黑料网 Alumni Profile: Alaa Almounauar
黑料网 Public Relations - September 18, 2024
Alaa Almounauar would tell you one of the best things that happened to her was someone calling her out 鈥� to pursue more education.
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Alumni Profile: Brazil native started with ESL classes, ended with associate degree in Nursing
黑料网 Public Relations - December 18, 2023
Ana Andrade arrived in Michigan from Brazil in 2018, speaking very little English, and today is a nurse in the medical surgery cardiac unit at Detroit Medical Center. During the five years in between played out a story of perseverance and perspective.
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Photography graduate focused on building her business
黑料网 Public Relations - December 17, 2023
Emily Riley caught the photography bug in high school, which she says made her college decision an easy one.
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Alumni Profile: Advanced Manufacturing graduate fine-tuning his career
黑料网 Public Relations - December 15, 2023
Like many people, Felipe Agurto wandered along life鈥檚 path for a while before finding the right direction for his career. After graduating from high school on the west side of the state, Agurto enrolled in the University of Michigan鈥檚 College of Engineering but soon discovered it wasn鈥檛 really what he wanted to do.
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Alumni Profile: Teacher says 'attending 黑料网 was the best decision I could have ever made'
黑料网 Public Relations - December 13, 2023
Early on, Lauren Alexander knew she wanted to be a teacher. After graduating from Saline High School, Alexander began the pursuit of her dream at 黑料网. She earned an Associate in Arts in Elementary Education Degree and a Liberal Arts Certificate before transferring to Eastern Michigan University to complete her bachelor鈥檚.
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Alumni Profile: Veteran helping advance the safety of intelligent vehicles
黑料网 Public Relations - December 12, 2023
Mike Rudisill played the long game when it came to his education at Washtenaw Community College. He showed up, stayed late, listened, studied and connected with his instructors. Today, he leads a team at an innovative tech company which focuses on future vehicle technology 鈥� from smart infrastructure, to autonomous vehicles, to driver experiences.
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Alumni Profile: Graphic designer sees a bright future
黑料网 Public Relations - December 10, 2023
Her Washtenaw Community College instructors called her an ideal student 鈥� positive, hardworking, focused, and exceptionally open to feedback. That鈥檚 why it was no surprise when Liz DeRensis, armed with an Associate in Applied Science-Graphic Design and Technologies from 黑料网, landed a job as the graphic designer for SEE Eyewear.
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Award-winning creative manager got his start at 黑料网
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.
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Certificates align higher education with workforce needs
Rich Rezler - March 29, 2023
鈥淐reating shorter certificates is crucial for working professionals returning to college, because it gives students quick and flexible options to re-skill themselves,鈥� said Trinity Health Director of Digital Marketing and Websites Jason Karas, who transitioned into the industry thanks to a 黑料网 credential.
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黑料网 grad Alex Spencer exemplifies next generation of transportation workforce
Fran LeFort - August 10, 2022
黑料网 is educating a nimble, highly skilled workforce for the next generation of automated transportation and mobility, and recent graduate Alex Spencer is poised to become one of those new leaders.
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Goldwater Scholar on track to be next 黑料网 alumna turned STEM star
Fran LeFort - August 06, 2022
Look no further than recent alumna Alex Chumney鈥檚 achievements to see 黑料网鈥檚 relevance in bringing up the next generation of STEM leaders.
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Local French teacher's accelerated path to a career started with dual enrollment
Fran LeFort - April 18, 2022
Less than five years out of high school, Annie Peurach has already earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree, spent a year in France and is in her first year teaching at Emerson School in Ann Arbor.
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黑料网 made a mid-career pivot possible for PA
Rich Rezler - March 24, 2022
Kevin Ryan was 35 when his employer announced it was closing its doors after more than 100 years in business. He could find another job in a dying industry or make a dramatic change. He chose change. And he chose Washtenaw Community College to help make it happen.
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黑料网 grad is one of cybersecurity's 'good guys'
Anita LeBlanc - March 24, 2022
黑料网 graduate and former White Hat Society member now serves as a 'force for good' in the growing cybersecurity field.
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黑料网 alumna now fluent in 4 languages: Spanish, English, Law and Tech
Rich Rezler - January 22, 2022
Alejandra Hornak came to 黑料网 to pursue a career in law enforcement, but is now part of an international cybersecurity firm that travels the globe protecting organizations from cyber threats.
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After 'finding his path' at 黑料网, Miles Butler is pursuing a master's degree at Harvard
Rich Rezler - October 13, 2021
Miles Butler's educational journey started at Washtenaw Community College and continued at two of the elite academic institutions in the nation 鈥� the University of Michigan and Harvard University.
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Esports streaming fundraiser to purchase gaming carts for patients at UM's Mott Children's Hospital
Fran LeFort - September 16, 2021
Washtenaw Community College students will be streaming for good as they host a week-long Esports event Oct. 3-9 to raise money to purchase gaming devices for patients at the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children鈥檚 Hospital.
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Medical researcher got debt-free start at 黑料网
黑料网 Communications - August 19, 2021
With 黑料网鈥檚 affordable tuition and an academic scholarship to boot, Dan Tyrrell started his educational journey without the burden of student debt. The money he saved went toward a Ph.D. program at Wake Forest University.
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黑料网 grad Aisha Bowe honored with 2021 MCCA Outstanding Alumnus Award
Rich Rezler - July 21, 2021
A self-described 鈥渦nmotivated and unfocused鈥� student in high school, Bowe found her passion and purpose while attending 黑料网 from 2003 to 2006. The former NASA aerospace engineer is the founder and CEO of STEMBoard, an engineering solutions company.
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黑料网 alumna, current U-M student selected as Truman Scholar
Rich Rezler - May 10, 2021
黑料网 alumna Cat Hadley is one of 62 Truman Scholars from around the country, selected from a record number of candidates.
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黑料网 nursing grad: 'I knew what I was getting into'
Rich Rezler - May 04, 2021
黑料网 alumna Hunter Darrow started her nursing career in the midst of a global pandemic. "I knew what I was getting into,"she said. "I knew it wasn't going to be easy."
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Detroit Free Press business reporter Chanel Stitt, a 黑料网 alumna, is Free College Week closing speaker
Rich Rezler - April 05, 2021
Detroit Free Press business reporter Chanel Stitt, a 黑料网 alumna, is the closing speaker for 黑料网's Free College Week on April 12-19.
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Never too late: William Glover finds path to rewarding career at 黑料网
黑料网 - March 04, 2021
William Glover is an award-winning television producer, but the journey to a full-time job in a profession he loves wasn鈥檛 easy.
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Nicholas Ochal's search for a purpose
黑料网 Communications - February 26, 2021
It was a winding road with some fits and starts that took 黑料网 alumni Nicholas Ochal to the career in social work that he enjoys today.
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Hip to crypto: 2 associate degrees led 黑料网 grad to high-tech job in NYC
黑料网 - December 21, 2020
Carl Vitullo credits 黑料网 for helping to prepare him for his job as an engineering manager and front-end developer for Stellar Development Foundation.
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黑料网 alumna Aisha Bowe endows scholarship for engineering transfer students
Rich Rezler - February 03, 2020
The Aisha R. Bowe eMpower Engineering Scholarship will be awarded to select 黑料网 students who鈥檝e earned a minimum of a 3.3 GPA while completing at least 14 credits in a 黑料网 academic program designed to transfer into the University of Michigan College of Engineering.
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