Having trouble with APA citations? Solving algebraic equations? Completing that graphic organizer? The staff at the Student Success Center (SCC) is here to help! At the Student Success Center, students can get help with course work from various classes for FREE!
Many students come to the SSC for assistance in researching, organizing, and editing papers. Staff can also help with APA formatting, which is new to many MPTC students. Students can also get help with math course work. If you are unsure whether we can help, please come in and ask. Many students like to come to the SSC for a quiet place to work, where help is available if needed!
Jasmine Garcia, a pre-core nursing student, utilized the SSC weekly this past fall for help on her Chemistry and Intro to Psychology course work. “I like the nice quiet environment and how there are not too many distractions. I also really like the instructors who work in the SSC. They are very friendly and happy to help. When I was struggling with chemistry, I was a little nervous to come to the SSC to ask for help at first, but I am really glad that I made myself go,” Garcia stated.
“The SSC helped me be successful in many ways. I recently graduated from high school this past May, and throughout my high school career, I always needed a lot of extra help from my teachers with math. I knew that in college my instructors would probably not be available as much as my teachers in high school were. The SSC has a great availability of schedule for you to come in and work on things. I usually like to get started on homework right away in the morning, and the SSC was always available for me to go and get things done right away. Overall, it is a nice resource to go to work on homework or study for any class. I am really glad that the SSC is available for students because without it, I would be struggling in a lot of my classes,” said Garcia.
For
the ninth consecutive year, Moraine Park Technical College has made the Victory
Media list of Military Friendly Schools for its commitment to serving student
veterans.
The
Military Friendly Schools list is created each year based on extensive research
using public data sources for more than 8,800 schools nationwide, input from
student veterans, and responses to the proprietary, data-driven Military
Friendly Schools survey from participating institutions.
“I
continue to be immensely proud of our staff and students for their passion in
making our College an exceptional place for military students and student
veterans,” Scott Lieburn dean of students at Moraine Park said. “Our consistent
designation as a Military Friendly School affirms this commitment. We look
forward to further serving our student veterans and those still serving in the
future.”
The
award recognizes the top colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide
who embrace America’s veterans as students. This year 766 schools earned this
prestigious designation.
Moraine
Park has numerous resources available to military and veteran students,
including the Student Veterans Association (SVA) club. The SVA club meets
regularly to answer questions and provide information about educational
opportunities and veterans benefits. The club also allows students to meet
other military students and veterans, as well as their supporters. Resources
like the SVA club provide a support system to assist with the transition from
military life to college and careers.
Moraine Park Technical College
is currently accepting applications for three positions, employer member,
employee member, and additional member on the Moraine Park Technical College
District Board. The application time frame is February 8 to February 22, with
the terms ending June 2022.
The employer and additional
members must reside within one of these Moraine Park District regions: east of
the east shore of Lake Winnebago; east of the east boundary of the towns of
Fond du Lac and Oakfield in Fond du Lac County; east of the east boundary of
the towns of Leroy, Williamstown, Oak Grove, and Lowell in Dodge County.
The employee member must reside
within one of these Moraine Park District regions: west of the east shore of
Lake Winnebago; west of the east boundary of the towns of Fond du Lac and
Oakfield in Fond du Lac County; west of the east boundary of the towns of
Leroy, Williamstown, Oak Grove, and Lowell in Dodge County.
The employer and employee
members must be representatives of the businesses and industries within the
Moraine Park Technical College District.
Interested individuals can receive application materials from the County Board Chairperson or Clerk of any of the following counties: Calumet, Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sheboygan, Washington, Waushara, and Winnebago or by contacting Jaclyn Jelinek, Moraine Park Technical College, 235 North National Avenue, P. O. Box 1940, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54936-1940, telephone (920) 929-2127, e-mail jjelinek@morainepark.edu.
Candidates should mail their
completed application to Mr. Lowell Prill, Secretary, Moraine Park Technical
College District Board, 235 North National Avenue, P. O. Box 1940, Fond du Lac,
WI 54936-1940. Their submission must include at least two written references
supporting their nomination and be received by 4:30 p.m. on February 22, 2019.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Applicants are also required to
attend the public hearing of the District Board Appointment Committee
tentatively scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25, 2019, at Moraine Park
Technical College. A legal notice announcing the exact date, time, and location
of this meeting will be published sometime during the week of February 25 or
March 4, 2019.
For more information on the open positions, please contact Jaclyn Jelinek at (920) 929-2127 or jjelinek@morainepark.edu.
For more information on Moraine Park, visit morainepark.edu.
Give blood and help save lives! Moraine Park’s business empowerment and team building club will be hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday, February 18.
The event will be held from 9:30 a.m.to 2 p.m., in room K-201 at the Beaver Dam Campus. Make an appointment by visiting redcrossblood.org.
Donors will receive a Red Cross We Challenge U T-shirt while supplies last!
Play Bingo to win! Lots of prizes and a FREE lunch for participants.
Must pre-register by Thursday, 1/31 – contact Lisa in Student Life (K-323), lmanuell@morainepark.edu, 920-887-4462 or sign up on the bulletin board in the BD commons area.
Which cookies taste best dunked in milk? From a wide variety of options, you decide! Take a plate of your favorites, grab a glass of milk and get dunkin’.
Do you want to meet new people, plan activities, make important decisions, and enhance your resume? If yes, then you should consider joining Student Senate!
All students are welcome! Free lunch for those that attend.
