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M o r a i n e Pa r k Te c h n i c a l C o l l ege reflects ON 100 years of innovation When Moraine Park Technical College was established in 1912, it was done so with the expectation of providing the needed vocational and technical training for the region; promoting diligence, economy, efficiency, honor and good citizenship. Today, 100 years later, I believe Moraine Park has exceeded those expectations by providing the education and training the citizens and businesses within the 2,450 square miles that make up our Moraine Park Technical College District have grown to expect. Our mission — “Innovative education for an evolving work force and community” — is what our College has been providing to the hundreds of thousands of students who have come through our doors during the past century. We recognize the vital role our technical college has played, whether we were teaching students to build knives for servicemen or ensuring the next generation of nurses received the most current health-care training. As we plan for the future, Moraine Park continues to focus on developing new partnerships and enhancing existing partnerships with business and industry. We understand the important role we play in providing training and education to ensure employers within our district, and throughout the state, have a sustainable and highly skilled work force to meet current and future employment needs. As you read through this commemorative Centennial piece, you will see that when first established, we were there to help young people gain the skills they needed for success after high school. Today, our K-12 partnerships remain strong. We provide young people with educational opportunities, such as Career Prep and Youth Options that allow them to complete high school, move directly into the work force, or continue their post-secondary education at one of Wisconsin’s many excellent institutions of higher education. As Moraine Park culminates its Centennial year and celebrates 100 years of providing educational excellence, I hope you will take the opportunity to join us for one or more of our upcoming Centennial activities. I am grateful and proud to be a part of the long-standing traditions of both Moraine Park and the Wisconsin Technical College System. We are futuremakers! I look forward to seeing you on one of our campuses!
An Electrical Power Distribution student works on installing a donated circuit breaker in fall 2011 for Moraine Park’s new substation certificate, housed at Moraine Park’s Beaver Dam campus.
With warm regards,
Dr. Sheila Ruhland, President Moraine Park Technical College
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A brie f history of innovative education Ever curious about how Moraine Park Technical College got its start? Below is your quick guide to the roots of Moraine Park, before it grew into the community of innovative education it is today.
F o n d d u Lac The Fond du Lac Continuation School was established in 1912, and was first located above Model Laundry on the corner of Macy Street and Forest Avenue. Initial curriculum included drawing and cooking, and quickly expanded to include barbering, auto mechanics, machine shop, sewing, home economics and business education. The continued addition of new offerings eventually required the school to move to a new and larger space. In 1917, the school board of the recently renamed Fond du Lac Vocational School requested $60,000 from the city for the purpose of building a new school. The
request was approved, and that same year property was purchased from the Harrison Postal Rack Company at the corner of Portland and Sheboygan streets. The vocational school remained at this location for the next 47 years. Additions to the building were completed in 1921 and 1925, and the 1920s and 1930s were devoted to improving the facilities and updating equipment. Even after an annex was added in 1948, the school continued to outgrow itself. The decision was made to build a new school on the old airport property on Johnson Street and, in 1964, the Fond du Lac Technical Institute, as it was called, moved to that location. The educational institution underwent two more name changes — Moraine Park Technical Institute in 1971 and Moraine Park Technical College, as it is known today. The Fond du Lac Campus remains at the Johnson Street location.
Accounting students at the Vocational School learn on (now vintage) Burroughs calculators. A 1922 kitchen unit from the Fond du Lac Vocational School. An early Fond du Lac Vocational School building.
Beav e r Dam In late 1912, the Beaver Dam Continuation School was appropriated $1,700 for the purchase of equipment. In 1915, the school, governed by a board, was located in six rented rooms in the Healy Building on South Spring Street. Classes in home economics and shop were conducted. The school moved in 1919 to the old Fourth Ward on Mackie Street, and part of the program remained there until 1935. The board also rented the old Wilson School — the attic for home economics and the basement for drafting courses. In November 1920, the City of Beaver Dam rejected a request by the Beaver Dam Vocational School Board, as it was then known, to supply funds for the school. The city was eventually required to appropriate the funds. In 1926, a permanent facility was the topic of discussion
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Moraine Park Technical COLLEGE Leadership through the years 1912 Industrial Board of Education established 1913-1915 W.C. Immel 1915-1917 S.D. Hendershott 1917-1924 F.L. McAleavy
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1924-1959 O.J. Door 1959-1971 Harley Van Valkenburg
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between the city and the board, but it did not come to fruition. The Beaver Dam Vocational School was forced to move its classes almost continuously.
