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(November 29, 2023 9:30 AM ET) Jackson College will present the loving comedy ‘Sylvia’ this spring, this story of a marriage, a dog, and many laughs. Theatre Instructor Sara Anne Tomczak hosts an open casting call for all ages, genders and ethnicities; students, staff, faculty & community members are welcome. Audition will be Monday, Dec. 4 from 5-7, and callbacks Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 5-7 p.m. Students can gain credit for working on this production both on stage and behind the scenes. We are searching for actors as well as people interested in working behind the scenes (stage management, set design, costume design, lighting design, sound design, and more). Auditions: Monday, Dec. 4, 5 - 7 p.m. Callbacks: Wednesday, Dec. 6, 5 - 7 p.m. Harold Sheffer Music Hall, Potter Center Online auditions are also welcome – please send to Sara Anne Tomczak, tomczaksaraann@jccmi.edu. She is also available for questions or more information. Rehearsals will be two nights a week starting in January through April, with performances in April. Please visit https://www.jccmi.edu/events/auditions/ to sign up for an audition time slot.

(November 28, 2023 3:34 PM ET) Jackson College picked a perfect day to open Harriet’s Hub in William Atkinson Hall on the main JC campus. Today is known as Giving Tuesday as It takes place on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The day was created to help the “giving season” get started, reminding people that there is more to holidays than consumerism, and commercialization. The college opened Harriet’s Hub for two hours taking donations for students , informing those at JC about the help available for students, and how others can hope.  Statistics point out that students need help too.  The United Way of Michigan says more than 1.5 million or 39 percent of households in Michigan are below the Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed threshold of financial survival. This prompted a group of Jackson College employees called the Harriet Myer Group to ponder over these statistics – including seeing 1 in 8 children facing hunger – and then take some of our systems in place such as our Harriet Myer Emergency Fund to enhance what we can do to be there for those in need who are on our campus. Harriet’s Legacy Harriet Myer was a professor at JC who cared deeply…

(November 21, 2023 4:36 PM ET) Jackson College today announced the winner of the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Medal of Service Award will be Jeremy Patterson, longtime educator and coach in the Jackson community. Patterson is passionate about education, inspiring young minds and building a better community. Working with Jackson Public Schools for more than 20 years, he’s been an elementary teacher, high school teacher and coach, high school assistant principal, elementary principal, and middle school principal. He currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Curriculum. He is a proud graduate of Jackson High, Class of 1993. “I get to partner with all of my happy places. I absolutely love Jackson Public Schools as an alumni, parent, teacher, principal, and now in my current role.” Patterson works with young people in the community as a volunteer with Jackson Parks and Recreation, as a gym supervisor, leading an instructional basketball league for kindergarten through third grade, officiating fourth-sixth grade basketball, and putting on a basketball camp for elementary-aged children. Patterson has partnered with Jackson College through two programs to provide even more opportunities for middle school students, the Men of Merit and Sisters of Strength eighth-grade leadership program and…

(November 17, 2023 10:07 AM ET) Jackson College has announced a new Board of Trustees member, Teshna Thomas, will be sworn in on Friday, November 17. At a Special Meeting of the Jackson College Board of Trustees last week, Thomas was selected unanimously by a vote of the Trustees.  She will complete the term vacated by Sam Barnes who moved to take another job out of state, through December 2024. With nearly 20 years of professional experience at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital, Thomas offers a wealth of experience connecting with the community. As Director of Community Engagement, she is the point person for building relationships with stakeholders and contributing to the health system’s positive reputation. The first – and key step – involves talking and listening to the people most involved. She hopes to help do the same with Jackson College. “A key point of interest for me is making sure that students who typically don’t see an option to go to college are provided that opportunity, helping the community at large in terms of getting an education,” Thomas said. “It’s important that we’re getting the word out to students and helping them navigate that journey.” Listening to students and…