Gateway recognizes 947 graduates

Gateway Technical College graduates are entering the workforce at a historic and opportune time, one when employers seek applicants with the skills gained through a technical college education.

So said keynote speaker Michael Reader to a packed auditorium of Gateway graduates, family and friends, at the college’s graduation commencement ceremony Tuesday, May 15.

“It’s a time when employers struggle to find talent, passion and pride. It’s a time when wages, benefits and opportunities to advance abound as Baby Boomers age out,” said Reader.

The ceremony recognized 947 prospective candidates for graduation from Summer 2017, Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters. Of that, 494 graduates earned an associate degree or technical diploma in Spring 2018.

NJM Consultants wins accelerator pitch contest

Nicholas McGovern of NJM Consultants won the Gateway Technical College Launch Box business pitch competition and will receive a $6,000 seed grant for his company.

With tools and skills gained through an intense, 12-week business mentoring program, entrepreneurs competed for seed grants by making a 4-minute pitch to a panel of judges at the May 15 event. All businesses were based out of Racine and are members of Launch Box.

Gateway named to workplace hall of fame

Gateway Technical College was named as a Top Workplace in Southeastern Wisconsin by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the eighth time in nine years and gained entry into the newspaper’s 2018 Top Workplaces Hall of Fame.
 
Only 34 area employers have been on the prestigious list eight out of nine years.
 
The Journal Sentinel teams with Energage, a suburban Philadelphia workplace consulting company, to survey employers and analyze the data. A total of 1,698 employers in the region were invited to take the employee survey in 2018, according to Energage.

Gateway again named as Military Friendly

Victory Media, the premier publisher of magazines for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has again awarded Gateway Technical College the designation of Military Friendly School.
 
The 2018-19 Military Friendly Schools ratings recognize colleges with leading programs for veterans, members of the Armed Forces leaving military service and military spouses. Gateway has received this designation every year since 2010.

Gateway releases Spring 2018 Dean’s List

Gateway Technical College has released its Dean’s List for the Spring 2018 semester. This award is reserved for those students who completed at least 6 hours of postsecondary course work – not including development/remedial credits – and achieved a grade point average of 3.75 or higher. Dean’s list calculations are based on courses that have finished (been graded) by the end of the traditional semester.
 
This distinction recognizes the determination, dedication and effort necessary to attain this level of academic success.

Gateway hosts students at Middle School Expo

More than 2,100 area middle-schoolers visited Gateway Technical College as part of its Middle School Expo in April and May, a time when students can explore the college and gain some inspiration to their future career and education.
 
Students visited a number of program areas where they were able to engage in hands-on activities and some of the actual training college students receive.