Meet the newUSG officers

Elections for Gateway's United Student Gov-ernment (USG) recently concluded. USGadvocates for students and helps unite theGateway students through activities and eventsthroughout the district.

Mark Short (president), Jamy Koepke (exec-utive vice president), Grace DeLuca (treasur-er), and Michele Czarnecki (secretary) are the

new USG District Officersfor the coming year.

“I am excited that wehave a dedicated team ofofficers in place who trulywant to put the needs of thestudents at Gateway first,”says Accounting studentand new district presidentMark Short. His messagefor Gateway students is:“College is a place to trythings out: if you have anidea for a club that doesn'tcurrently exist, start one!”

District executive vicepresident Koepke is a Med-ical Assistant and Nursingstudent. She plans to bringher enthusiasm and creativ-ity to USG to help it growand improve. “I want tohelp USG become morepopular with all of the stu-dent body,” says Koepke.

District treasurer GraceDeLuca will graduate fromthe Administrative Profes-sional program this sum-mer. “Working with fellowofficers as a team and alsoleading fellow students bymy example are two goals Ihave set for the comingyear,” says DeLuca. She'sexcited to take on one ofonly two positions she hasn't held before.

“I was quiet and never hadmuch of a 'voice' till I started

at Gateway, and I want to be a 'voice' for those whoare like me from before,” says district secretaryMichele Czarnecki. “I want to get more studentsinvolved in all of what Gateway has to offer.”

Any student can join USG. The next meetingwill be held on April 26.

Contact student life coordinator Trina Barry for information regarding USG at barryp@gtc.edu.

4 • Gateway Connect

Students pitch inat Wellness EventGateway students organized activities

and workshops for children from the

Kenosha Boys and Girls Club at therecent Wellness Event. Gateway studentsfrom the Dental Assistant, Nursing, Phys-ical Therapist Assistant, Cosmetologyand Criminal Justice programs helpedprofessionals with various activities.

The Dental Assistant program, for

example, offered workshops about nutri-tion and proper teeth brushing and floss-ing, as well as giving away goodie bagsfor each child. Heidi Gottfried, DentalAssistant program instructor, said thegoodie bags served to educate childrenand their parents.

Helping at the Wellness Event allowedDental Assistant student Kelsey Waite toput class work into perspective. “It's real-ly good to apply all that we've learned sofar, especially helping the kids, and thisactivity is getting us ready for when wegraduate,” Waite said.

Gateway Technical College studentMegan Schultz (Kenosha) took firstplace in residential design, first year,and third place in the textiles, first yearexam category, at the Wisconsin Tech-nical College System Interior Design

Competition held recently.Students competed in two knowl-

edge areas:• a test of historical furniture and

textiles• on-the-spot design scenario in one of

three skill areas—residential design,commercial design or kitchen design.Each participant was given a project

scenario along with several finishedsamples to choose from and threehours to create a plan and presentation

board. Design solutions were thenjudged by industry professionals.

Competitions such as these help stu-dents get experience in work situationsand that's experience they can takewith them into a career field.

Building a healthier communityChildren enjoyed learning about proper nutrition and how it relates to good oral hygiene.

Gateway culinary students served up their skills, and tasty treats at Empty Bowls. The annual fund-raising project raises awareness about hunger and homelessness in the community.

April 2013

Gateway student takes first place in Interior Design Competition

Mark Short,President

Jamy Koepke,Executive Vice

President

Grace DeLuca,Treasurer

Culinary students make impact at Empty Bowls eventGateway Technical College Culinary Arts stu-

dents served the Racine community as theyhelped serve soup for the homeless recently

at Empty Bowls held in the Masonic Center.More than 20 students brought serving and cook-

ing equipment to the event and used the skills theydeveloped in their Gateway Culinary Arts courses atthe community-wide event.

The annual fund-raising project raises aware-ness about hunger and homelessness in the com-munity. Area businesses, schools and potters makeand donate clay bowls, while area restaurantsdonate soups and breads. Customers buy thebowls, enjoy the soup at the event, and then takeit home as a reminder of those who face hungerevery day.

The role Gateway students serve in the event is totake the soups donated by area businesses and restau-rants, and bring them up to proper serving tempera-

ture. They then work with the front line servers toensure the soup is hot and supplies meet the demandof customers at that particular time.

“I think the biggest thing the students gain is real-world experience,” says Culinary Arts instructorSteve Villalobos, “the experience of being in acrowded kitchen and learning how to work withinthat environment.

“They learn real-time service, the need to makesure the food is at a certain temperature, make surethey provide quality service and everything is donecorrectly.”

