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The Berlin Wall is the focus of a lecture that art history instructor Thoburn will give on Nov. 9.
On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as the Berlin Wall, that impenetrable symbol of the Cold War, fell when East Germans flooded through an opened checkpoint. WCC art history instructor Elisabeth Thoburn, who lived behind the Iron Curtain for 25 years, will give a lecture at WCC on that historical event and its impact on Dresden, the town where she grew up.
“The Fall of the Berlin Wall: 20 Years of Reconstruction and Reconciliation” begins at 6:30pm on Monday, Nov. 9, at Towsley Auditorium in the Morris Lawrence building. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Thoburn will discuss how the Wall’s fall signaled the beginning of reconciliation and rebirth for Dresden through the reconstruction of its historic and religious icon, the Frauenkirche, a Lutheran Protestant church built in the 1700s.
Full Story »Editor's note: This article is adapted from the Winter 2010 issue of WCC’s Career Focus magazine.
Stepping back in the classroom for the first time in 10, 20, or even 30 years can take a lot of courage. Although nearly 37 percent of college students are considered “non-traditional” because they’re over 25, there’s still a perception that college is for the young and carefree.
Full Story »For generations, college students have benefited from informal study groups where classmates get together to compare notes. At WCC, Learning Support Services has made some groups even more helpful by providing a leader and a little structure. The goal is simple: to give students one more tool to help them succeed.
“Students report they do better by attending the study groups,” said Debra Guerrero, director of Learning Support Services.
Full Story »Want a secure job in manufacturing? A new video about WCC’s School of Advanced Manufacturing Systems shows you how to get one.
The key is a strong education in an area like industrial electronics, automation, machine tool, or numerical control programming. The School of Advanced Manufacturing Systems offers programs in all of them.
Most scenes in the video were shot in WCC’s manufacturing labs, and show the wide range of equipment available to students.
Full Story »Registration for WCC’s Spring/Summer Semester starts Wednesday, March 18, for current and readmitted students. Registration for new students starts one week later on Wednesday, March 25.
(Note: WCC photography instructor Terry Abrams led a trip to Morocco by his Digital Photography Abroad class from May 15-25, 2009. The following is a first-person account of the trip by Mike Wilkinson, a student).
Some classes are already filling up for WCC’s Spring/Summer Semester, so students should register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
WCC will present two job fairs and two pre-fair seminars in March and April that are open to WCC students, alumni, and the public. All of the events are free.
This fall, roughly 14,000 students will cruise the Washtenaw Community College parking lots hoping to snag one of the 3,000 spots available. If you’re among the record number of students enrolled this semester, parking will be a big challenge. That is why students and College staff are urged to ride Ann Arbor Transportation Authority buses to school.
With registration for WCC’s Fall Semester starting soon, both new and returning students are encouraged to see an advisor or counselor in Counseling and Career Planning to get help choosing classes.
Want a chance to win one of the most popular cars in movie history? Then get your tickets now for a charity raffle of a car that WCC’s Custom Cars & Concepts program is building.
WCC’s Dream Machine, a “clone” of the 1967 Mustang GT nicknamed Eleanor from the movie “Gone in 60 Seconds,” was one of the most popular cars at the recent Woodward Dream Cruise. Students in the Custom Cars & Concepts (CCC) program are building the car for Detroit radio station WCSX as part of the Dream Machine charity raffle.
Starting this summer, WCC will offer students opportunities to study in more than a dozen foreign countries. The effort is a partnership between WCC and AHA International, an academic program of the University of Oregon.
Teens can learn how to play in a rock band, build robots, work with wood, create 3D computer animations, write fiction, and more at over a dozen camps that WCC is offering this summer.
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