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HR grad: Moraine Park “helped me get where I am today”

Moraine Park Technical College alumnus Tyler Soto recently returned to our classrooms to discuss his time in our Human Resources program, and where his education here has led to both before and since graduation:

Here’s Tyler’s journey, in his own words: Continue reading

April 26, 2017by Marla Werner
Achievement, Business, Community Engagement

Cosmetology “Highlights” – Week of March 20, 2017

It was quiet around Techniques Salon and Spa this week because of spring break, but that didn’t keep the students from learning.  Both classes of students along with one of their instructors, Ms. Eileen, attended the 2017 America’s Beauty Show in Chicago.  “Highlights” of their adventures were: Continue reading

April 12, 2017by Michelle Freund
Business, EWD

Maximizing Your Most Valuable Resource

The Economic and Workforce Development department at Moraine Park Technical College kicked off the first 2017 Business Forum on Friday, March 10, with the topic of Talent Development Strategies and maximizing your most valuable resource. Continue reading

March 21, 2017by Samantha Story
Business, Community Engagement, Graphics and Design

“Making Memories” project preserves family history

Making Memories project worked on by students at Moraine Park

Moraine Park recently took part in the Wisconsin Technical College System’s (WTCS) Student Showcase at the State Capitol, and a neat project done by my graphic communication students was featured at the event.

This project was called “Making Memories.” Continue reading

March 6, 2017by Shawn McAfee
Business

Accountants: Problem solvers, solution finders – not just number crunchers

Analytics, the process of examining large data sets to uncover patterns, is everywhere. And from Nursing to the NFL, “big data” is everywhere. But long before this term was coined, accountants were using data to discover trends.

Indeed, accountants are the catalyst for this rapidly growing trend, and they are at the center of its use. Continue reading

February 22, 2017by Jeremy Maurer
Business, Hired Before Graduation, Veterans

Hired Before Graduation: Displaced worker returns to retool

mary poster stands on outdoor path

Mary Polter knows the benefit of education and hard work.  In the late 1980s, she graduated from Moraine Park Technical College’s administrative assistant program while serving in the Army Reserves.  For 25 years she worked in accounts payable at two employers.  But when her department was outsourced overseas, she spent nine months searching for a new job.  She considered her options and accepted her former employer’s reeducation funding.

Mary took a step in a new direction with college that had helped her in the past.  She returned to Moraine Park to earn an associate degree in accounting. Continue reading

February 20, 2017by Joan Falter
Business

Why Administrative Professional?

shannon sitting at desk in moraine park

Do you enjoy working with others, have good oral and written communication skills, possess strong organizational skills, and project a professional attitude and image?

If so, we have three great reasons to consider a career as an Administrative Professional: Continue reading

February 15, 2017by Amy Harmsen
Alumni, Business

The Road to Success Starts Here …

Donna Smith headshot

Life can throw unexpected challenges in front of us, completing taking us off our current, familiar path. Looking back at a fateful holiday season more than 10 years ago, Donna Smith knows this all too well.

But, it turns out she can also vouch that these difficult times  offer great opportunities to choose a new direction in life!

Here’s her story: Continue reading

February 14, 2017by Joan Seichter
Business

The “Bean-Counter” Myth

female and male accounting students work on forms on computer

Who would count beans for a living? After all, one bean has nearly no value. Yet accountants are often called bean-counters. Why? Continue reading

February 14, 2017by Joan Falter
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