20 Facts About Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo College, known as K College or simply K, is a private liberal arts college founded in 1833 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Kalamazoo College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association.

Kalamazoo College was founded in 1833 by a group of Baptist ministers as the Michigan and Huron Institute.

James Andrus Blinn Stone, the first president of Kalamazoo College, led the school from 1842 through 1863 and was responsible for instituting the high academic standards that allowed the college to receive its charter.

Kalamazoo College was ordained a Baptist minister in Ann Arbor in 1861, and later earned a Ph.

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Kalamazoo College served as a pioneer in coed education, granting its first degree to a woman, Catherine V Eldred, in 1870.

In 1877, Kalamazoo College students published the first edition of The Index, a student-run newspaper that continues to publish today.

Hicks conceived of the "K Plan" program under which most Kalamazoo College students spend at least one term abroad and spend at least one term working in an academic internship.

On January 3, 2006, Kalamazoo College opened the new Upjohn Library Commons which includes the completely renovated skeleton of the older library, and an extension which adds to its volume capacity.

Kalamazoo College offers 30 majors spread across the fields of Fine Arts, Humanities, Modern and Classical Languages and Literature, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social Sciences.

In 2009, the Center Career Development merged with the Guilds of Kalamazoo College to create the Center for Career and Professional Development.

Kalamazoo College has won seven NCAA Division III national championships and has made 25 consecutive NCAA III tournament appearances.

Kalamazoo College's was Kalamazoo's first-ever women's cross country MIAA conference meet champion and MIAA Conference MVP.

Kalamazoo College then filed a protest with the NCAA, claiming that Olivet's protest was in violation of NCAA bylaws.

The dispute between Olivet and Kalamazoo College received national attention and the shot was shown repeatedly on ESPN.

Kalamazoo College has become a leading institution in the area of recycling and environmental awareness.

In 2005, Kalamazoo College came to national prominence with a 3rd-place finish in the Grand Champion category.

Kalamazoo College signed the President's Climate Commitment in 2007 and has completed a greenhouse gas emission inventory.

Kalamazoo College was scheduled to take office on July 1, 2016, and has declared that he will host multiple new interdisciplinary programmes, such as Latin American studies and public health.

Kalamazoo College's is the 22nd president overall, including interim and acting presidents.