tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6339757307615445562024-02-21T07:31:49.280-06:00Pine Technical and Community College BlogPine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-22958209718858373522017-03-13T15:58:00.001-05:002017-03-13T15:58:46.021-05:00Expanded Testing Center Offers Opportunities to Students, Community
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Pine Technical & Community College’s expanded testing center
provides opportunities to community members who are seeking career advancement
through certification exams, as well as potential and current students who need
Accuplacer, make-up exams or accommodated testing. PTCC has been able to boost
the testing services by bringing their current testing center on to the main
campus and nearly tripling the number of testing stations. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">"We
identified a need to provide expanded testing services for working adults in
our region, as well as our current students,” said Mulford. “The expanded
testing center provides a number of certification exams that help our regional
workforce advance their careers. It’s unique in the region. Our community
members used to travel to the metro or Duluth for the same certification exams.
Now, they can take their exam without the hassle of a long commute and a full
day off of work.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Originally
established in the Pine Innovation Center, the PTCC Testing Center was launched
to provide professional certification testing – such as CISCO, Microsoft,
CompTIA and more -- for regional IT employees and graduates from Pine's IT
programs. The Testing Center has now grown to include professional certifications
beyond IT. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Additionally,
there was limited space on campus for students who needed make up tests and
accommodated testing facilities. Students seeking the Accuplacer exam are now
able to schedule an assessment at a time that’s convenient for them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“Due to
increasing enrollments, we needed to provide more flexibility with our testing
services for our current students,” Mulford said. “Many of our students are
working adults with families. The Testing Center is open Monday through Friday
and provides our students with more options.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">The Rural Information
Technology Alliance grant helped to fund the expansion, which included computer
work stations, privacy carrels, noise canceling headphones and video monitoring
equipment. “Our facilities and IT staff did a great job converting the space
and setting up the technology,” added Mulford.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">The testing
center is open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday for current students. Hours for
professional certification exams may vary. Please see </span><a href="http://www.pine.edu/student-services/testing"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">www.pine.edu/student-services/testing</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"> for a list of testing partners. </span></div>
Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-68801718000482335892016-11-14T16:33:00.001-06:002016-11-14T16:33:29.996-06:00Welding program offers fresh start
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After just four weeks of training, Melissa Hirsch is
poised to make a fresh start. Hirsch completed a four-week welding course that
was part of a MN-DEED Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) grant sponsored by Pine
Technical & Community College - Employment and Training Center. She's now
employed full-time as a welder at Premier Pontoon, earning a great wage and
making a better life for her family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I never thought after a four-week class I would be able
to get a job and have the pay start as high as it did,” Hirsch said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As a single mom recovering from addiction, Hirsch knew
she needed to create a new opportunity for herself and her son, but didn't want
to be in school for great length of time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I was in childcare, and started doing some tree service
and construction and realized I liked hard labor kind of work,” Hirsch,
currently a Forest Lake resident, said. </span></div>
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for options, and heard about the four-week welding program at PTCC. Although
the length of the program and promise of a high wage made it an attractive
option, Hirsch was apprehensive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"I had no prior knowledge of welding," Hirsch
admits. "I didn't know the tools or the terminology, but the instructor
made me feel comfortable." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"I think it helped that the instructor was a
female," Hirsch continued. "When I first started, I had self-doubt. I
was intimidated by blue printing reading and not having knowledge of tools. She
started from the beginning to explain things, and I didn’t have to feel awkward
asking questions."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"The support of Kris and everyone there – I knew
they were all rooting for me. Kris went above and beyond to give resources. Not
just career, but also housing assistance as well," she said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Melissa has grown since I first began working with her,”
Hanson said. “Learning a trade, landing a great job—these things are more than
just a paycheck to women like Melissa. Her confidence has grown. She’s proven
she’s not afraid of hard work, and she has found success.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hirsch did have to work hard to find a job, and some of
the companies she contacted didn't call. But Hirsch didn't give up. She's now
working at Premier Pontoon, earning a great wage that allows for financial
stability.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Hard work always shows," Hirsch said. "I
never thought I would be at this point, be this successful. I now have
successful career and can care for my son."</span></div>
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Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-63714182645443905982016-11-10T13:23:00.001-06:002016-11-10T13:23:15.863-06:00Pine Technical & Community College Named to Victory Media’s 2017 Military Friendly® Schools List<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Pine Technical & Community College announced today that it has
earned the 2017 Military Friendly® School designation by Victory Media,
publisher of G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs SM, and Military Spouse. First published in
2009, Military Friendly® Schools is the most comprehensive, powerful resource
for veterans today. Each year, the list of Military Friendly® Schools is
provided to service members and their families, helping them select the best
college, university, or trade school to receive the education and training
needed to pursue a civilian career.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“We’re very
honored by this distinction, because it continues to validate our efforts to
help veterans achieve their education goals,” said PTCC President Joe Mulford.
“After the sacrifices our veterans and active service members make, we’re proud
to give back.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Institutions
earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both
public data sources and responses from Victory Media’s proprietary survey. More
than 1,600 schools participated in the 2017 survey; 1,160 were awarded with the
designation. Ratings methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by
Victory Media with input from the Military Friendly® Advisory Council of
independent leaders in the higher education and military recruitment community.
