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HIRED BEFORE GRADUATION: “Make a plan and go for it”

Julie Wolf - She was hired before graduation

Ready to tap into your full potential? Julie Wolf has advice: “Make a plan and go for it. The education you gain at college is something that no one can ever take away from you. Instead, it can help open up doors for you in the future. A lot of jobs are looking for an Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree, so it would be important to have that when looking for jobs.” Continue reading

July 14, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
Business

Hired Before Graduation: “You are worth an education”

Moraine Park female student hired before graduation

A degree? Yes. And a job in her field prior to even graduation? Yep.

But there’s more. Recent Moraine Park Technical College Human Resources graduate Kayla Ebert said she gained important life skills as well during her time here.

“The instructors and course material were great. And of course I learned new things, but my entire thought process is changed because I now view the world differently.”

And she needed that.  Continue reading

June 22, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
Business, Hired Before Graduation

Hired Before Graduation: Blue collar to white collar

Male Moraine Park student sitting at table in cafeteria

There’s a saying by an unknown author that “The best way to get something done is to begin.”

Derrick Ludtke, a graduate of Moraine Park Technical College’s accounting program, can certainly vouch for that. He admits he literally spent years putting off going to college.

Now that he has a diploma in hand, though, Derrick has some sound advice: Continue reading

May 31, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
Business, Hired Before Graduation

Hired Before Graduation: “Say yes to opportunities!”

Female Moraine Park student standing against brick wall in grad apparel and diploma

Have you considered a career in Human Resources, but you aren’t sure what to do next?

Consider some advice from Lauren Stiever, who not only earned her associate associate of applied science degree in Human Resources from Moraine Park Technical College, she had a job lined up in her career before graduation. Continue reading

May 27, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
Business

Lasting Partnerships, Innovative Solutions

Mercury Marine employees in factory

Skills Gap in Manufacturing

Manufacturing companies have realized there is a significant gap between the talent they need to continue to grow their business, and the talent they can actually find. Here in Fond du Lac, Mercury Marine has run into this problem, and is working with Moraine Park Technical College to address these issues. The company has lost a lot of “tribal knowledge” due to retirements and they realized the need to improve the skills of their current employees. Continue reading

May 23, 2016by Samantha Story
Business, Hired Before Graduation

Hired Before Graduation: One small step ………

Father and son in the park waving

An average adult walks 10,000 steps each day, but I think you can safely add 25% if you are the parent of an active child. Add relationships, a full-time class schedule, and accounting club to the equation and you may need a new pair of Nikes.

Why would anyone add an internship? Continue reading

May 19, 2016by Joan Falter
Business, Student Life, Student Services & Support

National Treasures: BPA group finishes strong at nationals

BPA students at nationals

The Business Professionals of America Club (BPA) recently traveled to their national competition held in Boston, Massachusetts.  Our Moraine Park Technical College students competed in Small Business Management Team, College Payroll Accounting and all of them participated in open competitions during the week of events. Continue reading

May 17, 2016by Melanie Schroeder
Business, Graphics and Design, IT & Web

PHOTOS: A look back at Portfolio Showcase

Moraine Portfolio Showcase display tables and public

If you’re envious of artistic talent and creativity, then walking around Moraine Park’s West Bend campus on Wednesday night would have been a difficult adventure for you, for sure.

Graduating students from Moraine Park Technical College’s programs showcased their talents at the College’s Portfolio Showcase.

There were animations, drawings, designs, photos and, well, lots of cool stuff! Continue reading

May 13, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
Business, Throwbacks

THROWBACK: Crunching Numbers

Accounting throwback picture

Shown in this undated photo is one of our Moraine Park accounting classes from a bygone era.

In contrast, also shown here are photos of our modern-day accounting students from this past tax season. They offered free tax preparation as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for individuals who met IRS guidelines.   Continue reading

May 5, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff
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