Profits from the event were donated to HALO andthe Racine County Food Bank.

“Community service is a big part of what we do,and having students participate in this event helps tofulfill that mission,” says Villalobos. “EverythingI've heard from the students is that they reallyenjoyed it.”

We're getting down to that last monthof coursework and you may be wonder-ing how you will get everything done youneed to before the end of the semester, letalone think about taking courses thissummer!

This is definitely the time to keep youreye on the next big prize, whether it is asuccessful career to support yourself andyour family or continuing your educationto achieve your bachelor's degree.

In marathons, you hear of people “hit-ting the wall” around the 20-mile mark.You're at about that point now in terms ofthe semester and I encourage you to seekthe support you need to finish the semestersuccessfully. Remember our Learning Suc-cess Centers/tutoring on the main campus-es. Our faculty members are also outstand-ing in their ability to help talk you throughchallenges you might be facing during thislast month. They always are willing to

help you achieveyour goals.

Please also con-sider registering fora summer semestercourse. Gateway isthe first technicalcollege to offerthree, 15-weeksemesters. The purpose is to help youmove through your requirements morequickly. It is also sometimes easier toconcentrate on just one class and thesummer might be your opportunity totake a course you know might be moredifficult.

I wish you the best in this last month.Remember: We are your fans cheeringyou forward. Respectfully,Bryan D. Albrecht, Ed.D., President�&CEO,�Gateway�Technical�College

Thursday, April 18• Fall 2013 registration begins for

new credit program students• Student Design Show Opening

Reception; 6:00–9:00 p.m.;Elkhorn Campus: Central Atri-um

friday, April 19• Family Fun Night; 5:00–9:00

p.m.; Kenosha Campus: StudentCommons

Saturday, April 20• Celebrate Earth Day;

9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.; Elkhorn,Kenosha and Racine campuses

Monday, April 22• Fall 2013 open registration

beginswednesday, April 24• Automated Manufacturing

Open House; 3:00–7:00 p.m.;Elkhorn Campus: South Build-ing, Room 134

friday, April 26• United Student Government

Meeting; 3:00–4:00 p.m.; Districtwide gtc.edu/usg

Monday, May 3• Last day of

spring semester

Spa Day coming to campusDuring the week of April 22, students can find ways to relax as they enter into

their final weeks of the semester at each of Gateway campuses through Spa on Cam-pus events, featuring massage therapy and manicures.

The mini-manicures and massage therapy will be offered free to students. A

student ID must be presented at the time to receive the free service.The event will be held April 23 at the Burlington Center (11:00 a.m. to 1:00

p.m.) and on the Elkhorn Campus (3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.); April 24 on theKenosha Campus (11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.); and April 25 on the Racine Cam-pus (11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) and at the SC Johnson iMET Center (4:00 p.m.to 5:30 p.m.).

Bryan AlbrechtPresident & CEO, Gateway Technical College

nEwS In brIEf

2 • Gateway Connect Gateway Connect • 3

Gateway students takehonors at state event,qualify for nationals

Six Gateway Technical College studentscaptured first-place honors at the state leader-ship conference of the Business Professionalsof America and have qualified to compete atthe national BPA event in May.

Gateway students competed against stu-dents from 11 other Wisconsin technical col-leges and took first place in the followingcategories:

Presentation management team: Elizabeth Klinzing (Elkhorn), Holly Anderson(Waterford), Magan Lawrence (Elkhorn).

Interviewing skills: Elizabeth KlinzingWeb design team: Kasey Knudson (Reeds-

burg), Kelly Kendra (Genoa City), NicoleRugen (Delavan).

Rugen also placed second in graphic designpromotion and third in advanced interviewskills, while Lawrence also placed second ininterviewing skills.

The event was held in Green Bay recently.Students were judged by industry professionalswho also shared their expertise with students.

“The experience students gain from a com-petition like this is priceless,” says advisorTina Page. “It builds confidence, self-esteem,the ability to work with others as a team andthey gain skills they can use once they entertheir career. Competing and placing well atBPA competitions is something they can puton their resume.”

At some point everyone has wrestled with the question of“what career should I go into?” This age-old question has tradi-tionally been answered through a variety of ways, some morereliable than others. Everyone knows someone who picked acareer based on what a friend or relative told them to do, amedia portrayal or what was the “hot job” of the day and real-ized later it wasn't a good fit after all. Career Services offers stu-dents a better and more reliable way of picking a career.

