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Meet, Carla! Our 2017 Student Veteran of the Year

Carla Stephany portrait

Moraine Park Technical College has been placing special emphasis on students who have served or are currently serving our country, proclaiming its 2016-17 academic year our “Year of the Student Veteran.”

During this special year, with our student awards banquet upcoming, we’ve added a special award to our traditional lineup of offerings: a “Student Veteran of the Year” award.

Taking home this prestigious honor this year is a deserving individual named Carla Stephany, an engineering student at Moraine Park who served in the United States Air Force. She’s an ambitious, hard-working and inspiring woman, and we’re very excited to present her with this award.

In her own words, this is Carla’s background, what brought her to Moraine Park, and what her plans for the future are: Continue reading

May 17, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
Achievement, Clubs & Organizations, Health Careers & Wellness

Student Nurses Receive Meritorious Service Awards at Student Banquet

West Bend SNA members at the 2017 Student Awards Banquet.

Several students were recognized for their contributions to MPTC and the Student Nurse’s Association on the West Bend campus at the annual awards banquet. Receiving awards were Joey Jaeger, Jessica Corbett, Jessica Bach, Ashland Morecki, Emily Ewe, Nicki Stavrakis, Kristine Gould, Melissa Meyer and Erica Breitenstein.

To learn more about our nursing program and other career options, visit morainepark.edu/programs.

May 17, 2017by Mary Krieger
Achievement, Student Services & Support

An EDGE-y Event to Celebrate Our Students

Moraine Park EDGE event filled will people

Thursday, May 4th, was all about celebrating Moraine Park’s EDGE students, and all that they’ve accomplished (and are still accomplishing) during their time at Moraine Park. Continue reading

May 17, 2017by Bradley Mitchell
Achievement, Clubs & Organizations, Student Life

Student Nurses Win Chili Cook-off

Moraine Park Nursing students win chili cook off contest

SNA members won the first annual chili cook-off chalenge on the West Bend campus. Through the combined efforts of Kate Miller and Jessica Corbett, the group entered a chili recipe that wowed the judges and earned them the chili pepper trophy. Continue reading

May 17, 2017by Mary Krieger
Achievement, Veterans

Vets honored at first “Hail & Farewell” ceremony

As Moraine Park Technical College’s “Year of the Student Veteran” winds down, a special event took place last week to honor our students who have served or are currently serving our country. Continue reading

May 15, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
Achievement, Administration, Faculty and Staff

895 combined years of service. Seriously.

Moraine Park Technical College’s 2017 Retirement and Service Recognition event on Friday, May 5, honored retirees and those who reached service anniversaries during the 2016-2017 academic year.

“We are grateful to these individuals for contributing so much to Moraine Park throughout their years of service with our College,” said Bonnie Baerwald, president of Moraine Park. “This year we had 174 combined years of service from our retirees and 895 combined years from our staff members that received service recognition awards.” Continue reading

May 12, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
Achievement, General Education, Student Services & Support

Six Great Reasons to be a Peer Tutor (#4 is amazing!)

Student tutor sitting with another student and books

Are you successful in one or more of your classes at Moraine Park? Are you able to communicate effectively with students from diverse backgrounds? Are you willing to help fellow students achieve their educational goals? If so, please consider becoming a peer tutor and helping your fellow students succeed. Here are a few of the many excellent reasons to consider becoming a peer tutor for Moraine Park. Continue reading

May 10, 2017by Michelle Duran
Achievement, Business, Student Life

Resumé Building and Networking

Courtney Hoffmann headshot

Courtney Hoffman recently moved to West Bend from Shawano seeking new job opportunities and an education. She has chosen to pursue the Business Management with emphasis on Management and Supervision degree at Moraine Park Technical College. Hoffman has had a positive experience at Moraine park with both online and face-to-face classes and stated that all of her instructors have been helpful, responsive and motivating. Continue reading

May 9, 2017by Sarah Ninmer
Achievement, Business

Student Earns QuickBooks Certification as Hiring Strategy

nancy smiles near her computer in accounting class

The Moraine park accounting curriculum includes training in two of the most popular small business accounting programs: Sage 50 (formerly called Peachtree) and QuickBooks.  Students are also provided the opportunity to complete the QuickBooks certification exam at a reasonable cost. The exam tests technical abilities in order to demonstrate accounting proficiency, and Nancy chose to complete the certification in order to “stand-out from other applicants.”

Nancy is the first college graduate in her extended family, but her inquisitive mind and the encouragement of a high school teacher provided the requisite spark. Self-motivation and effort propelled Nancy to earn a BS at UW-Madison and a teaching certificate at Silver Lake College. Continue reading

May 1, 2017by Joan Falter
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