Women’s History Month profile | Kaci Wallace

Women’s History Month   Each year, March is recognized as Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Health,” which recognizes the many ways in which women have provided healing and hope to humanity for countless generations. …

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Tresner endows Southwest Tech scholarship for area students

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College alumnus, Daryl Tresner, was on campus recently to meet the two recipients of the scholarship he established with the Southwest Tech Foundation. Tresner grew up in Mifflin, Wisconsin and graduated from Iowa-Grant High School. He’s a …

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Women’s History Month profile | Autumn Werner

Women’s History Month   Each year, March is recognized as Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Health,” which recognizes the many ways in which women have provided healing and hope to humanity for countless generations. …

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Terpstra selected as State Student Ambassador (with video)

Matilyn Terpstra has been chosen to represent Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in the Wisconsin Technical College System’s State Student Ambassador program. Terpstra, Cuba City, Wisconsin, is enrolled in the Medical Assistant program at Southwest Tech and will be graduating in …

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Women’s History Month profile | Caitlyn Blume

Women’s History Month   Each year, March is recognized as Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Health,” which recognizes the many ways in which women have provided healing and hope to humanity for countless generations. …

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Crist earning midwifery degree in Ghana

Lakyn Crist, a Darlington, Wisconsin native, is earning her Direct Entry Midwife degree from Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, while living and working part-time in Ghana. She is in the second year of the two-year program and anticipates graduating in December …

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Women’s History Month profile | Lucretia Wilson

Women’s History Month   Each year, March is recognized as Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Health,” which recognizes the many ways in which women have provided healing and hope to humanity for countless generations. …

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Women’s History Month profile | Mai Yang

Women’s History Month   Each year, March is recognized as Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Health,” which recognizes the many ways in which women have provided healing and hope to humanity for countless generations. …

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Women’s History Month profile | Eliora Klar

Women’s History Month   Each year, March is recognized as Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Health,” which recognizes the many ways in which women have provided healing and hope to humanity for countless generations. …

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Russell honored for heroic work as state trooper

Briant Russell, a master trooper with the Wisconsin State Patrol and adjunct instructor for the Law Enforcement Academy at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, doesn’t consider himself a hero. Many people would disagree. Russell was honored by his Wisconsin State Patrol …

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Women’s History Month profile | Sarah Mumm

Women’s History Month   Each year, March is recognized as Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Health,” which recognizes the many ways in which women have provided healing and hope to humanity for countless generations. …

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Alumni Spotlight: Elsa Stanton

Born and raised in New Jersey, Elsa Stanton would spend summer vacations in Southwest Wisconsin. After graduating high school, she pursued her dream of moving to Southwest Wisconsin and enrolled in Southwest Wisconsin Technical College’s Pharmacy Technician program. Stanton quickly realized …

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New grant to provide funding for eligible program students

Students enrolling in Southwest Wisconsin Technical College’s Early Childhood Education or Child Care Services programs can apply to have their tuition, books, and fees paid in full. In addition, students could be eligible to receive weekly transportation assistance and stipends …

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Sielaff employees utilizing Southwest Tech welding training

Given an opportunity for career advancement, Sielaff Corporation employees are taking advantage of welding training at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore, Wisconsin. The six-week training program, held each Monday on campus, began Jan. 24. Approximately 10 employees from the …

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Stories of homelessness on display at Southwest Tech

According to U.S. Census data, an estimated 3.5 million people experience homelessness annually. Randy Bacon, a photographer from Springfield, Missouri, has captured a few of those faces and is telling their stories. He was on the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College …

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Business Showcase planned for campus

The Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Business and Industry Services Department is hosting its first Business Showcase on Wednesday, Feb. 2, from 2-6 p.m. The event, which is expected to be an annual event, is being held not only to showcase …

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Employees volunteer time to make beds for local children

A few hours of sweat equity on campus will result in children sleeping better in Grant County. On Jan. 11, as part of the college’s in-service, 31 Southwest Tech employees volunteered with Sleep in Heavenly Peace – Grant County (SHP) …

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Southwest Tech Foundation awarded $2,500 from Dupaco

The Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation was awarded a $2,500 grant in June 2021 from the Dupaco R.W. Hoefer Foundation to be used to support Southwest Tech students in need through the Charger Dream Fund. The Charger Dream Fund assists …

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Southwest Tech students benefit from United Fund of Iowa County grant

Fennimore, Wis. – The Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation received a $3,000 grant from the United Fund of Iowa County (UFIC) in March 2021 for the Charger Dream fund. The funding was used to help seven Southwest Tech students survive …

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Southwest Tech employees top 30-year milestone

For Sherry Kane and Dave Birkelo, 2021 marks more than 30 years as employees at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. They were each asked to reflect on their time on campus. Sherry Kane | Graphic Designer | 30 years Sherry Kane …

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