Lake Michigan College - Hanson Technology Center

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The Hanson Technology Center – A defining asset for the College and the Region

The region’s manufacturing and energy industries have made it clear – they need more well-qualified employ-ees to help power their businesses. To meet that demand now and for generations to come, Lake Michigan College is developing the Hanson Technology Center – an asset that will solidify manufacturing as a powerful economic force in southwest Michigan, the Midwest and beyond.

The Center, spurred on by a $1.5 million gift from Merlin and Carolyn Hanson, will reflect the new future of manufacturing, attracting new people – men and women – to the industry, providing a steady stream of quali-fied, ready to work employees that are critical to the success of every manufacturing enterprise.

The Hanson Technology Center will be an education and training center, a magnet for a new generation of skilled workers. With its modernistic design, open, flexible classrooms and labs, the Center and its programs will retool students’ minds to the opportunities available to them in manufacturing. The Center will:

• Encourage more current and prospective students to explore the opportunities and potential of careers in manufacturing and energy.

• Support the development and delivery of high-quality education and training programs for manufacturing, ranging from entry-level skills to more advanced programs that reflect industry needs.

• Provide for expansion and creation of new programs that respond to the current and anticipated needs of business.

We are pleased to share with you this important project and invite you to join the College in making this ex-citing new Center a reality. Your support will help attract more of our region’s best and brightest to the critical manufacturing industry, ensuring a vibrant future for Michigan’s Great Southwest.

“What I value in the College’s proposal to build this Center,

is that they have taken a fresh approach to how they will

deliver programs, reach out to prospective students and, most importantly, how they will work with the whole student to help

them succeed. “

Rick Blake, President

Edgewater Automation LLC

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Manufacturing – our region’s economic cornerstone.

The Hanson Technology Center is more than a new building. It will support

manufacturing as the economic cornerstone of this region – a cornerstone that,

according to the Economic Policy Institute, “for each job manufacturing creates, three

other jobs are created in the wider economy.”

“Lake Michigan College will be the community resource for manufacturing education and skills training with this Center.”

Matt Tyler, President/CEO Vickers Engineering, Inc.

Vision | Align | Program | Concept | Campaign Lake Michigan College

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Insights about Project’s Measurable Goals

Business and Industry representatives and College faculty and staff have developed

value-driven, clear measurable goals the design must achieve and on which project

success will be measured. They are:

• Express the spirit of an innovative & transformational manufacturing program to students & the public.

• Support multidisciplinary growth, developing a ‘whole’ student and

exposing to new possibilities.

• Create the flexibility to quickly respond to changing and emerging needs in the

manufacturer community.

• Become an economic game changer for the region by engaging the campus & community.

• Develop a visually accessible concept that stimulates investigation and

supports a program able to attract, retain, and teach students about manufacturing.

What are Our Project’s Measurable

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Why a new Technology Center on the College’s Napier Campus?

• Locating the Hanson Technology Center on the Napier is good for the College, its students; and for business.

For Students and the College:

• Enrollment in manufacturing programs will increase as virtually all LMC students will be exposed to the College’s manufacturing programs, versus 10% who are exposed to M-TEC today.

• Student degree and certificate completers will increase as manufacturing students can easily enroll in classes leading to more efficient building of schedules.

• Improved student access to student support services, including advising and financial aid, will lead to increased student success.

“This Center is something that as a community, we have needed for a generation and we are excited about the possibilities of growing this localized specialty here in Southwest Michigan. “

Al Bass, Business Unit ManagerDane Systems, LLC

VisioningLMC Strategic Plan


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For Business:

Increased enrollments in manufacturing programs will provide more skilled employees for the region’s manufacturers.

• Blending programs in the arts, innovation, fabrication and manufacturing will improve instruction and training, inspiring students to explore careers in manufacturing that they may not have otherwise imagined.

• A larger instructional center will allow for the introduction of new programs in Mechatronics and Robotics, as well as an expanded Fab Lab program, and more.

• Students will be better prepared with “soft skill” instruction and more cross-disciplinary interaction among faculty and students.

• With larger labs and upgraded classrooms the Hanson Technology Center will be designed with the diverse training needs of business in mind – ranging from basic skill sets to more advanced training in areas such as Engineering Technology.

• Functional, flexible learning space in the Hanson Technology Center will ensure that education and training needs of the manufacturing community will be met for generations to come.

“This new Center will be a major signal that the College stands side-by-side with business to create a strong and vibrant manufacturing economy in our region and will lay a vital role in attracting and retaining people.”

Dan Mitchell, PresidentHanson Mold

VisioningLMC Strategic Plan


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Building Student interest in Manufacturing

To attract new students into manufacturing programs, the College will partner

with schools and the community-at-large to encourage students to explore the

opportunities in manufacturing. The will be designed so that it is visually accessible,

helping students see first-hand how the manufacturing and energy industries really

look and work. The open classroom and lab design will allow prospective students to

see current students and faculty at work.

