Annual Fall In-Service features speakers, awards and a "Welcome Back" to faculty

Each Fall, before the new academic semester gets underway, all Pine Technical College faculty and staff members gather for the In-Service -- an assembly, whereby all PTC employees get up-to-speed on new policies, go over and get refreshed on old policies, meet new staff and faculty members and of course enjoy a PTC lunch together.

Highlights from the Fall 2009 In-Service included a "Welcome Back" presentation from President Musgrove complete with facts, figures, graphs and comparisons depicting the College's tremendous growth in enrollment and services over the years; a presentation on "Community and Diversity," given by Stacy Johnston and Carl Crawford from the Division of Diversity and Intercultural Competency at Lake Superior College; a "Right to Know" presentation covering employees' right to know about hazardous substances in the workplace, given by Steve Vopatek of Vopatek Consulting; a presentation of "Length of Service" awards to PTC staff and faculty members who have served PTC for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years.

President Musgrove and department heads presented the Length of Service Awards together. The following PTC faculty and staff members received awards:

Department: Child Care Resource and Referral
Diane Evenson -- 30 years of service (retired)
Linda Bergstrand -- 5 years of service

Department: Employment and Training Center
Michael Murray -- 20 years of service
Steven Smith -- 20 years of service
Susan Welinski -- 20 years of service
Doreen Polzin -- 15 years of service
Kris Corelli -- 10 years of service

Department: Faculty
Renee Larsen -- 20 years of service
Larry Hendry -- 10 years of service
Stacy Foster -- 5 years of service
Marcella Sylvester -- 5 years of service
Chris York -- 5 years of service

Department: Media Center (LRTC)
Ron McGriff -- 5 years of service

Department: Information Technology
Thomas Melin -- 10 years of service

Department: Business Office
Janis Wegner -- 5 years of service

Department: Continuing Education and Customized Training
Margery Fagerstrom -- 15 years of service

The Fall, 2009 Annual In-Service marks the start of the new term. Following the lineup of events and presentations, faculty members reported to their offices to round out their planning for the new semester and to meet many new students that were on campus early.