Dr. Alycen Wiacek has received a $200,000 grant for her project that is working to bring engineering into the medical world in search of a solution to someday reduce breast cancer deaths around the world.

Southwestern Michigan College has joined Grand Valley State University’s Omni network, which will allow SMC to provide GVSU classes and degrees on campus at Southwestern Michigan College.

The $71,500 grant will help the school analyze whether it should introduce a dental hygiene program to its course offerings.

Dr. Gary Hauck will contribute his paintings to the silent auction at the 37th Heritage Festival at Montcalm Heritage Village on the college’s Sidney campus from August 1-3. All proceeds will be donated to scholarships for Montcalm Community College students.

The $2 million grant will provide the opportunity for students to complete certain required courses in Western Michigan University’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program tuition free.

The funding received will cover tuition and other fees for 130 students who have earned an Associate Degree of Nursing from Glen Oaks Community College and wish to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Baker College.

The grant will support Project ELEVATE (Educational Leadership Experience and Visionary Apprenticeship for Transformative Excellence).

Union Commonwealth University employees, both full time and part time, are eligible for a certain amount of tuition-free credit hours at the university for both undergraduate and graduate classes.

OCTC is partnering with Puzzle Pieces, an organization in Owensboro, Kentucky that aims to help individuals with intellectual disabilities become more independent, to provide Inclusive Circles, a support program for college students with autism.

The agreement allows qualified students from City Colleges of Chicago who earned an associate degree to transfer to Valparaiso University to pursue a bachelor’s degree.