By locating the Hanson Technology Center on the Napier Campus, adopting new

education and training delivery strategies, and creating new programs, the College

expects to increase enrollment in technical programs by up to 10% within two years. VisioningBehaviors for New

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AlignWhat is the future of manufacturing?

What is the future of manufacturing?

Business and Industry leaders provided responses during the design charrette to the

question, “what is the future of manufacturing?” Responses provided insight into

both future employee and project expectations. This feedback was used to develop

the project goals and design.

Flexibility to Serve Students and Business

The College will focus on flexibility to meet the needs of area manufacturing.

Temporarily displaced workers may not be able to attend classes through a traditional

fall-winter-spring-summer class structure. To respond to this, rolling admissions and

modular based instruction will provide students with educational opportunities on

a time frame that works for them. Classes through the Tooling University will offer

online instruction in lieu of traditional lectures. This curriculum was developed by

the Society of Manufacturing Engineers to include online simulations. Students can

complete coursework through Hanson Technology Center labs after finishing online

portions.


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Innovation at WorkThe Hanson Technology Center is a facility designed to infuse creativity in students

and the community. Thinking innovative and creatively is a problem solving skill

that can be taught. Innovation education, delivered through the Fab Lab, will allow

groups to follow projects from idea through prototype—focusing on teamwork,

critical thinking, project management, and problem solving. The programs will

be available to students, businesses, and the community. The College will develop

a curriculum that will be applicable across a wide range of disciplines. Upon project

completion, prototypes can be displayed in a common space for community viewing.

The Learning Spiral

Manufacturing drives innovation. With

innovation come new opportunities, new

growth, and a stronger local economy.


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Insights about Programming

How the Hanson Technology Center is perceived is a factor in addressing the diverse

ways in which people experience and learn at LMC today. Making the space more

lively and efficient, the learning environment is designed to support students and

faculty, in order to foster collaboration and enhance the student environment. That

means increased focus on perceptions of space, multidisciplinary use, and openness.

Hanson Technology Center Programs

In recent years the College’s manufacturing programs have undergone an extensive

and critical self-analysis. Based on observations from faculty and staff as well as

feedback from leaders in the region’s manufacturing businesses, the College is

developing programs that focus on employer needs and student success.

Based on this input the Hanson Technology Center will include traditional offerings in

areas that provide basic and foundational skills for students, however, the programs

will be delivered in settings that encourage faculty to student and student to student

interaction. New programs will reflect the employment needs within a continually

changing manufacturing environment. The College will continue its commitment to

instruction in: • Apprenticeship Programs• Energy Production Technology -General Energy Production -Health Physics/Radiation Protection• Welding• CAD/CAM

• Industrial Maintenance• Machine Tool/CNC -CNC -Rigging• Electronics -Hydraulics -Pneumatics

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New and expanded programs include:

• Robotics: The College will expand from two to six robots and offer certificate

programs in Robotics programming and Robotics maintenance.

• Engineering Tech: This program will be expanded to offer a Baccalaureate degree

in applied Engineering through University partnerships on the College’s campus.

Concentrations will include Controls and Mechanical Engineering.

• Prototype and Design Technology: Students will build 3-D prototypes for use in

manufacturing, consumer products, and other fields of product development.

• Creative Welding: Capitalizing on a growing medium in the arts world, the

College will offer classes in welding as an artistic expression.

• Innovations and Fabrications: The College will offer credit and non-credit

programs to students and the community at large—providing opportunities to

problem solve, design, and prototype.

• Mechatronics: Combining mechanics, electronics, informatics, automation, and

robotics, the College will offer training in one of the most dynamically developing

fields of technology and science.

• Energy Baccalaureate: The College will offer a Bachelor of Applied Science

in Energy Production and Distribution Management. Students will learn the

technical skills to be successful in energy plant operations plus the business and

management skills to supervise workers in careers related to energy production

and power management.

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Advanced Manufacturing 31, 842 gsf

Multidisciplinary Space 9, 715 gsf

Program Support 4,234 gsf

Building Area 45, 791 gsf

EfficiencyRatio 45%

Hanson Technology Center Programming Overview


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The Hanson Technology Center is a College and Community Investment

To make the dream of the Hanson Technology Center a reality, the College will invest its

own resources, sell M-TEC and seek the support of the region’s business community. We

seek support from those who understand the value that manufacturing and energy bring

to our region.

Transforming Lake Michigan College

The construction of the Hanson Technology Center is the centerpiece project of a larger

$7.5 million campaign to transform Lake Michigan College to meet the future needs of

the region. We are working to ensure that our businesses and organizations have the

talent and intellectual capital that truly makes our region Michigan’s Great Southwest.

With the region’s help we can create a college that excels as a center for learning that

will further the positive economic, social and cultural evolution of Southwest Michigan.

