Moraine Park Technical College

WB: Black History Traveling Museum
2024-02-12 09:00 - 2024-02-16 15:00 (America/Chicago) | WB Library Entrance – N-106
Our Black History Month display is back! We’ve added a wealth of information about Black music, scientists, veterans, Wisconsin history, and more. Stop by to read the stories of African Americans who influenced our history and culture, often without recognition.

FDL: Black History Traveling Museum
2024-02-19 09:00 - 2024-02-28 15:00 | FDL Library Entrance – A-200 Hallway

WB: Emblem DEI Training
2024-02-19 11:30 - 12:30 | West Bend Campus, Room N-116
Have you seen this symbol around campus and wondered what it means?

Find out the answer, and discover how MPTC strives to uphold our college value of Inclusivity: Value diversity and build a sense of belonging. By the end of this program, you’ll understand the difference between diversity, inclusion, equity, and equality, and why they matter to our campus and community.

BD: Emblem DEI Training
2024-02-28 11:30 - 12:30 | Beaver Dam Campus, Room H-103

Love Conquers Hate: Documentary & Panel
2024-02-29 16:00 - 18:00 | Fond du Lac Campus, Conference Center
An Afghan refugee comes face to face with a former U.S. Marine who has secret plans to bomb their mosque… until Mac McKinney’s plan takes an unexpected turn. Join us for a viewing of the powerful, 30-minute documentary “Stranger at the Gate.” Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai is Executive Producer for the documentary, which was an Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Short Film.
The viewing will be followed by a panel discussion with special guests:
Mac McKinney returned from the armed services filled with rage toward Muslims. He made a plan to blow up a mosque… then a trip to the mosque changed the course of his life, and McKinney eventually became the mosque President.
Chris Buckley served in the U.S. Army, then joined the KKK. An intervention by a former white power skinhead and a Kurdish refugee helped Buckley exit extremism. He now helps deradicalize people caught up in extremism and provides coping skills for veterans and police officers.
The event will be held in the MPTC’s FDL Campus Conference Center. Please use Parking Lot C and Door O2. The general public are welcome to attend, and parking is free. This event is hosted by MPTC Diversity Relations in collaboration with nonprofit We Are Many – United Against Hate.

FDL: Women's History Month Display
2024-03-04 09:00 - 2024-03-08 15:00 | Fond du Lac Campus C-100 Hallway
March is Women’s History Month! Wander down the C-100 hallway on the Fond du Lac Campus to learn about a few remarkable women and how they have impacted our history and society.

FDL: Zen Den
2024-03-07 11:00 - 13:30 | FDL A-110 (Cafeteria Lounge)
Take a moment to relax and de-stress! This pop-up Zen Den provides a healthy, peaceful, and meditative space to focus on your own wellbeing. Optional activities include massage chairs, sensory tools, headphones and calming music, coloring, reed diffusors with essential oils, make & take essential oil bracelets, and more. Take a free stress ball to continue de-stressing throughout the rest of the day. Our MPTC Counseling team is here to help you build stronger mental health to carry you through the chaos of daily life.
Located in A-110 (Lounge area off the cafeteria)

WB: Women's History Month Display
2024-03-11 09:00 - 2024-03-15 15:00 | West Bend Campus Hallways
March is Women’s History Month! Wander down the hallways on the West Bend Campus to learn about a few remarkable women and how they have impacted our history and society.

BD: Zen Den
2024-03-13 11:00 - 13:30 | Beaver Dam Campus – Room K-112
Take a moment to relax and de-stress! This pop-up Zen Den provides a healthy, peaceful, and meditative space to focus on your own wellbeing. Optional activities include massage chairs, sensory tools, headphones and calming music, coloring, reed diffusors with essential oils, make & take essential oil bracelets, and more. Take a free stress ball to continue de-stressing throughout the rest of the day. Our MPTC Counseling team is here to help you build stronger mental health to carry you through the chaos of daily life.
Located in K-112

WB: Zen Den
2024-03-14 11:00 - 13:30 | WB L-160.3 (Cafeteria Lounge)
Take a moment to relax and de-stress! This pop-up Zen Den provides a healthy, peaceful, and meditative space to focus on your own wellbeing. Optional activities include massage chairs, sensory tools, headphones and calming music, coloring, reed diffusors with essential oils, make & take essential oil bracelets, and more. Take a free stress ball to continue de-stressing throughout the rest of the day. Our MPTC Counseling team is here to help you build stronger mental health to carry you through the chaos of daily life.
Located in L-160.3 (Lounge area off the cafeteria)

BD: Women's History Month Display
2024-03-25 09:00 - 2024-03-29 15:00 | Beaver Dam Campus Hallways
March is Women’s History Month! Wander down the hallways on the Beaver Dam campus to learn about a few remarkable women and how they have impacted our history and society.

