Moraine Park Technical College students have selected their 2019-2020 student government leadership representatives to serve the Student Senate, District Student Government (DSG), and Wisconsin Student Government (WSG).

Student Senate is a local campus group that is open to the entire student population. This group provides individualized attention to campus issues and activities. Each year, members have the opportunity to vote for their peers to represent the College in the leadership opportunities within the Student Senate, as well as the DSG and WSG.

The DSG provides a forum to share opinions on college issues and offers opportunities to get involved in college life. Students work with each other, plan student development opportunities, act as liaisons amongst the student body, and interact with faculty and the administration in the promotion of student rights. The WSG consists of student representatives from all 16 Wisconsin Technical Colleges. Their mission is to represent, promote, advocate and protect the interests of the technical colleges and their students establish positive relationships with state legislators in support of the needs and interests of WTCS students and colleges, communicate relevant information to legislators at the state level, and garner support for the WTCS.

The individuals selected to represent the Moraine Park student government leadership roles for Student Senate are Abby Muenchow of Horicon, Beaver Dam president; Koy Straks of North Fond du Lac, Beaver Dam vice president; Caitlin Pieper of Burnett, Beaver Dam secretary; Izzy Clark of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac president; Mollea Greylord of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac vice president; Maurice Artiles of Campbellsport, Fond du Lac secretary; Cortland Henning, Fond du Lac community manager; Anthony Fiore of Waupun, West Bend president; Lauryn Slade of Hartford, West Bend vice president; and  Brisa Vasquez of Allenton, West Bend secretary.

The students selected to represent leadership roles for DSG are District Student Government, and Wisconsin Student Government for 2019-20 are Koy Straks of North Fond du Lac, President; Tom Martin of Fond du Lac, Vice President; Trina Anderson of Fox Lake, Parliamentary; Nicole Nowicki of Burnett, Secretary.

Representing student leadership roles for WSG are Queenie Weesen of Mequon, WSG governor; Barbara Turner of Beaver Dam, WSG lt. governor.   

For more information on Moraine Park’s student government offerings and opportunities, visit morainepark.edu.

Moraine Park Technical College earned fourth place in Humana, Inc.’s Go365 National Step Challenge. Go365 is Humana’s health and wellness rewards program focused onimproving the fitness of employees from companies across the country. Moraine Park has been utilizing the Go365 wellness platform for three years as an employee benefits tool.

“We implemented Go365 in 2016,” Lori Schrage, benefits coordinator at Moraine Park said. “The tool not only encourages employees to be more active, it also provides rewards for doing so.”

The National Step Challenge is a competition in which employer groups with two or more Go365 members compete for the highest team average step count. All winning teams receive a donation to their local member food bank of Feeding America® in their name. 

As a result of Moraine Park’s efforts, they placed fourth earning 10,000 meals, which will benefit individuals in eastern Wisconsin and the MPTC district, through Feeding America.

The Challenge featured 2,939 competing organizations that collectively logged 10.6 B steps earning one million donated meals. 

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

Moraine Park Technical College students and staff will host a Christmas in a Shoebox drive, collecting items for our local troops who are serving our country overseas and away from family during the holiday season.

Donations will be accepted until Friday, Nov. 8, and can be dropped off at room K-323 on the Beaver Dam campus, or with the Student Veteran Specialist in room C-003.3 at the Fond du Lac campus Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Moraine Park’s goal is to collect enough items to fill 200 postal service large flat rate boxes and have them in the hands of our troops stationed overseas by the holidays.

The packages will be assembled on Nov. 13 on the Beaver Dam campus, and students and staff will also have the opportunity to fill out note cards to send a personal message of encouragement, or holiday wishes.

Donations should be new and no larger than shoebox-sized. Some suggested items are personal hygiene products like deodorant, eye drops, Q-tips, and baby wipes, or snacks such as beef jerky, sunflowers seeds, nuts, granola bars, and flavored drink mixes. Additionally, miscellaneous items like current magazines, batteries, paperback books, and small travel games are great ways to let the service members know they’re remembered and help to bring some joy to their holiday season.

For questions on Christmas in a Shoebox,  contact Steve Pepper, student veterans specialist,  at spepper1@morainepark.edu or 920-924-3489.

Celebrate Fair Trade Month at Moraine Park- Tuesday, October 29!

• Global Fair Trade Market from 11 a.m.- 8 p.m.
• Local environmental sustainability organizations will be on site starting at 5 p.m.
• Keynote speaker, Miranda Paul, author of the inspirational story of the women of Gambia, “One Plastic Bag”, begins at 6 p.m.

More details can be found here, or by emailing alemke2@morainepark.edu.

Are you looking to jump-start your education and career?

If so, Moraine Park has a great opportunity for you!

232 years ago, on September 17, 1787, the Constitution of the United States of America was signed by the founding fathers.

Trivia: How many men signed the constitution?

If you guessed 39, you guessed correct. At the time, 12 of the 13 states sent representatives to the Constitutional Convention. A total of 74 were named, 55 attended, 39 signed.

This day not only recognizes the formation and signing, but also all who are born in the U.S. or by naturalization, have become citizens.

Who were the 39 signatures?

