Bags to Benches Targets Plastic, Unites K
The Kalamazoo College Council of Student Representatives (KCCSR) and the Eco Club are offering a creative way for you to deal with your plastic waste—including that supply of plastic bags that seems to grow every time you shop. From now until July, the organizations are collecting clean, dry and residue-free produce bags, closeable food-storage bags, […]
Theatre Festival Welcomes 12, Honors Two From K
Two Kalamazoo College students were honored last week with new recognitions given at the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) Region 3 in Madison, Wisconsin. The festival is a chance for college students in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin to share their skills and learn from others through workshops; collaborate as actors, directors, designers, […]
K Professor Addresses Forums in South Africa
Péter Érdi, the Luce Professor of Complex Systems Studies at Kalamazoo College, recently visited Johannesburg, South Africa, where he served as the keynote speaker at the sixth International Conference on Soft Computing and Machine Intelligence (ISCMI) and spoke at the Biomath Forum at the University of Pretoria. The annual ISCMI conference Nov. 19 and 20, […]
Author’s Keynote Highlights Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events
A historian, writer and longtime political activist will headline the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Convocation with a keynote speech at 11 a.m. Monday in Dalton Theater. The event is open to the public. Barbara Ransby has published dozens of articles and essays in popular and scholarly venues, and is most notably the author of […]
Afrofuturism Artist Offers Talk, Workshop at K
A University of Illinois assistant graphic design professor spending the year at Harvard University as a Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellow will visit Kalamazoo College for two events next week. Stacey Robinson’s multimedia work centers on Afrofuturism, which is a movement in literature, music and art that features futuristic or science fiction themes incorporating elements of […]
Infrastructure Improvements Reduce K’s Carbon Footprint, Improve Reliability
During the past year, Kalamazoo College has been carrying out a number of projects behind the scenes to strengthen the reliability and sustainability of our campus infrastructure. Last winter, K contracted with Andy J. Egan Co., Inc. to replace the central chiller plant and the chiller plant in the Dow Science Center. This work provides […]
40 Under 40 Honoree Credits Faculty for Her K Success
A Chicago business executive and Kalamazoo College alumna has earned an honor that puts her in the company of previous recipients as notable as entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and former U.S. President Barack Obama. Young-Jin Chang ’06, the managing director and global head of metals at CME Group, is a 2019 […]
Fall 2019 Dean’s List
Congratulations to the following Kalamazoo College students, who achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or better for a full-time course load of at least three units, without failing or withdrawing from any course, during the fall 2019 academic term, reaching the Dean’s List. Students who elect to take a letter-graded course on a credit/no […]
Happy Holidays from Kalamazoo College
Dear Friends, Kalamazoo College has long enjoyed a close communion with the natural world: through the instruction of our early biology professors, William Praeger and Frances Diebold, and the inspiring professors — of many disciplines — who would follow; through LandSea and other outdoor adventures; and through the hands-on experience gained in various gardens, the […]
Washington Internship Boosts Student’s Love of Museums
A fortunate pairing of four people with Kalamazoo College ties provided one student with a valuable internship experience last summer in Washington, D.C. Marie Kohrman ’22 was an intern at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), a home for more than 20 billion documents related to the federal government throughout U.S. history. There, she […]
Students Should ‘Feel Empowered’ By Alumna’s Art
A first-year seminar this term is giving 14 Kalamazoo College students a chance to see critically acclaimed art created by a professional painter who once attended K herself. Organized by the Studio Museum in Harlem and the American Federation of Arts, Black Refractions: Highlights from the Studio Museum in Harlem, is an exhibit on display […]
Honors Day Rewards Student Excellence
Family Weekend served as the backdrop for the Honors Day 2019 convocation. More than 250 students were recognized Friday, Nov. 8, for excellence in academics and leadership in six divisions: Fine Arts, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Physical Education. Recipients of prestigious scholarships were recognized, as […]