April is National Community College Month, and community colleges across the nation are planning events to celebrate. In conjunction with the Michigan Community College Association’s celebrations, St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron will be offering numerous activities, starting with Free College Day on April 5.

Events planned for April include:

• Free College Day — SC4 will offer its annual Free College Day on Saturday, April 5. The event will feature more than 150 free sessions on the college’s Port Huron campus. Deadline is Tuesday, April 1, for advance registration online at www.sc4.edu/freecollege. Walk-in registration will be available April 5.
• SC4 Career Fair — The college will offer its annual Career Fair from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in Room 150 of the Citizens First Michigan Technical Education Center on the Port Huron campus. The event offers job seekers a chance to meet employers and learn about job opportunities.
• Student Recognition Ceremony — Students will be honored for academic, leadership and service excellence at a ceremony from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the SC4 Fine Arts Theatre.
• Free noon concerts — SC4 students will present “Tapestry” at noon Thursday, April 17, and pianist Olga Tcherniak and violinist Leonid Peisahov will perform at noon Thursday, April 24. Both free shows are in the SC4 Fine Arts Theatre.
• GradFest — As part of a celebration leading up to Commencement in May, SC4 students will receive their caps and gowns and graduation information Thursday, April 17.
• Staff Recognition Dinner — SC4 employees will be honored for service and special recognition Friday, April 18.
• Celebrate Administrative Professionals — A luncheon and program for administrative professionals will be Wednesday, April 23, on campus. Register by April 10. Call (810) 989-5788.
• SC4 Symphonic Band — The band will perform its “Moments in Time” concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at McMorran Place Auditorium in Port Huron. For ticket information, call (810) 985-6166.
• SC4 and University Center Open House — SC4 and its University Center programs will be highlighted for the public at an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, in the SC4 Citizens First Michigan Technical Education Center. College leaders will explain SC4’s programs, as well as bachelor’s and master’s degree programs available through SC4’s eight University Center partners.
• High school counselor brunch — High school counselors will visit the SC4 campus for briefings on college programs April 25.
• Patterns 50th Anniversary Art Show — The show, “Visual Artists Then and Now,” will exhibit work from artists who contributed to Patterns during its first 49 years. Patterns is a literary and arts publication featuring work from St. Clair County Community College students.
• Patterns Reception — A reception to celebrate the release of the 50th edition of Patterns will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 27, in the SC4 Fine Arts Theatre and College Center Atrium. The event will feature readings from three guest authors, including Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Franz Wright and authors Michael Perry and Mike Magnuson. Copies of Patterns will be available.
• Sophomore Portfolio Show — The best work of SC4 sophomores will be displayed in the Fine Arts Galleries beginning Wednesday, April 30, and running through Thursday, May 8.
• The Spiral Studio — The April guest artist at The Spiral Studio is SC4 alumma Debra Dunkel, who will work on paper collages. The studio is at Studio 1219 in downtown Port Huron.
• Athletics — The college has numerous athletic events in April, as SC4’s baseball and softball teams play home games at Sanborn Park in Port Huron.

For details about SC4 events in April, visit www.sc4.edu/collegemonth.

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St. Clair County Community College throughout 2008 is celebrating the 85th anniversary of its founding in 1923. For details, visit www.sc4.edu/85th.