On The Record: October 2020

Student in ceramics lab

Innovation, long-time focus on distance learning allow WCC to flourish during crisis

WCC - October 22, 2020

The college’s student data shows that transitioning to primarily online delivery of classes during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a successful one.

View Post :   Innovation, long-time focus on distance learning allow WCC to flourish during crisis

tags: October 2020, Online Learning, On The Record, Student Success, ousearch_News_On The Record

Delphine Reed

Survivor: WCC advocate Delphine Reed

Rich Rezler - October 22, 2020

A regular on the WCC campus, Delphine Reed overcame abuse and a COVID-19 diagnosis on her way to releasing a self-published book.

View Post :   Survivor: WCC advocate Delphine Reed

tags: Entrepreneurship Center, ousearch_News_On The Record, On The Record, Student Success, October 2020, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, Student Profile, ousearch_News_On The Record

Rich Sheridan

Rich Sheridan shares how he fosters a joyful work environment

WCC - October 21, 2020

There’s a reason 3,000 people a year, many of them CEOs, travel to downtown Ann Arbor to visit the headquarters of a custom software firm called Menlo Innovations.

View Post :   Rich Sheridan shares how he fosters a joyful work environment

tags: October 2020, Washtenaw Economic Club, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record

Derek Sanborn

Tech entrepreneur got debt-free start at WCC

WCC - October 21, 2020

WCC alumnus Derek Sanborn, now living outside Washington D.C., owns a digital management platform serving smaller medical care providers and their patients.

View Post :   Tech entrepreneur got debt-free start at WCC

tags: Alumni Profile, October 2020, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record, Entrepreneurship, ousearch_News_On The Record

Fernanda Cross

Path to Ph.D., professorship began at WCC for Brazil native

Anita LeBlanc - October 18, 2020

When Fernanda Cross left Brazil to learn English, she never could have imagined that 20 years later she would be a tenure-track professor at the University of Michigan.

View Post :   Path to Ph.D., professorship began at WCC for Brazil native

tags: WCC Foundation, October 2020, Student Success, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record, Alumni Profile, ousearch_News_On The Record

Career Catapult logo

Get a boost from WCC's Career Catapult

Rich Rezler - October 02, 2020

Career Catapult is a free, three-day virtual event designed to help jump-start careers and help people land the jobs they want.

View Post :   Get a boost from WCC's Career Catapult

tags: Economic impact, October 2020, Career Catapult, On The Record, Center for Career Success, Corporate Training, ousearch_News_On The Record

HVAC student

WCC's 'HVAC Partnership Pipeline' named a finalist in pitch competition

Rich Rezler - September 18, 2020

WCC is one step away from receiving a significant financial boost in its quest to prepare graduates of its HVAC program for business ownership.

View Post :   WCC's 'HVAC Partnership Pipeline' named a finalist in pitch competition

tags: Entrepreneurship Center, HVAC, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, On The Record, October 2020, ousearch_News_On The Record

Futures for Frontliners logo

Applications being accepted for Futures for Frontliners program

Rich Rezler - September 12, 2020

The State of Michigan has opened applications for its Futures for Frontliners program that will cover tuition costs at Washtenaw Community College and other community colleges for those who served as essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

View Post :   Applications being accepted for Futures for Frontliners program

tags: On The Record, Scholarships, October 2020, Affordability, Futures For Frontliners, ousearch_News_On The Record

Counselor on videoconference

WCC personal counselors earn certification to better serve students virtually

Rich Rezler - September 02, 2020

All six licensed personal counselors on staff at WCC recently completed TeleMental Health Training Certification to better serve students virtually.

View Post :   WCC personal counselors earn certification to better serve students virtually

tags: On The Record, Personal Counseling, Student Services, October 2020, Counseling, ousearch_News_On The Record

Jarjoura with flag

WCC student's art flies outside famed Rockefeller Center

Rich Rezler - August 26, 2020

Artwork by Washtenaw Community College student and Ann Arbor-based artist Therese Basha Jarjoura was part of a public art installation displayed outside The Rockefeller Center.

View Post :   WCC student's art flies outside famed Rockefeller Center

tags: On The Record, Student Success, Fine Arts, October 2020, ousearch_News_On The Record

Take the
Next Step