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NEWS FROM HEALTH SCIENCES
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Dear Friends and Supporters of MTI's Health Sciences Programs:
We are pleased to share information from the Health Sciences Programs in our newsletter. Health Sciences Programs include Medical Assistant, Medical Laboratory Technology, Radiologic Technology, Radiation Therapy, Medical Office Professional and Speech Language Pathology Assistant. We will be sharing information with you on a regular basis and we hope you will find these articles useful and informational. Please contact us with any questions or ideas for future articles. Thank you for your support of the MTI Health Sciences Programs. |
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SLPA Sponsors Fair
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and in anticipation of this, the SLPA students sponsored a "Communication Disorders Fair" in the North Campus cafeteria on Thursday, April 28 from 9:30-11:00 and 12:00-1:30. The students had displays regarding various communication disorders and shared brochures and information available for those interested in learning more. FREE hearing screening were completed, visitors viewed the displays, had cookies, signed up for door prizes, and learned more about communication disorders |
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Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Technology Programs Showcased in Pierre
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On February 17th the Department of Education showcased medical programs from the four technical institutes in the Rotunda at the State Capital. Eric Schaffer and I represented the Radiologic Technology and Radiation Therapy programs. The goal was to educate legislators on the quality of the health care education provided by the technical schools and how they serve SD. We met with Sarah Carter and Mark Wilson (and others) from the office of Curriculum, Career and Technical Education. Dr. Melody Schoop who is the Secretary made her rounds to each booth and was very interested in our programs. The Governor made an appearance as well...we got to see him from about 20 yards away.
It was a great opportunity to be at the Capital during the legislative session and to put faces on some of the names we hear about, plus we were able to share what an awesome job MTI does.
Paula Freeman, Radiation Therapy Program Director |
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Med Lab Students Serving Internships
The second year MLT students have been fulfilling their internship hours at various sites throughout South Dakota since the first week in January. These students will be back on campus for graduation ceremonies and then will return to complete their internships. Most will have completed their 880 hours the first week in June.
Two students already have accepted positions and the rest of the class is busy applying and interviewing for positions. If your facility has openings please contact the MLT department and we will notify the graduates.
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Medical Office Professionals Complete First Year
Medical Office Professionals has completed their first year of their program and are looking forward to next year with a new group of first year students and getting the 2nd year students ready for their 9 week internship. The program will have 22 students going out on internships in March, 2012 and would love to hear from any clinics willing to place a student. Program instructor Shirlyce Weisser is looking for 8 - 10 clinics willing to accept an intern. For information please contact:
Shirlyce Weisser |
SkillsUSA News
SkillsUSA Care Package Fundraiser a Success
Wednesday, December 15th, SkillsUSA members assembled and delivered 102 care packages to students at the North, South and ETC campuses.
The lucky 102 students who received a package found all kinds of goodies in them: popcorn, pop tarts, candy, granola bars, hot chocolate, rice krispie bars, lemonade, chips,etc. The packages each included a special note from their parent(s) with a "keep up the good work, hang in there, thinking of you" kind of message. The proceeds from the fundraiser will be used for travel expenses to the National SkillsUSA competition in Kansas City this summer.
SkillsUSA Competition Held at MTI
The SkillsUSA State Leadership & Skills Conference was held at MTI on April 7 and 8, 2011. The event was a huge success with more than 300 secondary and post-secondary contestants participating from across the state. Participants were involved in one of more than 30 different contest areas including Architectural Drafting, Cabinetmaking, Computer Maintenance, Culinary Arts, Extemporaneous Speaking, Medical Terminology, Motorcycle Service Technology, Residential Wiring, TeamWorks and many others. MTI students ended the conference with outstanding results, with a total of 38 students receiving 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in their contest area. First place finalists will have the opportunity to attend Nationals in Kansas City this June.
MTI SkillsUSA Chapter Completes Community Service Project
The SkillsUSA chapter at MTI has adopted an access area at Lake Mitchell. This Access Area needs to be cleaned a couple of times a year.
About 10 students and Advisor Gregg Neppl were at the access area on Tuesday May 3rd known as Franks Bay Access, Fishing Dock. They raked, cut undergrowth, and picked up garbage. This was one of several Community Service projects for their chapter.
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HLC Recommends 10-Year Accreditation
Mitchell Technical Institute has received a recommendation for continued accreditation for ten years by the Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Ten years is the maximum time period for which a school can receive accreditation.
