Navy veteran sets sail for Yale with fond memories of his time at WCC
Richard Rezler - August 20, 2019
Matthew Burtell was floating in the Sea of Japan when he first contacted Washtenaw Community College. Or maybe he was 2,000 miles south, somewhere in the South China Sea. The U.S. Navy isn’t too keen on sharing the whereabouts of its aircraft carriers, so sometimes even an Information Systems Technician aboard the USS Ronald Reagan isn’t sure exactly where he’s located.
View Post : Navy veteran sets sail for Yale with fond memories of his time at WCCtags: Wadhams Veterans Center, Yale University, On The Record, August 2019, Matthew Burtell, ousearch_News_On The Record
Scholarship recipient has altruistic ambitions
Richard Rezler - August 20, 2019
Officially, Martaveius Taylor is majoring in Digital Video Production at Washtenaw Community College. But beyond pursuing a particular degree, the 27-year-old is taking classes with a very specific result in mind: learning to successfully launch, promote and build a non-profit organization that will provide rent-to-own tiny homes and shipping container homes to low-income and homeless individuals.
View Post : Scholarship recipient has altruistic ambitionstags: Martaveius Taylor, Digital Video Production, August 2019, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record
Helping companies grow their own
Richard Rezler - August 20, 2019
Today’s workforce is rapidly changing with a demand for increasingly sophisticated and technologically advanced skill sets — particularly in the skilled and professional trades.
View Post : Helping companies grow their owntags: Workforce Development, August 2019, On The Record, Jeremy Helton, ousearch_News_On The Record
New degree, certificate programs for Fall '19
Richard Rezler - August 20, 2019
Faculty and administration at Washtenaw Community College are consistently compiling insight from student feedback, industry research and educational analyses to determine the need for curriculum changes.
View Post : New degree, certificate programs for Fall '19tags: Web Design, Programs, August 2019, Broadcast Media Arts, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record
WCC receives grant to fund student success initiatives
Richard Rezler - August 20, 2019
TargetX awarded Washtenaw Community College with a ‘Power of X Grant’ worth $11,376 to fund student success initiatives. The award was accepted by Student Services director Laura Crane at the 2019 TargetX Summit in New Orleans on Tuesday.
View Post : WCC receives grant to fund student success initiativestags: Student Success, August 2019, Grant, Laura Crane, On The Record, TargetX, Student Emergency Fund, ousearch_News_On The Record
Congrats, Class of 2019!
Richard Rezler - June 03, 2019
When Abbee Elwell stepped to the podium as the student speaker at the Washtenaw Community College commencement ceremony on May 18, she talked about how the diversity of the student population was one of the most valuable aspects of her education.
View Post : Congrats, Class of 2019!tags: June 2019, On The Record, Graduation, ousearch_News_On The Record
Keeping Up The Good Work: Recent graduate Jenelle Franklin
Richard Rezler - June 03, 2019
My well-rounded experience at Washtenaw Community College has earned my gratitude and appreciation for what a college education can offer— experiences that maximize your potential as both a student and professional.
View Post : Keeping Up The Good Work: Recent graduate Jenelle Franklintags: Keeping Up the Good Work, Jenelle Franklin, On The Record, June 2019, ousearch_News_On The Record
Super Scholar: WCC student Ahmed Ghalib wins highly selective, national scholarship
Richard Rezler - June 03, 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.
View Post : Super Scholar: WCC student Ahmed Ghalib wins highly selective, national scholarshiptags: On The Record, Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, June 2019, Scholarship, Ahmed Ghalib, ousearch_News_On The Record
Aspiring and fledgling entrepreneurs win cash prizes at Pitch@WCC
Richard Rezler - June 03, 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.
View Post : Aspiring and fledgling entrepreneurs win cash prizes at Pitch@WCCtags: June 2019, Entrepreneurship Center, Pitch@WCC, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record
Faculty speaker Elizabeth Connors: 'Never give someone the opportunity to provide the narrative for who you are'
Richard Rezler - June 03, 2019
Elizabeth Connors become program director of the WCC Surgical Technology program in 2016 and two years later launched a new certification program that prepares students for an occupation in central processing and sterilization of hospital instrumentation – which happens to be the first job Connors held in the healthcare industry.
View Post : Faculty speaker Elizabeth Connors: 'Never give someone the opportunity to provide the narrative for who you are'tags: Graduation, June 2019, Surgical Technology, Elizabeth Connors, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record