The September 2026 issue of Kellogg Community College’s quarterly BruIN magazine is available now!
The 20-page publication can be read online at kellogg.edu/bruinmagazine, with print copies available on the College’s North Avenue campus in Battle Creek. A complimentary print subscription can be requested by emailing kcccommunication@kellogg.edu.
The cover of the issue features a striking stylized photograph of KCC alumna Tanika Cunningham performing during the College’s annual “Singing in the Spring” concert in 2019.
Interior content consists of the engaging, high-quality articles, photography, design and artwork readers have come to expect from the publication, including:
- An introductory column from KCC President Dr. Paul Watson
- An inside-cover alumni Q&A with KCC baseball alum Aaron Piasecki, who recently signed with the Houston Astros
- Campus and community briefs highlighting recent events and activities of note on and off campus, including information about KCC being recognized with a Beautiful Battle Creek Award from the Battle Creek City Commission
- Regional center updates, including information about a new auxiliary building at the Eastern Academic Center in Albion; information about a youth trades camp and Medical Assistant training at the Fehsenfeld Center in Hastings; information about a new pollinator garden at the Grahl Center in Coldwater; and information about new trades training equipment at the Regional Manufacturing Technology Center in Battle Creek
- Updates about spring sports and arts activities, including the eight new sculptures installed on KCC campuses this past summer
- A centerpiece feature highlighting the 70th anniversary of the KCC choirs
- An overview of KCC’s summer international travel trip to Scandinavia
- Calendars of the College’s fall music events and Lifelong Learning classes
- Information about the KCC Foundation’s Donald Vinkemulder Fund, a Q&A with retired faculty member and KCC Foundation donor Jim Strong, and information about how to create a named project fund at KCC
- Recognition of the College’s Employee of the Year Award winners and Faculty Excellence Award winners
- And more!
View the issue now online or contact KCC Marketing Director Simon Thalmann at thalmanns@kellogg.edu for more information.
