Music in Memory Program

Students from Brenda Schaefer's ethics course went to Harbor Haven last week to help with the Music in Memory Program.  This program allows residents to have the option of music versus medication when they are upset. The students discussed the ethical implications involved in music versus medication and did a great job interacting with the residents, loading the iPods and making a difference in our community!  Way to go students!

MPTC's latest service-learning project

The Great Pink Pumpkin Run will be held on Saturday, October 18 at 10 a.m. on Moraine Park’s Fond du Lac campus. This event was planned by a Business Practice Firm course in the spring semester of last year and has been carried through with this year's class and six other program area courses. The idea was generated from one of MPTC's business instructors, Jeff Stueber, who has a passion for helping the community and we collaborated with other program instructors to enhance the activities at the upcoming event.

Just to give you an idea of the collaborative program courses involved: Graphics Design students originated the motivational posters that you will see under the Photos/Inspiring Posters tab on the website below, Culinary Arts will be making pink pumpkin cookies to sell at the event, cosmetology students will be providing pink hair extensions and nail polish, early childhood students will be providing children's activities, medical assistant students are doing free blood pressure screening, and the corrections program will be helping man traffic and safety issues, and student senate are helping paint the 200 pumpkins.  We even grew our own pumpkin patch!!

Please visit us at:

 http://greatpinkpumpkinrun.com/

 

MPTC faculty participate in service learning

Faculty at MPTC completed a day of service for the Clean Boats, Clean Waters Project at Lakeside Park.   Serving our community by learning about invasive water species, surveying boaters on the lake, and pulling out Japanese Knotwood plants were an active part of the morning .  Reflection and discussion of service learning integration into coursework curriculum rounded out a beautiful summer day.