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...

How can you survive final exams and the holiday hubbub? The answer may surprise you. I recently sat down with NWTC student Katie Cline to talk about managing stress during this not-always-so-jolly season. A Wellness and Health Promotion associate degree student, Katie is...

The words of President Ronald Reagan popped into my head today when I answered the NWTC graduate follow-up survey. Reagan posed this question: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” That simple question helped Reagan win the election. I thought of those word...

The Fall / Winter 2017 issue of the Friends Of NWTC magazine is here! - Read the newest issue today! Some highlights are: College of business is ready for its close-up; Referendum Construction: new buildings and spaces; NWTC students conduct ground-breaking HIV research; and "...

Think farming involves nothing but milking cows and shoveling manure? Think again. Today's farms offer a wide variety of career opportunities. 

One of my business clients described herself as a “dumb blonde with a Smartphone.” That certainly wasn’t true, but it’s a feeling many of us Generation X-ers can relate to. We didn’t grow up in the digital age, with a phone in our pocket, a laptop on our desk, and the world at...

Editor note: Joan wrote this blog in the spring of 2017 during construction.  A wayward thought popped into my head when I was in my Event Marketing class this semester: John Maier’s wife doesn’t snore! Now let me explain. Students like me who have class in the Busi...