On The Record: Student Success

Award-winning creative manager got his start at WCC

Kayla Gahagan - July 04, 2023

Hallisy appreciated the approach to teaching the technical side of video production as well as the human and emotional side of capturing video. He puts those skills to use in his role as creative manager, collaborating with patients, faculty, hospital and university staff, executives, his own team and more.

tags: Digital Video Production, Launch, What Do You Call, Career, Alumni Profile, Summer 2023, Digital Media Arts, Student Success, Video Production

WCC grad living his dream programming video games in California

Kayla Gahagan - June 27, 2023

Tom Adams wanted something special to go alongside the digital animation credits he earned during his time at WCC – a portfolio that looked like no one else’s. So he made it happen.

tags: What Do You Call, 2023, Student Success, Launch, Computer Programming, 3D Animation, Summer 2023

Radiography graduate found direction, career path at WCC

Kayla Gahagan - June 26, 2023

When Michelle Wilkins started in Washtenaw’s Radiography program, she hoped success would directly lead to a job in the Michigan Medicine hospital system.

tags: Summer 2023, Radiography, What Do You Call, Career, Student Success, Launch

WCC: All Paths Lead to Career Success

Fran LeFort - June 21, 2023

Like a superhighway to success for the 21st century workforce, Washtenaw Community College offers multiple on-ramps and exits depending on your needs at any given time.

tags: Career, Student Success, Michigan Reconnect, Pre-Engineering, Summer 2023, Launch, STEM Scholars Program, Business Administration, Transfer

WCC Radiography graduates celebrate with pinning ceremony

Rich Rezler - June 10, 2023

Graduates of the Washtenaw Community College Radiography program were honored at a pinning ceremony, which welcomes them to the profession, on June 10 at Towsley Auditorium.

tags: Pinning Ceremony, Graduation, Student Success, Radiography, Class of 2023

WCC kicks off graduation season with Winter 2023 Nursing Pinning Ceremony

Rich Rezler - April 28, 2023

Friends and family gathered in Towsley Auditorium to celebrate the 66-member graduating class of Washtenaw Community College nursing program.

tags: Student Success, Graduation, Pinning Ceremony, Nursing, Men in Nursing, Class of 2023

Two WCC digital video students win statewide Student Production Awards

Rich Rezler - April 26, 2023

WCC students Nehemiah Harmsen and Corey Konjarevich each took home first-place honors from the 2023 Student Production Awards, sponsored by the Michigan chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

tags: Student Success, Student Production Awards, Digital Video Production, Digital Media Arts, Student Awards

WCC celebrates STEM Scholars moving on to four-year universities

Kayla Gahagan - April 22, 2023

WCC directed the spotlight at a cohort of students this week, celebrating their success at the college and the next steps in their academic journey.

tags: Student Success, STEM Scholars Program, Graduation, Transfer, Class of 2023

WCC Student Art Show winners announced

Rich Rezler - April 11, 2023

tags: WCC Student Art Show, Student Art Show, Awards, Digital Media Arts, Student Awards, Student Success, Fine Arts

Donation will support WCC single mom students

Rich Rezler - March 29, 2023

A recent $20,000 donation by Ken Wilson to the WCC Foundation created the Nancy C. Wilson Single Mom’s Relief Fund, an endowment that will provide at least one annual scholarship to a qualified WCC student in perpetuity, along with directing additional money into the college's Student Emergency Fund.

tags: On The Record, Student Emergency Fund, Donation, March 2023, Student Success, WCC Foundation, Scholarships