Barbara Radewald of Benton Harbor was named the 2013-2014 Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Mainstage Volunteer of the Year during the College’s 22^nd annual volunteer appreciation party.

Lake Michigan College has created Liberty Hall, a resource and study room for the exclusive use of students currently serving in the armed forces and student veterans of the armed forces. Veteran enrollment at the College has grown steadily over the past 5 years, including a 24 percent increase last year to a record 135 veterans.

A new era at Lake Michigan College was launched Friday when faculty, staff, students, and community members celebrated the ribbon cutting and grand opening of Beckwith Hall, the first on-campus student housing facility in the College’s 68-year history.

Lake Michigan College’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography program has earned accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). It is one of eleven colleges in the state of Michigan, and the only one in southwest Michigan to hold the designation.

The public is invited to celebrate the first residential living at Lake Michigan College, Beckwith Hall, on Friday, July 11, 2014, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Throughout the month of July, new and returning students can stop by any LMC campus on Wednesdays between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. for fast track class registration, help with financial aid, academic advising, and assessments. Appointments are not necessary and staff will be on-hand to guide students through the process.

Tickets for Peter Frampton are available by calling the LMC Mendel Center Box Office at (269) 927-1221 or visiting www.lmcmainstage.org.

The Lake Michigan College Board of Trustees approved a balanced $31.5 million budget for 2014-2015 during its June meeting on Tuesday. Among the highlights, the budget allows the College to establish new training programs and avenues for student success.

Lake Michigan College has announced that John Owens is joining the faculty at the College as the new full-time director of Music and music instructor.

The Lake Michigan College Board of Trustees announced at its June meeting that it has chosen Debra Johnson of St. Joseph to fill the trustee seat left vacant when Renee Williams resigned from the position in May.

Individual show tickets for the recently announced 2014-2015 Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Mainstage season go on sale Tuesday, July 1, at 10 a.m. through the Mendel Center website and Box Office, (269) 927-1221 or visit www.lmcmainstage.org.

Budding basketball stars can hone their hoop shooting skills and more this summer at Lake Michigan College’s Red Hawks Basketball Camp. The day camp will be held July 14 - 17. Boys entering grades 4 - 9 in the fall are eligible.

Lake Michigan College has announced that 102 students were named to the President’s List and 141 to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester.

The 2014-2015 Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Mainstage season will kick off Thursday, August 7, with the Grammy winner Peter Frampton. For more information about purchasing series tickets or any of the new features, visit www.lmcmainstage.org, contact the Mendel Center Box Office at (269) 927-1221.

To schedule an audition appointment for Thursday, August 21, call the Performing Arts Office at (269) 927-8876.

Lake Michigan College student Eli Barker of South Bend earned honors at the Business Professionals Association (BPA) National Leadership Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana last month.

Lake Michigan College is now a baccalaureate degree-granting institution. The Higher Learning Commission has approved the College’s request to offer the Bachelor of Applied Science in Energy Production and Distribution Management.

Lake Michigan College Board Trustee Renee Williams announced her retirement from the College Board effective with the May meeting.

This event, to be held Wednesday, June 11, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., is free and open to anyone who wants more information about attending LMC.

More than 4,500 pounds of unwanted electronics were collected during the recycling event at the Lake Michigan College South Haven Campus April 16.