News – 2019

Glen Oaks Community College will recognize eight former Glen Oaks Board of Trustee members and welcome them to Trustee Emeriti status on Friday, Dec. 13, at 11:30 a.m. during a luncheon held on the concourse at the college, 62249 Shimmel Rd., in Centreville. The college establishes the rank of Emeriti status upon retirement to those who ...

By Dr. David H. Devier, Glen Oaks President This Friday, December 13, Glen Oaks Community College will recognize eight former Trustees by granting them Trustee Emeriti status.  These individuals combined service on the Board totals 115 years. This range from service is fifty years from 1965 to 2015.  Beginning with Mr. Norm Haas, 1965-1977, the first Board ...

The Sturgis Civic Players, in partnership with Glen Oaks Community College, will present “Leading Ladies” in three performances on Fri., Nov. 15 at 7 p.m., Sat., Nov. 16 at 7 p.m., and Sun., Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. The performance will be held at the Nora Hagen Theatre on the Glen Oaks campus. Written by Ken ...

Glen Oaks Community College is the recipient of a Special Project Award for its Agricultural Equipment Technology program. Presented by the Michigan Association of Continuing Education & Training, the award recognizes an outstanding educational service project which significantly advances the continuing development of the profession. Reid Leaverton, instructor for the Ag Equipment Tech program, accepted the ...

The Glen Oaks Community College Communications and Marketing Department is the recipient of two recent Gold awards. For the second year in a row, Glen Oaks received a “Gold” award in the 34th Annual Educational Advertising Awards for the 2018 Glen Oaks Holiday Card titled “Winter Watercolor.” The cover of card depicted a snowy evening scene ...

The Glen Oaks Community College Foundation Board recognized board member Dr. Phil Ward, left, for 40 years of service to the Foundation during its October meeting. He is pictured with Phyllis Youga, board president, and Vonda Marrow, executive director of the board. Phil, former president of Glen Oaks, and his wife, Isabella, have spearheaded and ...

The Glen Oaks Community College Foundation is accepting scholarship applications from new and returning Glen Oaks students for the 2020-21 academic year. Through efforts of the Foundation, endowed scholarships and charitable cash gifts provide many students with financial assistance to pursue their education helping to change their lives in a positive way. The Glen Oaks Community College ...

Glen Oaks’ agricultural students posed for a photo during the soybean harvest with Nicole Noll-Williams, Mid-Michigan regional director for US Senator Gary Peters’ office. Noll-Williams also hopped on the combine, which was donated by GreenMark Equipment for the day, and rode in the cab for a loop around the field. Glen Oaks Community College is ...

Students in the welding program at Glen Oaks Community College are working with over 3,000 pounds of metal and aluminum recently donated by Morgan Olson. “As you can imagine, the cost of metals for student projects is a large expense for the welding program. Our cost for the metal would have easily been over $2,000,” said ...

Glen Oaks Community College is now accepting applications for the Presidential and Dean Scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year. To be eligible for these scholarships students must be a 2020 graduate from a public or private high school in St. Joseph County or a public high school within the Glen Oaks service area (Cass County residents ...