Moraine Park is hosting its 3rd Annual Jane of All Trades event on Wednesday, March 8. Jane is an event where women of any age* can come and learn about careers they may have never considered before (*Participants under the age of 16 should have a parent/guardian in attendance with them, of course!)
This is an amazing chance to get hands-on demonstrations in areas such as:
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I was pleased to be the moderator for Week 3 of the “Heroin Highway” lecture series held at Moraine Park’s West Bend campus. This week we heard from Sandy Thompson, whose son died as a result of heroin; Abe Nirschl, an addict in recovery; and Ron Naab, who has been very involved in the Washington County Heroin Task Force. Ron also has a son who is an addict, and recently lost his son’s fiancé to an overdose.
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Throughout history, mankind has stumbled on many important discoveries: electricity, gravity, penicillin, new continents, new galaxies, the ability to combine forks and spoons into one handy tool (all hail, the spork!), to name a few.
Admittedly, we may not be able to compare to some of those amazing discoveries, but we did host an awesome event this past week: one that centered around helping people discover what we offer, and how we can help people find successful, satisfying careers.
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Demand for gas utility technicians is growing much faster in recent years than the supply of skilled workers, and Moraine Park Technical College – with generous help from Alliant Energy – is seeking to provide a state-of-the-art solution.
Moraine Park is developing a new Gas Utility Technician program at the College’s Beaver Dam campus, along with a cutting-edge, $2.3 million dollar Energy Education Center.
Alliant Energy has become a key contributor to this project, recently donating $80,000.
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Part two of the Heroin Highway Lecture Series is in the books. Once again we had an overflow crowd at Moraine Park’s West Bend Campus Auditorium and once again we had new reminders of the magnitude of this epidemic in Washington County.
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The Moraine Park Fair Trade College team hosted a “Be AWARE! Help Stop Human Trafficking” event at all three campuses on Tuesday, January 31. This event featured the short video 5 Shocking Truths about Human Trafficking in America, along with educational information, delicious Fair Trade chocolate chip cookies baked by Tom Endejan and culinary students, and trafficking awareness mini footballs.
It was a timely look at this issue, as Super Bowl weekend is thought to be one of the biggest periods of human trafficking in our country.
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The first lecture in the Heroin Highway series occurred last Thursday evening at Moraine Park’s West Bend Campus. The auditorium was standing room only. We heard first from Detective Mark Sette who gave an overview of the heroin problem in Washington County and the State.
He reminded us that this is an opiate problem. Heroin is the “dirty” word that is used quite often but it all stems from opiates.
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Healthy living isn’t always just about exercise and healthy foods . . . it encompasses your thoughts, behaviors and way of life too!
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It is known that the best way to learn is by doing. This is how the Moraine Park nursing program teaches their nursing students every day in the simulation center located on the West Bend campus.
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