchor institution and a contributor to the community\u2019s growth and sustainability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his remarks, President Jorge G. Gonzalez, who will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/president-gonzalez-to-retire\/\">retire<\/a> from the institution in June, reflected on the progress K has made since the start of his tenure.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the decade since I came to K, a lot has changed\u2014new programs, new partnerships, new challenges,\u201d Gonzalez said. \u201cBut one thing has remained the same: Kalamazoo College\u2019s unwavering commitment to preparing students for lives of meaning and impact.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gonzalez shared that nearly 1,300 students began classes this fall, including 341 first-year students representing 20 states and six countries. The class is one of the most diverse in recent history, including 33% who are first-generation college students and 37% who are Pell Grant eligible, highlighting the College\u2019s commitment to providing access to students of all backgrounds.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While K\u2019s student body comes from across the U.S. and around the world, Gonzalez noted that K is home to 85 Kalamazoo Promise students who graduated from the Kalamazoo Public Schools, as well 26 Heyl Scholars. These numbers underscore K\u2019s work to show local students that they can experience a transformative education and global opportunities right here in Kalamazoo.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These experiences were highlighted when Gonzalez recognized the conclusion of a four-year, $1.297 million initiative supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Envisioned by Associate Professor of English Shanna Salinas, Associate Professor of Sociology Francisco Villegas and Professor Emeritus of English Bruce Mills, the HILL project fostered site-based collaboration among students, faculty, and community partners in Kalamazoo, New Orleans, St. Louis, and San Diego, exploring how the humanities engage with place, displacement, and community.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several representatives of those community partners were in attendance at the breakfast as they kicked off a <a href=\"https:\/\/hill.kzoo.edu\/hill-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weekend-long conference<\/a> to mark the project\u2019s culmination.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the HILL project, Gonzalez said, \u201cStudents had the chance to step out of the classroom, partner with organizations here in Kalamazoo and across the country and see firsthand how their scholarship can make a difference.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This experience was highlighted by recent graduate Melissa Preston \u201925, a Kalamazoo native and critical ethnic studies and French double major who participated in the HILL project and traveled to New Orleans with the program.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s one thing to learn about history, but I believe it is even more crucial to live, to see, to experience the reality these histories created,\u201d Preston said. \u201cMy time in New Orleans was incredible; everything that we saw, learned, tasted, heard, did, and experienced was so rich. This experience was truly monumental in my own academic journey.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Preston is a bilingual teller at a local credit union, where she assists Francophone members throughout the state of Michigan. She noted that her experiences at K within an interdisciplinary program, \u201cchallenged me to rethink my own thought processes, sharpened my critical thinking and shaped my empathy toward others. It fueled my passion for learning, growing and always asking why&#8230;It exemplifies the liberal arts model and sets K apart in a way that should be supported and celebrated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gonzalez closed the program by urging attendees to continue investing in education and the partnerships that make transformative experiences possible for college students like Preston.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo many indicators of success\u2014wealth, health, upward mobility, involved citizenship\u2014trace back to education,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is the foundation upon which individuals and communities rise\u2026We can teach, we can inspire, we can communicate value, but we cannot do it alone. Our colleges and universities are ultimately community efforts.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-2Alt-600x750.jpg\" alt=\"President Jorge G. Gonzalez welcomes 2025 Community Breakfast attendees to Kalamazoo College\" class=\"wp-image-25737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-2Alt-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-2Alt-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-2Alt-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-2Alt-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-2Alt-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-2Alt-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Jorge G. Gonzalez welcomes 2025 Community Breakfast attendees to Kalamazoo College.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-6-600x750.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Preston speaks at the 2025 Community Breakfast\" class=\"wp-image-25725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-6-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-6-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-6-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-6-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-6.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alumna Melissa Preston &#8217;25 talks about her student experiences with the Humanities Integrated Locational Learning (HILL) project at the 2025 Community Breakfast.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-15-600x431.jpg\" alt=\"Community Partners attend the President's Community Breakfast at Kalamazoo College\" class=\"wp-image-25731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-15-600x431.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-15-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-15-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-15-1536x1102.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/10\/SJS_Community-Breakfast-25_-15.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Community partners of the HILL project attended the 2025 President&#8217;s Community Breakfast. 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