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The expo offers a hands-on experience that brings healthcare careers to life.
Coinciding with the expansion, Life EMS welcomed its first Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class in Ottawa County.
The state ranks 31st nationally in 8th-grade math proficiency, with the largest gaps affecting students experiencing poverty, students of color, students with disabilities, and multilingual learners.
The funding will sustain six tutoring positions serving more than 150 Kentwood students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
The gift will fund advanced laboratory equipment, create the VanWoerkom Aerospace Lab, and establish the VanWoerkom Endowed Professorship dedicated to space systems, hands-on student projects, and external research funding.
The new partnership will provide nursing students with expanded clinical training opportunities, tuition assistance, and direct workforce pathways in rehabilitative care.
The platform was developed in response to the needs of adult learners – particularly those who paused or postponed earning a degree due to time, cost, or inflexible schedules.
The scholarships provide financial assistance to students pursuing careers across a variety of healthcare-related fields.
The website is a centralized resource for connecting families and educators to real-world career learning experiences and career exploration opportunities.
Serving more than 600 students from diverse cultural backgrounds and a range of income levels, the school provides accessible Christ-centered education.
The event will mark four decades of tri-campus partnership and serve as a powerful launchpad for purposeful engagement and positive change in West Michigan.
Six students will be selected and each recipient will be awarded a $1,500 college scholarship.
The process for choosing a new mascot was based on student, employee, and alumni feedback.
The initiative connects students with West Michigan’s high-demand industries through small-group employer conversations, structured career-readiness tools, and ongoing support that aligns education with city- and regional-level workforce needs.
The council is open to high school students who are passionate about digital media, storytelling, or career exploration.
They join two other standout athletes from across the state in receiving this year’s honors.
The Intergenerational Living Initiative is the culmination of more than two years of research and collaborative development between the Dementia Institute and MSU College of Human Medicine.
The winning essay will advance for further judging at the state, divisional and national levels for scholarship awards.
This effort, the first of its kind in the region, represents a scalable model for employer-led apprenticeship creation.
Students in grades K-8 will engage in farm-based learning experiences that integrate science, math, and life skills.
Research shows that 80% of hiring managers report recent graduates haven’t met expectations in the past year, and nearly 60% of employers say new graduates are unprepared for the workforce.
Since 2012, the nonprofit has equipped more than 40,000 West Michigan students with creative career skills through the power of storytelling.
Audiences can experience that variety through three productions scheduled across the academic year.
This year’s lineup features a dynamic mix of ten speakers whose work spans faith, public health, storytelling, and the arts.
Veteran educator and director Julie Baker has returned to lead the student theater program.
Two employers were honored as Race to Talent with Registered Apprenticeship Champions for their exemplary use of Registered Apprenticeship Programs.
The free, open-to-the-public event invites attendees to imagine, discover, and explore through more than 50 hands-on STEM activity stations.
The Best Colleges rankings evaluate more than 1,500 four-year colleges and universities nationwide on up to 19 measures of academic quality and student outcomes, including first-year retention, graduation rates, faculty strength, and graduate indebtedness.
The award celebrates programs that exemplify strong partnerships and collaboration, create economic impact, advance inclusion and equity, demonstrate measurable outcomes, and provide models that can be replicated across the country.