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Walking With Purpose
October 5, 2021
Category: Partnerships
Four days in, and we are already making huge strides! This month, we are challenging ourselves and our community to walk. Specifically, to walk for the 12,000 Kalamazoo students we...
Stories
From the CIS Kalamazoo Blog
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Kim Nemire: Nuts About CIS
September 21, 2021
Category: Pop Quiz
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
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Riding Along with Paul Selden
August 24, 2021
Category: PartnershipsPop Quiz
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
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2021 Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo Summer Newsletter
August 18, 2021
Category: Newsletters
We are excited to release our 2021 summer newsletter. To view the full newsletter, click here:
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CIS Think Summer: Thank you to our community of supporters!
August 10, 2021
As the 2021/2022 CIS Think Summer! wraps up, we can’t help but reflect on the awesome individuals and organizations who shared their knowledge and expertise with our students. The CIS...
Nicole Lee: Her Art and Heart Focused on Healing
July 20, 2021
Category: Champs
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
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Pam Dalitz: Anchoring Herself & Students Through Volunteer Work
July 15, 2021
Category: ChampsVolunteers
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
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And the 2021 Gulnar Husain Volunteer Award goes to …
July 13, 2021
Category: ChampsVolunteers
At the 14th Annual Champs Celebration, presented by Kalsec, Namita Sharma, Board President for Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo, introduced the 2021 Gulnar Husain Volunteer Award. As a proud parent of two KPS graduates—my...
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A Tribute to Dr. Marilyn J. Schlack
July 7, 2021
Category: Champs
This past June, on her 85th birthday, Dr. Marilyn J. Schlack, first woman president of a Michigan community college died. “The Kalamazoo community lost a titan” wrote Pat DiGiovanni, Dave...
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Dr Qiji (Jim) Zhu: Practice, Practice, Practice!
July 1, 2021
Category: Pop QuizVolunteers
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...