Focus 2025

Sean Petit loves to figure out what makes things tick. “I’ve always been interested in the process of mechanical design… how if one part moves, it makes another part move, and so on throughout the whole mechanism,” he says. So when Sean retired from the Army after a 20-year career, he decided to enroll in

Kris Hackl’s two loves are being creative and teaching others. So it’s fitting that she’s found her calling as an instructor in the FVTC Interior Design program.

Just as a wrench or a hammer is a tool in a toolbox, so too is machine learning. And though it is new and relatively uncharted territory, leaders and faculty members at Fox Valley Technical College are dedicated to not only finding innovative ways to teach our students, but also how to model ethical behavior

In the January 2025 issue of Focus magazine, we decided to take a closer look at some of the tools our students are using to learn their trades, from the traditional to the technological. Some of the tools in this issue include: This issue highlights students and alumni in programs like Diesel Technology, Mechanical Design,