Heather Evenson, MSN, RN, has been employed with Moraine Park for almost three years as a member of the nursing team. Her great leadership is obvious to those who work with her or are students of hers. But there is more to Heather’s contributions to nursing and her students that often goes unseen. Continue reading

As you might have heard, MyMPTC as we currently know it is no longer supported by Ellucian. Thus, we have embarked on a new student portal and have chosen WordPress as the platform.

Student Input

Before beginning the project, we talked to our student representatives about what they would like in a portal—and importantly, what would motivate them to visit the portal regularly—and began our planning with their feedback in mind. Their consistent feedback was that the current portal is overwhelming with information, and they don’t know where to look to find what they need because there is too much content. Continue reading

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

Do you deserve a little pampering?  If yes, call us at 920-929-2106.  Techniques Salon and Spa at Moraine Park offers services for everyone.  Currently our students are performing colors, haircuts, facials, perms, scalp treatments and nail services.   Continue reading

#MPTCEngage!  Our employees are just the best!  Take a look at all the wonderful donations that we collected for our 2nd annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month Supply Drive sponsored by MPACTE for the month of April! Continue reading

Several months ago, eight faculty including myself, were selected to take part in the inaugural MPTC Teaching Fellows Program. Our mentor for the program is Dean of General Studies, Dr. Jennifer Lanter. During the program, faculty shared teaching experiences, gained knowledge related to learner-centered teaching approaches, discussed innovative teaching practices in a collaborative environment, and explored new teaching strategies. Continue reading

My name is Danielle Cook. I’m a surgical technologist instructor at Moraine Park Technical College, and was fortunate to be one of the eight faculty members selected to participate in the first Moraine Park Teaching Fellowship program this academic year. Faculty from different campuses and program were selected to share their teaching experiences, research various teaching methods and techniques, develop our understanding of how students learn, participate in peer evaluation, and research a question related to our own teaching. Continue reading

My name is Sarah Chojnacki and I teach medical assisting and medical office courses at Moraine Park. I have been with Moraine Park since August 2016 but have previously taught medical assisting courses for three years at a private college in Central Wisconsin. I have also previously taught CPR courses and coached high school softball. Continue reading

What is a teacher? What is our role? What makes a good teacher great? What makes a great teacher better?  How can I make my classroom more exciting?

Have you ever wondered if a teacher just gets up one morning and jumps into a classroom?  Have you ever wondered why your Nursing, Human Resources, Automotive instructor etc. do what they do?

I’ll tell you, it is a journey. Continue reading