News – 2017

Students in the advanced Career and Technical Education (CTE) Graphic Design cohort recently presented their branding and advertising projects to a panel of outside judges at Glen Oaks Community College. As part of the project, students developed a fictitious company and created a corresponding logo design, print materials, design spec sheets and website homepage mock-ups. ...

Glen Oaks Community College continues to receive high marks in nursing pass rates as graduates from both the Level I and Level 2 programs pass the NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN (National Council for Licensing Exam) at rates higher than the national average. Graduates from the one-year practical nursing program had a 100 percent pass rate, compared with ...

Glen Oaks Community College has named David Victor as its new head men’s basketball coach; Chuck Frisbie will continue as assistant coach. The 19 – member team’s season is about to kick off officially Nov. 3 and 4 during the Olney Rotary Classic Tournament in Olney, Illinois, with the first home game at Ken Schuler Court ...

During the 2017 annual Glen Oaks Community College Foundation gala held Saturday, Oct. 14, Glen Oaks President David Devier recognized two individuals with long-time ties to the college and officially named two areas of the campus as part of the evening’s activities. Gretchen Dresser, of Sturgis, who along with her late husband, Raymond H. Dresser, Jr., ...

Area high school students, parents and members of the community are invited to visit Glen Oaks Community College on Tuesday, Oct. 11th for the 27th annual St. Joseph County College Night. Representatives from over 50 colleges and military organizations will to be on hand to meet prospective students and share information on their institutions. The ...

The Glen Oaks Community College Foundation will hold the Third Annual Gala “Diamonds, Donors and Dollars for Scholars,” on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. in the college’s Dresser Business Development Center. The public is invited to join alumni and friends of the college to this extravaganza. “Last year the event raised over $13,000 for scholarships,” ...

On Monday, Sept. 18, Glen Oaks Community College will unveil a historical marker that identifies the site of the college’s beginnings 50 years ago. That site was the former White Pigeon High School at 201 S. Lincoln St., White Pigeon. The college will recognize the significance of those days of early beginnings at 10 a.m., ...

Glen Oaks Community College is gearing up to move over 80 students into their new on-campus living quarters, Devier Student Suites, on Saturday, Aug. 26 between 8 a.m. and noon. “We are anticipating over 300 people to participate including students, parents, and faculty and staff volunteers,” said April Yost, director of student housing, Capstone On-Campus Management, ...

What began as an idea to build a residence hall on the campus of Glen Oaks Community College more than two years ago is about to become a reality. The grand opening of the David H. and Patricia A. Devier Student Suites will be held on Friday, August 25 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in ...

by Dr. David Devier, Glen Oaks president This August 26th, a new day begins at Glen Oaks Community College. We will move our first class of students into our new housing facility – Devier Student Suites. This monumental activity means that life will never be the same on campus going forward. Never again ...