This week at KCC: Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2013

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Here are some reminders of upcoming events related to Kellogg Community College.

Scheduled for Monday, Sept. 30, 2013:

  • No events scheduled.

Scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013:

  • KCC’s Student Life office will host an event to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Center on KCC’s North Avenue campus. The event will feature free food, music and giveaways.
  • Chuck Newman, a career adviser and instructor at KCC, will present a free Academic Workshop titled “Emerging Technology for Job Search” from 3 to 3:50 p.m. in room 08 of the Ohm Information Technology Center. Click here for more information about this and future Academic Workshops at the college (the link will take you to a PDF including workshop descriptions).
  • KCC’s women’s volleyball team plays against conference opponent Lake Michigan College beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Benton Harbor. For more information about the women’s volleyball team, visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/volleyball/index.html.

Scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013:

  • KCC’s Air Rescue Firefighter (ARFF) Trainer, an aircraft fire simulator used to train fire departments across the United States to respond to aircraft fires, will be used for training exercises at a federal airfield in California beginning Oct. 2. The training will continue through Saturday, Oct. 5. For more information about the ARFF Trainer, visit www.kellogg.edu/arff.
  • Davenport University will host a Transfer Student Information Table in the central walkway of KCC’s North Avenue campus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Kelly Frost, user education librarian at KCC’s Morris Learning Resource Center, will present a free Academic Workshop titled “Google Like a Librarian” from 3 to 3:50 p.m. in room 105 of the Ohm Information Technology Center. Click here for more information about this and future Academic Workshops at the college (the link will take you to a PDF including workshop descriptions).
  • The KCC chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society will host an Information Social from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Kellogg Room in the Student Center on KCC’s North Avenue campus.
  • KCC’s women’s soccer team plays against conference opponent Jackson College beginning at 4 p.m. in Jackson. For more information about the women’s soccer team, visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/soccer/index.html.

Scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013:

  • The Bruin Bookstore is celebrating National Student Day at KCC. Stop by for free cookies and a National Student Day wristband, and bring a non-perishable food item for the bookstore to donate and get entered into a prize drawing.
  • The Battle Creek Regional Job Fair will run from 9 a.m. to noon at Kellogg Arena in downtown Battle Creek. Click here for more information about the job fair from a post on this blog.
  • Miller College will host a Transfer Student Information Table in the central walkway of KCC’s North Avenue campus from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • KCC’s women’s volleyball team plays against conference opponent Grand Rapids Community College beginning at 6:30 p.m. at home in the Miller Gym on KCC’s North Avenue campus. For more information about the women’s volleyball team, visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/volleyball/index.html.

Scheduled for Friday, Oct. 4, 2013:

  • Financial aid refund checks for first-time borrowers will be mailed on Friday, Oct. 4. For more information, visit www.kellogg.edu/financial.
  • The art exhibit “Gates of the North,” by artist and adjunct art instructor Donald W. VanAuken, concludes in the Eleanor R. & Robert DeVries Gallery in the Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center on KCC’s North Avenue campus in Battle Creek. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Click here for more information about the exhibit from a post on this blog.
  • KCC will host a free Transfer Tour of Western Michigan University departing from KCC’s North Avenue campus at 9 a.m. The tour will include transportation to and from WMU from KCC’s North Avenue campus, lunch, a campus tour of WMU and a WMU admissions presentation. To sign up, email advising@kellogg.edu or call 269-965-4124.

Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013:

  • No events scheduled.

Scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013:

  • KCC’s women’s soccer team plays against conference opponent Delta College beginning at 1 p.m. in University Center. For more information about the women’s soccer team, visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/soccer/index.html.
  • KCC will host its annual Schubertiade event featuring live music and poetry readings beginning at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center on the college’s North Avenue campus. Click here for more information about the event from a post on this blog.

Continuing:

  • The art exhibit “Gates of the North,” by artist and adjunct art instructor Donald W. VanAuken, will remain on display through Friday, Oct. 4, in the Eleanor R. & Robert DeVries Gallery in the Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center on KCC’s North Avenue campus in Battle Creek. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Click here for more information about the exhibit from a post on this blog.
  • KCC’s Air Rescue Firefighter (ARFF) Trainer, an aircraft fire simulator used to train fire departments across the United States to respond to aircraft fires, will be used for training exercises at a federal airfield in California from Wednesday, Oct. 2, through Saturday, Oct. 5. For more information about the ARFF Trainer, visit www.kellogg.edu/arff.

Coming soon:

  • Patrick Casey, director of Career and Employment Services at KCC, will present a free Academic Workshop titled “Job Interviewing” from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, in the Spring Lake Room in the Morris Learning Resource Center on KCC’s North Avenue campus. Click here for more information about this and other Academic Workshops offered at the college (the link will take you to a PDF including workshop descriptions).
  • The second disbursement of financial aid refund checks for single-semester loans will be mailed on Friday, Oct. 11. For more information, visit www.kellogg.edu/financial.
  • KCC will host free Transfer Tours of Albion College and Olivet College departing from KCC’s North Avenue campus at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11. The tours will include transportation to and from the transfer schools from KCC’s North Avenue campus, lunch, campus tours and admissions presentations. To sign up, email advising@kellogg.edu or call 269-965-4124.
  • KCC will host a free Transfer Tour of Grand Valley State University departing from KCC’s North Avenue campus at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18. The tour will include transportation to and from GVSU from KCC’s North Avenue campus, lunch, a campus tour of GVSU and a GVSU admissions presentation. To sign up, email advising@kellogg.edu or call 269-965-4124.
  • Spring 2014 registration opens at 7 a.m. online and at 8 a.m. in person on campus on Monday, Oct. 28.
  • The Financial Aid Office’s fall Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal deadline is Friday, Nov. 1. Contact the Financial Aid Office for more information.
  • The nonrefundable $400 deposit for students and community members participating in KCC’s international travel trip to Europe next spring is due to KCC on Friday, Nov. 1. Click here for more information about the trip from a post on this blog.

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