WTCS Needs Your Help

If you’re a Moraine Park student, staff or community member you have a great opportunity to provide input to the Wisconsin Technical College System. The WTCS Board is asking System stakeholders to take a few minutes to complete a very brief survey, in which the survey participant can share their perspective on System priorities.  The survey will be available through the end of October and can be accessed by visiting http://surveys.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?id=2579178.  I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity and share your thoughts on the direction of the State’s technical colleges, as the Board will consider results of the survey as they identify priorities for the next four years. For more information on the survey, visit http://channels.morainepark.edu/press-releases/post/2011/10/05/Wisconsin-Technical-College-System-looking-for-survey-participants.aspx

Celebrating Technical Colleges and Connecting with the Community

Some of you may be wondering how my first few weeks at Moraine Park have been. I will tell you that they have been busy and I have learned a lot. What I have been most impressed with is the warm welcome I have received from not only the employees at Moraine Park’s three campuses but also the college communities. I spent my first three days on the job touring the Fond du Lac, West Bend and Beaver Dam campuses and meeting individuals within the communities.   Employees within the college were eager to learn about me and I was eager to learn about them and the important jobs they have.  Remembering their names will come in time, but for now I’m doing well to remember where and how I can locate them!



Photo by Gateway Technical College via Flickr

 I was also privileged to be able to attend and participate in the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Centennial Celebration at Gateway Technical College (GTC) in Racine.  It was a wonderful celebration with GTC laying the foundation for career training in Wisconsin.  Serving over 400,000 students annually, the WTCS provides the education and services to meet today’s student and employee needs.  I am proud to be a part of this wonderful system and look forward to kicking off Moraine Park’s centennial celebration starting in the fall. We are planning many events and activities throughout the 2011-12 academic year, and encourage you to check back this fall for more information on these activities. 

Finally, I want to share with you the wonderful lunch I had with Moraine Park’s Student Ambassador, Kristina White. Kristina was a joy to talk with and I look forward to seeing her involvement with not only Moraine Park’s campuses but also the WTCS system.  I encourage you to attend any events that Kristina plans as our Student Ambassador.

The start of the fall term is just around the corner. I look forward to meeting you as you return to MPTC this fall.