Ford turns to WCC for talent
Susan Ferraro - October 01, 2019
At this year’s North American International Auto Show, Michael Lacelle, modeling manager at Ford Motor Company met Experiential Learning Coordinator Barbara Hauswith from Washtenaw Community College’s Career Transitions department. He shared that he was looking for mill operators and inquired whether the college might have qualified students with training on milling machines.
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Fall of the Berlin Wall: 30 years later
Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019
When the Berlin Wall fell in November, 1989, signaling the end of the Cold War, East German-born Elisabeth Thoburn was living in Michigan. She met an American exchange student a decade earlier, fell in love, was married and moved to the United States in 1985.
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Alumni profile: Innovator finds inspiration at WCC
Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019
Marc Fecker is the CEO and co-founder of Robo Retail, a full-service digital agency that supports small- to medium-size retailers and provides strategic consulting for large companies like Hertz, Chase Bank, and recreational vehicle maker BRP, which manufactures Ski-Doo, Evinrude and Cam-Am among other brands.
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WCC welcomes community to Free College Day
Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019
A trip to Free College Day is an annual event for the Kay family, but things get a little different every time they visit the Washtenaw Community College campus.
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WCC student chosen for statewide voter engagement task force
Richard Rezler - October 01, 2019
Washtenaw Community College student Kimberly Kozal was named to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s 33-member Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force, which is being asked to make recommendations for improving voter engagement among young voters and college students.
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