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.
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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: June 2019, Keeping Up the Good Work, Jenelle Franklin, On The Record, 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: June 2019, Ahmed Ghalib, On The Record, Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, Scholarship, 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.
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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, Elizabeth Connors, Surgical Technology, On The Record, June 2019, ousearch_News_On The Record
Graduate profile: Abbee Elwell, General Studies
Richard Rezler - June 03, 2019
Abbee Elwell has been taking college classes at Washtenaw Community College since she was a 14-year-old freshman at Washtenaw Technical Middle College. On Saturday, May 19, she delivered the student address at the WCC 2019 Commencement Ceremony and crossed the stage to receive the associate degree in General Studies in Math and Natural Sciences she earned with a 3.94 GPA.
View Post : Graduate profile: Abbee Elwell, General Studiestags: June 2019, On The Record, General Studies, Abbee Elwell, Graduation, ousearch_News_On The Record
Graduate profile: Robert Mathews, Occupational Education
Richard Rezler - June 03, 2019
Robert Mathews started taking music classes with iconic WCC instructor Dr. Morris J. Lawrence in the early 1970s. Nearly 50 years later, he’s still taking music classes … now in the Morris Lawrence Building.
View Post : Graduate profile: Robert Mathews, Occupational Educationtags: On The Record, Occupational Studies, June 2019, Robert Mathews, ousearch_News_On The Record
Graduate profile: Mia Guzman, Radiography
Richard Rezler - June 03, 2019
Mia Guzman had a well-deserved, celebration-filled week in mid-May. It started with Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 12 and concluded with the 2019 WCC Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 18. In between, her son Christian (pictured) turned 10 and she picked up her honors graduate certificate at the Spring Honors Convocation after completing an associate degree with a 3.7 GPA.
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Graduate profile: Vivian Wang, General Studies and C++ Programming
Richard Rezler - June 03, 2019
In one of her final acts as a Washtenaw Community College student, Vivian Wang encouraged her fellow high achievers to step outside their comfort zone in order to maximize their college experience.
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