Promoting
growth and self-improvement is at the core of Moraine Park’s mission.
International student Barbara Turner immediately identified this and set her
sights on being a Moraine Park student.
Barbara,
a current resident of Beaver Dam, came to the College from Israel. She first
toured Moraine Park in the summer of 2015, when she was visiting Wisconsin to
explore educational options.
“Obtaining
a quality education is one of my top priorities,” Barbara said. “My parents are
both highly educated and instilled in me the value of having a degree.”
She
is no stranger to hard work. In Israel, she served in the army for two years
and then worked in the quality control field. She was exploring local academic
resources when she found the opportunity to study internationally.
“Moraine
Park was an easy choice for me,” Barbara said. “There are multiple programs to
choose from, the location is convenient, and the pricing is extremely
reasonable.”
Since
arriving in 2016, she hasn’t stopped exploring her opportunities and takes each
experience as an invitation to grow and improve. She has benefited from the
support of the Student Success Center and Moraine Park counselor, Karla
Donahue, who has helped with her transition to life in the United States and at
Moraine Park.
Barbara
has also made quite an impact on her classmates and instructors at the College.
“It
has been fun to watch her advance,” Mary Vogl-Rausher, an instructor at
Moraine Park said. “There have been significant challenges she has had to
overcome, but she always has a smile on her face. Her warm personality draws
others to her.”
For
these reasons and more, Barbara was selected as the 2019-20 Moraine Park
District Student Ambassador. In this role, she will actively serve as a member
of student government, advocate for Moraine Park and the Wisconsin Technical
College System as a whole, assist with College activities and events, and
represent the student body within the community.
“It is an extreme honor,” Barbara said. “I look forward to making more connections and networking with my community and peers.”
For more information, visit morainepark.edu.
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