News – 2019

Omar Perez Correa, of Sturgis, MI, is the 2019 recipient of the Professor Emeritus B. Swartz Scholarship for Excellence in Mathematics. Correa graduated with an Associate of General Studies from Glen Oaks Community College earlier this month. He will be transferring his credits to Grand Valley State University where he plans to study both education and ...

Glen Oaks advisor Ben Fries was one of two advisors who received the Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished Chapter Advisor Award for the Michigan region during the regional PTK conference held at Glen Oaks Community College in mid-May. The award recognizes advisors who demonstrate an exceptional atmosphere of teamwork, leadership abilities and enthusiasm for the Society’s Hallmarks. ...

As part of the recent Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Glen Oaks Community College recognized three new inductees into the Glen Oaks Nursing Hall of Fame. New members inducted this year were Hope Bailey, Dr. Wesley Eichorn, and Janell Lederman. Hope Bailey Bailey graduated from Glen Oaks in 1994 with an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree. She ...

Former astronaut and lunar module pilot for Apollo 13, Fred Wallace Haise, Jr., will be the featured speaker at the next Glen Oaks Viking Speaker Series talk on Friday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Three Rivers High School in the Performing Arts Center. The title of his talk is: “Failure is Not an Option.” Haise ...

Michelle McNamara, professor of communications at Glen Oaks Community College, has been selected to receive the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Suanne Davis Roueche Faculty Conference Scholarship. McNamara is one of five recipients in the nation to receive this prestigious award, which reflects NISOD’s mission of promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching, ...

The Glen Oaks Community College Foundation has rescheduled its annual fundraising event “Creating a Blueprint for Success” to Thursday, May 30, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the newly renovated grand concourse on the Glen Oaks campus. The event, originally scheduled for April 26, had to be postponed when the College experienced an electrical outage ...

X-L Machine is busy upgrading all of its employees’ skills to meet the demands of a highly competitive marketplace. With the assistance of a state grant, X-L is offering a variety of courses such as: Kanban, 6s, Kaizen, 8-D Problem Solving, Supervision, Metrology and GD&T.  The Kaizen Event Simulation course (pictured) shows participants learning how ...

Glen Oaks Community College will hold its 51st Annual Commencement Ceremony at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 3, in Ken Schuler Court (Glen Oaks gymnasium). The Nursing Pinning ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m. in Ken Schuler Court and the Allied Health Pinning ceremony will be held on Saturday, May ...

Never in a million years did he see his future playing out as it has, yet this year’s E. J. Shaheen recipient, Reid Leaverton, wouldn’t want it any other way because he clearly sees that teaching is his calling. Leaverton teaches classes and oversees the new agricultural equipment technology program at the college. Born and raised ...

The Sturgis Civic Players, in partnership with Glen Oaks Community College, present “Little Shop of Horrors” in two performances on Sat., May 4 at 7 p.m. and Sun., May 5 at 2 p.m. The musical will be held at the Nora Hagen Theatre on the Glen Oaks campus. Over a dozen Glen Oaks students are members ...