Spring 2020

Spring 2020 Q & A with Chef Ace Champion  The 2012 Culinary grad discusses the rewards of an FVTC education. IN PHOTO: Chef Ace Champion with Today Show hosts Carson Daly (left) and Al Roker What brought you to FVTC? I had moved to Wisconsin from Louisiana and worked as a meat cutter and chef at

Spring 2020 Scholarship grows in memory of Mackenzie Leeman. An outpouring of support in loving memory of Mackenzie Leeman will never erase her tragic car accident; yet a scholarship in the former Appleton East High School student’s name brings some comfort and hope. The Mackenzie Jo Leeman Memorial Nursing Scholarship was established within the Fox Valley

Spring 2020 A workplace training initiative led to a promotion for Karissa Dums. For six years, Karissa Dums enjoyed working as a hair stylist, but something was missing. “I liked my job; however, I wanted to become more of a problem solver,” says the 30-year-old Kewaskum native. Dums then landed an entry-level position at Muza

Spring 2020 Theatre setting brings culinary experience to a personal level. Opened in 2013, the Jones Dairy Farm Culinary Theatre on the Appleton campus is a multimedia cooking lab with tier-style seating designed to personalize any culinary experience. Filled with various camera angles, large screens and a spacious cooking area, the Theatre is a model

Spring 2020 Outdoor experience provides dynamic learning opportunity for international students. The Global Education and Services team at Fox Valley Technical College bridges culture and communication with students around the world. Each year, a new group of international learners attends FVTC to study specialized curriculum that will help improve a need in their homelands. One way to

Spring 2020 Community First Career Exploration & Financial Literacy Center shows kids what’s possible. Building on the successful model of Junior Achievement (JA) BizTown and Finance Park in Milwaukee, a new center has found a home on a college campus for the first time. The Community First Career Exploration & Financial Literacy Center opened in January 2020

Spring 2020 Partnership highlights college’s expertise in Agriculture. Anchored by over 70 years of education and partnerships with industry, FVTC’s Agriculture programs are second-to-none. A new phase of the program’s legacy is Life on the Farm, a weekly television segment produced in partnership with CBS affiliate WFRV. FVTC Ag Instructor Jeremy Hanson highlights a variety of farms and

Spring 2020 ATW ARFF Training Center prepares firefighters to take on airport emergencies.   The latest partnership between FVTC and the Appleton International Airport (ATW) brings the first facility of its kind to Wisconsin. The ATW ARFF (Airport Rescue and Firefighting) Training Center will open in spring of 2020, providing required training in a specialized