Everyone has the power to make a positive impact in this world. That is one thing I know for sure after working at NWTC for nearly as long as "Seinfeld" reruns have been airing. Over the years, I've met some remarkable students, staff, and faculty - each one worthy of being an...

It just so happened that last year, my birthday fell on a day when I had class at NWTC. Celebrating my birthday on a school day brought back all sorts of memories of being a kid in school. I even wondered if I should I bring a birthday treat! But that seemed too awkward, ev...

When you think about protecting people and property from the devastating destruction of fire, what do you envision? A lot of people probably imagine firefighters and the searing sound of a firetruck siren. But that’s only part of the picture. Specialists who design and inst...

As an intern at Packerland in 2017 I saw my studies come to life! The business people I met as an intern were real-world examples of the marketing concepts I studied in college. Boy, could they give a convincing elevator pitch! It’s like they read the same Selling Principles b...

Do you know this movie quote from The Princess Bride : “You keep using that word; I do not think it means what you think it means.” Even If you haven’t watched the 1987 classic, maybe you’ve seen the internet meme used to mock the misuse of words like literally and i...

An environmental science class in the middle of winter may not sound romantic, but that’s where I met my husband, back when we were both students at UW-Green Bay. Taking a college class in January made sense for us. In just a few weeks we could fill a college requirement and g...

For me, returning to school as an adult learner was a little like walking into a wading pool. No splashy cannonballs for me! I didn’t throw my work keys on my boss’ desk and yell, “I quit!” and sign up for classes the next day. I returned to college gradually. My decision t...

Quick quiz: Which of the following statements about J-Session are true?  In J-Session, you can complete a class quickly and get closer to graduation. You don’t have to brave the snappy coldness of January to take a J-Session class if you don’t want to – there are plenty ...

Wouldn’t it be great if we could bottle up some of the excitement of the first week of school and open the bottle on the last week of the semester? At NWTC, I remember a distinct mood change when our marketing instructor would ask “How’s everybody doing?” In September, we wer...

I begin repaying my student loan this month. Oh joy! This is one college right-of-passage I would be happy to avoid. I’m in the same boat as a lot of other college students. To keep my boat afloat back in 2015, I filled out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Ai...