Final ratings were determined by combining the institution’s survey scores with
the assessment of the institution’s ability to meet thresholds for Student
Retention, Graduation, Job Placement, Loan Repayment, Persistence (Degree
Advancement or Transfer) and Loan Default rates for all students and,
specifically, for student veterans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">According to
Daniel Nichols, a Navy Reserve veteran and Chief Product Officer at Victory
Media, “Our ability to apply a clear, consistent standard to the majority of
colleges gives veterans a comprehensive view of which schools are striving to
provide the best opportunities and conditions for our nation’s student
veterans. Military Friendly® helps military families make the best use of the
Post-9/11 GI Bill and other federal benefits while allowing us to further our
goal of assisting them in finding success in their chosen career fields.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">For more
information about Pine Technical & Community College’s commitment to
attracting and supporting military students, visit PTCC’s website at
http://www.pine.edu/student-services/veterans-center. PTCC will be showcased
along with other 2017 Military Friendly® Schools in the annual Guide to
Military Friendly® Schools, special education issues of G.I. Jobs® and Military
Spouse Magazine, and on militaryfriendly.com.</span></div>
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Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-15516752554171492192016-05-17T10:31:00.000-05:002016-05-17T10:32:25.106-05:00$150K grant provides Pathways to Prosperity for PTCC students<br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">A Minnesota
Department of Employment and Economic Development grant will provide more than
$150,000 for low income Minnesotans seeking education and training in high
demand career fields. The MN Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) grant was awarded to
Pine Technical & Community College’s Employment and Training Center, to
serve residents of Chisago, Isanti, </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Kanabec,
Mille Lacs and Pine Counties.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The P2P grant
will provide training, and support services to qualified individuals who are
interested in nursing assistant, welding or production technology. Each are
short-term courses that provide incumbent workers with the skills to land a
good-paying job in a high-demand field. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">“With a 25 year
history of serving the region, this is a good fit for us,” said Dwayne Green,
ETC’s executive director. “It’s in line with our mission of helping people find
not just a job, but a career.”</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">“Our mission at
Pine Technical & Community College is to help people wherever they’re at,”
said PTCC President Joe Mulford. “Whether you’re starting out or starting over,
PTCC will help you reach your goals. And this grant provides an opportunity for
those who might not be able to afford a college education, or those who need to
get in a good-paying career in a short time frame. We’re very proud to be
working with ETC to provide this opportunity to our community.”</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Green is excited
for this grant because it provides additional support for participants. “This
is a little bit different than other grants, in that it’s more comprehensive.
It provides training, but there’s also a case management component to help
people with job skills and job searches.”</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The grant will provide funds in three stages, including
summer semester, fall semester and spring semester. Participants in the grant
can start some of the classes as early as May 31, when PTCC’s summer semester
begins. Individuals are interested in participating in the grant can contact
Kris Hanson at 320.629.4568 or email hansonk@pine.edu. </span></span></div>
Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-85772734714908582732016-05-16T09:30:00.000-05:002016-05-16T09:30:01.303-05:00PTCC Confers Class of 2016<div style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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more than 230 degrees, diplomas and certificates, honoring the graduates for
their accomplishments and contributions to both the college and the community. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">As Chief Student Affairs Officer Paula Hoffman
welcomed the graduates, and their families and friends, she shared a quote from
Eleanor Roosevelt, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of
their dreams,” and spoke of how the graduates are realizing their dreams and
taking the next step on their journey.</span></div>
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recognizing the motivation that led each graduate to this day, and urging them
to think of graduation as a beginning, not as an end. </span></div>
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Universities Board of Trustees will never stop expecting great things from
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Rarick told the graduates, “Minnesota continues to face a workforce shortage,
and you are answering the call. The skills you have learned at Pine Technical
& Community College are cutting edge. You are contributing to the economic
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<br />Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-41925091272613899602016-05-06T14:57:00.002-05:002016-05-06T15:00:21.157-05:00Pine Technical & Community College now offers MMSC training courses<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Motorcyclists, or those
looking to get their motorcycle endorsement, have a new training site to go to
for Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center rider courses. Pine Technical and
Community College in Pine City, Minn. started offering the Basic Rider Course,
Intermediate Rider Course and Moped Rider Training this season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Last year, 61 motorcyclists were killed in 57
crashes on Minnesota roads, according to preliminary reports. That’s up from 46
fatalities in 2014. Thirty-three of those crashes were single-vehicle,
involving only the motorcycle. All of these crashes are preventable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Training is vital to motorcycle safety. The
Basic Rider Course helps riders with no experience learn essential motorcycle
control skills and earn their motorcycle license. The Intermediate Rider Course
helps riders build upon their existing skills and help turn them into better
riders. Courses start running in May.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Why take the
Basic Rider Course?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Riders can get a license and learn essential motorcycle control
skills in one course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">It’s designed for beginning riders with no previous riding
experience and helps returning riders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">It’s thorough: Riders spend 4.5 hours learning motorcycle basics
in the classroom and 10 hours practicing and mastering basic rider techniques
