Lake Michigan College Newsletter Vol. I Issue VIII August 2010
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Michigan College Office of Advancement and Planning. If you have comments or questions please feel
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Record Setting Enrollment at LMC
LMC has seen record-setting enrollments, hours of classroom instruction, as well as number of graduates for the 2009-10 academic year. The College saw the second highest enrollment growth rate among the state's 28 community colleges during the fall of 2009 when enrollment stood at 4,690, a gain of 18.8% over the previous fall semester. Kirtland Community College in Roscommon had the highest increase at 19%. The College's winter semester enrollment came in at 4,696, a 22% increase over the previous winter semester and the largest semester ever at LMC. Read the full story here. |
Getting the Message Out About the Lake Effect
Earlier this month, the College debuted a series of new television, radio, billboard and print advertisements. The ads center around the theme "The Lake Effect...on the rest of your life." Just as Lake Michigan's "lake effect" generates economic opportunity and enhances the quality of life in the region, Lake Michigan College's "lake effect" is at work daily in the lives of students, area businesses and residents of the region. Look for our ads on a station or billboard near you!
View all television spots and hear radio commercials and see billboards here.
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Great Grandson of Sitting Bull to Speak at Bertrand Crossing Campus
The Bertrand Crossing campus will host a one-day class, The Life and Legacy of Chief Sitting
Bull, lead by Ernie
LaPointe, a direct lineal descendant of Chief Sitting Bull. On October 9, LaPointe, who lives the traditional way of the Lakota, will discuss the life and legacy of his
great grandfather, Sitting Bull. This fall, Community Education is
offering a wide variety of newly designed classes such as this one. Other classes offered at the Bertrand Crossing
campus include History of Rock Music; 100 Years of Boy Scouting in America;
Golfing; Chemistry for Poets; Hypnosis; Psychology of Women; Ornithology; Dream
Interpretation; and the Native American Language Anishnaabemowin. To
register for any of these classes, or to see other Community Ed classes offered in South
Haven, Napier, or online Ed2Go classes, visit www.lakemichigancollege.edu/ce. |
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New Foundation Board Members The Lake Michigan College Foundation recently elected Bill Idoni, Senior VP of Commercial Lending at Chemical Bank, as president of the Foundation Board; and Mike Welch, CEO of Express 1-Expedited Solutions, as vice president. The Board also appointed seven new members to the Board of Directors.
Rick Blake-President, Edgewater Automation
Barry Conybeare-Attorney, Conybeare Law Office
Jeff Curry-President, Express-1 Expedited Solutions
Gloria Ender-President, Freedom Finishing
David Schaffer-Owner, Schaffer & Layher
Joan Smith-Partner, Smith-Dahmer Associates
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Rotary Scholarship Fundraiser at South Haven Campus The students, staff and faculty at the South Haven Campus are, once again, grateful for the Rotary Club of South Haven's generous investment in the education and career growth of South Haven area residents. This year's Seventh Annual Rotary Scholarship event resulted in a net donation of $14,000. The cumulative total over the seven years the College has been in South Haven has totaled approximately $100,000. A check for $14,000 was presented to LMC at the Rotary Annual Dinner held at Hawkshead. The South Haven Community Foundation assisted with administrative support for this year's project. |
Alumni Board Member Changes
The Lake Michigan College Alumni Board of Directors have elected Kay Miller, Assistant Director at Western Michigan University Southwest, as president; and Cindy Reuss, Director of Admissions at LMC, as vice president.
The Board of Directors also appointed two new members to serve on the Board, including Jodie Littlefield-Coordinator of Career Education at LMC and Richard Remus-Commercial Lending at Chemical Bank
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Art of Beer Festival
If you enjoy fine craft beers, then
plan on attending the Art of Beer Festival being held at the LMC Mendel Center
on Saturday, August 21 from 1-5 p.m. More than 70 beers can be sampled from 22 breweries! Enjoy the beauty of LMC in
the beer garden with live entertainment from Midwest Hype & Derailed bands.
For more information, visit www.artofbeerfestival.com 
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LMC Mendel Center Mainstage Highlights Jeff Daniels
Don't miss the Mainstage season opener, actor-singer-storyteller and Michigan native Jeff Daniels on Sunday evening, September 19! It will be an unforgettable evening of original songs and down-to-earth humor from this accomplished actor who has starred in several Hollywood movies. Call the Box
Office at (269) 927-1221 or view the entire season at www.lmcmainstage.org.
 The Mainstage features a plugged in accoustic performance with country superstar LeAnn Rimes on Sunday, October 3 at 7 p.m.!
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Workforce Training Institute Programs
Want to make a change in your career and increase your earning potential? The WorkForce Training Institute at M-TEC has a line up of
classes starting this month to take you to the next level of your professional life with programs in the Green Building Academy,
Manufacturing, Medical, Line Mechanic, Computer, Welding, Construction,
Leadership, and more. See www.lakemichigancollege.edu/wti
for the full schedule
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| | | | Join LMC president, Bob Harrison, for the 2nd Annual Bob-B-Que and Scholarship Benefit on Wednesday, September 8 from 5-7
p.m. at the Napier Avenue campus apple orchard.The event gives a chance for the students and community to meet Bob
and raise scholarship dollars at the same time. Contributions and net proceeds from the event
will go to the LMC Community Scholarship Fund. Games, music by Gizzae, snow
cones, and tours of the new MicroHouse will be available. Tickets are $8 (children
5 and under free). Contact Kim Cobb at
(269) 927-8172 for more information or to purchase tickets. |
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Mr. Pat Moody, Chairman * Ms. Judy Truesdell, Vice Chair * Ms. Renee Williams, Treasurer * Ms. Barbara Hall, Secretary
Mr. Paul Bergan * Dr. David Maysick * Ms. Mary Jo Tomasini
Dr. Robert Harrison, President
Lake Michigan College
2755 E. Napier Avenue
Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022
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