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Top 3 items to always buy Fair Trade

MPACTE members with household donations to Solutions Center

There’s plenty to celebrate this month! Moraine Park Technical College was named the first Fair Trade technical college in the U.S in May 2015. So, we’ve now hit the one-year anniversary of this awesome honor! Also, World Fair Trade Day is coming up on May 14, and we encourage you to try to find your own ways to support the cause. Fair trade supports farmers and artisans in developing countries who are socially and economically marginalized.

If you are interested in supporting these farmers but you’re not sure where to start,  perhaps considering the everyday items you purchase may be a good place to look!

Here’s three popular items many people purchase on a weekly basis that would be an awesome choice to buy from Fair Trade to show support: Continue reading

May 2, 2016by Anne Lemke
Trades

Battle of the Techbots (PREVIEW Pt. 2 of 4): BeeF KaM vs. Flipping Awesome

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A battle for Techbot supremacy is coming soon to the classrooms of Moraine Park. Here’s a preview of one of the first-round match-ups.  Check out the bios and watch the videos below, and let us know who you think will win in the comments section!  Continue reading

May 2, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
Achievement, Health Careers & Wellness

Success for Seth

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I’m Linda Bau, Moraine Park‘s Medical Laboratory Technician program director, and I’m pleased to announce that one of our students, Seth Bubolz, has received the The American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) National Student Honor Award. Seth will be graduating in May. Continue reading

May 2, 2016by Linda Bau

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