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(April 28, 2023 9:41 AM ET) Jackson College announced four Jackson College students have been named to the Phi Theta Kappa All-Michigan Academic Team.  Winners were recognized at a recent lunch ceremony in Lansing hosted by Michigan Community College Association and PTK member institutions. Jackson College students recognized include: Jenifer LaHuis, student since 2021 and member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. With a passion for helping people, LaHuis has focused her studies in allied health with the academic goal to achieve a degree in sonography. She returned to college after a 30-year break through the Michigan Futures for Frontliners program, which she says allowed her to gain the confidence she needed to prove to herself that she can do whatever it takes to accomplish her goals. Tera Faber began her studies at Jackson College as a dual-enrolled high school student and enrolled full-time in 2020. She played soccer during her first year while taking prerequisites to apply to the nursing program. By the end of the soccer season, she was nominated as captain, Most Valuable Player, and received awards for Honorable Mention All-Conference and Second-Team All-Region. She is currently finishing her third semester of the nursing program and when…

City of Jackson Group Violence Intervention Coordinator Cheryl Ragland makes a point during the 2023 Summit to Reduce Violence at Jackson College Friday.  Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV News. By Jeff Steers JTV News (April 21, 2023 3:41 PM ET) Jackson Mayor Daniel Mahoney was happy to report that violent crimes in Jackson were down in 2022. An intervention program that combines professionals and community members is helping to bring those numbers down in the city of Jackson. Jackson College hosted the second Summit to Reduce Violence on Friday continuing conversations about how Jackson can reduce violent crimes in the city. Mahoney said homicides were down 57 percent in 2022 and the number of persons shot was down 45 percent. “We still have work to do … one percent is still too much,” Mahoney said.  He said the Group Violence Intervention program started by the city a year ago is helping those numbers. The City of Jackson Group Violence Intervention (also called GVI) unites community leaders around a common goal: to stop gun violence and keep Jackson’s highest risk citizens alive and out of prison.  GVI is a partnership among community leaders from law enforcement, government, education, civil service, healthcare,…

(Note:  Story updated with new dates of July 6 to August 11) (April 11, 2023 10:30 AM ET) Jackson College today announced receipt of a $160,000 grant to fund the Ready, Set, Jet! program, designed to help high school students transition to college. This summer, Jackson College plans to welcome 48 students for the Ready, Set, Jet! program, with all costs – tuition, fees, housing, meal plan and more, covered by grant funds provided by the Michigan Academic Catch-Up Program and administered by the Michigan Community College Association. Students may earn nine college credits while enrolled in three courses during the five-week program that runs from July 6 through Aug. 11. Students come together as a cohort and receive academic mentoring and tutoring, participate in a community service project, take a leadership field trip, and may participate in a completion ceremony. The program provides and on-campus housing, with fun programs designed by peer mentors to keep students engaged. As students progress through Jackson College, mentors continue to provide support, helping more students complete college and graduate. “Over the last two years, we’ve had a 100 percent completion rate for Ready, Set, Jet!” said Antoine Breedlove, director of multicultural affairs for…