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I am excited to welcome you to the academic year at 东北威斯康辛技术学院. Choosing to pursue a college education and prepare for a rewarding career is one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. 通过选择NWTC, you have chosen a college that has one goal, and that is to assist you in every way possible to ensure that you will successfully complete your degree or certificate.
当你们开始上课的时候, you will see our College logo and tagline all around our campuses and website.
- The new logo - with a shield and upward movement - boldly represents our students' strength and path to living their dreams.
- Our new tagline, Soar Higher, came from an NWTC student during a Student Senate meeting. The student conveyed how NWTC helps people reach for their dreams, 比他们想象的要高.
Another exciting change underway is the transformation from fifteen-week semesters to eight-week sessions - allowing you to focus on fewer classes at one time. 到2020年夏天, 70% of our students will be taking courses in the eight-week format; and by summer of 2021, 几乎所有的都是. 了解更多关于8周优势的hg皇冠官网登录.
Based on the experience of students who have taken courses in eight-week sessions, I am confident that being able to focus on fewer topics at a time will increase your success and create a more enjoyable experience. Creating eight-week sessions will increase the College's ability to create more flexible schedules that can be tailored to meet your individual needs. When life's emergencies inevitably occur, 你可能需要在外面稍作停留, 或者需要重新学习一门课程, it will be easier to do so without having to wait long periods of time until the course comes around again.
与此同时, 今年, everyone at the College is ready to provide the best learning experience and the highest level of support needed, 在教室内外, 敬你们每一个人. Together, we know that you will succeed in achieving your goal.
保重，祝你有一个愉快的学期. 感谢您选择NWTC. We believe in you and are dedicated to helping you soar higher - to reach your goals and live your best life.
真诚地,
H. Jeffrey Rafn, Ph.D.
总统
关于作者
H. 杰弗里·拉夫博士.D. is the president of 东北威斯康辛技术学院 (NWTC), managing the operation of NWTC’s three campuses and six regional learning centers, 可供30人以上享用,000 students and more than 900 businesses annually.
在博士. Rafn的领导, the 100-year-old college has been transformed into a team-based, customer-focused organization and enrollments have risen 62%. He led two successful referenda which created industry-leading facilities in health sciences, 商业及资讯科技, 传统能源和可再生能源, 先进制造, 建筑行业, 公共安全, 以及通识研究.
Dr. Rafn serves on the executive boards of Community Colleges International Development and the Workforce Development Commission of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), and several local and regional organizations. He is a champion of industry and K-12 partnerships, and has been instrumental in the development of the NEW Manufacturing Alliance, 它有200多名成员.
在他的领导下, NWTC has been recognized as an Achieve the Dream Leader College for student success initiatives, and has been a finalist for several American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Excellence Awards. He received the 2015 Pacesetter of the Year award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, and 2016 Giving 回来 Award for 总统s and Chancellors from 洞察多样性 杂志.
Dr. Rafn has created a culture that is data-driven and evidence-based, 无论是在学术上还是在操作上. NWTC was selected by the Bill and Melinda Gates 基金会 and partners for the Frontier Set, a small group of high-performing colleges that are leaders in transformational change for student success. NWTC also received a Gates 基金会 iPass Grant, which promotes student success through advising, 度计划, 警报和干预措施. Achieving the Dream awarded NWTC the OneMain Financial Award for coaching students for success, and the Government Finance Association (GFOA) awarded NWTC a national Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.
Grant support for the College’s initiatives has come from the National Science 基金会, U.S. 劳工部, 流明基金会, 绿湾包装工队, 以及其他国家和地区资助者. This has built student success opportunities including record scholarship awards, 教师专业发展, 国际交流, free tuition for low income high school seniors, College Comeback Program for returning adults, and an employee giving program with 89% staff participation.
Dr. Rafn came to NWTC in 1997 from New Hampshire, where he had been state Commissioner of the New Hampshire Community Technical College System. He had also served for 18 years as an administrator and educator in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He earned his PhD from Boston University.