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author David Wroblewski to speak at WITCDog-loving bookworms are in for a special treat this spring when renowned author David Wroblewski visits Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. Wroblewski will appear at WITC-Ashland at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, and the discussion will be broadcast to WITC.
Wisconsin Indianhead Congratulations to Dustin Wolvert, Futuremaker from WITC-New Richmond. Wolvert's Futurefest video was selected to represent WITC in the statewide Futurefest video competition on March 24. The video "Nobody to Somebody" described his dream of a career in criminal justice. The panel of judges cited Wolvert's "creative approach" and thought the video was "fun and entertaining" as well as a good overview to the possibilities available at the college.
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College’s Foundation recently collected $1,731.40 in donations from staff and students to assist the relief efforts in Haiti.
WITC has added several new programs and certificates to its long list of offerings. From programs like Energy Efficiency Technician to our Biofuels Process Technician certificate, WITC continues to provide cutting-edge training.
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College’s results from the 2009 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) indicate that an overwhelming majority of WITC students feel that personal connections they experience at the college are critical to their academic success.
The Learning Resources Network (LERN), an international association in lifelong learning, has recently honored Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College for excellence in marketing.
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Associate Degree – Nursing instructor Jeanette Olsen has recently been named the 2010 Champion in Women’s Health award recipient for her work with women in the area of Rural Women’s Health.
Wisconsin’s technical colleges will play a vital role in ensuring that employers have the skilled workers they will need in the coming years, according to a new national report. Demand in Wisconsin for highly skilled technical and trade workers will spike as baby boomers retire and the number of high school graduates declines, trends obscured by the current recession
Textbooks and computers aren’t the only teaching tools at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College; a new tool of choice is a computerized tractor. This fall, the college purchased, with the help of WITC Advisory Committee Member Roger Link of Link Implement in Ridgeland, Wis., a new model McCormick XTX 165 tractor. Its computerized controls help students learn to troubleshoot and test and recalibrate tractors as part of their updated curriculum.
A new Renewable Electricity certificate started in January at the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Ashland campus. The certificate provides an individual with the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to plan, install and maintain solar (photovoltaic) and wind renewable electrical energy systems.
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College – New Richmond’s Early Childhood Education programs recently collaborated to host “That Moment of Wonder: Exploring Nature Inside Out and Outside In.”
Wisconsin State Senator Russ Decker was on hand at WITC-Ladysmith branch on Monday, October 19, to mark the awarding of a $25,000 grant for job retraining programs in Rusk County. Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (NWCEP) will be project partners in the training of dislocated workers in the county.
A thermal imaging camera was donated to Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College by Independent Insurance Agents of Northwest Wisconsin. The TIC will be used in fire training that WITC offers district wide to community fire departments throughout Northwestern Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College-Superior is the first certified “Count Me Green” organization in Douglas County. This certification is proof that WITC has engaged in creating an environmentally sustainable campus.
A transfer articulation agreement initiated by Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College and the University of Wisconsin-Superior has resulted in the official signing of a transfer articulation agreement between UW-Superior and the Wisconsin Technical College System.
Dan Conroy, operations manager for the Nexen Group, a Minnesota-based manufacturing company with a facility in Webster, Wis., has recently been awarded the C.L. Greiber Award of Merit.
At a time when there are dire reports of the number of high school students dropping out of school, 80-year-old Alice Smith decided it was time to pursue her General Educational Development (GED).
Statistics show that 50 percent of all two-year college students and 25 percent of all four-year college students fail or drop out during the first year of school. To help combat this issue, this year WITC-Hayward is matching several adult students with area business leaders to assist them through the rigors of working, raising a family and re-entering academic life.
Despite hard economic times in some trades, the machine tool industry is projected to grow in the region, offering high-paying jobs to skilled workers. The problem? There simply aren’t enough qualified individuals to fill the positions.
Governor Jim Doyle recently announced at WITC-New Richmond three state awards to boost the economy of Northwestern Wisconsin and grow local jobs.
At a time when the need for skilled machinists is high, one Wakefield company has stepped in to help train potential employees to enter the workforce prepared. Extreme Tool & Engineering, Inc. has donated a Charmilles D20 Electrical Discharge Machine to the machine tool operation program at WITC.
Expertise, equipment, facilities, and training will now be easier for regional businesses to locate and use through the Regional Business Assistance Resource (ReBAR) directory.
MADISON — The growth in earnings by Wisconsin's Technical College graduates was nearly twice the rate of inflation over the past five years. According to the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Longitudinal Follow-Up Study, more than three-quarters of the 2001-02 graduates are working in their fields of training.
The recently released State of Working Wisconsin 2008 report documents economic growth in Wisconsin as "soft" resulting from job losses, higher unemployment and declining median incomes, but credits Wisconsin's Technical Colleges for impacting the state's workforce.
WITC's simulation programs provide opportunities to sharpen skills in [almost] real life settings.
The hands of machinists, welders and others involved in the manufacturing industry have built America. While there are those that would claim careers in manufacturing are in decline, experts in the field know otherwise and are adamant that high-technology manufacturing is playing an increasingly important role in the future of our country’s economic growth and ability to compete in a global marketplace.
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