Career Services takes the guesswork out of picking a career.Operating from the belief that each person has a unique person-ality and career needs, career counselors assess each student'sinterests, values and skills, and then aligns them with Gatewayprograms that are a good fit. Perhaps you are looking for a jobor are close to graduating. If so, learn how to conduct a success-ful job search, write a resume and prepare for interviews bymeeting with a career counselor or attending an employmentworkshop.

Career Services is here to serve students' career and employ-ment needs from the beginning steps of picking a career to thefinal step of finding a job. Students can expect to receive per-sonalized counseling services and professional guidance thatresults in the satisfaction of knowing that the choices made aresound ones, and the path chosen will lead to a rewarding andsatisfying career.

Students seeking services should call the Gateway ContactCenter at (800) 247-7122 to schedule an appointment with acareer counselor or to choose a workshop.

Career Services helpstake out the guesswork

Drive to the finish line . . . and then restart!

Showing their skills

Dual benefitsStudents, community agencies

benefit through service learningBy Mike Sosinski

Staff Writer

More Gateway students and community agencies are realizingthe benefits of service learning as the program keeps growing.

“We are already looking at over 1,400 hours of student-ledservice learning activities in 16 different classes,” saidMadeline Carrera, service learning coordinator. “From Sum-mer 2011 to Summer 2012, we had 288 students doing 3,598hours of service. Already, we're beating those numbers forthe 2012–2013 school year.”

Since 2009, the Gateway Service Learning Center hasactively pursued new relationships in the community, striv-ing to provide community resources and bringing studentsand staff together to develop positive learning experiences inthe community.

There are a number of ways students can get involved withservice learning. Events, projects and presentations help stu-dents get involved in the community while honing academicskills and gaining real-world experience.

There are many benefits of participating in service learn-ing. Successful completion of a community project leads toa certificate that can be showcased in a student's portfolioand on a resume.

Students partner with more than 40 agencies in Racine,Kenosha and Elkhorn. Some of the partners include theELCA Urban Outreach Center in Kenosha, Advancing Fam-ily Assets in Racine and VIP Services in Elkhorn.

Students interested in getting involved should contact Carrera at carreram@gtc.edu to inquire about serviceopportunities and to be paired with instructors.

Gateway students captured numerous awards at the state leadership conference of theBusiness Professionals of America.

Calendar of events

We're getting down to that last monthof coursework and you may be wonder-ing how you will get everything done youneed to before the end of the semester, letalone think about taking courses thissummer!

This is definitely the time to keep youreye on the next big prize, whether it is asuccessful career to support yourself andyour family or continuing your educationto achieve your bachelor's degree.

In marathons, you hear of people “hit-ting the wall” around the 20-mile mark.You're at about that point now in terms ofthe semester and I encourage you to seekthe support you need to finish the semestersuccessfully. Remember our Learning Suc-cess Centers/tutoring on the main campus-es. Our faculty members are also outstand-ing in their ability to help talk you throughchallenges you might be facing during thislast month. They always are willing to

help you achieveyour goals.

Please also con-sider registering fora summer semestercourse. Gateway isthe first technicalcollege to offerthree, 15-weeksemesters. The purpose is to help youmove through your requirements morequickly. It is also sometimes easier toconcentrate on just one class and thesummer might be your opportunity totake a course you know might be moredifficult.

I wish you the best in this last month.Remember: We are your fans cheeringyou forward. Respectfully,Bryan D. Albrecht, Ed.D., President�&CEO,�Gateway�Technical�College

Thursday, April 18• Fall 2013 registration begins for

new credit program students• Student Design Show Opening

Reception; 6:00–9:00 p.m.;Elkhorn Campus: Central Atri-um

friday, April 19• Family Fun Night; 5:00–9:00

p.m.; Kenosha Campus: StudentCommons

Saturday, April 20• Celebrate Earth Day;

9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.; Elkhorn,Kenosha and Racine campuses

Monday, April 22• Fall 2013 open registration

beginswednesday, April 24• Automated Manufacturing

Open House; 3:00–7:00 p.m.;Elkhorn Campus: South Build-ing, Room 134

friday, April 26• United Student Government

Meeting; 3:00–4:00 p.m.; Districtwide gtc.edu/usg

Monday, May 3• Last day of

spring semester

Spa Day coming to campusDuring the week of April 22, students can find ways to relax as they enter into

their final weeks of the semester at each of Gateway campuses through Spa on Cam-pus events, featuring massage therapy and manicures.

