Front Row: Heather Evenson, April Herrera, Kerry DeGroot, Anne Kallas, Dr. Marylou Mercado, Sandra Kirchner, Dr. Andrea Dobogai; Second Row: Michele Mengert, Heidi Martin, Mary Scheuermann, Kelly Shafaie, Chris Frederick; Third Row: Vicki Nelson, Cathy Bosch, Nikki Repp-Butzke, Barb Brown, Melissa Rodriguez, Danyel Giacomini; Fourth Row: Jamie Zwicky, Casey Truse, Karrie Bruegman-May, Heddy Pahnke, Kimberly Mueller, and Laura Glass. Missing from photo: Grace Rommelfanger.

The 2017-18 academic year is coming to a close for the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Moraine Park Technical College. The Nursing team held their final meeting on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Fond du Lac. They gathered for lunch prior to the meeting and shared all the great accomplishments that took place over the year. The team has much to celebrate!

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Instructed by Cathy Bosch, MSN, RN, and Heidi Martin, MSN, RN, third semester Beaver Dam Nursing students completed their Advanced Skills class.

Students practiced their IV skills along with other advanced skills to progress into their clinical classes in the next few weeks. To learn more, visit morainepark.edu.

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The West Bend Student Nurses Association raised $326 as a memorial for their beloved teacher, Deb Schmitz, and donated it to the Ozaukee Humane Society as she had requested.

Deb was born November 7, 1959 in Port Washington and passed away in May 2017. For the last 17 years of her life, Deb was a dedicated Clinical Nursing Instructor at Moraine Park Technical College and impacted many students.  Continue reading

The Moraine Park Technical College Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL) recently hosted a spring 2017 workshop for staff and faculty.

The theme was “BE POSITIVE, BE STRONG, BE HEALTHY, BE AMAZING,” and the event was held at Whispering Springs in Fond du Lac. Continue reading

Washington County hosted a Career Fair on Thursday, March 16, 2017, for local high schools geared for students in their junior year. Many students were interested in learning about the Nursing, Nursing Assistant and Surgical Technology programs that are offered at Moraine Park Technical College. Continue reading

The first- and third-semester Beaver Dam Nursing Basic and Advanced Skills Course students recently collaborated to test their nursing skills regarding patient care.

Various activities were performed in a simulated patient environment. Nursing students need to be able to demonstrate skills in order to complete the course and progress in the program. Continue reading

Olympics …. Nurses compete in Olympics? Why, yes they do!

The Wisconsin Student Nurses Association Convention was held Friday, Feb. 3, through Sunday, Feb. 5, at the Wilderness Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. Nursing students were tested on their knowledge of nursing throughout different activities. Continue reading

Moraine Park hosted 8th grade students district-wide on Thursday, January 12, to interact with local businesses and programs at our College.

Surgical Technology Instructor, Chad Bratz, opened the Surgical Technology classroom and transformed it into a surgical suite. Continue reading

On Friday, December 16th, the Nursing Program faculty and staff celebrated the end of the semester with a festive ugly sweater contest, lunch, and Secret Santa exchange on the Fond du Lac campus – and we wishing everyone a happy festive holiday season!