On April 24, 2018, Fond du Lac Boys and Girls Club kids in grades 5-11 were excited to meet and learn with Moraine Park Corrections students!

Fond du Lac Boys and Girls Club Director of Teen Services Dillon Wiese said, “Our teens were given the fun opportunity to participate in a presentation done by the Criminal Justice students from Moraine Park. They learned about careers in the police department, sheriff’s department, prisons and even about becoming a detective!  The Criminal Justice students brought “Bob”, handcuffs, and fingerprinting activities for Club teens to try out. What a great experience for all those who participated!  A big thank you to the Moraine Park Criminal Justice students and their Instructor Joan Barfield for providing our teens with a chance to learn about this important career.”

The idea for “Dream Big and Have Fun” began with the Moraine Park Technical College District Student Government President/IT Club Vice President, Phil Conley.  Phil was passionate about helping kids after volunteering with the IT Club internet safety project at Boys and Girls Club last year.  He had an awesome brainstorm to reach out to all the Moraine Park Clubs through Student Senate and make a plan for each one to visit the Boys & Girls Club to share some learning and fun from their programs/careers.  Clubs will be featured all throughout the months of March and April.  This is a great opportunity for Moraine Park students to earn service learning hours and for Fond du Lac Boys and Girls Club members to get excited about future career choices!

For more information on Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu.

Graduating students from Moraine Park Technical College’s Graphic Communications, Interactive Media Design, and Web Design programs will be showcasing their talents at the College’s Portfolio Showcase on Wednesday, May 16, at the Fond du Lac campus.

This annual event highlights the projects and work these graduating students have completed in their respective programs while at Moraine Park, and it allows them to share their projects with prospective employers, the local community and Moraine Park students and staff. Students from the Fond du Lac and West Bend campuses will have their work on display.

Portfolio Night is free and will be held at Moraine Park’s Fond du Lac campus at 235 N. National St. from 4 to 6 p.m. in the cafeteria. For more information, contact Joe Sibilski at (262) 335-5772.

To learn more about all of Moraine Park’s programs, visit morainepark.edu/programs.

Meet November Krug!

November is a current Moraine Park cosmetology student, who is scheduled to graduate this July.

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Moraine Park Technical College has announced John Torinus Jr. as the keynote speaker for its 2018 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 19.

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Sue Edminster, SSM Health, Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac Board member, presents the Commitment to Kids Award to MPTC President Bonnie Baerwald, Nursing Instructor April Herrera and Experiential Learning Coordinator Anne Lemke

“Congratulations Moraine Park Technical College on the 2018 Commitment to Kids Education Partner Award!  As anyone who works in a non-profit organization knows, partnerships with other local organizations and businesses are what carry you through the good and bad times.  The Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac has a great group of local supporters that have provided various levels of dedicated service to our organization.  These organizations and individuals have donated their time, talents, and treasures for anything that we might need. Their willingness to offer their staff, programming, ideas, and financial support have been an invaluable resource for our organization.  ”

Dan Hebel, Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac

 “Over 10 years ago, Mary Alsteens (MPTC retired nursing faculty) set up the partnership with the FDL Boys & Girls Club.  It was set up for the accomplishment of the competency in the class Nursing Health Promotions of teaching at various developmental levels.  Nursing students in second semester set up a time to teach children about a health topic the students choose.  Examples of the topics have been dental hygiene, healthy eating, bullying, helmet safety, and many more.  Students write up a paper discussing the teaching theory they used, how it went, and how they will use the experience to improve future education for children in their nursing role and present their experience to the class at the end of the semester.  Boys & Girls Club kids from each site attend the presentations and bring thank you cards and pictures of their teaching day.  Sometimes the Club kids write special notes and it is a very rewarding experience!”

April Herrera, MSN, RN, CPN, Moraine Park Nursing Instructor

“This spring semester several of our MPTC students in Cosmetology, Medical Assistant, Paramedic, Welding, Criminal Justice and IT programs, had the great opportunity to partner with FDL Boys & Girls Club to teach kids about careers.  I believe Experiential Learning is a key element of a college education, enriching the student experience for greater academic and career success. This experiential service learning opportunity connected our students with a local non-profit partner, cultivating connections and collaboration, and serving community needs, while impacting individual student success.”

Anne Lemke, Experiential Learning Coordinator

To learn more about Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu.

Meet the mastermind behind our social media posts, Brooke Harmsen!

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06Meet Kim Olson, one of the mechanical design instructors here at Moraine Park!
Mechanical design is a branch of mechanical engineering where the designers work collaboratively with engineers to develop products, machines, and tooling.

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Moraine Park Technical College students are gearing up to study abroad this spring. Their destinations? Germany and Ireland!

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 Moraine Park offers many exciting and innovative courses, one of those being the Mechanical Design Technology program.

What is Mechanical Design? It is a branch of mechanical engineering. Mechanical Designers typically work with Mechanical Engineers to develop products, machines, and tooling.

Their work includes detailing (engineering drawing creation), the creation of Computer Aided Designs (CAD) models and geometry, selection of purchase parts, and the selection of material used to manufacture parts.

Job titles vary but may include Mechanical Designer, Detailer, Tool Designer, Mold Designer, and Die Designer.

Mechanical Designers are in high demand, approximately half of the current second-year students have been working in the field for more than six months. And, several manufacturing companies are in contact with Moraine Park instructors on a recurring basis to find the Mechanical Designers that they need to employ.

Interested in learning more about Moraine Park’s Mechanical Design program? Visit morainepark.edu.