The mini-manicures and massage therapy will be offered free to students. A

student ID must be presented at the time to receive the free service.The event will be held April 23 at the Burlington Center (11:00 a.m. to 1:00

p.m.) and on the Elkhorn Campus (3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.); April 24 on theKenosha Campus (11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.); and April 25 on the Racine Cam-pus (11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) and at the SC Johnson iMET Center (4:00 p.m.to 5:30 p.m.).

Bryan AlbrechtPresident & CEO, Gateway Technical College

nEwS In brIEf

2 • Gateway Connect Gateway Connect • 3

Gateway students takehonors at state event,qualify for nationals

Six Gateway Technical College studentscaptured first-place honors at the state leader-ship conference of the Business Professionalsof America and have qualified to compete atthe national BPA event in May.

Gateway students competed against stu-dents from 11 other Wisconsin technical col-leges and took first place in the followingcategories:

Presentation management team: Elizabeth Klinzing (Elkhorn), Holly Anderson(Waterford), Magan Lawrence (Elkhorn).

Interviewing skills: Elizabeth KlinzingWeb design team: Kasey Knudson (Reeds-

burg), Kelly Kendra (Genoa City), NicoleRugen (Delavan).

Rugen also placed second in graphic designpromotion and third in advanced interviewskills, while Lawrence also placed second ininterviewing skills.

The event was held in Green Bay recently.Students were judged by industry professionalswho also shared their expertise with students.

“The experience students gain from a com-petition like this is priceless,” says advisorTina Page. “It builds confidence, self-esteem,the ability to work with others as a team andthey gain skills they can use once they entertheir career. Competing and placing well atBPA competitions is something they can puton their resume.”

At some point everyone has wrestled with the question of“what career should I go into?” This age-old question has tradi-tionally been answered through a variety of ways, some morereliable than others. Everyone knows someone who picked acareer based on what a friend or relative told them to do, amedia portrayal or what was the “hot job” of the day and real-ized later it wasn't a good fit after all. Career Services offers stu-dents a better and more reliable way of picking a career.

Career Services takes the guesswork out of picking a career.Operating from the belief that each person has a unique person-ality and career needs, career counselors assess each student'sinterests, values and skills, and then aligns them with Gatewayprograms that are a good fit. Perhaps you are looking for a jobor are close to graduating. If so, learn how to conduct a success-ful job search, write a resume and prepare for interviews bymeeting with a career counselor or attending an employmentworkshop.

Career Services is here to serve students' career and employ-ment needs from the beginning steps of picking a career to thefinal step of finding a job. Students can expect to receive per-sonalized counseling services and professional guidance thatresults in the satisfaction of knowing that the choices made aresound ones, and the path chosen will lead to a rewarding andsatisfying career.

Students seeking services should call the Gateway ContactCenter at (800) 247-7122 to schedule an appointment with acareer counselor or to choose a workshop.

Career Services helpstake out the guesswork

Drive to the finish line . . . and then restart!

Showing their skills

Dual benefitsStudents, community agencies

benefit through service learningBy Mike Sosinski

Staff Writer

More Gateway students and community agencies are realizingthe benefits of service learning as the program keeps growing.

“We are already looking at over 1,400 hours of student-ledservice learning activities in 16 different classes,” saidMadeline Carrera, service learning coordinator. “From Sum-mer 2011 to Summer 2012, we had 288 students doing 3,598hours of service. Already, we're beating those numbers forthe 2012–2013 school year.”

Since 2009, the Gateway Service Learning Center hasactively pursued new relationships in the community, striv-ing to provide community resources and bringing studentsand staff together to develop positive learning experiences inthe community.

There are a number of ways students can get involved withservice learning. Events, projects and presentations help stu-dents get involved in the community while honing academicskills and gaining real-world experience.

There are many benefits of participating in service learn-ing. Successful completion of a community project leads toa certificate that can be showcased in a student's portfolioand on a resume.

Students partner with more than 40 agencies in Racine,Kenosha and Elkhorn. Some of the partners include theELCA Urban Outreach Center in Kenosha, Advancing Fam-ily Assets in Racine and VIP Services in Elkhorn.

Students interested in getting involved should contact Carrera at carreram@gtc.edu to inquire about serviceopportunities and to be paired with instructors.

Gateway students captured numerous awards at the state leadership conference of theBusiness Professionals of America.

Calendar of events

Meet the newUSG officers

Elections for Gateway's United Student Gov-ernment (USG) recently concluded. USGadvocates for students and helps unite theGateway students through activities and eventsthroughout the district.

Mark Short (president), Jamy Koepke (exec-utive vice president), Grace DeLuca (treasur-er), and Michele Czarnecki (secretary) are the

new USG District Officersfor the coming year.

