It was an emotional afternoon on Dec. 9 at Moraine Park Technical College, as we celebrated the accomplishments of our 23 Fall 2016 Manufacturing Skills Academies completers.

Need proof? Check a few photos from the event and try not to smile! These men and women reached a tremendous milestone in their lives, and we’re very proud of them! To read more about the ceremony, click here.

And for more details on how you can join a Manufactoring Skills Academy, visit morainepark.edu/bootcamp, or call Abby Pluim at 920-924-3338. Continue reading

Eating a burger can have a lasting impact (Besides just that ketchup stain on your shirt. Why does that always happen!?). Continue reading

Reading and hearing about new career opportunities is helpful. But what if you actually could try them out as well? Moraine Park Technical College is offering a unique opportunity to do just that with its “Test Drive” workshops for welding and computerized numerical control (CNC). Continue reading

International Education Week is November 14th – 18th!

Celebrate by learning more about international ed, the study abroad opportunities available, and participating in some fun activities. I will be at all three campuses over the next couple weeks to raise International Ed awareness and celebrate. Continue reading

Moraine Park’s Beaver Dam campus just wrapped up its 2016 “Christmas in a Shoebox” drive. The drive’s goal was to gather and send 50 boxes of donations to troops overseas this holiday season. Its was organized by the Beaver Dam Student Senate, and roughly 100 different students helped at various points of the project.

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Moraine Park’s 2016 Great Pink Pumpkin 5K Run/Walk featured over 500 participants and raised more than $10,000 for Breast Cancer Recovery and student scholarships.

Breast Cancer Recovery is an organization whose mission is to provide environments for women with breast cancer survivors to heal emotionally.

The third annual Great Pink Pumpkin Run was held Oct. 15 at the College’s Fond du Lac campus. Co-chairs Brenda Schaefer, Moraine Park social science instructor, and Jeff Stueber, business management instructor, said they’re thankful for the support the event received in raising both awareness and funds for a good cause. Continue reading

Pink here. Pink there. Pink everywhere! Continue reading

The Great Pink Pumpkin 5K Run/Walk returns to Moraine Park Technical College this Saturday. If you’d like to take part, click here for more information.

Through the Great Pink Pumpkin event, scholarships are awarded to students affected by breast cancer thanks to the Moraine Park Foundation.

One of these scholarship recipients is Patty Petrin of West Bend.

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The Walk to End Alzheimer’s was hosted at Moraine Park Technical College’s Fond du lac campus on Saturday, Oct. 1.

And the event was a tremendous success!

In fact, new chairs Jody Goebel and myself, Donna Freund, couldn’t be happier to have steered a record-breaking walk for Fond du Lac County in our very first year at the helm! More than $52,200 has been raised to date!

Applause Applause to everyone involved for an incredible effort. Continue reading