on the range.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Why take the
Intermediate Rider Course?</span></b></div>
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<li style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">It covers skills crucial to safety: Control, finesse, counter
steering, cornering, swerving and braking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">It’s affordable: The course is $55 for five hours of riding time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Practice makes perfect: This is a great opportunity to tune up
your skills early on in the riding season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">It opens the door for more advanced courses: After you master the
Intermediate Rider Course, the </span><a href="https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ots/mmsc/rider-training/Pages/mn-advanced-rider-course.aspx"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: blue;">MN Advanced</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> and </span><a href="https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ots/mmsc/rider-training/Pages/mn-expert-rider-course.aspx"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: blue;">Expert Rider
Courses</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> are next on the list. These courses will turn you into an expert
rider, using the same techniques designed to train and keep police motor
officers safe in any riding or traffic situation.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">How do
Riders sign up?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Riders can sign up for training courses by calling Dawn Sandberg
at 320.629.5176</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">You will find the complete rider training course schedule for PTCC
online at: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u><a href="http://www.pine.edu/departments/continuing-education-and-customized-training/motorcycle-and-moped-safety-training">http://www.pine.edu/departments/continuing-education-and-customized-training/motorcycle-and-moped-safety-training</a> </u></span></div>
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<br />Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-65244418849128971682016-05-05T10:54:00.002-05:002016-05-05T10:54:25.573-05:00Alexis Grinde PTCC’s Outstanding Educator<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Biology instructor Dr. Alexis Grinde, has been named Pine
Technical and Community College’s Outstanding Educator based on nominations by
students, faculty peers, and staff members. Grinde is one of 30 across the
state to have earned the title – the others having earned the nomination from
their respective MnSCU institutions. Grinde, with other MnSCU nominees, was
recognized in a statewide ceremony in April.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Outstanding Educator designation recognizes the
exceptional commitment that each of the nominees have demonstrated in teaching,
in their continuous professional development and in their service to students,
the college, profession and the MnSCU system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Grinde was honored to be nominated by her peers and
students. "Biology is an intimidating subject for the majority of
students," Grinde said. "It is truly humbling to be nominated as an
outstanding educator by past and present students; it shows me that my approach
to teaching biology is helping students be successful in reaching their
educational goals." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Grinde teaches a variety of biology classes at Pine
including Health and Disease in the Human Body, Microbiology, Human Anatomy and
Physiology and Nutrition and Wellness. In her nomination, Grinde was named a
trailblazer when it comes to classroom innovations, because she embraces varied
and effective teaching strategies that cater to students' different learning
styles. Her nomination also noted her expertise in successfully engaging
students makes her an invaluable resource to them and her campus
colleagues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Alexis is so deserving of this award,” said Joan
Bloemendaal-Gruett, chief academic officer at Pine. “She strives for excellence
both in and outside of the classroom. Her commitment to her students and to her
field is commendable.”</span></div>
Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-77245649696298866802016-05-04T13:15:00.004-05:002016-05-04T13:15:55.079-05:00$39,700 grant supports student emergency fund at Pine Technical & Community College
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Technical & Community College now has additional resources to help
low-income students weather financial emergencies. Students can apply for small
grants to help cover expenses just beyond their means, which allows them to
quickly return focus to their academic pursuits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“Many of our
students face unexpected expenses that can often result in them having to put
their education, and ultimately their opportunities for a better future, on
hold,” said Dean of Student Affairs Paula Hoffman. “The emergency grant helps
our students keep their education on track in dire circumstances. In the event
they don’t qualify for the grant, we’re still able to connect the student to
community resources they would not have known about if they hadn’t come in to
discuss the grant.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">The student
emergency grant program at PTCC is made possible by a $39,700 Dash emergency
grant from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation. PTCC is one of 31
community and technical colleges in Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin that
received a combined $1.5 million in Great Lakes grants to build emergency grant
programs that help low-income students overcome financial obstacles that might
otherwise cause them to drop out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“Great Lakes
is pleased to provide more resources to colleges like Pine Technical &
Community College that are dedicated to supporting students in times of
greatest need,” said Richard D. George, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Great Lakes. “Emergency grants are a bridge to college completion and the
financial security a degree can provide.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">PTCC began
making student emergency grants of up to $500 each in spring 2016. Qualified
expenses are paid within 48 hours of an approved application. Students also are
referred to additional campus, community and financial literacy resources to
supplement the grants, address root causes or contributing factors to the
financial emergencies and further support students’ persistence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">To serve
greater numbers of students throughout the Great Lakes grant period and beyond,
PTCC will contribute matching funds during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 academic
years. “Our shared commitment is key to making emergency grant programs
sustainable long-term,” said Amy Kerwin, Vice President – Community Investments
at Great Lakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">The Pine Technical
& Community College Foundation pledged a year one match of $4,000 and
