march
25marAll Day29Spring BreakNo classes for students(All Day)
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There will be no classes for Kellogg Community College students from Monday, March 25, through Friday, March 29, during the College’s Spring Break. While no classes
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There will be no classes for Kellogg Community College students from Monday, March 25, through Friday, March 29, during the College’s Spring Break.
While no classes will be held for students during KCC’s Spring Break, most College offices will be open Monday through Thursday. The College will be closed Friday, March 29.
Hours generally vary by department or office. To check the open hours of a particular office or department, contact the College at 269-965-3931.
Registration for the summer semester opens the Monday students return to campus, on April 1. Student registration information, including links to registration instructions, policies, tuition and fees and other information, is available online at kellogg.edu/registration.
Those who wish to meet with an academic advisor prior to registering are encouraged to schedule an appointment by calling 269-965-4124 or emailing advising@kellogg.edu.
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march 25 (Monday) - 29 (Friday)
april
01aprAll Day02Summer Registration OpensExperience KCC this summer!(All Day)
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Registration for Summer 2024 class opens at 7 a.m. online on Monday, April 1! The Summer 2024 semester starts May 13 and ends Aug. 8. Click
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Registration for Summer 2024 class opens at 7 a.m. online on Monday, April 1!
The Summer 2024 semester starts May 13 and ends Aug. 8. Click here to view our Course Catalog and filter by “Summer Semester 2024” to see a list of KCC courses offered during the summer semester.
For more information about summer registration, visit kellogg.edu/registration.
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april 1 (Monday) - 2 (Tuesday)
02apr5:00 pm6:00 pm"Blaze Goes to Camp" LaunchMeet the author and illustrator!5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Kellogg Community College is pleased to announce the publication of “Blaze Goes to Camp,” a fully illustrated, 32-page children’s book rounding out a trilogy of
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Kellogg Community College is pleased to announce the publication of “Blaze Goes to Camp,” a fully illustrated, 32-page children’s book rounding out a trilogy of popular titles centered on a young version of Blaze, the College mascot.
“Blaze Goes to Camp,” which will be released to the public in print and online in April, is a follow-up to the College’s award-winning “Blaze Goes to College” and “Blaze Goes to the RMTC” children’s books, both published in 2019. All of the books have been illustrated by KCC Graphic Design Program alumna Sara Parks and written by KCC Marketing Director Simon Thalmann.
The illustrator and author will launch the book during a meet-and-greet event from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 2 – which is International Children’s Book Day – at KCC’s Morris Library, on campus at 450 North Ave. in Battle Creek. The informal event is free and open to the public, and the first 100 visitors will receive a free print copy of “Blaze Goes to Camp.”
The new book follows Blaze and his classmate Bella as they attend and report on the diverse array of summer day camps available to kids on KCC’s North Avenue campus in Battle Creek. Thalmann said the new book is the best one yet, intentionally designed to be read aloud and with several interactive elements perfect for young audiences.
“The amazing art and character design of Sara Parks takes center stage in the latest Blaze book, which was intentionally created with younger audiences in mind than our previous books,” Thalmann said. “There are way less words and way more things to look at, as well as things to do, physically, with the book.”
Readers can be encouraged from the title page to “press play” to get the book going, for example, to search for funny scenes in an elaborate centerspread map of the College’s actual campus, and to read poems featured in the book aloud, among other things.
Parks called illustrating the book “a rewarding challenge.”
“It has a different energy compared to the rest of the series, and coupled with how my art had improved in the interim, I had the opportunity to update the style and play with layouts I hadn’t experimented with before,” Parks said. “I tried to put a lot of variety into the characters, especially, so that kids could have fun figuring out what animal was what and picking out their favorites.”
In the five or so years since publication of the first Blaze book, well over 10,000 copies of the books – including Spanish versions – have gone to print and been given freely to area kids, families, schools, libraries and other community organizations, and KCC employees have read the books to countless elementary school students across the College’s service district.
Both of the previous books won regional Medallion Awards from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations after publication. “Blaze Goes to College” also won Gold Paragon and Best in Show awards at the national NCMPR Paragon Awards in 2020.
A digital version of “Blaze Goes to Camp” will be available to read for free on KCC’s website at kellogg.edu/blaze beginning April 2. Print copies of all three books in the series will be available for purchase in the College’s Bruin Bookstore for $4.99.
For more information about “Blaze Goes to Camp,” contact the author at thalmanns@kellogg.edu. For information about day camp opportunities at KCC this summer, contact KCC’s Lifelong Learning Department at ll-info@kellogg.edu, call 269-965-4134 or visit kellogg.edu/youth.
