Alum Paul Gutierrez proud to hire Macomb students
Monday, October 23, 2023 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Alumni Stories
The education Paul Gutierrez received from the former Radio, Electronic, Television Services (RETS) School in Detroit is the type of skill-trade training he now looks for and finds in the students he hires from Macomb.
Let our Library Enrichment Series inspire you!
Thursday, September 21, 2023 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Trending Stories
While museums, plays and, of course, libraries kindle my own creativity and curiosity, I worry that some of our students may not yet realize that there is so much more to “culture” than the obvious. Culture is everywhere we are and those of us at your libraries are proud to bring its multifaceted joys and discoveries to our students with an interesting mix of fall programs, including those developed by faculty as part of the Macomb Multicultural International Initiatives (MMII).
Majda Marinic found her calling in Macomb’s Dental Hygiene program
Thursday, September 07, 2023 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Student Stories
Perhaps it was the good-natured hygienist who eased the teenager’s anxiety with funny stories or the dentist who sang while examining her teeth, but Majda Marinic knew from that first dental visit at 16 that someday she wanted to join a team like theirs.
Professor James Carlson is delighted when his students’ eyes light up
Wednesday, August 09, 2023 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Faculty Stories
When former Macomb student James Carlson accepted a co-op (work-based learning) assignment in Dearborn, he had no idea how to get there. A college staffer grabbed a map and highlighted the best route to take to what would become a career-making opportunity for Carlson, now a professor in the college’s Product Development program.
Putting LIFE into the fall semester
Wednesday, August 09, 2023 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Trending Stories
The temperature may still be in the 80s, but there are already signs that fall is nearly here. The crickets at night. The chill in the mornings. The Halloween decorations on store shelves. But nothing really says “fall” like walking through crisp leaves on one of our tree-lined campuses. Especially if you’re headed to one of the events planned for the semester by us here in the college’s Student Life and Leadership office.
Alum feels at home in the world after Macomb study abroad trip
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 8:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Alumni Stories
Curious about the world and longing to travel, Aaron Hedblad would have been the perfect candidate for a gap year abroad after graduating from Utica High School in 2007. But it took 10 more years and a Macomb study trip to Spain to free him from his comfort zone.
There is more than one way to earn a CPA!
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 8:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Alumni Stories
Before discovering I’d rather teach full time, I worked for years as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) after earning an MBA first from Walsh and then sitting for my CPA exam.
Dena Moyer finds room to grow in program’s family vibe
Sunday, July 02, 2023 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Student Stories
The only child of two hearing-impaired parents, Dena Moyer learned to sign before she learned to talk. Growing up with a sensitivity to disabilities keener than most her age, she began searching for a career helping those who were physically challenged.
Macomb guided alum on her journey from Athens to Apple
Monday, June 12, 2023 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Student Stories
Elena Nicko’s earliest career ambitions were in the arts. She studied singing and dance in Athens, Greece, where she graduated from high school, and progressed from sketching clothing designs on paper to expressing herself with paint on canvas. After a class in Python computer programming language at Macomb, she realized there were other ways one could communicate as well.
Social work major intends to become change agent for the community
Thursday, May 18, 2023 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Student Stories
Carrie Sylvester had no map to navigate from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri, where she grew up, to full-time studies at Macomb. But at 50, the former firefighter, current 911 dispatcher and married mother of six and grandmother of four, is confident about the direction she is taking her life in.
Ally Nash is Letting the Music Guide Her
Friday, April 14, 2023 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Student Stories
Allyson (Ally) Nash’s earliest memory of singing goes back to the solo she cinched in her fourth grade Christmas concert. “Since then, I have been giving the music world my whole undivided attention,” said Nash, who joined her middle school and high school (Dakota) show choirs before moving on to the Magic Company, Macomb’s show choir for high school students.
Student’s wanderlust is taking her in new directions
Friday, March 24, 2023 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Student Stories
Growing up, Sarah Johnson’s mom would sometimes excuse her children from school so they could accompany her on trips to Atlanta or Niagara Falls. It may not have paid off with As on their report cards, but the experiences were priceless.
Professor receives “ultimate compliment” from former respiratory therapy students
Thursday, March 09, 2023 12:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Faculty Stories
Former respiratory therapy students of Professor Richard Zahodnic have his personal cell phone number and are not shy about contacting him after they graduate. Not only is he happy to hear from them, but it is also a high point of his day.
Respiratory therapy student fell in love with program and field
Tuesday, February 07, 2023 8:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Student Stories
Ashley Glaser knew she wanted to work in health care and had a friend with asthma who sometimes struggled to breathe. But it wasn’t until a respected mentor became a respiratory therapist that she considered it as a career.
Abby Pace
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 8:00 AM by Macomb Community College
Alumni Stories
Abby Pace had a self-described “wild imagination” growing up, with which she filled any available white space with fanciful designs. A presentation by Professor Brian Sauriol, now retired, about Macomb’s Media and Communication Arts (MACA) convinced her to start looking at those doodles in a more meaningful way.