Breuer honored as Unsung Champion

Tonia Breuer, Medical Assistant (MA) instructor at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, was recognized with the Unsung Champion award by the Women’s Leadership Network of Dubuque. The award was presented to Breuer during the organization’s Women of Achievement event in Dubuque, …

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Southwest Tech a semifinalist for 2023 Aspen Prize

Female student looking at laptop, smiling Today the Aspen Institute announced 25 semifinalists for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, adding a milestone in the award selection process. The $1 million Aspen Prize is the nation’s signature recognition of community colleges that are achieving high, …

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Spring commencement ceremonies planned

For the first time in three years the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Spring Commencement will be held in the Ag/Auto Center on campus. Due to precautions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, a special commencement video was produced and in …

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Alumni Spotlight: Grant Digman

Grant Digman graduated from Southwest Wisconsin Technical College’s IT – Network Specialist program in May 2020. Digman was first interested in IT (Information Technology) when he was in high school. He had learned of Southwest Tech’s dual credit programs which …

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Collaboration leads to expansion and training at EPD grounds

Students in the Electrical Power Distribution (EPD) program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, as well as lineworkers throughout the area, will benefit from increased training opportunities thanks to a collaboration with the Municipal Electrical Utilities of Wisconsin (MEUW). Randy Larson, …

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Senator Baldwin visits Southwest Tech

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) was on the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College campus today. The senator met with college administration, instructors, students and staff, learning about various programs and initiatives, including Charger Tech 360; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Universal Design; …

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Women’s History Month profile | Maggie Basting

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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Southwest Tech represented on Rural Justice Task Force

Holly Clendenen, chief student services officer at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, is one of 63 leaders selected for the new national Rural Justice Task Force. The task force, launched by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), aims to address critical issues …

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Alliant Energy supports student breakfast program and scholarship fund

The Southwest Tech Foundation received a generous $12,000 donation from Alliant Energy in December of 2019 to kick-off a breakfast program for students in Southwest Tech’s Charge Forward program. The Charge Forward was new at that point and just getting …

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Women’s History Month profile | Emily Dolphin

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 | Cecelia Canon

Cecelia Canon, Medical Assistant student 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 | Matilyn Terpstra

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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PAS students fare well at national competition

Professional Agricultural Students (PAS) at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College traveled to the National PAS Conference recently. They were accompanied by Paul Cutting, agribusiness instructor; Dan Kieffer, farm operations and mechanics instructor; and Andrew Dal Santo, agronomy instructor, at the conference, …

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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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