$8,000 for year two. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">To date, more
than $6,100 has been awarded to 13 students since the program began in March. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">One student
faced an unexpected medical expense that put her at risk of having her
electricity disconnected. “I had to choose between electric or a medical
expense. With the help I was able to continue my journey at Pine Technical and
Community College without the added stress that come with a pending doom of
disconnection of my electric.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Great Lakes will provide a maximum of $6,700 to
PTCC during the pilot period of the grant. With funds from Great Lakes and
matching funds from the PTCC Foundation, $20,000 will be available in each of
years one and two of the grant.</span>Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-25283904055141709032016-04-28T11:29:00.001-05:002016-05-16T09:39:43.418-05:00Skills that Launch -- CNC operator training coming soon<div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">CNC operator training is ideal for working individuals looking to upgrade their
skills!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Students will get hands-on training with CNC 3-axis mill and CNC 2-axis lathe. Just 60 hours in-lab and 20 hours in-class, and you'll be ready to launch into a great career! </span><br />
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Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-48337516479082444232016-03-15T11:35:00.000-05:002016-03-15T11:35:36.712-05:00Pine Technical & Community College named to Military Times 20 Best for Vets <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">SFC Troy Erickson, Veterans’ Center student worker Daniel Sawatzky, Veterans’ Club student president Haven Badrawi, Veterans' Club faculty advisor Chris Morgan and PTCC president Joe Mulford.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">PINE CITY, Minn. – Pine Technical & Community College is proud to be included in Military Times Best for Vets: Career and Technical Colleges 2016 rankings. PTCC was ranked number 17, one of only two Minnesota schools to earn a spot in the top 20 career and technical colleges. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">The organization, made up of Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and Marine Corps Times, focused on culture and curriculum that caters to military veterans when conducting and scoring the annual survey of schools that self-identify as career and technical colleges.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“We’re very honored by this distinction, because it continues to validate our efforts to help veterans achieve their education goals,” said PTCC President Joe Mulford. “After the sacrifices our veterans and active service members make, we’re proud to give back.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“This is an important distinction because it shows that the college not only cares about their veteran students, but care enough to share what they are doing in hopes of making it better on a national scale,” said Chris Morgan, a veteran who is now PTCC’s Cyber-Security instructor and Veteran’s Club faculty advisor. “The Military Times website is a one-stop-shop for not only active duty, but all veterans from all branches to find out the latest information that effects them and their benefits.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">As with all of the Best for Vets rankings, Best for Vets: Career & Technical Colleges is an editorially independent news project that evaluates the many factors that make an institution a good fit for military veterans. Career and technical colleges respond to the same Best for Vets: Colleges survey as two-year institutions on up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The survey tool is a highly respected analysis of a college’s complete offerings for veterans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">It’s not just the items measured in the survey that make PTCC a veteran-friendly school, according to Morgan. “I can sum it up with one word -- attitude. As a 26 year Air Force retiree, I never expected the treatment I received when I first started here at PTCC. I was welcomed with open arms and treated like I was family,” Morgan said. “My transition to civilian life was not easy. I have numerous deployments and years spent away from my family. I joined when I was 17 years old and the military was all I ever knew. The administration and staff at PTCC understood that and became like a second family to me almost right away. It is this “attitude” that has led PTCC to receive this distinction, I have no doubt.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“It’s the people like Shawn Reynolds (financial aid director and veteran’s coordinator) and Paula Hoffman (dean of students) that ensure this program is meeting the veterans’ needs to ensure current and future success,” Morgan continued.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Pine Technical & Community College has an active Veteran’s Center and Veteran’s Club on campus. In addition, admissions and financial aid staff can assist veterans identify and claim their education benefits. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">For more information about PTCC’s programs, including information regarding how to apply call 320-629-5100 or online at <a href="http://www.pine.edu/"><span style="color: #2288bb;">www.pine.edu</span></a>.</span></div>
<br />Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-28353449781685545492016-03-11T08:38:00.002-06:002016-03-11T08:38:48.782-06:00From “middle of nowhere” to great career in 8 months<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Like a lot of individuals living in rural Minnesota, James
Swanson wasn’t aware that he could get a great education close to home.
Swanson, who says he lives “in the middle of nowhere” found a world of opportunity
right outside his backdoor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Tired of working minimum wage jobs, Swanson came to Pine
Technical & Community College looking for a degree he could finish quickly,
without a lot of debt. After meeting with Education and Employment Advisor Kris
Hanson, he learned about PTCC’s online <a href="https://360etech.org/app/custom/welding_technology/session/L3RpbWUvMTQ1NzU0NTI0OC9zaWQvcWg2OXgyTG0%3D" target="_blank">welding technology certificate</a> offered
through the 360 eTech consortium. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">While most of the core and technical courses are held
online, Swanson completed the hands-on lab work at Lake Superior College in
Duluth. The labs were held over the weekend, allowing students to continue
working throughout the duration of the certificate programs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It kind of blew my
mind, that the certificate was so close and so cheap,” he said. The certificate
is just 30 credits, and only $187 per credit. Plus, the online courses offered
him an opportunity to work at his own pace, allowing him to complete the entire
certificate in just eight months. When he graduates, he’ll have less than
$3,000 debt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">“I took 15 of the 30 credits in one semester,” Swanson said.
