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| Co-op computer tekkie pays early dividends for Stryker |
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Imagine being on your first professional job only six months and discovering a way to save your employer $18,000. Not just once, but each and every year! Imagine further that you are a co-op employee working on your associate degree at KVCC. That is exactly what has happened to Derrick Ryan, family man, full-time student (16 hours) and part-time co-op employee (24 hours weekly). (read entire story here...) |
| KVCC instructors witness the paradox that is China |
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The national bird of China is the crane – not the whooping or the sandhill. It’s the construction crane, the mechanical kind that darkens the skies of every major Chinese city. That’s symbolic of where modern China finds itself in its political, economic and cultural perspectives, according to two veteran KVCC instructors who spent five weeks in the most populous and rapidly changing nation in the world. (read entire story here...) |
A ‘Learning Community’ for future teachers –
Getting one’s toe in the water before it goes under the bridge |
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Picture this: Reduced to the size of a droplet, you find yourself traveling through an aquifer. But instead of being in the flowing underground stream you might have imagined, you’re wedged into an obstacle course between giant grains of sand and boulder-sized gravel – the way groundwater more commonly occurs. Slowly, you make your way through to the next stop, perhaps the surface water of a lake or river. That’s part of a geography lesson that Angling Road Elementary School third-graders experienced firsthand earlier this year – or as close to firsthand as you can get without literally “shrinking the kids.”. (read entire story here...) |
| This ‘Technician First Class’ is a high-tech major |
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Marty Adams’ path in life has routed him to Kalamazoo Valley Community College twice now, with thousands of miles before and between stops.
The KVCC graduate is now a full-time instructor at the college’s Center for New Media after teaching part time since 2002 in web design and development along with related courses in computer information systems. (read entire story here...) |
| Reality TV? How about ‘Reality Workplace?’ |
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Workforce-development surveys all end up with the same conclusion: Employers want well-rounded, effective, reality-based employees who can communicate, work as a team, set goals and follow through to meet them, handle interpersonal relationships, and deliver. These are more character traits than they are technical skills. Lesa Strausbaugh was brought on board as KVCC’s coordinator of multidisciplinary projects to shepherd an approach to learning that is being driven by the workplace. (read entire story here...) |
| KVCC’s ‘New School’ peels the paint off conventional learning |
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Because for some, it’s not enough to read “Huck Finn” or the ‘Odyssey” without debating about what these works can teach about the human condition. Because for some, it’s not enough to study Michigan’s history without considering how it shapes state politics and the economy. (read entire story here...) |
| The Top 10 Ways to Keep Your Job |
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Paul Simon chronicled “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.” There are just as many signs, indicators, strategies and patterns to pay attention to when deciding whether you want to stay at your current place of employment or move on to greener pastures, or when plotting proactive steps to take if you want to enhance your situation. (read entire story here...) |
Academics, civic activism stressed in KVCC Honors Program now linked to WMU’s
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Students who receive their degrees through the KVCC Honors Program are automatically accepted into its counterpart at Western Michigan University if they transfer there. That’s the result of a five-year agreement signed by Stephen Louisell, who heads the KVCC initiative, and Larry ten Harmsel, dean of The Carl and Winifred Lee Honors College at WMU. (read entire story here...) |
Did you enjoy playing with your chemistry set?