“Blaze Goes to Camp” was made possible in part by a grant from the KCC Foundation. For more information about the KCC Foundation, visit kellogg.edu/foundation.
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(Tuesday) 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location
KCC Morris Library
450 North Ave.
10aprAll Day26Annual KCC Student Art Exhibit(All Day)
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Mondays-Wednesdays, and Fridays, 8 am-5 pm, Thursdays, 8 am-7 pm Reception/Awards Ceremony: Friday, April 19, 5:30-7:30 pm
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Mondays-Wednesdays, and Fridays, 8 am-5 pm, Thursdays, 8 am-7 pm
Reception/Awards Ceremony: Friday, April 19, 5:30-7:30 pm
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april 10 (Wednesday) - 26 (Friday)
11apr4:30 pm8:45 pmMental Health SymposiumPre-Registration Deadline is March 274:30 pm - 8:45 pm
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Kellogg Community College’s Education and Human Services programs will host a free Mental Health Symposium next month on campus in Battle Creek. Pre-registration is required
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Kellogg Community College’s Education and Human Services programs will host a free Mental Health Symposium next month on campus in Battle Creek. Pre-registration is required by March 27.
The KCC Education and Human Services Mental Health Symposium will be held from 4:30 to 8:45 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the College’s Binda Performing Arts Center, on campus at 450 North Ave. in Battle Creek.
The event is free and open to the public but individuals interested in attending must pre-register by March 27 via the online form at https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=7n1B8nqxmU2AuHZxT3slWVxGmUE2XMRJksokBe0vJ_xUNDVMN1FDQlhKSEU4VlBIMlhKWkpYS0NQSy4u&origin=lprLink&wdLOR=c4573ADC6-8BD2-45DE-82D7-F8582F941B28.
The event will feature presentations on topics related to mental health as well as a keynote address from counselor and social worker Dr. Jennifer Harrison, a professor at Western Michigan University’s School of Social Work.
Harrison will speak on strategies for reducing stigma and supporting mental health recovery. Additional speakers and topics include:
> Suicide Prevention Facilitator Scott Teichmer, of Summit Pointe, will speak about suicide prevention
> Dr. Caelan Soma, chief clinical officer of Starr Commonwealth, will speak on the overlap of trauma and mental health
> Dr. Odell Miller, of Off the Bench, will speak about the impact of physical health on mental health, and strategies to keep yourself healthy
All speakers will also participate in a final Q&A panel session following the last presentation.
An informal box dinner will be offered at the start of the event, with door prizes and certificates awarded throughout. Participants will also be able to collect information from vendor tables immediately before and after the speaking presentations.
For more information about the Mental Health Symposium, which is made possible thanks to a Program Initiative Grant from the KCC Foundation, email education@kellogg.edu.
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(Thursday) 4:30 pm - 8:45 pm
16apr1:00 pm2:00 pmFresh Food DistributionFree and open to the public1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Kellogg Community College’s monthly Fresh Food Distribution events continue this month on campus in Battle Creek. The events are a partnership with the South Michigan Food
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Kellogg Community College’s monthly Fresh Food Distribution events continue this month on campus in Battle Creek.
The events are a partnership with the South Michigan Food Bank that provide free fresh produce, baked goods and protein items to KCC student and community members during a pickup event the third Tuesday of each month on campus in Battle Creek. Students and others from the community can simply drive or walk up during the event and pick up a free box of food, free of charge while supplies last.
(Registration with the Food Bank is required and processed onsite; see instructions below.)
KCC distributes approximately 400 to 500 boxes of fresh food to those in need through the initiative over the course of four or five events each semester. The initiative will continue this spring semester on Jan. 16, Feb. 20, March 19 and April 16.
Fresh Food Distribution events are held in Parking Lot G – the parking lot next to the Miller Physical Education Building – on campus at 450 North Ave. in Battle Creek. They formally begin at 1 p.m. but interested individuals are encouraged to come earlier, as supplies go quickly and there’s often a line well before 1 p.m.
The Fresh Food Distribution events are just one part of a continuously growing food insecurity initiative at KCC that also includes the campus Bruin Baskets, a campus food initiative that provides free grab-and-go snacks for students at a half dozen stations on campuses in Albion, Battle Creek, Coldwater and Hastings.
Individuals interested in receiving items via the event should note there are just 100 boxes to distribute and it’s first come, first served. To expedite the distribution process, attendees are asked to fill out the online registration form from the Food Bank when they arrive and are waiting in line by completing the following steps:
1. Text the word Bruins to 866-474-3663
2. Open the link received back and fill out the short online form
3. Once submitted, show the confirmation to the volunteer in line
For more information, contact the KCC Foundation at 269-965-4161 or kccfoundation@kellogg.edu.
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(Tuesday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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