This is the place for news that doesn’t quite fit in the other categories. Check back here for a variety of stories and information about what’s going on at Western.
Western Technical College’s student-run restaurant will open for the spring term beginning Thursday, Jan. 30, from 10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. on the first floor of the Kumm Center, 400 6th St. N., La Crosse. The Union Bistro, run by Culinary Management and Culinary Assistant students, gives the students an opportunity to experience different aspects of operating […]
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Students from Western’s Welding program will be offering a series of free basic welding workshops for the community throughout the Spring Term. The workshop is part of Western’s Community Engagement program, where events are used as a learning experience for both students and the community. The workshop will be offered Jan. 28, Feb. 11 and […]
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Western’s Apprenticeship program received a donation last November from a key partner. Milwaukee Electric Tool donated several thousand dollars worth of tools and equipment for students in the Apprenticeship program. Instructors at Western say these partnerships are what make the program a success. Thank you, Milwaukee!
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Approximately 1,400 8th grade students from 12 different schools were at Western Technical College’s La Crosse campus on Thursday, Dec. 19 as part of a Career Day. The event was broken into a morning and afternoon session with three sections each. All sections began at the Lunda Center, where students toured Western facilities and heard […]
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Officials at Western Technical College and Viterbo University have formally announced Wednesday a new co-admission agreement for students beginning in the fall of 2020. The agreement formalizes a new admissions process that allows students to be formally admitted to both Western and Viterbo at the same time, providing resources from both colleges and providing an […]
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Western Technical College’s Cavalier Cupboard once again offered a holiday meal package for eligible recipients on Dec. 10-12 during select times of the day. The food pantry, which began in 2014 and has served over 2,000 students and their families, allows any Western student to receive a package consisting of items donated by the Hunger […]
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Staff from Western Technical College reviewed portfolios of cadets from Wisconsin’s Challenge Academy at Western on Friday, Nov. 22. Cadets were assessed on whether they meet the course competencies for Western’s Professionalism and Success course. If they demonstrated their knowledge, cadets were granted three college credits. Western staff will conducted campus tours throughout the day. […]
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Western Technical College has been recognized as a top performer in the 2019 Sustainable Campus Index, achieving top-10 status for overall sustainability performance among associate colleges. The index, which is released by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), looks at factors like energy use, sustainability-related curriculum, and campus engagement. Western […]
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Western Technical College students and staff members volunteered at several Salvation Army bell ringing sites as part of their annual Red Kettle campaign on Friday, Nov. 15. Bell ringing sites included several Valley View Mall locations, Festival Foods and Woodman’s stores. Western employees or students worked in teams, working two-hour shifts at a location. “Attending […]
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November 4-8 is designated National Distance Learning Week in the country, a chance to celebrate the variety of learning methods available to college students in the digital age. At Western, online options are becoming more and more available, as programs shift to meet the needs of students. A number of programs at Western are completely […]
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