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Abbee Elwell gives the student address at the Washtenaw Community College commencement ceremony on May 18. Elwell simultaneously graduated with an associate degree from WCC and a high school diploma from Washtenaw Technical Middle College. (Photo by Lon Horwedel)

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.

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Robert Mathew, a 73-year-old Ypsilanti resident, earned the distinction of being the oldest member of the Class of 2019. (Photo by Sara Faraj)

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.

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WCC graduate Mia Guzman (right) with her husband Pedro, son Christian and daughter Brielle after the Spring Honors Convocation. (Photo by Kelly Gampel)

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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Vivian Wang gave the student address at the 2019 Spring Honors Convocation. (Photo by Kelly Gampel)

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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Keeping Up Good Work

Schlissel: WCC makes lives better through education

Richard Rezler - April 14, 2019

On behalf of the University of Michigan, I am honored to join our friends, neighbors and colleagues at Washtenaw Community College in celebrating National Community College Month.

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WCC alumna Emily Hatsigeorgiou talks about how the college prepared her for a career in the connected and autonomous vehicle job sector during a panel discussion at the Global Symposium on Connected and Automated Vehicles and Infrastructure held at the college in February. Current WCC Powertrain Development student Zach Van Buren (left) and Business student Rosa Lechartier (left) were also on the panel.

WCC hosts, participates in 2019 Global Symposium on Connected and Automated Vehicles and Infrastructure

Susan Ferraro - April 13, 2019

The transformation to connected and self-driving vehicles requires a highly trained workforce.

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WCC alumna Aisha Bowe poses before the “From Washtenaw to NASA” lecture she presented on campus

WCC alumna Aisha Bowe inspires students, energizes staff with lecture

Richard Rezler - April 13, 2019

Aisha Bowe has two aerospace engineering degrees from the University of Michigan, spent nearly seven years working for NASA in northern California and today is a successful tech entrepreneur based in the Washington D.C. area.

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WCC students Ahmed Ghalib (left) and Jianing “Vivian” Wang are both semifinalists for the prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

WCC students in running for $120K scholarship

Richard Rezler - April 13, 2019

Two Washtenaw Community College students are among the semifinalists for a prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

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Edith Ostapik won first place honors at the 2019 WCC Student Art Show for her drawing “Surface Movement Blues.”

Award winners chosen at WCC's annual Student Art Show

Richard Rezler - April 13, 2019

Versatility was on full display at the opening reception of the 2019 Student Art Show on Thursday at Washtenaw Community College. The evening event featured an awards ceremony, with the show’s top two honors going to student artists who excelled while experimenting with mediums outside their primary focus.

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Jing Bai Swanson, professional faculty member in WCC’s Business & Computer Technologies department.

WCC faculty member part of international group of instructors presenting in China

Richard Rezler - April 13, 2019

Jing Bai Swanson, professional faculty in WCC’s Business & Computer Technologies department, is part of an international group of college instructors that will present at the ACM Global Computing Education Conference (CompEd 2019) in Chengdu, China in May.

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