WCC News Story Archive: Wadhams Veterans Center

A group of veterans walks towards the flag on the WCC campus.

Veterans to be honored at Washtenaw Community College November 11; public invited

Fran LeFort - October 30, 2024

Washtenaw Community College will honor America’s veterans during its annual Veterans Day celebration on Monday, November 11.

View Post :   Veterans to be honored at Washtenaw Community College November 11; public invited

tags: Celebration, Veteran, Wadhams Veterans Center, Veteran's Day

Student veterans raise the flag at a sunrise Veteran’s Day service at Washtenaw Community College. Photo by J.D. Scott

WCC named a 'Gold' Veteran-Friendly School for seventh consecutive year

Kayla Gahagan - September 20, 2024

Washtenaw Community College (WCC) has been named a Gold-level Veteran-Friendly School for the seventh consecutive year by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency.

View Post :   WCC named a 'Gold' Veteran-Friendly School for seventh consecutive year

tags: Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, Veterans, Wadhams Veterans Center, Veteran-Friendly School

CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the WCC campus at Vet Fest 2023

Washtenaw Vet Fest '24 headed to WCC campus

Kayla Gahagan - July 10, 2024

The Washtenaw Vet Fest 2024 designed for veterans and their families will be hosted 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, August 3, at Washtenaw Community College (WCC).

View Post :   Washtenaw Vet Fest '24 headed to WCC campus

tags: Vet Fest, Wadhams Veterans Center

Veteran flag raising

WCC earns national Military Friendly School designation

Fran LeFort - May 22, 2024

Washtenaw Community College has earned the national 2024-25 Military Friendly Schools designation for its support of nearly 500 veteran students and their families.

View Post :   WCC earns national Military Friendly School designation

tags: Veterans, Veteran-Friendly School, Student Veterans, Wadhams Veterans Center

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Student veterans prepare to continue lifetime of service

WCC Public Relations - May 01, 2024

Washtenaw Community College is proud to be named a gold-level veteran-friendly school by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. The Wadhams Veterans Center on the second floor of the college’s Student Center is a place where military veterans attending WCC can meet fellow veterans, receive academic advising or just hang out. It’s a great place to meet students with interesting stories, including Melanie Chen and Nathaniel Jaskierny.

View Post :   Student veterans prepare to continue lifetime of service

tags: 2024, Student Success, Launch, Wadhams Veterans Center, Launch Summer 2024

Photo of James-Cameron Chenault

Army veteran earns WCC scholarship, saves GI Bill for transfer school

WCC Public Relations - December 06, 2023

Chenault is enrolled at Washtenaw Community College thanks to a Divisional Scholarship through the Health Sciences Division and will begin the Registered Nursing program with the Winter 2024 cohort.

View Post :   Army veteran earns WCC scholarship, saves GI Bill for transfer school

tags: Wadhams Veterans Center, December 2023, On The Record, 2023, Nursing, Launch winter 2024, Veteran, Divisional Scholarship, Launch

Brandon Tucker, Benjamin Whisman, Kolbe Watson, Linda Blakey

WCC recognized as Veteran-Friendly School for sixth consecutive year

Fran LeFort - November 10, 2023

Washtenaw Community College (WCC) has been named a Gold-level Veteran-Friendly School for the sixth consecutive year by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency.

View Post :   WCC recognized as Veteran-Friendly School for sixth consecutive year

tags: Wadhams Veterans Center, Student Veterans, Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, Veteran-Friendly School, December 2023, On The Record

Veteran's Day flag-raising at WCC

Veterans honored during WCC ceremony November 9

Kayla Gahagan - November 02, 2023

America’s veterans will receive gratitude and recognition during Washtenaw Community College’s annual Veterans Day celebration on Thursday, November 9.

View Post :   Veterans honored during WCC ceremony November 9

tags: Student Veterans, Veterans, Wadhams Veterans Center

Barbara Hughes, embracing son, Zhakharius Holloway

Army veteran and her son find an educational home at WCC

Fran LeFort - September 21, 2023

“After 30 years since I’d been in school it was kind of hard – and it still is being a single mom and trying to raise my last of three babies – but I don’t think I would have enrolled as quickly as I did if WCC hadn’t helped me immediately,” Barbara says.

View Post :   Army veteran and her son find an educational home at WCC

tags: Wadhams Veterans Center, Vet Fest, Launch, Fall 2023, Student Succes, Veteran

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Washtenaw County Vet Fest '23 comes to WCC campus on July 22

Rebecca Thomas - June 22, 2023

All Washtenaw County military veterans and their families are invited for a day of free food, fun and information at Washtenaw Vet Fest 2023 on Saturday, July 22.

View Post :   Washtenaw County Vet Fest '23 comes to WCC campus on July 22

tags: Wadhams Veterans Center, Veterans, Campus Events, Vet Fest

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