Vietnam Veterans Recognition
2024-03-25 10:30 - 11:30 | FDL Campus Cafeteria
Join us in honoring and expressing our gratitude to our veterans who served in Vietnam. An opening speaker will be followed by a brief recognition ceremony. Light snacks and coffee will be available for attendees. All are welcome. Please contact Steve Pepper, Student Veterans Specialist, with any questions.

WB: Emblem DEI Training
2024-04-09 11:30 - 12:30 | West Bend Campus, Room T-117, 2151 N Main St, West Bend, WI, 53090, United States

BD: Zen Den
2024-04-10 11:00 - 13:30 | Beaver Dam Campus, Room K-135
Take a moment to relax and de-stress! This pop-up Zen Den provides a healthy, peaceful, and meditative space to focus on your own wellbeing. Optional activities include massage chairs, sensory tools, headphones and calming music, coloring, reed diffusors with essential oils, make & take projects, and more. Take a free stress ball to continue de-stressing throughout the rest of the day. Our MPTC Counseling team is here to help you build stronger mental health to carry you through the chaos of daily life.
Located in Room K-135

FDL: Zen Den
2024-04-10 11:00 - 13:30, 2024-05-09 11:00 - 13:30 | FDL A-110 (Cafeteria Lounge)
Take a moment to relax and de-stress! This pop-up Zen Den provides a healthy, peaceful, and meditative space to focus on your own wellbeing. Optional activities include massage chairs, sensory tools, headphones and calming music, coloring, reed diffusors with essential oils, make & take projects, and more. Take a free stress ball to continue de-stressing throughout the rest of the day. Our MPTC Counseling team is here to help you build stronger mental health to carry you through the chaos of daily life.
Located in Cafeteria Lounge (Room A-110)

BD: Emblem DEI Training
2024-04-10 11:30 - 12:30 | Beaver Dam Campus – Room K-112

WB: Zen Den
2024-04-11 11:00 - 13:30, 2024-05-09 11:00 - 13:30 | WB L-160.3 (Cafeteria Lounge)
Take a moment to relax and de-stress! This pop-up Zen Den provides a healthy, peaceful, and meditative space to focus on your own wellbeing. Optional activities include massage chairs, sensory tools, headphones and calming music, coloring, reed diffusors with essential oils, make & take projects, and more. Take a free stress ball to continue de-stressing throughout the rest of the day. Our MPTC Counseling team is here to help you build stronger mental health to carry you through the chaos of daily life.
Located in Cafeteria Lounge (Room L-160.3)

Tunnel of Oppression
2024-04-15 10:00 - 2024-04-19 12:00 | Fond du Lac Campus, Conference Center
MPTC’s Diversity Relations team presents the Tunnel of Oppression, an interactive, multi-sensory exhibit experience highlighting modern-day oppression. Participants will take a self-guided tour through a series of scenes exploring some of society’s most complex and difficult issues such as racism, homelessness, ableism, violence, and more. The displays will provide insight into the realities of oppression, power, and privilege; invite empathy for individuals in a wide variety of life situations; and challenge visitors to reflect on their own biases and think more deeply about issues of oppression.
The Tunnel experience will be located in the FDL Campus Conference Center rooms A & B. Visitors will have the opportunity to reflect and process the experience at the end of the tour in Conference Room C or in nearby rooms O-112 and O-113.
The event is open to all, including staff, students, and the general public. Convenient parking is available in Lot C, and the recommended entrance is Door O-2.
The exhibit will be open to visitors:
Monday, April 15, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., with a special Community Night from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Tues, Wed, Thurs, April 16-18, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 19, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Trigger Warning: Please note that this exhibit contains information, images, and sounds related to sensitive topics including violence, sexual assault, abuse, and other forms of trauma which may be triggering to some individuals.

