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Clubs & Organizations, Health Careers & Wellness

Dream Big Health and Wellness!

Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club

On Tuesday, December 18, Danielle Barron and Debbie Applebee, students from the MPTC Health and Wellness Program,  visited teens in grades 5-12 at the Tri-County Boys and Girls Club in Berlin, for a fun two hour interactive Dream Big event.

Tri-County Boys and Girls Club Teen Futures Coordinator, Carrie Govek said, “This was a wonderful experience for our teens!  Besides finding out more on health and wellness careers, they learned about healthy drinks and how much sugar is in many of the drinks they love, like sports drinks and soda. They even got to have a fun Tic Tac Toe relay race! Our Club is really stressing healthy lifestyles with exercise and healthy eating, so this was a perfect learning opportunity! After the teen event was finished, the elementary kids even got to sample the delicious fruit infused water the students brought to share. Thank you MPTC!”   Danielle and Debbie both told the teens about personal, family and friends health related journeys that inspired them to pursue a career in health and wellness and how the associate degree at MPTC is the perfect fit, where they are learning how to coach and teach healthy lifestyles and earning certifications all along the way to graduate with a career that has many job opportunities!

The Dream Big project started last year with Boys and Girls Club of Fond du Lac teens learning more about the over 100 careers available through MPTC.  This year, Dream Big is expanding throughout the MPTC district to include Boys and Girls Club of the Tri-County Area (Berlin, Green Lake County) and Boys and Girls Club of Washington County (West Bend).  This is a great community partnership opportunity for Moraine Park students to showcase their careers and practice service learning  and for Boys and Girls Club members to get excited about career choices!

For more information on Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu.

  • Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Health and Wellness students at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
January 8, 2019by Anne Lemke
Clubs & Organizations, Community Engagement

Dream Big Tri-County Welders!

Dream Big Welding at Tri County Boys and Girls Club

On Wednesday, December 5, MPTC Welding Instructor Aide Dan Eldridge, Welding Bootcamp Student Amy Mann, and EWD Business Rep Beau Gellings, visited teens in grades 5-12 and staff from the Boys and Girls Club of the Tri-County Area for a fun two hour interactive Dream Big event.

“MPTC visited our Club to talk about different educational options and career opportunities  in welding and allowed us to get hands on experience with the virtual welding equipment! 15 teen Club members tried it out and asked lots of questions.  Members earned scores for their welding performance based on 5 different measurements that make a good weld. There was some serious competition!  It was a fun and educational evening that may have lit some sparks for our kids!  Thank you MPTC!” – Carrie Govek, Tri-County BGC Teen Futures Coordinator 

“I was wondering if the kids would understand what a great opportunity it would be to get introduced to a welding career by having fun on the virtual welder, just like a computer game!  It’s very exciting for me to give back after all I have received through MPTC and the boot camp!” – Amy Mann, Moraine Park welding intern

 “It was really great tonight for me to see our student become the teacher.  I saw her giving the kids the exact same instructions we gave her when she was a beginning welder just 3 months ago. We are so proud of her!” – Dan Eldridge, welding instructor aide

Dan also told us that Amy just got offered at job at MEC, where she was serving her internship. 

The Dream Big project started last year with Boys and Girls Club of Fond du Lac teens learning more about the over 100 careers available through MPTC.  This year, Dream Big is expanding throughout the MPTC district to include Boys and Girls Club of the Tri-County Area (Berlin, Green Lake County) and Boys and Girls Club of Washington County (West Bend).  This is a great community partnership opportunity for Moraine Park students to showcase their careers and practice service learning  and for Boys and Girls Club members to get excited about career choices!

For more information on Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu.

  • Dream Big Welding at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Dream Big Welding at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Dream Big Welding at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Dream Big Welding at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Dream Big Welding at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
  • Dream Big Welding at Tri County Boys and Girls Club
January 3, 2019by Anne Lemke
Community Engagement, Marketing, Uncategorized

Moraine Park Students Helping West Bend THRIVE!

