WCC News Story Archive: ousearch_News_2019

Nursing graduate Meghan Hendershot speaks on behalf of her class.

Nursing graduates participate in traditional pinning ceremony

Richard Rezler - May 16, 2019

Family and friends of 62 Washtenaw Community College nursing program graduates filled Towsley Auditorium on Wednesday evening for the Spring Graduate Nurse Pinning Ceremony.

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tags: Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, Nursing, ousearch_News_2019

Irene Hasseberg Butter (right), a Holocaust survivor and Professor Emerita of Public Health at the University of Michigan, provided the keynote address for the event.

WCC Foundation Women's Council honors three community leaders

Richard Rezler - May 15, 2019

The Washtenaw Community College Foundation’s Women’s Council honored three women for their contributions to the community at its annual Salute to Women’s Leadership luncheon today.

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tags: ousearch_News_2019, WCC Foundation, Women's Council

Shanell Smith with winning check

Aspiring and fledgling entrepreneurs win cash prizes at Pitch@WCC

Richard Rezler - May 14, 2019

Music was thumping and hors d’oeuvres being enjoyed by the nearly 150 people who turned out to watch Pitch@WCC, the highlight event of the year for the Entrepreneurship Center at WCC on Thursday, May 9.

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tags: ousearch_News_2019

High Honors

652 WCC students earn high honors during Winter 2019 semester

Richard Rezler - May 13, 2019

A total of 652 students earned "High Honors" during the Winter 2019 semester at Washtenaw Community College. To earn "High Honors" distinction, a student must complete 12 or more credits with a 3.8 GPA or higher.

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Graphic design student Mary Huotari shows her portfolio May 2 at the annual Digital Media Arts Student Gala.

Creativity on display at annual DMA Student Gala

Kelly Gampel - May 09, 2019

A semester worth of creativity culminated May 2 at the annual Digital Media Arts Student Gala.

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WCC alumnus Thomas Klemm (left) and his father, Richard Klemm, prior to commencement ceremonies at Eastern Michigan University.

With WCC and EMU degrees complete, high school dropout and addict is off to U-M

Richard Rezler - April 29, 2019

Following his graduation from Eastern Michigan University on Sunday, Washtenaw Community College alumnus Thomas Klemm is two-thirds of the way through a trifecta of Washtenaw County higher education.

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tags: Graduation, ousearch_News_2019, Keeping Up the Good Work

Washtenaw Community College logo

WCC recognizes faculty, staff for milestone anniversaries

Richard Rezler - April 25, 2019

Washtenaw Community College employees celebrating milestone work anniversaries of 10 or more years in 2019 were recognized at an Employee Recognition Reception on Thursday, April 25.

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tags: ousearch_News_2019, Employee Recognition

WCC student Ahmed Ghalib with a certificate signifying his selection as a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship recipient.

WCC student Ahmed Ghalib wins highly selective, national scholarship

Richard Rezler - April 24, 2019

For the second straight year, a Washtenaw Community College student is the recipient of a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship that awards bachelor's degree-seeking students up to $40,000 annually for as many as three years.

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tags: Keeping Up the Good Work, Award, Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, ousearch_News_2019, Scholarship

Susan Dentel

WCC instructor receives national 'distinguished faculty' designation

Richard Rezler - April 23, 2019

Susan Dentel, a Washtenaw Community College life sciences faculty member and coordinator of its STEM Scholars program, is one of 22 instructors from around the nation to receive 2019 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty designation from the American Association of Community Colleges.

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WCC will host the Michigan National Arts and Sciences’ annual awards ceremony on Sunday, April 28 in Towsley Auditorium.

WCC finalists for video awards include project from introductory class

Richard Rezler - April 17, 2019

The Foundations in Digital Video I class at Washtenaw Community College is designed to introduce students to “the basics of video production and editing.” Those exact words appear in the first sentence of the VID 105 course description.

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