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 Sandra Bryson-Fisher of Waldo, Wisconsin.

This is her story:
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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.
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Metal Fabrication is all about changes. It’s a transformative act. Taking machines and structures and using them to cut, assemble or bend metal for different purposes.

But what changes in metal fabrication itself have happened over the years?
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As you may already know, the big Career Showcase event is coming up on each Moraine Park Technical College campus on October 11th (West Bend), October 12th (Fond du Lac) and October 13th (Beaver Dam). This is an excellent opportunity to tour the campus, labs, and classrooms, and meet instructors and students. You will also be able to gather information about the various programs of study, college resources, student life, and support systems available to help you to be a successful student.

But what you may not know is there’s a special “On Ramp” session leading up to these big events as well – one that can help you visualize your road to success!
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The 2016 Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held at Moraine Park Technical College’s Fond du lac campus on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Registration starts at 8:30 and 2 mile walk starts at 10:00 a.m.

This walk will have
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Emily Hayes of Fond du Lac has been a full-time instructor for only two years at Moraine Park but has already made a huge impact on the students she teaches. In fact, she recently won the Outstanding New Instructor award from the Wisconsin Association for Career and Technical Education.

“So many of our students at MPTC are struggling to overcome obstacles in order to better their own lives and the lives of those they love and care for,” Emily said. “I really enjoy forming relationships with those students and encouraging their confidence and growth over the course of the semester, or more if I’m lucky and they take more than one class with me! Being a positive part of their stories and successes is definitely the best part of my job.”
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Looking to gain experience, have fun, boost your resume, and stand out from the competition? Get involved with Experience-Based Learning! You may ask, what is Experience-Based Learning? Well, Experience-Based Learning provides opportunities to students to get involved through Community Service, Service Learning, and International Education.

Still confused?

Well, my name is Corey Foster and I’m here to help as the new Experiential Learning Intern.
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A group of Fond du Lac volunteers has been working on bringing awareness to the crime of trafficking in people for sex or labor, learning what is being done in our community, and how you can help to make Fond du Lac a Traffic Free Zone.
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Moraine Park Technical College is hosting its third annual Great Pink Pumpkin 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15.

Money raised from this event will make it possible for women battling breast cancer to attend the “Infinite Boundaries Wellness Retreat,” organized by the Breast Cancer Recovery, an organization whose mission is to provide environments for women breast cancer survivors to heal emotionally.
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