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In 1935, the school rented classroom space in the Wisconsin Power and Light Company building on Front and Center streets, and the following year classes were held in Kraft’s Rec Parlor and the Kirsh Foundry.
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In 1971, Beaver Dam finally had a permanent location on Gould Street merging with the Fond du Lac and West Bend Technical Institutes to form what we know today as Moraine Park Technical College.
W e s t Be n d The first courses offered in the West Bend Vocational School were woodworking, drafting and blueprint reading, foods, clothing, typing and shorthand, elementary and advanced bookkeeping and accounting, physical education for women, art and salesmanship. Classes were held in the wing of the high school, which was dedicated on Jan. 31, 1940. By the summer of 1940, vocational agriculture, national defense programs and welding were added to the curriculum. During the 1940s, enrollments soared, programs expanded and the need for larger facilities became apparent. More rooms in the high school were being used. During the 1950s, the day school and apprentice programs continued to grow in both offerings and total enrollment. Sharing facilities and equipment with the high school was creating scheduling difficulties and was preventing the West Bend Vocational School from developing more extensive program offerings. Between 1966 and 1967, detailed plans to separate the high school from the vocational school were developed. The City of West Bend purchased land on the northwest city limits to be used for the new school’s location. Today, Moraine Park Technical College’s West Bend campus remains at this location at 2151 N. Main St. 4
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Moraine Park had an early start in building business and industry relationships in the community, including Fond du Lac-based manufacturing company Giddings & Lewis (now MAG).
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Peanut butter and jelly, milk and Oreo cookies (which interestingly enough were introduced the same year as Moraine Park — 1912), Batman and Robin . . . like many pairs, manufacturing and Moraine Park have been a natural fit since the College’s inception. How did the partnership between Moraine Park and manufacturing begin? The community had a need, and the Fond du Lac and Beaver Dam Continuation Schools jumped on board to meet it. But first . . . a little history. In June of 1911, the Legislature passed a groundbreaking law calling for the creation of compulsory continuation schools in all cities of more than 5,000. The Fond du Lac and Beaver Dam Continuation School opened their doors in August 1912, and offered training in pattern-making, cabinet-making, molding, cooking, dressmaking and drafting. Continuation schools, at their birth, were places where students could “continue” their education part-time if they chose to leave school at age 14. Educators at the time said these teens (ages 14 to 17) were falling through the cracks between education and work. They were not required to go to school and many left, but they did not have the skills to find jobs. In 1917, federal money was appropriated under the Smith-Hughes Act to develop industrial education and teacher training in what would be called vocational schools.
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By 1928, auto mechanics and drafting were popular offerings. World War II brought a need for more manufacturing training. The schools adjusted their hours to meet the demand with the Fond du Lac Vocational School operating 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Between 5,000 and 6,000 people learned welding, machine shop, blueprint reading and other trades so they could serve in defense jobs.
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August 1912 Continuation Schools are established in Fond du Lac and Beaver Dam and vocational school boards appointed. The Fond du Lac Continuation School is located above Model Laundry on the corner of Macy Street and Forest Avenue.
1917 The Fond du Lac Vocational School moves to its first building, the Postal Rack Building, on the corner of Sheboygan and Portland streets.
1914 Course offerings reflect industries need for a trained work force. Courses in home nursing, business arithmetic, dress-making, millinery, typewriting and stenography are in place.
1925 Fond du Lac Vocational School purchases M. Ferguson property for future additions to Portland location.
1920 As demands change, new classes are offered, including commercial law, auto mechanics, bookkeeping, telegraphy, cabinetmaking, drafting and cooking.
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1936 Instruction for Housemaids course is added to the home economics department. All girls in the department are required to take the nine-week course.
1928 Auto mechanics and drafting are popular offerings. Through the years, technology and global competition have driven changes in the way companies do business – from products to services to processes.
1943 Vocational school students learn how to make knives for servicemen after collaborating with area manufacturers, which donated steel for the blades and wood for the handles.
1940s Vocational Continuation Schools established in Hartford, Waupun and West Bend.
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During WWII (1941-1945) The Fond du Lac Vocational School operates 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Between 5,000 and 6,000 people learn welding, machine shop, blueprint reading and other trades so they can serve in defense jobs.
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1957 When Sputnik is launched by Russia, the U.S. realizes they are behind as a country in terms of technology. Government funds are allocated into state and technical education, spearheading a major push toward high-tech training.
1957 In February, the first Practical Nursing program is offered.
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1971 Fond du Lac Technical Institute, along with the Beaver Dam and West Bend Schools of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education, merge to form Moraine Park Technical Institute. Moraine Park Technical Institute offers driver education classes and coursework in Spanish.
