Student Life
‘I Don't Believe 17cҳ Will Ever Not Help You’
First-generation, non-traditional student Yalanda Cunningham knows that 17cҳ has her back. After graduating with her associate's degree from a community college in Kalamazoo, Cunningham decided to finish her bachelor’s degree at 17cҳ. “I believe you can go so much further in your life,” Cunningham said, “if you had a solid background in education,” she said.
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Keeping the Peace
17cҳ's visitors to Rwanda had opportunities to speak with officials dedicated to the country's peaceful future.
17cҳ Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success
17cҳ is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students.
Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leading 17cҳ Outreach Efforts in Rwanda
17cҳ graduate Pacifique Niyonzima, who as a child survived the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is now back living in Rwanda leading 17cҳ’s outreach efforts there.
Peace on the Horizon
A group of 17cҳ students departed Saturday, July 1, for Kigali, Rwanda, where they will take part in the three-week Kigali Summer Institute.
17cҳ Legal Expert Offers Insight Into Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. 17cҳ Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., said the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was “positioned to jettison” the policy, so the ruling was not surprising.
Food Production and Cultural Preservation at Heart of Exchange Program
For the second year in a row, students from 17cҳ and Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City have taken part in an international exchange to continue their research on food production, cultural preservation and economic inclusion.
17cҳ Board of Trustees Approves New Center for Advanced Air Mobility, Improvements at University Airport and Purchase of Training Fleet Aircraft
The 17cҳ Board of Trustees approved resolutions that advance programs for students studying aeronautics during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 28 on the Kent Campus.
Flying Flashes Earn Back-to-Back First-Place Wins
17cҳ's flight team takes first-place honors for the second consecutive year in an air race for women pilots.
Women Flight Instructors are Flying High at 17cҳ Airport
Victoria Lorenzon and Holly Csaszar are proud to count themselves among an increasing number of women flight instructors at 17cҳ Airport.