He worked with Hanson to determine how to best handle his course load, making
sure he wasn’t taking on too much. In the end, he was able to accomplish his
goals and found he even liked the math courses. “It was surprising to me how
much I liked the math. When it clicks, it feels good.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">“I’m really proud of him,” Hanson said. “He has such a
positive attitude, and he’s a hard worker.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">And that hard work has paid off. Swanson completes his
certificate this month, and he already has job prospects lined up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">“Between the quality of the classes and how fast you can get
through the program, I would definitely recommend this to anyone else,” Swanson
said. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">In addition to welding technology, 360 eTech offers
certificate programs in production technologies, automation technologies and
machine technologist. Military students may have training in their military
transcripts that can be counted toward course credit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">To learn more about the 360 degrees offered at Pine
Technical & Community College, please see our <a href="http://www.pine.edu/programs/advanced-manufacturing-technology-programs/360-degrees" target="_blank">360 webpage</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">
Or contact Student Affairs at 320.629.5100 or email </span><a href="mailto:admissions@pine.edu"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri";">admissions@pine.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">. </span></div>
Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-81026246888872912402016-02-12T13:40:00.000-06:002016-02-12T16:19:56.225-06:00Pine Innovation Center welcomes first tenant<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Pine Technical
and Community College is pleased to introduce the first tenant of the Pine
Innovation Center, E<sup>Z</sup> Box Electrical System Solutions, to the
community. The family-owned business began operations in January with CEO Glenn
Liubakka and Tanner Liubakka, president of sales and business development,
setting the groundwork for the operation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Liubakka’s
family-owned and operated business will produce a <span style="color: black;">product
that Liubakka hopes will have an impact on the electrical construction
industry. E<sup>Z</sup> Box will target electrical contractors with outlet,
switch and light boxes that provide stud wire protectors and do not require
special tools for installation. Once the company reaches full production,
Liubakka estimates they will employ more than 200, and the company will stay in
the area.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">“One
of our goals is to give back to the area,” Liubakka said. “When we graduate
from the Pine Innovation Center, we will remain in the community. We also want
to give local investors the opportunity to invest at the ground level.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">During
the start-up phase of the operation, Liubakka and his son Tanner have been
pursuing an aggressive schedule to get a prototype to market by spring. They’re
also creating org charts for each phase of the business, which provides Tanner,
who is currently seeking a business management degree, a unique educational
experience. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">“I’m
learning how to start a business from the ground up,” he said. From researching
and writing position descriptions for every role on the org chart to helping to
build the company’s website, Tanner recognizes this first-hand experience is
something he couldn’t get in a classroom.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">“That’s
really the unique thing about having a business incubator on a college campus,”
said PTCC President Joe Mulford. “You can work in the office, and then run over
to campus for a class, and Customized Training is right down the hall.” PTCC’s
Continuing Education and Customized Training is housed in the Pine Innovation
Center. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">“E<sup>Z</sup>
Box is really a good fit for the college and its programs,” said Jason Spaeth, PTCC’s
dean of Continuing Education and Customized Training and executive director of
the Pine Innovation Center. Liubakka is able to access expertise from the
college’s IT department, as well as use plastics and manufacturing equipment
and assistance from faculty and students. They can also consider student
internships for accounting and business technology students. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">While
having education and training opportunities just around the corner and access
to resources is certainly a great benefit to a new business, it’s only part of
what drew Liubakka to PTCC’s business incubator. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Start-ups
with business incubator support generally have an 87% success rate, according
to the National Business Incubation Association. The lower rent costs, coupled
with the access to professional services, helps start-up businesses survive and
grow during the initial, most vulnerable stages. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">“Knowing
the supports were available and the reputation of the college gave me a
confidence boost,” said Liubakka. “It was a tough decision – do I leave a
successful career to start a new business? Just knowing there will be the
support there gave me the confidence to move forward. We have a lot of
experience and background, but this is a safety net.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">It’s
not just a business to Liubakka – it’s a legacy he hopes to leave to his family
and the community. “It’s very much a family business. I see future generations
taking over and growing in this community,” he said. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">For more
information about EZ Box Electrical System Solutions, LLC, including investment
opportunities, contact Liubakka at <span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="mailto:glennl@ezboxess.com">glennl@ezboxess.com</a> </span>or online at
www.ezboxess.com. </span></div>
<br />Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-33245092573744528632016-02-05T15:13:00.000-06:002016-02-05T15:13:26.314-06:00Mixed Blood Theatre's Dr. King's Dream Comes to Pine City<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Dr. King's Dream, Mixed Blood Theatre's acclaimed celebration of the
life and career of Dr. Martin Luther King, will be performed in Pine City at Pine
Technical & Community College auditorium on Monday, February 22. Sponsored
by Pine Technical & Community College’s Diversity Team, the performance
begins at 5:30 and is free and open to the public.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Dr. King's
Dream features Warren C. Bowles in a stirring solo performance that movingly
chronicles King's career from its beginning during the Montgomery bus strike to
his death in Memphis. It captures all of the dignity, courage, and humanity of
a unique American leader.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Both the
external events in King's career (the marches in Selma and Birmingham, winning
the Nobel Peace Prize) and his thoughts on topics ranging from Malcolm X to the
police to President Kennedy are included, as his soaring "I Have a
Dream" speech. Yet for all of the historical significance, what emerges is
the spirit of a man dedicated to equality through non-violence, to an ideal,
and to a dream.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Dr. King's
Dream is produced by the Mixed Blood Theatre Company from its home in a
century-old Minneapolis fire station. Founded in 1976 and dedicated to the
spirit of Dr. King's dream, Mixed Blood is a multi-racial professional company
promoting cultural pluralism, individual equality, and artistic excellence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">The show is
one of four programs toured nationally by Mixed Blood. The others include
Minnecanos, a look at Chicano cultural history in Minnesota; Daughters of
Africa, a music-driven history of African American women; and Theory of Mind,
about a college-bound young man on the autism spectrum. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Warren C. Bowles, the talented actor featured
in Dr. King's Dream, has toured for Mixed Blood since 1981. Among the most
memorable of his scores of credits at Mixed Blood are Lucien in The Boys Next
Door, the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac, and the professor in Oleanna. He
directed Daughters of Africa and both wrote and directed African America and
Black Eagle, a biography of Challenger shuttle astronaut Ron McNair. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"> In an effort to increase enrollment, retention and graduation rates
among foreign born nursing students, Pine Technical & Community College has
recently earned a grant to support these efforts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“According to