The campaign builds on the $20 million the College has already leveraged to improve

facilities and enhance the College learning experience for thousands of students.

Facility and program projects underway or completed include:

• Construction of a new Residence Hall to attract and retain more students

• New nursing labs and added programs in medical imaging

• Transformation of 40 year old science labs to state-of-the labs and classrooms that

even use 3-D

• Created a new student activity center – the Hawks Nest

• Starting a – first of its kind in the state -- Baccalaureate Program in Energy Production

Technology

• Adopted programs to help our most at-risk students succeed in the Classroom

• Built the Largest Early College program in Michigan…students now graduating from

College before they graduate from high school

There are three Centers of Excellence that the campaign will contribute to:

Student Success $2,500,000

Modernize 50 classrooms and 3 lecture halls in the Napier Campus $1,250,000

Renovate the South Haven Campus Science labs $ 250,000

Expand student assessment, tutoring space at the

Bertrand and South Haven campuses $ 500,000

Create outdoor student recreation space at the Napier Campus $ 500,000

Jobs $4,000,000

Hanson Technology Center $3,000,000

Viticulture and Enology Center $1,000,000

Community Building $1,000,000

Modernize Mendel Center Lobby and Upton Hall $1,000,000

Project cost $7,500,000

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LAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEESDr. David Maysick, Chair • Mr. Paul Bergan, Vice-chair • Ms. Mary Jo Tomasini, Secretary • Dr. Michael Lindley, Treasurer

Mr. Stephen Small, Trustee • Ms. Judy Truesdell, Trustee • Ms. Debra Johnson, TrusteeDr. Robert Harrison, President

06/14 © 2014 Lake Michigan College

Campaign for TomorrowCampaign Cabinet

Ms. Joan Smith, ChairMr. David Whitwam, Honorary Chair

Napier Avenue Campus2755 E. Napier Avenue

Benton Harbor, MI 49022(269) 927-1000

Bertrand Crossing Campus1905 Foundation Drive

Niles, MI 49120(269) 695-1391

South Haven Campus125 Veterans Boulevard South Haven, MI 49090

(269) 637-7500

Lake Michigan CollegeFoundation Board of Directors

Mr. Jeff CurryFoundation Board PresidentUnited Federal Credit Union

Mr. Jim MarohnFoundation Vice President

Doubleday Office Products, Inc.

Mr. Rick BlakeEdgewater Automation

Mr. Robert BurchChemical Bank

Ms. Nancy ButlerColdwell Banker RE Specialists

Hon. Alfred (Al) M. ButzbaughRetired, Berrien County

Mr. Michael CarlsonAmerican Electric Power

Ms. Kristi ClarkLMC Alumni Association

Board of Directors

Ms. Gloria EnderFreedom Finishing

Mr. Craig Erikson Michigan Pizza Hut, Inc.

Mr. Scott Geik1st Source Bank

Dr. Steven HadawayPerfect Pet Products, LLC

Ms. Kelli HahnLake Michigan College

Dr. Robert HarrisonLake Michigan College

Ms. Patsy HartzellBerrien County

Friend of the Court

Mr. John JanickPNC Bank

Mr. Mike KnytychKmc Enterprises

Mr. Ken KozminskiThe Buck Burgers and Brew

Mr. James (Jim) KrzyzewskiNyloncraft, Inc.

Dr. Michael LindleyNiles Community Schools

Mr. Brian MaynardWhirlpool Corporation

Mr. Scott McFarlandHonor Credit Union

Mr. Greg O’NielRetired Businessman

Mr. Tim PassaroPassaro & Kahne Law Office

Ms. Mary Ann PaterLakeland HealthCare

Mr. Randy ReimersFifth Third Bank

Mr. Peter W. RossowErnst & Young

Mr. David SchafferSchaffer & Layher

Mr. Doug SchafferLake Michigan College

Ms. Joan SmithSmith Dahmer & Associates

Ms. Mary Jo TomasiniCompetitive Edge

Ms. Judy TruesdellCupcaketree.com

Mr. Mike WelchMagnate Capital, LLC

Staff Ms. Mary Klemm, Interim Executive Director

Lake Michigan College Foundation (269) 927-6849

[email protected]

Mr. Christopher Moffat, DirectorMajor Gifts and Estate Planning

(269) [email protected]

Major Gifts Co-ChairsMr. Jeff Curry

Mr. Mike Welch

Business Gifts Co-ChairsMr. Rick BlakeMr. Matt Tyler

Communications ChairMr. Jim Marohn

Family Gifts Co-ChairsMr. Jim Larson

Mr. Doug Schaffer

Members-At-LargeDr. Robert HarrisonDr. Michael Lindley

Campaign AdvisorsMr. Merlin Hanson

Mr. Greg O’Niel

Community Gifts ChairMs. Carol Sizer

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