WCC News Story Archive

WCC President Dr. Rose B. Bellanca and Ironworkers Executive Director of Apprenticeship and Training Lee Worley sign a ceremonial contract at the college on Friday. The WCC-Ironworkers training partnership was extended by five years.

WCC, Ironworkers extend training partnership for five years

Richard Rezler - November 08, 2019

The Ironworkers agreed to extend its partnership with WCC and bring its annual Instructor Training Program back to the Ann Arbor area for five more years.

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tags: Keeping Up the Good Work, ousearch_News_2019, Ironworkers

Wayne Dotson (left) and his son, Andrew, in the WCC welding lab.

Family bond: Father and son pursuing WCC welding degree together

Richard Rezler - November 01, 2019

Parents don’t typically have an opportunity to observe how their child performs in a college classroom

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tags: Welding, ousearch_News_2019

Abdul Kizito, a recent Ann Arbor Huron graduate, expresses his gratitude for a WCC scholarship from the Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor at a luncheon on Monday, Oct. 21, as Kiwanis Past President William Hampton looks on.

Kiwanis Club program funds 20 WCC scholarships for Ann Arbor Public School grads

Richard Rezler - October 22, 2019

Abdul Kizito and Eric Nordman are recipients of scholarships created through a new partnership between the Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor and the WCC Foundation.

View Post :   Kiwanis Club program funds 20 WCC scholarships for Ann Arbor Public School grads

tags: ousearch_News_2019, Abdul Kizito, General Studies, Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor, WCC Foundation, Eric Nordman, Auto Body Repair

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Hire MI Vet holding fifth annual hiring event at WCC

Richard Rezler - October 15, 2019

Washtenaw Community College is co-hosting a networking event and job fair on Tuesday, Nov. 5 with Hire MI Vet.

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tags: ousearch_News_2019, Hire A Vet

WCC faculty member presenting her experience growning up behind the Iron Curtain

WCC faculty member presenting her experience growing up behind the Iron Curtain

Richard Rezler - October 14, 2019

An historical overview of the Cold War and fall of the Berlin Wall interspersed with personal experience of growing up behind the Iron Curtain.

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tags: ousearch_News_2019, Iron Curtain, Berlin Wall, Elisabeth Thoburn

Donna Rochester

With Business Enterprise program, students build education around their careers

Richard Rezler - October 11, 2019

Washtenaw Community College is turning business education upside down with the introduction of its new Business Enterprise program.

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tags: Donna Rochester, ousearch_News_2019, Business Enterprise Basics Certificate, Business, Business Enterprise Essentials Advanced Certificate

Chef Derek Anders Jr. (left) demonstrates pasta-making techniques to students in his CUL 120 (Classical Kitchen) class.

WCC's Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry Arts programs receive ACF accreditation

Richard Rezler - October 10, 2019

Two of Washtenaw Community College’s culinary programs recently received accreditation from the American Culinary Federation.

View Post :   WCC's Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry Arts programs receive ACF accreditation

tags: Accreditation, ACF, Baking and Pastry Arts, ousearch_News_2019, American Culinary Federation, Culinary Arts, Derek Anders Jr

Student Chris Little attaches a bandana to a pink pumpkin Oct. 3 at a Student Resource Event raising breast cancer awareness. Little's mother has advanced stage cancer.

Students connect over pink pumpkins at breast cancer awareness event

Kelly Gampel - October 03, 2019

Affixing a pink and white bandana to a pastel pink pumpkin, Chris Little shared the signs his mother experienced when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

View Post :   Students connect over pink pumpkins at breast cancer awareness event

tags: breast cancer, ousearch_News_2019, Chris Little, Cheryl Finley

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WCC student chosen for statewide voter engagement task force

Richard Rezler - September 23, 2019

Washtenaw Community College student Kimberly Kozal was named to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s 33-member Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force.

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tags: ousearch_News_2019, Kimberly Kozal, Vote

Michigan Community College Gender and Sexuality Conference

WCC hosting community college gender and sexuality conference

Richard Rezler - September 20, 2019

Washtenaw Community College is hosting its first gender and sexuality conference, open to students, staff and faculty of all 28 community colleges across the State of Michigan interested in learning about, sharing about and celebrating the LGBTQIA+ communities on their campus.

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tags: Keeping Up the Good Work, Gender and sexuality, Diversity, ousearch_News_2019, LGBTQIA

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