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SMC Board Celebrates Athletics Success, Adds Three More Teams

The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees celebrated athletics success at the national level on April 10 with a breakfast for the women’s basketball team and men’s wrestling’s 10 national qualifiers prior to its regular monthly meeting. During the session in Mathews Conference Center West, the board also voted unanimously to expand athletics in Fall 2025 by adding women’s wrestling, women’s track and field and men’s track and field. The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Truste

SMC Board Salutes Dr. Young-Marcks' Record 40 1/2 Years

Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees April 10 recognized Dr. Mary D. Young-Marcks for a record 40 ½ years on its faculty and her approaching retirement. “She has been a cornerstone of the SMC faculty since 1984, which by my conservative estimate might mean she has taught and impacted the lives of 10,000 students,” Provost Dr. David Fleming said.

DeYonte Sullivan's Health Care Path Leading Toward Doctor

One of Southwestern Michigan College’s first Honors Program students, DeYonte Sullivan, is still pursuing medicine. “I hope to be a dermatologist, family practice or Emergency Room doctor. I know that’s a range but they all interest me,” Sullivan said.

Weston a Semi-Finalist for National Scholarship

Southwestern Michigan College’s Nick Weston hopes the adage “good things come to those who hustle while they wait” applies to him. Weston, of Paw Paw, recently returned from New Orleans as one of five SMC presenters at the American Chemical Society national meeting.

Five SMC Students Present in New Orleans

Five Southwestern Michigan College students presented at the Spring 2024 American Chemical Society national meeting in New Orleans March 17-21. In a rare opportunity for community-college students, Mitzy Grana Diaz, Hartford; Alex Foster, Baroda; Katie Lull, Marcellus; Delaney Platt, Illinois; and Nick Weston, Paw Paw, presented findings of year-long research projects to academics, industry and government professionals.

Three-time SMC All-American Coaches in Illinois

Ty Wolf was one and done his first time at Southwestern Michigan College. But what a year it was once he got here. A three-time All-American and one of four All-Americans on Coach Ron Gunn’s 1982 cross country team, which finished third in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

SMC’s Tyhe Glenn Named Chautauqua, N.Y., Scholar

Southwestern Michigan College’s Tyhe Glenn has been selected from a national pool of applicants as a Summer Scholar for Chautauqua’s 150th season this July. Glenn, 19, an SMC Honors Program student from Benton Harbor, graduates May 4 with his visual arts associate degree.

Students, Community Jam SMC Career Fair

Logan Petruska of Edwardsburg, usually seen drumming with the Southwestern Michigan College Jazz Ensemble, doesn’t graduate until next spring. He came to Wednesday’s Career Fair in Mathews Conference Center East on SMC’s Dowagiac campus dressed for success because while “music has been my passion since I was 7 years old,” the business major March 20 focused on banks and financial institutions.

Alex Fiks Designs Card Games to Train RAs

Southwestern Michigan College William M. White Residence Hall Manager Alex Fiks also designs card games like Behind Closed Doors as a tool for training resident assistants (RAs). More than 150 games have been marketed across the United States. Cards reflect experiences from numerous institutions. They are meant to be fun and interesting for new and veteran staff alike by drawing out situations that frame conversations for supervisors to cover.

2013 SMC Graduate Designs Winning Cass County Coin

Paige Linback, Southwestern Michigan College 2013, marked seven years in October as a graphic designer for WNDU-TV in South Bend, though she left an indelible image at SMC as a photographer. As the designer of Cass County’s honor coin, Linback, of Edwardsburg, owns #1. Only 100 were minted.