These folks do it for a living |
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KVCC’s program in chemical technology is for those who love the science of chemistry and enjoy the practical applications of its principles. The 62-credit-hour, degree program prepares enrollees for employment in laboratory settings across the spectrum of U. S. industry. (read entire story here...) |
| The many faces of careers in Chemistry |
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Like Bubba told Forrest Gump that there were all kinds of ways to prepare shrimp for eating, the study of chemistry can lead to all kinds of careers. (read entire story here...) |
| KVCC grad has right formula for teaching chemistry |
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In the fall of 1994, Mike Huber had completed four years in the Air Force and was enrolled in a handful of KVCC classes. He planned on transferring his KVCC credits to another school that offered a degree in physical therapy. His experience at KVCC, however, made such a strong impression that he changed his major to education and began to cultivate his gift of teaching. (read entire story here...) |
| Allegan initiative widens nursing pipeline for Portage spouses |
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Ten years ago, Kenneth and Laurie Raleigh’s paths intertwined amidst the backdrop of a health-care setting. “My brother, who was married to Ken’s sister, was in the hospital dying from cancer,” Laurie said. “I had never met Ken before, and in the waiting room I was like, ‘Oh, who are you?’” Two years later the couple was married, and today the Raleighs’ entire lives revolve around the medical profession. They are enrolled in KVCC’s new, part-time, Allegan County-based training program for nurses. (read entire story here...) |
| Banking: A Career with a Future |
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If you’re looking for a cutting-edge career, try banking. The world of money is changing dramatically, says Fran Kubicek, a business instructor at KVCC’s Arcadia Commons Campus. Students getting into the banking field are moving into a brave, new world where they can make a seismic difference in the lives of their clients. (read entire story here...) |
| Aging of state’s manufacturing workforce, technology call for a new breed of employee |
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Michigan manufacturing is looking for people with inquisitive minds, who always want to learn, who are responsible and have a solid work ethic, who can work as a team and have communication skills, and who approach a problem not as a stone wall but as an opportunity to find a solution. Because the average age of the technicians/machinists is 58, some new blood will be needed. (read entire story here...) |
| She’s a Miss Fix-It at FEMA, and more |
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With her father, grandfather and great-grandfather involved in tool-and-die making, Andrea Reynolds seems scripted for her job in manufacturing. Throw in a maternal grandfather who was an electrician and it’s easy to understand why, as a youngster, the 2000 graduate of Three Rivers High School took apart a CD player to see what made it tick. Today, she’s balancing her job as a manufacturing engineer technician with FEMA Corp. in Portage with a class load at KVCC and plans to complete a four-year degree in business at Western Michigan University. (read entire story here...) |
| Games Turn Into Serious Business for Video-Game Artists |
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Sitting down with a PlayStation may seem like fun and games. But it could also lead to a serious career. Across the nation, youngsters who grew up on “Pacman” and “Combat” are turning their love of video games into lucrative jobs as video-game artists. The field is now so ripe for designers that many college campuses across the world are offering degrees in video-game art. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is one of them. (read entire story here...) |
| His ‘Impossible Dream’ of Microsoft came true |
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As he pondered what he wanted to do with his life, David Coe remembered one of those “Dare To Be Great” pieces of advice that he read somewhere. Whatever the dream company you want to work for, write it down. He did – Microsoft.. (read entire story here...) |
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Arts &
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Arts and communication careers are related to humanities and the performing, visual, literary and media arts. These careers are interesting to people who value creativity, are imaginative and innovative, enjoy communicating new ideas to others, are skilled writers, and/or seek self-expression through singing, dancing or acting. (see course list here...) |
| Business, Management, Marketing & Technology |
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These careers are related to all aspects of business including accounting, business administration, finance, information processing and marketing. They require leadership, organizational, math, computer and sales aptitudes and skills. (see course list here...) |
| Engineering/ Manufacturing & Industrial Technology |
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Working with tools, equipment and other kinds of machinery is important to people in these careers. These highly educated and skilled employees are results-oriented, accurate, curious, inventive, hands-on and self-motivated. (see course list here...) |
| Health Sciences |
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These careers are related to the promotion of health as well as the treatment of injuries and disease. They are best suited for those wishing to work with people and those who care about helping others. Examples of careers in this pathway are physicians, nurses and dental hygienists. (see course list here...) |
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Careers in Human Services include the areas of child care, civil service, education, hospitality and the social services. Valued and respected workers in this pathway include counselors, teachers, religious leaders, and public safety officers. (see course list here...) |
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