High School students from West Bend East recently visited Moraine Park’s West Bend campus for some hands-on learning. The students are enrolled in dual credit classes, which qualify for Moraine Park college credits.
West Bend East technology education instructor, Jacob Gitter, brings the dual credit students four times a year to the CNC/ Tool and Die lab to learn from Moraine Park instructors on equipment found in the industry.
Congrats to Moraine Park’s nursing program on a HUGE accomplishment.
The College’s 2018 National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) Nursing pass scores raised from 96% to 99%!
What this means?
That 99% of Moraine Park Nursing students pass their NCLEX exam!
For comparison, the national pass rate average is 85%.
Congrats to the students and faculty for working hard to provide top-notch nurses ready to provide quality care in the field!
Moraine Park Technical College carpentry student, Chad St. John, recently participated in the 32nd annual National Craft Championships (NCC) during the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) 2019 convention in Long Beach, Calif.
The NCC event allows for skilled trainees and apprentices from across the country compete for top honors by demonstrating their superior skills, training, and safe work practices. It features a field of 168 craft professionals competing for top honors in 14 competitions representing 12 crafts, from electrical and plumbing to carpentry and welding, as well as a team competition with journey-level competitors from four different crafts working to complete a joint project. The competition included a two-hour written exam and a day-long, hands-on practical performance test.
St. John, a carpentry apprentice for Northcentral Construction Corporation, took the bronze award in the competition’s residential-commercial carpentry division. St. John had advanced to the NCC after receiving the top score in carpentry during ABC of Wisconsin’s Skills Competition on Jan. 25 in West Bend.
For more information on Moraine Park programs, like carpentry, visit morainepark.edu.
Moraine Park Technical College will host Tech Knowledge College, a summer camp for students entering grades 6 to 8. This event gives participants an interactive look at the skills and careers needed today and in the future. Registration is now open for this annual three-day camp, held August 6-8, at Moraine Park Technical College’s Fond du Lac campus.
The sessions for this year’s event are Animation Studio; Art & Soul; Auto Repair; Be Your Own Cake Boss; Beyond Band-Aids; Cooking Nutritious & Delicious!; Fix it, Tune it, Ride it!; Get Amp’ed Up About Electricity; Intro To American Sign Language (ASL); Just Breathe; Law and Order; Lego Sumo Robots; Pasta Chef; Salon Techniques; Using Social Media to Sell. These are available on a first come, first served basis, and early registration is encouraged.
The cost of Tech Knowledge College is $115 and includes a choice of two interactive career sessions, a t-shirt, and a morning snack and lunch each day. The camp is held from 9 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Bussing is available from Moraine Park’s Beaver Dam and West Bend campuses; seats are offered on a first-come, first served basis.
For session descriptions, availability and registration information, visit morainepark.edu/tkc. For questions, contact Amy Meyer- Bremer, Moraine Park recruiter, at (920) 924-3201 or ameyer17@morainepark.edu.
Moraine Park Technical College is holding its 14th Annual Toolin’ It!, a Nuts, Bolts, & Thingamajigs manufacturing summer camp at the West Bend campus June 10-14.
Registration is open and underway for middle and high school students ages 13-16. This high-tech, hands-on experience provides an introduction to 21st-century manufacturing technology. Participants have the chance to learn about computer-aided design, computer-controlled manufacturing operations, basic electrical systems, machining, welding and fabrication, and so much more. Students will also experience the start-to-finish satisfaction of designing and manufacturing a product and using high-tech machinery under the close supervision of expert manufacturing trainers.
The registration fee is $100 and includes all materials, lunches and field trips. Space is limited. Register today by visiting www.morainepark.edu/toolin-it, or by contacting Cindy Wolf at (262) 306-5321 or email at cwolf@morainepark.edu.
Toolin’ It! is part of a national manufacturing summer camp program designed and sponsored by Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs, the Foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association.
For more information on Moraine Park Technical College, visit morainepark.edu.
LaToya Singleton, of Kewauskum, has a love for children that has no limits. As an early childhood education student at Moraine Park, it is apparent that this career path is her passion.
Originally from Wisconsin, LaToya moved to New Orleans where she successfully operated her own childcare facility for seven years. She moved back to Wisconsin in 2015 to be closer to her family.
Her plan was to bring her childcare business here but found that Wisconsin licensing requires a degree in the field. LaToya is now working towards earning her early childhood education degree at Moraine Park.
LaToya’s love for children is the driving force behind her persistence to obtain her degree.
“My husband and I lost three babies to miscarriage,” LaToya said. “I still wonder why, but now I devote my attention to loving the children that I care for every day. I believe that it takes a village to raise a child and I’m thankful to have the opportunity to be a part of their lives.”
It seems that LaToya gives all of herself to everyone in her life. She regularly has a houseful of family and friends, has helped to raise her godson, and serves as a mother figure to many. She also volunteers at a childcare facility in Milwaukee. I guess you could say she’s everything to everyone.
“There is a need for good childcare,” she said. “I’m happy to provide some help.”
LaToya admitted that when she first came to Moraine Park, she was frustrated to have to obtain a degree. She had worked successfully in childcare for many years and didn’t welcome the idea of having to go to school to continue her career. However, she now makes it known that she is adapting well to college life and is enjoying her journey.
“Moraine Park is now my sanctuary,” LaToya said. “I’m making friends and getting used to being around adults on a daily basis.”
She is a member of Moraine Park’s Promise and Edge programs. The Promise program is an opportunity for tuition-free schooling thanks to generous donors. The Edge program is a Student Support Services program that provides academic advising, study groups, cultural services, and many other resources for qualifying students. LaToya hopes that through her work, she can help bring awareness of diversity in the area.
“Moving back to Wisconsin was hard,” LaToya said. “I have experienced some direct racial hate. My hope is that I can show others that it is the brain and heart that really matters.”
Moraine Park works to provide a welcoming and inclusive environment. Support programs like Edge and groups like the Diversity Club, help to provide students with positive college experiences. Despite the obstacles she has had in her life, LaToya remains a positive ray of light.
“I have gotten everything I have ever prayed for,” she said. “I didn’t get them altogether or even on my terms, but I still got them. I asked for children to love, a house, an education, morals, and stability. In some way, I have all of those things. I am blessed.”
The quick conclusion I came to is that we all could use a LaToya in our lives.
She is expected to graduate in May of 2020 with her associate’s degree in early childhood education. She has goals to graduate summa cum laude and as a member of the Phi Theta Kapa Honor Society.
Congratulations to LaToya for her accomplishments so far! We look forward to following her journey!
For more information, visit morainepark.edu.
The weather outside may be frightful, but we know that summer will come- eventually!
Be sure to mark you calendars for Tech Knowledge College (TKC) 2019!
August 6th – August 8th, 2019
9:00 am- 2:45 pm
Fond du Lac Campus
This fun summer camp allows for students entering sixth through eighth grades to explore different career options through hand-on activities.
*Busing will be available from the West Bend and Beaver Dam Moraine Park Campuses.
Registration begins May 1st. Stay tuned for more information.
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 more information, visit the morainepark.edu/student-success-center or visit any of the campus locations!
Beaver Dam K-316 920-887-4436
Fond du Lac A-216 920-929-2108
West Bend W-137 262-335-5775
Moraine Park has named nearly 1,100 students to the Dean’s List for the fall 2018 semester.
Are you one of them? Click here to view the list and find out!
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