• Baldwin, Abraham, GA
• Bassett, Richard, DE
• Bedford, Gunning, Jr., DE
• Blair, John, VA
• Blount, William, NC
• Brearley, David, NJ
• Broom, Jacob, DE
• Butler, Pierce, SC
• Carroll, Daniel, MD
• Clymer, George, PA
• Dayton, Jonathan, NJ
• Dickinson, John, DE
• Few, William, GA
• Fitzsimons, Thomas, PA
• Franklin, Benjamin, PA
• Gilman, Nicholas, NH
• Gorham, Nathaniel, MA
• Hamilton, Alexander, NY
• Ingersoll, Jared, PA
• Jefferson, Thomas, VA
• Jenifer, Daniel St Thomas, MD
• Johnson, William Samuel, CT
• King, Rufus, MA
• Langdon, John, NH
• Livingston, William, NJ
• Madison, James, VA
• McHenry, James, MD
• Mifflin, Thomas, PA
• Morris, Gouverneur, PA
• Morris, Robert, PA
• Paterson, William, NJ
• Pinckney, C. Cotesworth, SC
• Pinckney, Charles, SC
• Read, George, DE
• Rutledge, John, SC
• Sherman, Roger, CT
• Spaight, Richard Dobbs, NC
• Washington, George, VA
• Williamson, Hugh, NCWilson, James, PA

Happy Constitution Day!

Learn more at https://www.constitutionday.com/

Moraine Park Technical College will host their Heavy Metal Tours event during October’s manufacturing month. This free event offers participants a behind-the-scenes opportunity to tour local manufacturing facilities and learn more about the skills needed to fill current employment gaps.

The events will run from 4:30-8:00 p.m. Participants will meet at the Fond du Lac campus, and after a brief introduction, they will be bussed to the Heavy Metal Tour event locations.

Tours will take place at the following Fond du Lac area manufacturers. A light meal will be served.

• Wednesday, October 2, Kondex Corporation
• Thursday, October 10, Fives Group and RB Royal Industries, Inc.
• Wednesday, October 16, Wells Manufacturing Corporation and Mid-States Aluminum Corp.
• Wednesday, October 23, BCI Burke Co. and Mercury Marine

“The manufacturing world is changing,” Marcia Arndt associate dean of manufacturing at Moraine Park said. “This is a fun opportunity to highlight our local partners, the advancing technology, and the overall changes within the industry. 

Space is limited for this unique opportunity, and registration is required. Interested individuals are invited to participate in all four weeks, or they may choose their preferred date(s). For more information, or to register, visit morainepark.edu/heavymetal or call (262) 306-5321.

Sometimes where you start, isn’t where you are destined to end up, and Catherine Holmes of Fond du Lac knows that first-hand.

Her educational journey began after she earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology and started her career working with special needs children. She left the workforce for a short time when she relocated to Fond du Lac and began raising her family. Catherine then joined the team at Agnesian HealthCare in Fond du Lac, where she has been an employee for over 10-years. It was there that she was introduced to the business analyst career field, a high demand job that is considered one of the best-kept career secrets.

The beauty of this career path is that it wears many hats. In fact, you may have never actually seen the job title of business analyst. However, jobs like project manager, business systems analyst, functional analyst, process analyst, market research analyst, or management consultant, are all actually business analysts.

Catherine enrolled in Moraine Park’s business analyst program in August of 2017 and was hired as a business analyst for Agnesian prior to graduating.

“I love that no two days are the same,” Catherine said. “We call ourselves the engineers of change, but my role is to reevaluate processes and offer guidance.”

More specifically, she is helping to navigate a change in computer systems by holding conversations and being the liaison between her employer and the computer system company.

One of the best parts of this career path is that it is considered in high demand by many industries, including healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, finance, and retail. Employers throughout the United States will need 861,400 analysts by 2024. That is a growth of 14% compared to all occupations at 6.5% growth. In Wisconsin, employers will need 13,151 analysts by 2024, and the median annual wage is $71,230 for an experienced analyst. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections).

Today, Catherine is a college graduate, with goals to continue her educational journey.

“I highly recommend this career field,” she said. “My instructor, JoAnn, was supportive and flexible, and set me up for success in the field.”

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Congratulations to the winners of our Spring 2019 Next magazine trivia contest!

• Tom Otte, Family 4 Pack of Field Level Tickets to a Brewer game, donated by Magnum Radio (WMBZ)
• Heidi Christensen, 2 Brewer tickets, donated by WBEV/WXRO
• Sandy Schmitz, 2 tickets to Dock Spiders Baseball, donated by KFIZ/WFON
• Jane Best, 2 Brewer tickets , donated by AFFIRM
• Diane Simon, Fond du Lac DockSpiders Prize Package, donated by DockSpiders
• Joan Mayer, 4 tickets to the Washington County Fair, July 23-28, donated by the Washington County Fair Park & Conference Center

CORRECT ANSWERS ARE:

• What program is Janine Williams enrolled in? Substance Abuse Counseling
• What award did Renee receive? Newman Civic Fellow
• Who are the paramedic instructors? Drew Novak and Andy Baus
• What program is Isaac enrolled in? CNC Tool & Die
• What community outreach organization is utilizing Beaver Dam’s Energy Education Center? Second Harvest Food Bank
• Who is the 2019 Student of the Year? Ashley Martin

Stay tuned for the Fall/Winter 2019 NEXT magazine, set to release in November 2019.