1961 Fond du Lac Vocational School officially changes name to Fond du Lac Technical Institute. Fond du Lac Technical Institute offers three sports teams; basketball, golf and bowling.
An early building trades class learns how to cut and adhere wallpaper. 1971 nursing assistant graduates in their uniforms. A 1974 groundbreaking makes way for the A, B and C buildings on Moraine Park’s Fond du Lac campus. A 1970s automotive student tests an ignition pattern using an ignition scope.
1977 Moraine Park’s Winter Carnival offers a variety of activities including a semi-nude streak, men’s beautiful legs contest and beard growing. Twentyfour people pack into a Maverick for the car squish!
1976 Fond du Lac campus expansion project selected for showing at National Exhibition of College Architecture.
1980 The remodeling of the West Bend campus associate degree Nursing lab is completed.
1979 Moraine Park’s mascot, Morey the Minotaur (half-man, half bull) depicts the strengths and character of the school and the agricultural background of the area. Dr. John J. Shanahan begins as Moraine Park’s president.
1981 Tornado hits and severely damages West Bend Campus.
. 1987 Moraine Park celebrates 75th Anniversary and dedicates time capsule.
1984 The first Dislocated Worker’s program begins on the Beaver Dam campus. Three new television courses “American Government,” “Business Organization” and “Study Skills” bring total TV courses to 15.
1984 Mercury Marine and Moraine Park develop a training proposal for 1,565 Mercury Marine employees in CAD/ CAM; more than 30,000 instructional hours are offered.
1985 New vocational diploma program begins - Fire Service Certification.
1986 New programs approved include Computer Integrated Manufacturing; Office Systems Specialist; Family Day Care, Infant & Child Specialist; Child Care Associate-Nanny; and Legal Secretary.
New Moraine Park logo is introduced. Formal ribbon cutting for 9,500-square-foot addition at West Bend campus takes place.
1989 Consolidation of centers into three staffed Regional Centers; Ripon, Hartford and Mayville. Wisconsin Power & Light donates Electrical Power Distribution program training area sign at Beaver Dam campus.
1990 Moraine Park libraries go online; library staff holds event to dispose of the card files.
1991 Touch-tone registration begins. 1993 West Bend campus construction includes updated computer lab, nursing facilities, additional instructional space and relocation of library.
1994 Moraine Park receives Moody’s AA rating and becomes one of only five Wisconsin technical colleges to earn the rating. MPTC receives 1994 Corporate Wellness Award for the implementation of its “Wellness in the Workplace” workshop.
1995 In the news: “CBS This Morning” visits Moraine Park’s Fond du Lac campus to highlight Work Not Welfare pilot program. Multicultural Club is organized; first Multicultural Day is held at the College’s Fond du Lac campus on April 13.
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1998 Mercury Marine Training Center opens at Beaver Dam campus. 2000 Phase 1 of the Fond du Lac campus cyber center remodeling project is completed.
2002 Technology Community Council hosts first interactive teleconference in WorldLink Conference Center.
2001 The Applied Manufacturing Technology Center breaks ground with a celebration breakfast at the West Bend campus.
2005 A new state-of-theart Culinary Arts center debuts at the Fond du Lac campus, following a massive renovation for 30-year-old facilities and a large expansion of nearly 5,000 square feet.
2004 Dr. Gayle Hytrek begins as Moraine Park president.
Phase II of the Cyber Center remodeling is completed at the Fond du Lac campus.
2010 Moraine Park continues to grow in its practice of promoting environmental sustainability, guided by a newly formed advisory committee. The Beaver Dam campus goes green with a new LEED-certifiable addition. A new nursing simulation center, library and Student Life area are added to the West Bend campus.
2006 The Culinary Arts program helps out with the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Dundee, Wis.
2011 Dr. Sheila Ruhland takes on the presidency, leading Moraine Park into its next 100 years. New Gray Wolf Mascot, Maximus, is revealed.
