As a 2012 graduate of the Electrical Power Distribution (EPD) program, Gordon Gossink has found himself unexpectedly back at Moraine Park. He is happy to be back, he is happy to be alive. On August 24, 2017, working as an Apprentice Lineman, he and his foreman were removing grounds to energize a new line. At 80 feet above the ground, he had just finished the routine task of removing the first line. When beginning to remove the second ground, he was struck by 20,000 volts of electricity.
Moraine Park’s District Student Government (DSG) hosted its annual Fall Leadership Conference on Friday, Oct. 27, at The Golf Club at Camelot in Lomira. Nearly 100 student government and club members were in attendance.
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Students spent October 13 & 14 in Racine at the first Wisconsin Student Government (WSG) meeting of the year.
WSG advocates for the accessibility, affordability and quality of the Wisconsin Technical College System. Meetings are held throughout the state of Wisconsin approximately twice per semester. The group is comprised of two elected representatives from each of the 16 Technical Colleges in Wisconsin.
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Even amidst year-end projects, assignments and final exams, students found time to volunteer for three community service projects.
Over the course of three days, more than 35 students participated in Student Senate’s sponsored Habitat for Humanity build days. On May 2, members of the Electrical Power Distribution Club worked on silt fencing and stone veneering for an almost-finished house in Juneau. On May 10, different members of the same club painted a shed and backyard fences for a home in Beaver Dam. And the day before, May 9, members from the Student Nurses Association, Donut Club, Beaver Dam Student Senate, and Welding club painted fences for a home in Beaver Dam.
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There’s no doubt the end of the school year is an exciting time for students, but it’s also a time of high stress and anxiety.
Knowing the need for stress-relief, Student Government set out to plan activities that would help alleviate some of the pressure that students face as they complete year-end projects and study for final exams. Each campus Student Senate offered opportunities for students to take time out for themselves and relax.
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