WCC was the foundation for builder association president
Brendan Prebo - December 18, 2019
Jimmy Greene, president and CEO of the Greater Michigan Associated Builders and Contractors, credits Washtenaw Community College for his success as a businessperson and a community leader.
View Post : WCC was the foundation for builder association presidenttags: On The Record, December 2019, Alumni Profile, ousearch_News_On The Record
WCC to MD: Meet Dr. Allison Kade Fox
Rich Rezler - December 08, 2019
In the early 2000s, a young woman named Allie Kade had a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan, but wanted more. So she turned to WCC.
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WCC paved her road to success at Toyota
WCC Foundation - December 08, 2019
WCC alumnus Praveena Ranaswami leads community relations for the Toyota Research and Development Center’s communications division.
View Post : WCC paved her road to success at Toyotatags: Toyota, On The Record, Alumni Profile, December 2019, ousearch_News_On The Record
Honoring WCC student veterans on Veterans Day
Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019
On Veterans Day, we honor all who’ve served, including our many student veterans. Please take a moment to meet just a few of the 600+ veterans who study at Washtenaw Community College each year. We thank them for their past service and look forward to what they’ll accomplish in the future.
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Ford turns to WCC for talent
Susan Ferraro - October 01, 2019
At this year’s North American International Auto Show, Michael Lacelle, modeling manager at Ford Motor Company met Experiential Learning Coordinator Barbara Hauswith from Washtenaw Community College’s Center for Career Success. He shared that he was looking for mill operators and inquired whether the college might have qualified students with training on milling machines.
View Post : Ford turns to WCC for talenttags: Kenneth Legg, Anthony Smith, On The Record, October 2019, Marcus Malnar, Ford Motor Company, ousearch_News_On The Record
Fall of the Berlin Wall: 30 years later
Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019
When the Berlin Wall fell in November, 1989, signaling the end of the Cold War, East German-born Elisabeth Thoburn was living in Michigan. She met an American exchange student a decade earlier, fell in love, was married and moved to the United States in 1985.
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Alumni profile: Innovator finds inspiration at WCC
Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019
Marc Fecker is the CEO and co-founder of Robo Retail, a full-service digital agency that supports small- to medium-size retailers and provides strategic consulting for large companies like Hertz, Chase Bank, and recreational vehicle maker BRP, which manufactures Ski-Doo, Evinrude and Cam-Am among other brands.
View Post : Alumni profile: Innovator finds inspiration at WCCtags: Marc Fecker, On The Record, October 2019, ousearch_News_On The Record
WCC welcomes community to Free College Day
Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019
A trip to Free College Day is an annual event for the Kay family, but things get a little different every time they visit the Washtenaw Community College campus.
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WCC student chosen for statewide voter engagement task force
Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019
Washtenaw Community College student Kimberly Kozal was named to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s 33-member Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force, which is being asked to make recommendations for improving voter engagement among young voters and college students.
View Post : WCC student chosen for statewide voter engagement task forcetags: October 2019, Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force, On The Record, Kimberly Kozal, ousearch_News_On The Record
Child Development program earns NAEYC accreditation
Richard Rezler - October 01, 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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