WCC News Story Archive

Mitch Smith with Milan Steel Systems tooling manager Doug McCormick and WCC Dean of Apprenticeships and Skilled Trades Marilyn Donham.

Apprenticeship completely changed my career outlook, says graduate

Richard Rezler - September 12, 2019

Thanks to an apprenticeship program facilitated by WCC, Mitch Smith is a card-carrying tool and die journeyman making more than triple that hourly rate.

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tags: Mitch Smith, Apprenticeships, ousearch_News_2019

Dr. Scott Britten, WCC Dean of Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Scott Britten, Dr. Victor Vega join WCC as academic deans

Richard Rezler - September 11, 2019

Dr. Victor Vega joins the college as Dean of Mathematics, Science and Engineering Technology.

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tags: Dean, ousearch_News_2019, Humanities Social and Behavioral Sciences, Scott Britten, Mathematics Science and Engineering Technology

WCC students and Lake Trust Foundation scholarship recipients Amanda Lawrence (left) and Keith Austin.

2 WCC students receive 'New Beginnings' scholarships from Lake Trust CU

Richard Rezler - September 11, 2019

Two Washtenaw Community College students are among the four recipients statewide of a “New Beginnings” scholarship from the Lake Trust Foundation, which is the philanthropic branch of Brighton-based Lake Trust Credit Union.

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tags: Amanda Lawrence, Keith Austin, cybersecurity, Lake Trust Foundation, Computer Systems, ousearch_News_2019, New Beginnings Scholarship

A scene from a previous Career and Internship Fair.

Fall 2019 Career and Internship Fair scheduled; free and open to public

Richard Rezler - September 11, 2019

The 2019 Fall Career and Internship Fair at Washtenaw Community College is expected to include representatives from an estimated 75 employers, many looking to immediately fill current job opportunities. The event is free and open to the public.

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tags: Career & Internship Fair, ousearch_News_2019

Washtenaw Community College logo

Community invited to WCC's Free College Day on September 29

Richard Rezler - September 07, 2019

Everyone is welcome when Washtenaw Community College once again opens its doors for the bi-annual Free College Day event on Sunday, Sept. 29.

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tags: ousearch_News_2019, Free College Day

Danielle Milner

Entrepreneurs-in-Residence offers one-on-one mentoring with four local experts

Richard Rezler - September 04, 2019

A new Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program will provide one-on-one mentoring services to clients of the Entrepreneurship Center at Washtenaw Community College, a resource hub for the college’s students and anyone in the community interested in pursuing business ownership or growing an established small business.

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tags: Entrepreneurship Center, ousearch_News_2019, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

Beth Marshall, WCC's Early Childhood Program Coordinator and Faculty, sits in front of childhood development posters her students created.

Child Development program earns accreditation from NAEYC

Richard Rezler - September 03, 2019

The Child Development associate degree program at Washtenaw Community College recently received accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) Commission on the Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs.

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tags: Child Development, ousearch_News_2019, Beth Marshall

Students learn about a WCC organization at the Fall 2018 Welcome Day.

Fall 2019 Welcome Day scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 11

Richard Rezler - August 27, 2019

Welcome Day for Fall 2019 semester will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Community Park, located between the Business Education (BE) and Gunder Myran (GM) buildings on campus.

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tags: ousearch_News_2019, Welcome Day

WCC biology instructor David Wooten

Faculty research published in Oxford University Press book, 'Islands and Snakes'

Richard Rezler - August 26, 2019

Research by Washtenaw Community College professional faculty member David Wooten is included in Islands and Snakes: Isolation and Adaptive Evolution, a book published this month by Oxford University Press.

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tags: David Wooten, Biology, ousearch_News_2019

United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers President Kinsey M. Robinson and WCC President Dr. Rose B. Bellanca held a ceremonial contract signing Aug. 16 to signify that the union will hold its National Instructor Training Program on the college campus beginning June 2020.

Roofers Union brings national training program to WCC

Richard Rezler - August 16, 2019

A fourth trade union will make Washtenaw Community College and the Ann Arbor area its home base for instructor training when the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers holds its inaugural National Instructor Training Program June 15-19, 2020.

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tags: Roofers Union, ousearch_News_2019, Keeping Up the Good Work, Union

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