VitaMaria Loduca
Tuesday, July 05, 2022 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Student Stories
Just as her parents did when they named her, VitaMaria Loduca is approaching her culinary career in ways both traditional and unique. An avid baker since childhood, she cinched a production baking course at Fraser High School before following her siblings to Macomb. She took a few exploratory courses, at the encouragement of her mom, before deciding the Culinary Arts program was the best fit.
Jill Moffatt
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 11:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Alumni Stories
Jill Moffatt’s last job was registering patients at the front desk of a medical practice. After completing Macomb’s six-month Certified Professional Coder program, she’s now accompanying physicians into the examining rooms with laptop in tow.
Brooke Jankowsky
Thursday, May 05, 2022 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Student Stories
Somehow in between working on her second associate degree, a part-time job at C.J. Barrymore’s, multiple responsibilities with Macomb’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter and being a vocal champion for community colleges, Brooke Jankowsky has found time to study piano.
Erin Weimann
Wednesday, March 09, 2022 8:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Alumni Stories
California’s Disneyland has long been billed as the Happiest Place on Earth, but after two internships and two years of seasonal work at Disney World in Florida, Erin Weimann found it to be a universal theme in the Disney enterprise.
Robert James, Business
Wednesday, March 09, 2022 8:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Faculty Stories
Robert James knows entrepreneurship as well as he does hockey; scoring goals in both arenas and loading up on experiences that he shares with students in the classes he teaches at Macomb.
Alyssa Wood
Wednesday, March 09, 2022 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Student Stories
Sometimes in life, the most important decision you can make is either not to do something or, rather, to pivot and go in an entirely new direction. Alyssa Wood, 25 and from Shelby Township, is the perfect example.
Justine Vescio
Friday, January 07, 2022 8:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Student Stories
To borrow from Irene Cara, Academy Award-winning singer/songwriter, Justine Vescio intends to dance right through her life. A fitness instructor, dance teacher and weight trainer, the Macomb student is pursuing two (more) degrees at Macomb in Exercise Science, and Health and Wellness Promotion (WHES collectively) while teaching at a fitness center and two dance studios.
Charles Havern
Monday, January 03, 2022 8:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Alumni Stories
Charlie Havern thought he was sailing toward a career as a restaurant chef when he graduated from Macomb in 2019 with an associate degree in culinary arts and a lasting friendship with Professor Chef Scott O’Farrell. But a job cooking in the galley of a cruise ship with port of calls in the Hawaiian Islands sent him in a completely different direction.
Amy Jackson
Monday, December 13, 2021 8:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Student Stories
Amy Jackson has been playing basketball since she was four. But even after setting a record for earning varsity letters (17) at Flat Rock Community High School and being named Female Athlete of the Year 2018-19 by Monroe Evening News, she didn’t think she was good enough of an athlete to make a college team.