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Trip to the biggest mall call Mall of America in Minneapolis
Posted on: 23 December 2022 BY: MGuterres
Mall of America is the biggest shopping mall in the United States, located in Bloomington, Minneapolis. It took 4 and half hours to drive by Bus from Appleton. This trip was organized by Student Life at FVTC and was open for all students and employees to join. It was also a great opportunity to be a…
Thank you USTL and Talk Time.
Posted on: 28 September 2022 BY: NMarques
Participating in the USTL scholar program has greatly benefited both my professional and personal development. I am grateful to be studying and living here at Whatcom Community College. The opportunities provided by the USTL scholarship have enabled me to participate in a wide range of extracurricu…
5-DAYS PRICELESS ADVENTURE
Posted on: 31 August 2022 BY: EVasconselos
A 5-DAYS PRICELESS ADVENTURE Growing up I have always been a city girl, I was born and raised in the city and so I have spent most of my life in the city. I have known myself to be a smart, hardworking, and obedient young woman. However, being adventurous was never known throughout my whole life,…
International Student Club
Posted on: 29 August 2022 BY: ASarmento
Hi all, I wanted to talk about the international student club in my college that I joined in the fall semester. This club has all the international students from different nationalities, races, languages, etc. I am so glad and excited that I got to interact with this student and talk about our count…
Community Service at Habitat for Humanity
Posted on: 16 July 2022 BY: AMAMBARES
Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit housing organization operating in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and around 70 countries. It has helped more than 39 million people achieve strength, stability, and independence through safe, decent and affordable shelter. Habitat's visi…
MY FIRST ANIMAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY CLASS — LOTS OF ANIMAL DISSECTIONS
Posted on: 23 June 2022 BY: ASoares
One thing that excited me for my second semester is that all my classes are getting interesting. I love to explore learning them—starting from joined classes that are mandatory for my major, general courses, and my favorite lab classes. Everything is getting challenging but interestingly awesome. …
Cooking Timorese food with students at the Valley Packaging Industries
Posted on: 01 June 2022 BY: MGuterres
Valley Packaging Industries is a community rehabilitation center, located in Appleton, that provides a variety of human services and vocational training skills to people with disabilities to learn and be independent. A classmate of mine is managing this program, so she invited me to join the cookin…
Don't Be Afraid To Try Something New
Posted on: 04 March 2022 BY: AVandeling
This fall 2021, I had an opportunity to become one of the facilitators for the First-Year Leadership Program (FyLP). I was once a FyLP graduate in my first semester and let me tell you, I was a nerve-wracked when speaking in front of a lot of people and the fact that I have to deliver my speech or e…