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TEDx event showcases student stories

The stage is set at TEDxWCC, drawing an intrigued crowd.

Zakeria Almajrabi | Photo and Writing Contributor

TEDxWCC is an annual event hosted towards the end of the year. This year’s event took place on Thursday, April 10, 2025 and embraced a theme of “Collective Belonging.”

The main stage speakers share with the audience their experiences that embody united ideas, from gender roles in children’s books to student athletics. The event features poster speakers and improv performers before the actual main stage event. The main stage presentations end the night and encourage an involved and enlightened community.

Jonah Klein explaining his poster board: “The Experiential Learning Cycle”.

Eli Revzen presenting his poster, “On the Loss of Functional Adults.”

The TEDxWCC event featured an improv show, led by Hope Bernard, a WCC theatre instructor, for all to watch.

Rayan Salam introduces each speaker at TEDxWCC.

Jason Thompson, a Washtenaw Community College alumnus, emphasizes the importance of being bold to the audience.

Fostering an environment where people feel valued and secure, Lukas Hendricks explains the significance of a true apology.

Kristina Moreno, enthusiastic for community outreach, describes how to use anxiety and not let it get the best of you.

Jennifer German, an experienced Harvard-taught professional, explains how important it is not to lose hope, regardless of what you want to do.

Interested in the world around him, Dylan Orsolini explains our bodies are a community of different cells, and that we are all more than meets the eye.

Michelle Silverthorn, an award-winning experienced speaker, teaches us her philosophy on T.H.R.I.V.E.; with that mindset comes success.

Zach Damon, a professional actor, advocates for disability issues in the workplace, and that people with them are often overlooked.

A WTMC student, Roman Karas, who helped found TEDxWCC in 2023, explains the importance of letting student athletes know that pushing past their limits can do more harm than good.

Jessica Hale, a faculty member at WCC, notes that stereotypical gender roles in books from the past are still prevalent today and believes we can do better at eliminating those harmful stereotypes.

All of the speakers at TEDxWCC stand together in unity at the end of the event.