my research, diversity in the U.S. has grown to 24% of the population, but nationally,
the nursing profession hasn’t kept pace,” said Connie Frisch, PTCC’s dean of
nursing and health sciences. “Only 17% of nursing professionals reflect a diverse
population. This grant will allow us to support our foreign-born students in
order to grow diversity within the nursing profession statewide.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">PTCC was one
of two rural Minnesota colleges to earn the grant awarded by Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Education Industry Partnerships. The intent
of the grant was to support the success of foreign-born nursing students. PTCC
will use the grant to provide cultural competence workshops for nursing
faculty. The workshops will help faculty identify European American cultural
influences in the nursing profession, as well as develop cultural competence in
the classroom. Additionally, the grant will help identify students’ language
ability skills and support systems and provide opportunities to offer formal
diverse study groups to all nursing students. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“Because of
our commitment to diversity and student success, we’re very proud to receive
this grant. It will have a possible impact on all of our nursing faculty and
students,” Frisch said. “Eventually, we hope to extend these workshops and
practices to other programs. The grant will have a positive impact on our
entire campus.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Education Industry Partnership grant honors
the late Kathleen McCullough-Zander, a former nursing faculty at Minneapolis
Community and Technical College. Her husband, David Zander, in memory of his
wife, worked with legislators in 2015 to provide an appropriation of $35,000 to
support programming for foreign-born students. The legislature specified
Century College and Minneapolis Community and Technical College as recipients
in the Metro area for the funding, with two additional grants awarded to rural
colleges – Pine Technical & Community College and Hibbing Community
College. </span>Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-25387968235507388762015-12-23T12:14:00.000-06:002015-12-23T12:14:09.157-06:00PTCC’s Business Technology program supports today’s office professional
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Administrative
assistants, office managers and support staff, receptionists and clerks are all
positions that continue to have a bright outlook, according to the U.S.
Department of Labor. While the need for business professionals has remained
steady, the skills employers seek change as quickly as the technology. In order
to meet the needs of regional and state businesses, Pine Technical &
Community College introduces its new Business Technology (BTEC) certificate and
associate of applied science degree, starting spring semester. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“Business
professionals need to have a variety of experience and skills in order to
support an office, especially in small organizations that require staff to wear
a lot of hats,” said Gavin House, BTEC instructor. “Today’s office professional
also needs to be familiar with marketing, accounting software, desktop
publishing and management principles, as well as the fundamental communication
and organization skills. Our new program covers all of these topics, along with
an internship or capstone to give the graduate some real-world experience. ” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">First-year
courses emphasize the basic knowledge and skills necessary to prepare students
for entry-level office positions. Second-year offerings include advanced
courses in business and technology as well as an internship and/or capstone
course to prepare students for higher levels of employment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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program provides opportunities to become proficient in computer, business, and
communication skills used by administrative and technology support positions in
a wide variety of business office and customer service settings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Coursework
covers the fundamentals of business culture, written business communication,
business presentations, computer fundamentals, use of current software
applications and interpersonal and team development skills.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">To learn more about the program, please go to </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://pine.edu/programs/business/business-technology/"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">http://pine.edu/programs/business/business-technology/</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> or call 320.629.5100.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The goal of technical colleges is to provide
their students with the hands-on, practical skills they will need to be
successful in their careers. At Pine Technical & Community College,
students are also bridging the gap between programs to create collaborative
projects that prepare them for the job ahead – and blazing some trails as well.
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PTCC Advanced Manufacturing student Mitchell Frommader has completed the first
mold manufactured at the college.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
designed the part, programmed the CNC machine(s) to machine and engrave the
mold. He also machined the mold base to accept the new mold along with the
ejector retainer plate and ejector pins in the plastic molding machine. </span><br />
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mold was complete, it was ready for PTCC Plastic Technology students to put the
piece to use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plastic Technology student
Paul Linnerooth set up and cycled the molding machine for the first articles.
He optimized the all parameters including pressures, speeds, shot size and
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Student Shawn Raykowski then
set up the mold in the 110 ton Toshiba and programmed the robot and optimized
the cycle for this press. Both molding machines are all electric servo-driven
state of the art machines that were part of the Advanced Manufacturing
Education Alliance (AME) to help the college focus on the high demand for
skilled people in advanced manufacturing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">“This was
truly a student-led project from start to finish,” said Plastic Technology
instructor Bryan Schaupp. “With the mold modifications that Mitch has made, it
will be easy and inexpensive for students and anyone who has idea for smaller
plastic parts to have cheap alternative to develop their project.” Size of the
inserts are approximately .5 x 2.75 x 6 inches.</span><br />
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For more information about the Advanced
Manufacturing and the Plastic Technology programs, please call 320.629.5100 or
online at<a href="http://www.pine.edu/programs/advanced-manufacturing-technology-programs/" target="_blank"> www.pine.edu/programs/advanced-manufacturing-technology-programs/</a>.<br />
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helping programs like Child Care Aware (CCA) connect with their constituents in
every corner of their 17-county service area, from as far north in Grand Marias
to their own neighbors in Pine City. In an effort to improve accessibility to
training courses, CCA is introducing mediated telepresence courses. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Mediated
telepresence (MT) courses allows participants to access training from sites
throughout the district to a trainer located at another site. MT training even
allows for remote connections from anywhere via computer or mobile device, so
providers can access face-to-face training from home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Child Care
Aware – whose mission is to promote high-quality, affordable and accessible
child care of all Minnesota families – provides training courses to those in
child care, whether they are licensed family daycare or center-based. Not only are
many of these courses required for licensing purposes, but they are also used
to earn star ratings under the voluntary Parent Aware rating system. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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CCA courses are to provide high-quality training for providers to get children
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ability to offer courses, while increasing the availability of training to
established and new providers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“For some providers, the drive to a training site
can be more than two hours, and this is after a long work day. So this gives
them options,” said Wendy Walburg, district coordinator. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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telepresence classes will help providers in Pine City, too. When there aren’t
enough students to fill an on-site class, the training might be cancelled.