The recommendation for continued accreditation was made by a team of evaluators who visited the campus March 7 - 9. Their report and recommendation will be forwarded to the full Commission for approval later in 2011. MTI has been accredited since 1980. |
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63rd Annual SDSRT Conference Held in Mitchell
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MTI Radiologic Sciences and Mitchell area technologists hosted the 63rd annual conference for the South Dakota Society of Radiologic Technologists (SDSRT). The conference was held at the Highland Conference Center and the MTI Technology Center Amphitheater April 28-30. Approximately 200 attendees from the region participated in the conference and there were national, as well as local speakers. One of the highlights of the conference was the performance called "A Slight Discomfort". An encore performance was available to the public on Saturday.
MTI instructors Eric Schaffer, LeAnne Messer and Lisa Herrman, as well as Radiologic Technology students participated in the conference.
Radiation Therapy instructor Paula Freeman was co-chair of the event. |
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SLPA Program News
Several guest speakers provided "real-world" information and experiences for the SLPA students second semester.
Guest speakers have been Ginny Merrill, Dept. of Labor; Dan Guericke, Mid Central Education Cooperative; Tracy Christensen, Mitchell School District; Gena Clendening, Ethan; Esperanza Langle, Dakota Wesleyan University; and Laura Scholten, South Dakota School for the Deaf.
Students have each completed 8 or more hours of observation time with speech-language pathologists in the schools. This has provided a tremendous learning opportunity for the students and they are thankful for all the SLP's in the area who have allowed the students to observe their therapy sessions.
SLPA instructor Deb Flynn presented information on SLPAs at the Council for Exceptional Children state conference in Rapid City, and through a state special education director's conference call. She will be presenting an in-service in Wagner in August. |
MTI Receives National Ranking Honor
Mitchell Technical Institute Eligible For $1 Million Aspen Institute Prize Fund Supporting Excellence
In its first step to identify the nation's best community colleges and award $1 million in prize money, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program recently ranked Mitchell Technical Institute one of the nation's 120 best community colleges, challenging them to compete for the Prize funds by insisting on high standards for learning, college completion without delay, and serving as a training ground for jobs that pay competitive wages. The full list of eligible institutions can be found at www.AspenCCPrize.org.
MTI and 119 other community colleges will be narrowed down to eight-to-ten finalists in September based on how much students learn, how many complete their programs on time, and how well students do in the job market after graduating. The colleges are now eligible to submit applications containing detailed data on these criteria. They must demonstrate that they deliver exceptional student results, use data to drive decisions, and use that information to continually improve over time.
Aspen will conduct site visits to each of the ten finalists in the fall. And, based on the evidence, the Prize Jury will select a grand prize winner and two to three runners-up, to be announced in December. |
Scholarships Help Students
Two New Scholarships Announced
The MTI Admissions Dept. has announced the establishment of a new scholarship called MTI EDGE. The scholarship will be available for all accepted incoming students each Spring and will be credited to their account in the Fall semester. The application period will be during the month of March each year. Applicants will be required to complete the online Freshman application and provide an online reference as instructed. Ten scholarships at $500 will be distributed.
The second new scholarship has been provided for students in the Radiologic Technology program at MTI and will award two $500 scholarships to the recipients. The scholarship has been provided by a South Dakota physician who specializes in radiology and practices in South Dakota. It will be called the "Imaging Professionals Scholarship"
and will be awarded in the spring with the funds applied to the recipient's fall tuition bill.
Spring Scholarship Promotion Hosted by Foundation
The MTI Foundation promoted the Spring Scholarship application period of Feb. 14 through March 14 by hosting a "Scholarship Trivia" contest Feb. 7 to 11. In an effort to educate the students about the scholarship opportunities available, two questions were sent out each day via email about scholarships listed on the website. The first student to email the correct answer received a $25 gift card. Trivia winners were Thomas Sowell, Jr., Casandra Goldammer, Tyler Wagner, Boyd Reimnitz, Rachael Riggs, Tyler Jensen, Mosheh Mitchum, Amber Schoenfelder, Jordan Stahl and Jennifer Anshutz.
When the application period ended, there were 72 completed scholarship applications with some students qualifying for as many as four different scholarships. There were fifteen scholarships available during this period with over $21,000 in funds to be disbursed.
Spring, 2011 Scholarship Awards
MTI students enrolled in the Health Science Programs have received financial assistance through the donations of scholarship funds from industry supporters of MTI and MTI faculty and staff.