THRIVE

The students in Moraine Park’s marketing and social media management online class, led by instructor Sarah Ninmer, recently developed a plan geared towards bringing life back to downtown West Bend. On December 3, students Tony Lechner, Heidi Mahoney, Jeremiah Kastner, and Chevy Holub presented this service learning project to Adam Gitter, West Bend economic development manager.

The Moraine Park student marketing team began this project in early September with gathering demographics, city background, and researching downtown West Bend to determine objectives and create a media plan with a timeline and budget.  They worked with Adam to develop a market analysis, behavior profile and SWOT analysis. 

The team decided on a beautiful and colorful branding slogan of THRIVE! This new theme is an active, full of promise word that will help bring the future of downtown West Bend to life, focusing on restaurants, the arts, the riverwalk, family friendly, dog-friendly, and all of the exciting downtown events! They also worked hard to make sure their marketing plan would be inclusive and open to all no matter age, gender, class, and ethnicity. Adam was pleased and excited to learn about the new plan with all the great ideas and research from the Moraine Park team! Great work!

For more information on Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu.

December 31, 2018by Anne Lemke
Achievement, Clubs & Organizations, Community Engagement

Queenie goes to Boston!

Queenie

In November, Campus Compact brought together over 150 students from across the United States, including our own MPTC Newman Civic Fellow Queenie Weesen!  The Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes and supports the next generation of public problem solvers.  MPTC is SO proud to have our student earning this national recognition and participating in this important work!  Read Queenie’s award story here.

Campus Compact advances the public purpose of over 1,000 colleges and universities across the U.S., deepening their ability to improve community life and educate students for civic and social responsibility.  At the national conference, students gathered at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate.  Students participated in small group world cafe activities, changemaker conversations, Senate immersion modules, and Organizing for Positive Change workshops.  Queenie returned excited and empowered to continue all her good work her at MPTC and in her home community.

“It was very inspiring to meet so many students motivated to change the world!”

For more information on Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu.

  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference
  • Queenie Weesen at Newman Civic Fellow conference

Click here to vies more conference photos.

December 27, 2018by Anne Lemke
Community Engagement, Cosmetology, Uncategorized

Dream Big Cosmetology!

Boys and Girls Club at MPTC Cosmetology

On Tuesday, November 27 Eileen Bouchard, Cosmetology Instructor and students from the MPTC Cosmetology Program,  hosted teens in grades 5-12 and staff from the Boys and Girls Club of Fond du Lac a for a fun two hour interactive Dream Big event.

December 20, 2018by Anne Lemke
Auto & Transportation, Community Engagement

Dream Big Automotive Careers!

Boys and Girls Club at MPTC Auto

On Thursday, November 8, instructors and students from the MPTC Automotive Technology Programs, hosted teens in grades 5-12 and staff from the Boys and Girls Club of Fond du Lac and the Boys and Girls Club of the Tri-County Area for a fun two hour interactive Dream Big event.

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November 16, 2018by Anne Lemke
Cosmetology, Student Life

MPTC Cosmetology Supports Breast Cancer Patients

Cosmetology students
So many lives are affected by cancer.  Karen Jo Dobyns is a four year survivor!  In October of 2014, Dobyns, a Fond du Lac Realtor, was diagnosed with Malignant Breast Cancer, and had to have a total mastectomy.

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November 1, 2018by Anne Lemke
Community Engagement, Fair Trade

Fair Trade Colleges – Empowering the Conversation

Fair Trade College

Did you know Moraine Park is a Fair Trade College?  Actually we are the first Fair Trade technical college in the U.S.  Way to go MPTC!  In May, 2018 we celebrated 3 years as a Fair Trade college!

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October 3, 2018by Anne Lemke
Achievement, Clubs & Organizations, Community Engagement

Congratulations 2018 Service Learning Award Winners!

2018 FDL Senior Center awards

Moraine Park Technical College is committed to community engagement and student success.  The College supports these commitments through the opportunity for students to participate in service learning and apply their classroom knowledge to an applicable, real world environment.  Service learning is defined as a method of teaching characterized by student participation in an organized service project that meets an identified community need and is connected to course content/learning outcomes with structured reflection related to the service activity.

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May 23, 2018by Anne Lemke
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