“I am excited that wehave a dedicated team ofofficers in place who trulywant to put the needs of thestudents at Gateway first,”says Accounting studentand new district presidentMark Short. His messagefor Gateway students is:“College is a place to trythings out: if you have anidea for a club that doesn'tcurrently exist, start one!”

District executive vicepresident Koepke is a Med-ical Assistant and Nursingstudent. She plans to bringher enthusiasm and creativ-ity to USG to help it growand improve. “I want tohelp USG become morepopular with all of the stu-dent body,” says Koepke.

District treasurer GraceDeLuca will graduate fromthe Administrative Profes-sional program this sum-mer. “Working with fellowofficers as a team and alsoleading fellow students bymy example are two goals Ihave set for the comingyear,” says DeLuca. She'sexcited to take on one ofonly two positions she hasn't held before.

“I was quiet and never hadmuch of a 'voice' till I started

at Gateway, and I want to be a 'voice' for those whoare like me from before,” says district secretaryMichele Czarnecki. “I want to get more studentsinvolved in all of what Gateway has to offer.”

Any student can join USG. The next meetingwill be held on April 26.

Contact student life coordinator Trina Barry for information regarding USG at barryp@gtc.edu.

4 • Gateway Connect

Students pitch inat Wellness EventGateway students organized activities

and workshops for children from the

Kenosha Boys and Girls Club at therecent Wellness Event. Gateway studentsfrom the Dental Assistant, Nursing, Phys-ical Therapist Assistant, Cosmetologyand Criminal Justice programs helpedprofessionals with various activities.

The Dental Assistant program, for

example, offered workshops about nutri-tion and proper teeth brushing and floss-ing, as well as giving away goodie bagsfor each child. Heidi Gottfried, DentalAssistant program instructor, said thegoodie bags served to educate childrenand their parents.

Helping at the Wellness Event allowedDental Assistant student Kelsey Waite toput class work into perspective. “It's real-ly good to apply all that we've learned sofar, especially helping the kids, and thisactivity is getting us ready for when wegraduate,” Waite said.

Gateway Technical College studentMegan Schultz (Kenosha) took firstplace in residential design, first year,and third place in the textiles, first yearexam category, at the Wisconsin Tech-nical College System Interior Design

Competition held recently.Students competed in two knowl-

edge areas:• a test of historical furniture and

textiles• on-the-spot design scenario in one of

three skill areas—residential design,commercial design or kitchen design.Each participant was given a project

scenario along with several finishedsamples to choose from and threehours to create a plan and presentation

board. Design solutions were thenjudged by industry professionals.

Competitions such as these help stu-dents get experience in work situationsand that's experience they can takewith them into a career field.

Building a healthier communityChildren enjoyed learning about proper nutrition and how it relates to good oral hygiene.

Gateway culinary students served up their skills, and tasty treats at Empty Bowls. The annual fund-raising project raises awareness about hunger and homelessness in the community.

April 2013

Gateway student takes first place in Interior Design Competition

Mark Short,President

Jamy Koepke,Executive Vice

President

Grace DeLuca,Treasurer

Culinary students make impact at Empty Bowls eventGateway Technical College Culinary Arts stu-

dents served the Racine community as theyhelped serve soup for the homeless recently

at Empty Bowls held in the Masonic Center.More than 20 students brought serving and cook-

ing equipment to the event and used the skills theydeveloped in their Gateway Culinary Arts courses atthe community-wide event.

The annual fund-raising project raises aware-ness about hunger and homelessness in the com-munity. Area businesses, schools and potters makeand donate clay bowls, while area restaurantsdonate soups and breads. Customers buy thebowls, enjoy the soup at the event, and then takeit home as a reminder of those who face hungerevery day.

The role Gateway students serve in the event is totake the soups donated by area businesses and restau-rants, and bring them up to proper serving tempera-

ture. They then work with the front line servers toensure the soup is hot and supplies meet the demandof customers at that particular time.

“I think the biggest thing the students gain is real-world experience,” says Culinary Arts instructorSteve Villalobos, “the experience of being in acrowded kitchen and learning how to work withinthat environment.

“They learn real-time service, the need to makesure the food is at a certain temperature, make surethey provide quality service and everything is donecorrectly.”

Profits from the event were donated to HALO andthe Racine County Food Bank.

“Community service is a big part of what we do,and having students participate in this event helps tofulfill that mission,” says Villalobos. “EverythingI've heard from the students is that they reallyenjoyed it.”