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A perfect community fit continued... The focus on manufacturing technology for vocational schools really emerged in 1958 when Sputnik was launched by Russia. The U.S. realized they were behind as a country in terms of technology. Government funds were allocated into state and technical education, spearheading a major push toward high-tech training. To reflect the changing times, in 1961, Wisconsin began calling its vocational schools technical institutes. Manufacturing courses continued to be offered at the Fond du Lac, West Bend and Beaver Dam technical institutions, and, as the nation recorded technological advances, training options advanced to keep pace. Moraine Park CNC/Tool and Die Instructor Timothy Clemens likes to show his students photos of the first Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines from the 1940s and 50s, which were the size of a normal classroom. “These machines have now evolved into a precise system for making intricate molds and parts,” he said. According to Clemens, manufacturing has morphed from primitive machining to automated cell manufacturing with the need for skilled workers remaining constant throughout history. “Manufacturing used to be more craftsman style and required precision and attention to detail,” said Clemens. “Today, manufacturing uses computer technology, robotics and high-tech machinery but still requires a great deal of skill and mechanical ability from operators, programmers, toolmakers and machinists, along with other high-tech positions for the new manufacturing era.” Today, when you walk through the halls of Moraine Park Technical College, you will see it is home to an Integrated Manufacturing Center, a state-of-the-art CNC lab, and a new 8,000-square-foot tool and die addition. You will also see the latest hands-on training made available to students and area businesses in the areas of engineering, welding, machining, 3-D design, mechatronics, metal fabrication automation, engine emission testing, robotics and more. All are evidence of Wisconsin’s strong manufacturing history and the key role Moraine Park has played within that history.
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Moraine Park has prided itself on providing cutting-edge technology, including this earlier wire EDM machine for the CNC program. Dean of Trades and Manufacturing Raj Pathare works with second-year electromechanical students on their capstone project in the spring of 1998. A CNC/Tool and Die student works with instructor Jim Hokenson at the Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center, located on Moraine Park’s West Bend campus.
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Fabrication students practice their new skills in class. Even then, Moraine Park focused on hands-on learning and practical application. At the Fond du Lac campus Integrated Manufacturing Center, instructor Tom Roehl explains to a student that the robotic arm can help optimize workflow and process efficiencies. Metal fabrication students and instructor Larry Clark finish up basket construction for the new nine-hole disc golf course on Moraine Park’s West Bend campus.
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modern-day role Robert Sorensen, former Moraine Park Technical College director and a 28-year veteran of the Vocational, Technical and Adult Education Board and Wisconsin Technical College System, maintains that it wasn’t until after World War I that the shift toward preparing workers for industry and business really took hold. In the winter of 1919, soldiers were returning home from World War I and the Fond du Lac Vocational School had to expand its training options. The expansion wasn’t for the soldiers, however, but for the 14- to 17-year-old boys who had filled in to work for the war-bound soldiers. The return of the soldiers meant the boys would be forced out of employment.
This display, from the Fond du Lac Historical Society, shows each step manufacturing students at the Vocational School took in crafting knives for World War II servicemen. The knives started as donated wood and steel pieces.
In one month, the Vocational School quickly added a machinery shop, practice and drafting department, along with classrooms for academic work to take place. World War II continued the push for Wisconsin vocational schools to educate war veterans entering new fields in industry and agriculture.
straight blade. It weighed from 12 to 14 ounces — light enough for close contact but heavy enough for a soldier to cut his way through the underbrush of a jungle. The knives were designed so men in the Navy could also use them. At the 1947 Fond du Lac Vocational School, the Annex building was purchased from government surplus facilities to meet the demands for apprenticeship and veteran training in Fond du Lac. Thousands of veterans attended vocational schools to learn new trades and/or to complete high school educations interrupted by the war. Local boards of vocational education worked directly with the Veterans Administration to provide veterans with on-the-job training. By 1948, 31,000 veterans had been enrolled in trade and industrial programs in Wisconsin. Today, Moraine Park is considered a G.I. Jobs Military Friendly School. Moraine
When World War II was under way in 1943, a new program was created by the American Legion, Fond du Lac manufacturers and the Fond du Lac Vocational School.
MPTC has a strong network of other student veterans and college staff who are supportive in helping military or veteran students achieve their educational goals. “Moraine Park is grateful for the dynamic and diverse background military students provide in the classroom and throughout the college,” said Sheila Ruhland, Moraine Park president. “Moraine Park is proud to work with such exceptional students who serve our country and community.” Through trying times for our country, Moraine Park has strived to achieve excellence in responding to the job-training needs of veterans and supporting national wartime efforts.
Equally committed to quality and innovation, we look forward to partnering with you for another 100 years.
The Legion committee used to collect knives to send to servicemen, but when that fund was depleted, a program of making knives at the Vocational School was adopted.
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A number of manufacturers donated steel for the blades and wood for the handles. Students at the Vocational Schools made the knives, with the design approved by the director of the Vocational School at the time, O.J. Dorr. The time capsule pictured was dedicated by Moraine Park students to be opened in the College’s 100th year. Moraine Park looks forward to opening this capsule in August 2012 and continuing the tradition by dedicating a new one.
Park has shown excellence in recruiting and retaining military and veteran students.
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