WCC News: Community enrichment

Career fair participants speak with an employer

Students, community invited to WCC Fall Career & Internship Fair on October 16

WCC Public Relations - October 01, 2024

Dozens of job opportunities will be up for grabs at the Washtenaw Community College annual Fall Career & Internship Fair.

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tags: Community enrichment, Career Fair, Campus Events, Center for Career Success

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Advance Ypsi: WCC receives grant to launch jobs and education initiative in Ypsilanti

Fran LeFort - April 24, 2023

WCC has been awarded a $2.09 million grant to launch a jobs and education initiative to boost the quality of life and outcomes for underrepresented populations in Ypsilanti.

View Post :   Advance Ypsi: WCC receives grant to launch jobs and education initiative in Ypsilanti

tags: community involvement, Advance Ypsi, Community enrichment, Workforce Training, Workforce Development, Ypsilanti

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STEAM Week: High school students invited to explore careers and educational opportunities

Fran LeFort - February 16, 2023

WCC will highlight the exciting world of STEM and STEAM careers and educational opportunities the week of February 28 to March 2.

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tags: STEM, STEAM Week, Community enrichment, Aisha Bowe

CDA Training

WCC partnering to meet needs of area early care and education providers

Rich Rezler - December 19, 2022

The Michigan Association for the Education of Young People and WCC are partnering to bring high-quality Childhood Development Associate (CDA) credential training to meet the needs of early care and education providers in Southeast Michigan.

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tags: Community enrichment, community involvement, Child Development

Liberal Arts Week

WCC hosting second annual Liberal Arts Week October 24-28

Rich Rezler - October 13, 2022

October is National Arts and Humanities Month! Celebrate with WCC through interactive virtual workshops, showcasing how liberal arts classes empower personal and professional success, and sustain a fair and just society.

View Post :   WCC hosting second annual Liberal Arts Week October 24-28

tags: Community enrichment, Liberal Arts Innovation Group, Liberal Arts Week

Aisha Bowe leading Super STEAM Saturday class

Middle school students invited to Super STEAM Saturdays at WCC

Fran LeFort - July 26, 2022

WCC faculty members will lead interactive monthly workshops designed to expose students to the wide world of STEAM career options.

View Post :   Middle school students invited to Super STEAM Saturdays at WCC

tags: STEAM, Community enrichment, Super STEAM Saturdays, Campus Events

Archaeology Field Experience

Washtenaw Community College hosts first archaeology fieldwork experience

Fran LeFort - June 13, 2022

A first-of-its-kind archaeological survey and dig on the WCC campus this summer hopes to reveal clues about previous activity in the area and serve as a teaching opportunity for enrolled students and community volunteers.

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tags: STEM, Community enrichment, On The Record, June 2022, Archaeology Field Experience, Campus

WCC hosting first archaeology fieldwork experience for students, volunteers

Fran LeFort - June 02, 2022

A first-of-its-kind archaeological survey and dig on the WCC campus this summer hopes to reveal clues about previous activity in the area and serve as a teaching opportunity for enrolled students and community volunteers

View Post :   WCC hosting first archaeology fieldwork experience for students, volunteers

tags: Community enrichment, Campus Events, Campus

Emily Holiday

Cash prizes awarded to help local entrepreneurs start and build businesses

Fran LeFort - May 31, 2022

Local entrepreneurs pitched their business plans for cash prizes in a hybrid return to Pitch@WCC, the WCC Entrepreneurship Center's premier annual event.

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tags: Entrepreneurship Center, Community enrichment, June 2022, On The Record, Entrepreneurship, Pitch@WCC

LeNelle Covés

Ann Arbor woman uses Free College Week to transition to new stage in life

Rich Rezler - April 26, 2022

LeNelle Covés attended nearly 40 of the 64 Free College Week classes that WCC offered earlier this month. "There's no reason I should be bored in my life because I have too many interests," she says.

View Post :   Ann Arbor woman uses Free College Week to transition to new stage in life

tags: Free College Week, Community enrichment

Free College Week 2022 offers more than 60 unique classes.

Public invited to Free College Week at WCC

Fran LeFort - March 15, 2022

Washtenaw Community College (WCC) will open its virtual classroom doors to the public during Free College Week on Monday, April 4, through Friday, April 8.

View Post :   Public invited to Free College Week at WCC

tags: On The Record, Free College Week, March 2022, Community enrichment, Online Learning

Liberal Arts Week

Community invited to participate in WCC's Liberal Arts Week on Oct. 25-29

Fran LeFort - October 18, 2021

The public is invited to participate in WCC's first Liberal Arts Week. Events offer interactive, virtual and in-person workshops that showcase how jobs and the world around us are impacted by liberal arts studies.

View Post :   Community invited to participate in WCC's Liberal Arts Week on Oct. 25-29

tags: Liberal Arts Week, Community enrichment, Liberal Arts Innovation Group

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Public invited to meet with 60 employers at WCC's Oct. 15 virtual career fair

Fran LeFort - October 01, 2021

Washtenaw Community College (WCC) will host a career fair Oct. 15 with an anticipated 60 employers seeking to fill positions. The virtual event is free and open to the public.

View Post :   Public invited to meet with 60 employers at WCC's Oct. 15 virtual career fair

tags: Center for Career Success, Career Fair, Community enrichment

Beth Marshall

WCC joins EMU, YMCA to address critical need for child development workers

Rich Rezler - August 14, 2020

The Early Childhood Education program at WCC is joining an effort spearheaded by the Office of Engage@EMU to respond to a critical community need for certified child development workers in eastern Washtenaw County.

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tags: Community enrichment, Early Childhood Education, community involvement, ousearch_News_2020

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WCC offering free Race and Ethnic Relations virtual learning series to community

Rich Rezler - June 26, 2020

Washtenaw Community College is offering a free, five-part Race and Ethnic Relations virtual learning series.

View Post :   WCC offering free Race and Ethnic Relations virtual learning series to community

tags: ousearch_News_2020, Race and Ethnicity, Community enrichment

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