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Cabinetry, carpentry business takes top prize at Annual Fox Trap Pitch Event
From 18 applications to three presenters, a new winner of the Fox Trap Pitch Event was chosen Friday, April 9! Organized by the FVTC Business division with support from American National Bank and the Fox Valley Technical College Foundation, current students from all program areas had the opportunity to pitch their unique business ideas to
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Student Spotlight: Nathalia Marques
Career Program: Business ManagementOriginally From: Natal, Brazil Current Residence: Appleton, WI Year Started at FVTC: 2025 Why did you choose this career program? I have a background in International Affairs and experience working with marketing, and I wanted to expand my knowledge of how businesses operate. Studying Business Management allows me to connect my previous experience
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New Transfer Agreements Open Doors for FVTC Students at UW–Green Bay
Several new transfer agreements with UW-Green Bay are making it easier and more affordable for FVTC students to earn a bachelor’s degree. Announced during National Transfer Student Week, the pathways are designed to help students in several Public Safety and Business programs move seamlessly into four-year degrees at UW-Green Bay. Criminal Justice: A Fast Track
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Education Beyond the Classroom
What happens when you take the classroom halfway across the world? For a group of Fox Valley Technical College students, the answer is new insights, unforgettable memories and a deeper understanding of their fields. This May and June, FVTC had a total of four study abroad programs that gave students the chance to travel, learn
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Kassidy’s Quest: From Pinball Wizard to Coffee Shop Entrepreneur
Student Kassidy Milanowski is on the brink of graduation, and ready to start a journey she hopes one day will blend her three greatest passions: coffee, pinball and entrepreneurship. “My dream has always been to own a coffee shop,” Kassidy shares. “I remember being little and building coffee shops out of Legos, drawing pictures, and
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Student Spotlight: Rhiannon Gauerke
Career Program: AccountingOriginally From: NeenahCurrent Residence: NeenahYear Started at FVTC: Fall 2022 Why did you choose this career program? I chose Accounting because I have always been great with numbers. While I have always considered myself a helper, I see accountants as the nurses of finances in businesses. I love helping to find answers to problems. What are you learning about
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A Different Type of Class
BizSquad celebrates 10 years of real-world learning The 2024 BizSquad Team In the fall of 2014, seven Business and IT students convened as part of a brand-new class at Fox Valley Technical College. Not quite a club, yet not exactly an internship, it was an exercise in working together to help area businesses—and BizSquad was
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Announcing the Winners of the Fox Trap Pitch Event
Student entrepreneurs propose business ideas to panel of judges Four FVTC students and aspiring entrepreneurs have some extra cash in the bank after competing in the 7th annual Fox Trap Pitch Event, held at Fox Valley Technical College on Thursday, April 4. Organized by the FVTC Business division with support from American National Bank, Kwik Trip
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Faculty Spotlight: Q&A with Jennifer Haese
Instructor brings years of legal experience into the classroom Jennifer Haese earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and attended Western Michigan University Cooley Law School. Over the past 15 years, Jennifer has been an attorney, an associate dean of students, a human resources manager and now an instructor in
