{"id":9359,"date":"2017-11-13T15:42:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T19:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=9359"},"modified":"2022-03-22T13:48:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T17:48:07","slug":"ribbon-cutting-admission-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/ribbon-cutting-admission-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Celebrates Admission Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo College students, faculty, staff and administrators conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 13 to celebrate the opening of the College\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/184605\">Admission Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9360\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9360 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Admission-Center-Open-House-cMUMMA-2017-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Four Administrators Conduct Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Admission-Center-Open-House-cMUMMA-2017-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Admission-Center-Open-House-cMUMMA-2017-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Admission-Center-Open-House-cMUMMA-2017-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Admission-Center-Open-House-cMUMMA-2017-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Admission-Center-Open-House-cMUMMA-2017.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assistant Vice President of Facilities Paul Manstrom (from left), Director of Admission Suzanne Lepley, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Eric Staab and President Jorge G. Gonzalez conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 13 at Kalamazoo College&#8217;s new Admission Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former bed and breakfast at 106 Thompson St., next to West Main and across the street from <a href=\"https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=198&amp;mrkIid=17914\">Dow Science Center<\/a>, opened to visitors Oct. 23. Still, this gathering recognized how the building reflects the high quality of a K education and comfort for visitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled and excited,\u201d Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Eric Staab said when the building opened. \u201cThis building has some history to it while feeling less like a doctor\u2019s office and more like a home. It will provide an excellent work environment and a welcoming place for students and families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/admission\/\">Admission Office<\/a> often is the first point of contact for prospective students and their families as it shares the College\u2019s distinctive programs and opportunities in the liberal arts and sciences, which are developed through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/\">the <em>K-Plan<\/em><\/a>. The <em>K-Plan<\/em> is a nationally recognized open curriculum offering <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/academics\/\">rigorous academics<\/a>, a hands-on education of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/experiential\/\">experiential learning<\/a>, international and intercultural experiences such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/study-abroad\/\">study abroad<\/a> programs, and independent scholarship through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/sip\/\">senior individualized projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A parking lot adjacent to the building also will be available soon. Until then, parking is available across Thompson Street in the lot in front of the Dow Science Center. Please use the stalls facing Thompson Street marked with signs labeled \u201cAdmission Office &#8211; Permit Required.\u201d If you have not received a parking permit before your visit, please request one when you arrive at the Admission Center.<\/p>\n<p>Prospective students who can&#8217;t make it to campus can take a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/tour\/\">take a virtual tour<\/a> of K or learn how to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/admission\/connect-with-us\/\">connect with Admission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo College students, faculty, staff and administrators conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 13 to celebrate the opening of the College\u2019s new Admission Center. The former bed and breakfast at 106 Thompson St., next to West Main and across the street from Dow Science Center, opened to visitors Oct. 23. 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President of Facilities Paul Manstrom (from left), Director of Admission Suzanne Lepley, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Eric Staab and President Jorge G. Gonzalez conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 13 at Kalamazoo College&#8217;s new Admission Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former bed and breakfast at 106 Thompson St., next to West Main and across the street from <a href=\"https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=198&amp;mrkIid=17914\">Dow Science Center<\/a>, opened to visitors Oct. 23. Still, this gathering recognized how the building reflects the high quality of a K education and comfort for visitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled and excited,\u201d Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Eric Staab said when the building opened. \u201cThis building has some history to it while feeling less like a doctor\u2019s office and more like a home. It will provide an excellent work environment and a welcoming place for students and families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/admission\/\">Admission Office<\/a> often is the first point of contact for prospective students and their families as it shares the College\u2019s distinctive programs and opportunities in the liberal arts and sciences, which are developed through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/\">the <em>K-Plan<\/em><\/a>. The <em>K-Plan<\/em> is a nationally recognized open curriculum offering <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/academics\/\">rigorous academics<\/a>, a hands-on education of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/experiential\/\">experiential learning<\/a>, international and intercultural experiences such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/study-abroad\/\">study abroad<\/a> programs, and independent scholarship through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/sip\/\">senior individualized projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A parking lot adjacent to the building also will be available soon. Until then, parking is available across Thompson Street in the lot in front of the Dow Science Center. Please use the stalls facing Thompson Street marked with signs labeled \u201cAdmission Office &#8211; Permit Required.\u201d If you have not received a parking permit before your visit, please request one when you arrive at the Admission Center.<\/p>\n<p>Prospective students who can&#8217;t make it to campus can take a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/tour\/\">take a virtual tour<\/a> of K or learn how to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/admission\/connect-with-us\/\">connect with Admission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9359"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13881,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9359\/revisions\/13881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9359"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=9359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}