Because MT courses are broadcast from an originating site to multiple
locations, CCA is able to offer a wide variety of classes without the concern
of the number of attendees per site. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Go online for more information about <a href="http://www.pine.edu/departments/child-care-aware/professional-development-and-training" target="_blank">CCA's professional development and training</a>. To register for training or to request more information, call 320.629.5164.</span></div>
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Community College student Kevin Anderson is one of 20 students from Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities selected for the Mark Welter World Citizen
Award. The scholarship award honors MnSCU students who exemplify the thoughts,
words and actions demanded by a 21st century world citizen. Anderson is
enrolled in the gunsmithing and firearms technology program at PTCC. </span>Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-29305287786185229142015-10-20T09:05:00.001-05:002015-10-20T09:05:27.256-05:00Daudt, Rarick focus on early childhood ed, funding at PTCC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Minnesota Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt and Rep. Jason Rarick made a
stop at Pine Technical & Community College during a recent tour of the
region. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Pine
Technical & Community College Dean of Students led the Representatives on a
tour of the college, providing them an opportunity to see how legislative
funding through HEAPR and leveraged equipment funds has an impact on student
learning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Following the
tour, the pair met with PTCC students, faculty and staff for a listening
session. While funding for the college continued to be a focus of the listening
session, conversation started with funding for education at a much earlier age.
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Funding $100
million for early childhood education was one of a top accomplishment for Daudt.
“I’m proudest of the work we’ve done there. My goal is to fund scholarships for
every student living in poverty,” he said. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Annette
Weaver,</span><span style="font-family: Cambria;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">professional
development support coordinator for Child Care Aware, expressed her gratitude,
as children in the region will be recipients of some of those scholarships. She
also expressed concern about regional early childhood education providers’
ability to access the training needed to achieve a three star Parent Aware
rating. “If we could get that deadline extended by even a year, would be a
help,” Weaver said. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Turning back
to funding for the college and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
System, Daudt thanked the faculty and staff for their work in preparing the
workforce. “We have employers that have positions they can’t fill. We funded MnSCU
because of the innovation ways you’ve found to meet employer needs,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span>Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-33929262136228102852015-10-14T12:32:00.004-05:002015-10-14T12:42:50.621-05:00Pine Technical & Community College named to Military Times 20 Best for Vets<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Veterans’ Center on the PTCC campus is a place for students who are veterans, active service members or family to meet, connect with resources and even study. From left is Veterans’ Club advisor Chris Morgan, Duluth Vet Center Readjustment Counselor Stacy Rhodes, Veterans’ Center student worker Daniel Sawatzky and Veterans’ Club student president Haven Badrawi. </span></td></tr>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Cambria;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">PINE CITY,
Minn. – Pine Technical & Community College is proud to be included in
Military Times Best for Vets: Career and Technical Colleges 2016 rankings. PTCC
was ranked number 17, one of only two Minnesota schools to earn a spot in the
top 20 career and technical colleges. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">The
organization, made up of Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and Marine
Corps Times, focused on culture and curriculum that caters to military veterans
when conducting and scoring the annual survey of schools that self-identify as
career and technical colleges.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“We’re very
honored by this distinction, because it continues to validate our efforts to
help veterans achieve their education goals,” said PTCC President Joe Mulford.
