Tuesday, November 12, 2013

International Education Week 2013



Julie Lotto, advisor for the Fond du Lac chapter of the MPTC Multicultural Club, shares ways to support the Blue Mountain Project in Jamaica.

Celebrate International Education Week with us!
Today, students enjoyed our Taste of Jamaica event on the Fond du Lac Campus. The Multicultural Club, Diversity Relations, and International Education hosted this event, which included tasty Jamaican treats and music.

We have two more dates planned for Taste of Jamaica: Wednesday, November 13, on the West Bend Campus, and Thursday, November 14, on the Beaver Dam Campus. Each event will take place 11:30-12:30 in the Commons Area.

Additional events planned for International Education Week include:

1) Vote in the Travel Photo Contest on Facebook! View the entire album on our Facebook page, and "like" your favorite pictures. Our students shared pictures from around the world!

2) Support study abroad students at a bake sale at the
Habitat for Humanity of Fond du Lac County Affiliate & ReStore on Saturday, 11/16, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Students will hold a 50/50 raffle. Do you also need new furniture, a lawnmower, or other items for your household? On 11/16, 10% of merchandise sales at the Habitat ReStore will be donated to our students, too!


3) Check out our Moroccan Cooking Demonstration at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, 11/18, on the FDL Campus (A-111). Learn how YOU can spend Spring Break in Morocco!


Diversity Relations Coordinator William Green and MPTC Student Alessio Ziel serve authentic and delicious Jamaican food at Taste of Jamaica!



MPTC Student Liz Rohde will complete service-learning projects in health clinics with the Blue Mountain Project in Jamaica this January.



Dean Caron Daugherty talks about our new study abroad program in MOROCCO! The program, which runs March 12-23, 2014, is still accepting applicants. Learn more about this program at an upcoming Moroccan cooking demonstration on 11/18 or the information session on 11/19: http://bit.ly/16WzYC7.

 

Monday, November 4, 2013

Philanthropy Award Event!

Look how much fun we are having at MPTC!
 
Students in Moraine Park Technical College's Business Meeting & Event Planning class are assisting the Columbus Area Endowment Board with their 2013 Philanthropy Award Event!  The event was held at Kestrel Ridge in Columbus on Saturday evening, November 3rd.  The event is honoring local philanthropist Alice Schmidt.  The students worked on a slideshow presentation, invitations, post cards, programs, name tags, banners, and assorted details that helped  make the event a success!

The students in the class are Audra Dates, Chelsea Lange, Anna (Lebakken) Gerndt, April Slack, Priscilla Trevino, and Alicia Weissenburger.  The class is taught by Pam Zander of Columbus.