Spring 2016

Spring 2016 Chuck Duginski (left) and Nick VanderHeyden With the help of the FVTC Venture Center, a wide range of services are under one roof in Wisconsin’s first manufacturing mall. Longtime business associates Chuck Duginski, owner of Grassroots Machining, and Nick VanderHeyden, owner of Industrial Machine Services and apprenticeship completer of Fox Valley Technical College,

Spring 2016 U.S. Air Force veteran Kim Warriner is enjoying a new career in supply chain management. When Kim Warriner was displaced from her job at a paper converting company, she decided to use that experience to build on a personal interest in supply chain management. “I knew it was a growing and high-demand career

Spring 2016 Virtual hospital provides ER staff with state-of-the-art simulation training. ThedaCare, Wisconsin’s third-largest health care employer, looked to Fox Valley Technical College’s Health Simulation & Technology Center (HSTC) for the best in Emergency Room (ER) training. “We brought 240 ER staff members from all seven hospitals to Fox Valley Tech,” says Ann Taake, ER

Spring 2016 FVTC matches immigrant students with regional employers that need certified nursing assistants. Whenever a large community initiative goes into full gear, Fox Valley Technical College is often involved in some capacity. The FVTC Foundation, the college’s Global Education & Services department and Health division represent the latest project—one of global proportions. Working with area health

Student housing comes to FVTC in August. Each year, more than 200 international students from over 42 countries study at Fox Valley Technical College. “These students need a safe living environment to complement their studies,” says Dr. Patti Jorgensen, vice president of student and community development. “In addition, domestic students want the traditional college experience

Spring 2016 Haley Ademino (left) and Amber Crisp Two Meeting & Event Management graduates are in charge of special events for one of the Midwest’s largest botanical gardens. What did you enjoy most about attending FVTC? Haley: I appreciated the real-world experience from knowledgeable instructors. Many of them work in my industry, so they shared real-life scenarios. I

Spring 2016 Aaron Nass (left) and Adam Havel Two Banking and Finance friends land great careers at a major credit union. While Appleton natives Aaron Nass and Adam Havel have two different careers, the Fox Valley Technical College graduates both did their internships at the same credit union and were hired full time after graduation.

Spring 2016 Alexis Hill came to FVTC to build a better life for herself and her family. Tired of low-paying jobs, Alexis Hill looked to Fox Valley Technical College to make a change in her life. Through hard work and juggling family commitments with school, Hill plans to graduate this May with a double major

Spring 2016 L-R: Pete Hollmaier, Randy Lorge and Adam Koenigs wo plumbing apprentices change lives in India while serving as part of Team USA. SEE PHOTO GALLERY BELOW In Fall 2015, Pete Hollmaier and Adam Koenigs took their apprenticeship skills overseas to improve the plumbing at a large elementary school in Nashik, India. The 28-year-old