Empowerment Speaker: Keziah Love
2024-04-16 11:15 - 12:15 | Cafeteria in FDL, WB, & BD
Keziah Love is a spoken-word artist, motivational speaker, CEO, mentor, and advocate. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Keziah is a survivor of sexual assault and domestic violence, and uses her story and experiences to share her message that your past doesn’t dictate the outcome of your future. She is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in trauma and founded the non-profit Healing Scars to support, empower, and help heal women who have experienced trauma.
The event is located at the Fond du Lac Campus cafeteria and will be live streamed to the Beaver Dam and West Bend campus cafeterias.
Free lunch for all current MPTC students and employees who attend the event, on each campus!

FDL: Emblem DEI Training
2024-04-16 11:30 - 12:30 | Fond du Lac Campus, Room A-112, 235 N National Ave, Fond du Lac, 54935

22 No More: Veteran Suicide Awareness Walk
2024-04-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Fond du Lac Campus, B-1 Parking Lot
Saturday, April 20, 2024, Moraine Park Technical College and Marian University will host a 2.2 mile Ruck March/Walk and free lunch to raise awareness of the alarming veteran suicide rate and to honor those who have lost their lives too soon.
The walk will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the B-1 parking lot. On-site registration will begin at 8:45 a.m. Pre-registration is helpful, but tickets are not required. Local mental health providers and veteran support organizations will have information available. A free lunch will follow the walk. A backpack is not required to participate. Individuals are encouraged to carry a photo of a service member who died due to suicide. The event is pet-friendly, and we ask you to kindly clean up after your pet.
This event is free and open to the public, although donations are appreciated. Proceeds help fund this and future events and assist local veterans organizations so they may continue their mission of serving veterans and raising awareness of veteran suicide.
Visit the Eventbrite page for more info and contact Steve Pepper, Student Veterans Specialist, with any questions.

Virtual Tour - National Veterans Memorial & Museum
2024-05-06 11:00 - 11:45 | Fond du Lac Campus, Room A-112, 235 N National Ave, Fond du Lac, 54935
Join us for a virtual tour of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum!
A Museum Educator will lead a live walking tour of the Museum’s core exhibit space and rotating exhibition gallery using a 360-degree camera. The educator will take you through the Museum as if they are on an in-person tour. This also allows for more questions and dialogue throughout the visit while sharing some videos that highlight the Veteran journey within the Museum walls.
The virtual tour will also share short videos from veterans of different backgrounds, eras, and branches.
MPTC employees and students are welcome! Please contact Steve Pepper with any questions.
A group viewing space is available in-person in Room A-112 on the FDL Campus, or attend virtually via Zoom.

BD: Zen Den
2024-05-08 11:00 - 13:30 | BD Campus, Room J-105
Take a moment to relax and de-stress! This pop-up Zen Den provides a healthy, peaceful, and meditative space to focus on your own wellbeing. Optional activities include massage chairs, sensory tools, headphones and calming music, coloring, reed diffusors with essential oils, make & take projects, and more. Take a free stress ball to continue de-stressing throughout the rest of the day. Our MPTC Counseling team is here to help you build stronger mental health to carry you through the chaos of daily life.
Located in Room J-105

Tea Tasting: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
2024-05-16 11:00 - 12:30 | Fond du Lac Campus, Room C-005, 235 N. National Avenue, Fond du Lac, WI, 54935
The MPTC Diversity Relations team invites you to a Tea Tasting in celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Stop by any time between 11am-12:30pm for tea, origami, yoga, books, and more.

(BD) Hispanic Heritage Jeopardy
2024-09-16 11:30 - 12:30 | Beaver Dam Cafeteria
Join our Diversity Team in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a game of jeopardy! FREE lunch for student participants!

(WB) Hispanic Heritage Jeopardy
2024-09-17 11:30 - 12:30 | West Bend Cafeteria

(BD) What is a Veteran?
2024-09-18 11:30 - 12:30 | BD Campus, Room K-147
One of the challenges facing many veterans is a lack of public awareness about the military and those who served or are currently serving. Bring your lunch and join us for this informal discussion of what a veteran is, what they look like, and some of the stereotypes associated with those who wore the uniform.

(FDL) Hispanic Heritage Jeopardy
2024-09-19 11:30 - 12:30 | FDL Campus Cafeteria