“After the sacrifices our veterans and active service members make, we’re proud
to give back.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“This is an
important distinction because it shows that the college not only cares about
their veteran students, but care enough to share what they are doing in hopes
of making it better on a national scale,” said Chris Morgan, a veteran who is
now PTCC’s Cyber-Security instructor and Veteran’s Club faculty advisor. “The Military
Times website is a one-stop-shop for not only active duty, but all veterans
from all branches to find out the latest information that effects them and
their benefits.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">As with all
of the Best for Vets rankings, Best for Vets: Career & Technical Colleges
is an editorially independent news project that evaluates the many factors that
make an institution a good fit for military veterans. Career and technical
colleges respond to the same Best for Vets: Colleges survey as two-year
institutions on up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The survey tool is a
highly respected analysis of a college’s complete offerings for veterans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">It’s not just
the items measured in the survey that make PTCC a veteran-friendly school,
according to Morgan. “I can sum it up with one word -- attitude. As a 26 year
Air Force retiree, I never expected the treatment I received when I first
started here at PTCC. I was welcomed with open arms and treated like I was
family,” Morgan said. “My transition to civilian life was not easy. I have
numerous deployments and years spent away from my family. I joined when I was
17 years old and the military was all I ever knew. The administration and staff
at PTCC understood that and became like a second family to me almost right
away. It is this “attitude” that has led PTCC to receive this distinction, I
have no doubt.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">“It’s the
people like Shawn Reynolds (financial aid director and veteran’s coordinator)
and Paula Hoffman (dean of students) that ensure this program is meeting the
veterans’ needs to ensure current and future success,” Morgan continued.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Pine
Technical & Community College has an active Veteran’s Center and Veteran’s
Club on campus. In addition, admissions and financial aid staff can assist
veterans identify and claim their education benefits. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">For more information about PTCC’s programs, including
information regarding how to apply call 320-629-5100 or online at <a href="http://www.pine.edu/">www.pine.edu</a>.</span></div>
Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-90590914669101763692015-10-13T15:12:00.001-05:002015-10-13T15:12:13.932-05:00Rep. Nornes and Rep. Rarick visit PTCC
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Joe Mulford confirmed the impact of state legislative support can have on the
college’s ability to purchase cutting edge equipment for its programs, such as
the transmission dynometer, purchased through leveraged funds and matches
through federal grants and PTCC Foundation initiatives. </span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Rep. Bud Nornes, chair of the Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee, and district 11B Rep. Jason Rarick visited Pine Technical & Community College to conduct town hall meetings with students, faculty and staff. It was also an opportunity for the PTCC community to demonstrate the importance of legislative support. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">From facility improvements to new equipment, funding support at the legislative level is vital in helping Pine Technical & Community College serve the needs of its students, area employers and the community as a whole. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">From the auditorium which hosts college classes and community events like the recent Hwy 61 Film Fest, to the-state-of-the-art science lab, state HEAPR (Higher Education Asset Preservation and Renovation) funds have had a huge impact on the facility, allowing the college to continually improve, President Joe Mulford told the representatives while touring the campus. Additionally, leveraged state funds allowed PTCC to purchase a transmission dynometer for PTCC’s automotive technician program, replacing the outdated equipment that was purchased used 40 years ago.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Students were appreciative of the tuition freeze legislation, which has kept tuition rates at Pine Technical & Community College to some of the lowest in the state. “I’m proudest of what we did there, because the focus was on where we could do the most good,” Nornes told the students of his work in </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">higher education policy. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Students at the forum expressed concerned about access to technology on campus and high speed internet throughout the region. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The faculty and staff echoed that concern, along with the high cost of housing in east central Minnesota. Because many of the college’s students are place-bound, PTCC has been creative in providing opportunities to students through collaborations with partner colleges. “Because of our collaborations with other colleges, we offer pathways to our students they wouldn’t have otherwise,” faculty member Melissa Felland told the representatives. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">As a graduate of a vocational college, Rarick recognized the significance of the opportunities PTCC provides to the community. “I know the importance of vocational education and the need to provide this type of education so we can replace the workforce. Schools like this are important,” he told the PTCC faculty and staff.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 14px/19.31px helvetica, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">Walmart and Associates made a generous donation to the Pine Technical and Community College Foundation for Bridging the Dream Scholarships. Walmart Manager Cody Schmitz presented Pine Technical and Community College President Joe Mulford with a $2500 check. Walmart Associates are very instrumental in supporting the grant money distributions, and President Mulford and the Foundation Board appreciates their generous donation.</span>Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-16851685790375315452015-08-25T09:35:00.000-05:002015-08-25T09:35:08.088-05:00Pine Technical and Community College honors staff for years of service<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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honored staff and faculty for their years of service. In the first row, from left
to right, is Dawn Sandberg, Continuing Education and Customized Training
assistant, five years; Tony Mueller, computer science faculty, five years; Amy
Kruse, chief human resources officer, five years; Ann Boldt, English faculty,
10 years and Kris Hanson, Advanced Manufacturing Education Alliance employment
and education advisor, 10 years. In the second row is President Joe Mulford;
Dave Defenbaugh, gunsmithing and firearms technology faculty, 35 years; Kerry
Fridstrom, Rural Information Technology Alliance industry certification and
educational advisor, five years; Paula Hoffman, chief student affairs officer
and dean of students, 10 years; Stephen Cody, computer programming faculty,
five years; Luke Pederson, grants project accountant, five years and Dave
Pixley, maintenance, 30 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Not pictured: Sandi Carlisle, president’s
assistant, five years; Patty Gerhardson, nursing laboratory assistant, five
years; Jodie Haavisto, business office, five years; <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MaryAnn Schefers, business offices, five
years; Keven Wanless, gunsmithing and firearms technology assistant, five
years; Teresa Pierce, business office, 10 years; Lisa Hosna, business office,
20 years and Rita Watson, human services eligibility worker faculty, 25 years.</span>Pine Technical and Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095029293685095343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633975730761544556.post-85893531022550683282015-06-26T10:47:00.001-05:002015-06-26T10:47:24.662-05:00New Transmission Dynamometer Arrives!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Pine Technical and Community College now has an electric Transmission Dynamometer. This new equimpment will be benefical to our Automotive Technology students -- giving them the oppotunity to work with some of the newest and high-tech equipment in the field. Want more information about PTCC's Auto program? Go to <a href="http://www.pine.edu/programs/automotive-technology/">http://www.pine.edu/programs/automotive-technology/</a>. </div>
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