The Interactive Media Design Club will be holding a poster and calendar sale from February 4 to February 6. Stop down to the WB commons area to check out their posters and calendars!!!
Talitha is the new WIOA Training Navigator for Moraine Park, stationed on the Beaver Dam campus and part of the Economic and Workforce Development department. In case you are wondering what WIOA stands for, it means Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and Talitha’s primary role is to provide various supports for adults with barriers who want to pursue MPTC training programs which help lead them to economic self-sufficiency.
Talitha comes to Moraine Park having spent the last ten years teaching Language Arts at La Follette High School on Madison’s east side. She has also taught AVID for five years, which is a program designed to support students with barriers succeed in high school and prepare for college. While she found profound meaning in her work as a teacher, she was also ready to make a career change and is excited to shift her career to providing individualized supports for motivated adults.
Talitha says she is passionate about the goals of WIOA which align with the amazing work that MPTC is already doing. She believes that by eliminating some of the small financial barriers that prevent many individuals from pursuing education/training, we can help them forge paths out of poverty and dependence on government assistance. Talitha is truly excited for the opportunity to support motivated individuals pursue more stable and meaningful lives, and feels honored to do this work as a member of the MPTC community.
Moraine Park Technical College
held its bi-annual Manufacturing Skills Academy graduation on Thursday,
December 13. The College had 23 students graduate from the program; 10 from the
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machinist boot camp and 13 from the welding
boot camp.
This program was
designed to combat the skilled worker shortage by offering a variety of boot
camp sessions. The boot camp sessions are free to participants, teach skills
that are unique to a particular pathway, and connect students with area
employers. The program also combines a 144-hour paid internship with
coursework, including Occupational Math, Print Reading, Team Building, Problem
Solving, and program-specific courses. Participating internship sites for this
session were Amerequip Corporation, Apache Stainless, Fives Giddings &
Lewis, Integrity Saw & Tool, Mayville Engineering Company, Metalcraft of
Mayville, Mid States Aluminum, Signicast, Wabash National, and Weasler
Engineering.
Since the induction of these
sessions in 2012, Moraine Park has had 298 students graduate from the welding
and CNC boot camp programs.
Those who
completed the most recent CNC boot camp include: Darlene Anderson of Fond du
Lac, Nicole Busack of West Bend, Robert
Fisher of North Fond du Lac, Ryan Gaus of Fond du Lac, Cory Herrmann of Fond du Lac, Kyle
Jenquine of Fond du Lac, Montgomery Kikkert of Fox Lake, Carissa Metz of
Waupun, Rick Rodriguez of Fond du Lac, and Alex Russart of Fond du Lac.
Those who
completed the welding boot camp include: Brennan Bryan of Fond du Lac, Nita
Cook of Beaver Dam, Jennifer Donahue of Beaver Dam, Jordan Finley of DeForest,
Dave Finn of Fond du Lac, Michelle Flanagan of Plymouth, Casey Hermann of Fond
du Lac, Frank Huber of Juneau, Amy Mann of Fond du Lac, Noah Prost of
Watertown, Cecilia Tovar of Beaver Dam, Jeremiah Vanderkin-Jus of Fond du Lac,
and Brian Wilcox of Fond du Lac.
The graduation
ceremony included speeches from students Busack and Mann.
Busack, a CNC
graduate, is grateful for the experience Moraine Park gave her through the boot
camp program.
“A lot of us have
worked dead end jobs, and didn’t know our hidden potential,” said Busack. “Thanks
to Moraine Park and our instructors, we all have a chance to find it. This has
opened so many doors for a lot of us.”
Busack served her
program internship at Signicast in Hartford and was hired full-time prior to
graduation.
Mann, a welding
graduate, came to Moraine Park in search of a career she could be passionate
about. She completed her internship at Mayille Engineering Company (MEC) and
was also hired on as a full-time employee prior to graduation.
“The boot camp
program taught me that if there’s something I really want to accomplish, I can
do it,” Mann said. “I am standing here today as a welder, a high school
graduate, and a newly hired employee of Mayville Engineering Company.”
Moraine Park’s
Skills Academy boot camps are free to participating students, thanks to grant
dollars from Wisconsin Fast Forward and financial support from area businesses
including Amerequip, Apache Stainless, Elkay Interior Systems, Fives, Integrity
Saw & Tool, Inc., John Deere Horicon Works, John Crane, Mayville
Engineering Company, Midstates Aluminum Corporation, Signicast, SJI/Busse, and
Wabash National.
“We are very
pleased to participate with Moraine Park’s CNC boot camp again this semester,”
Paul Reetz, owner of Ingetrity Saw & Tool, Inc. said. “We have been able to
gain quality employees who are advanced on the learning curve. The
program teaches them to become a valuable member of our company by the time they
become full-time employees at the end of the semester. It’s a rare
win-win-win situation for all involved in the partnership!”
In addition, welding training is also funded,
in part, through a GPR grant that incorporates both Adult Basic Education and
welding. The purpose of this training is to allow students seeking their High
School Equivalency Diploma (HSED), the opportunity to take the welding boot
camp in conjunction. This training opportunity is open to anyone interested in
pursuing their HSED.
Individuals interested
in learning more about the CNC and welding boot camp opportunities are
encouraged to attend a Boot Camp Test Drive event scheduled at Moraine Park’s
Fond du Lac campus on January 23 and 24. Registration is recommended.
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