The following scholarships were awarded in the spring of 2011:
Cassi Dey MOP $500 Avera Queen of Peace
Danielle Wieczorek MOP $500 Avera Queen of Peace
Danielle Wieczorek MOP $1000 Osterhaus Endowment
Morgan Crow Rad. Tech. $500 Imaging Professionals Scholarship
Nicole Jung Rad. Tech. $500 Imaging Professionals Scholarship
The funds provided by industry are a valuable opportunity for MTI students to receive financial support. On behalf of the MTI staff and Foundation we thank you for this support. |
MTI Had Record Spring Starts Mitchell Technical Institute announced a record number of spring starts than we have ever had with over 81 starting this spring semester. The spring enrollment was down a bit from what MTI started the fall, with the count near 1085 students. The Admissions Dept., along with a well-planned marketing plan and advertising helped achieve the record spring starts.
The Admissions Department also rolled out a new referral campaign for the months of March and April to encourage current students to refer another student to MTI. The program called Refer-Any-Buddy provides a MTI student with a gift card and a chance to win $2500 in a drawing if their referral completes the application process. Any MTI student is eligible; if the student is a first year, the money will be applied to their fall account. If the student graduates in May, the money will be paid directly to them after any outstanding bills at MTI are settled. The contest runs through May 1, with the drawing held May 3. |
Coding Books Needed!
The Medical Office Professional students and instructor are in desperate need of more 2010-ICD-9 and CPT books. With a limited number of books available in the classroom, the instructor needs to make sure everyone is on the right track because there are a dozen different books throughout the class. It is like being on a scavenger hunt together, where all had different clues! The instructor has to go from person to person to answer questions and teach everyone individually. Correcting homework and tests take hours because everyone could potentially have different answers based on what year their manuals are.
If you have some laying around taking up space would you please contact
Thank you!
Jenna Christensen,
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MTI Ranks High Nationwide in Growth
Mitchell Technical Institute has been included on a new nationwide list of two-year public colleges with the fastest-growth enrollment. Community College Week magazine ranked colleges based on enrollment size and growth.
MTI is ranked 13th on the list of the Top 50 Fastest-Growing Public Two-Year Colleges from Fall 2008 to Fall 2009 at schools with enrollment under 2500 students. Enrollment in Fall 2008 was 756 and it grew to 1,004 in 2009, a 33 percent increase.
Overall, South Dakota ranked fourth on the list for percentage of change in total enrollment at two-year public community and technical colleges. An 18% increase occurred from 2008 to 2009. |
Summer of 2011 Finds Programs and Administration Moving
Construction is proceeding at a rapid pace on the new Administration Buildling on the South Campus. Puetz Corp., general contractor, indicates everything is on track for the June 15th turnover.  Current plans include all inside work and parking lot outside should be completed by July 5th with the heavy moving work scheduled after that date. The entire moving window will be about 30 days.
Offices re-locating will include the Business Office, Student Services, and Enrollment Services. Programs moving are General Education, Radialogic Technology, Culinary Arts and Health Science.
Programs remaining at the Main (North) Campus will include Farm Business Management, MTI Foundation, Business and Industry Training, Power Sports, ADBC, ECM, Ag and HCT. These programs will remain at the North Campus until the next building is approved and construction completed. |
Veterans Welcomed at MTI 
Student Veterans Organization (SVO) Helps Mitchell VFW Post
The SVO club was busy in December working at the local VFW Club Post
2750. SVO members made many improvements within the VFW club such as painting walls, replacing worn ceiling tile and removing old drain and water lines. The event had 15 students and teachers show up to help with the project and members of the VFW greatly appreciated the quality of work that was completed. |
MTI Job Fair was a Success
The MTI job fair was very successful March 3rd thanks to the student attendance. MTI had 23 different vendors and almost all were looking for entry level employees to start this summer. Programs of particular interest to the vendors included Construction, Energy, Engineering and Business.
236 students registered and participated in the event! Students and vendors shared a number of positive comments. Students enrolled in some programs were able to participate in interviews the day of the Fair.
If your organization is interested in attending next year's event please contact Amanda Neppl at 605-995-7136 for further details |
MOP Teacher Selected "Teacher of the Year"
Shirlyce Weisser, MTI alumni and second year instructor of the Medical Office Professional program at Mitchell Technical Institute, has been selected as one of two instructors to receive the 2011 "Teacher of the Year" award. The selection is made each spring semester by the MTI students.
CONGRATULATIONS SHIRLYCE! |
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Congratulations to Our Students
SkillsUSA Winners:
Danielle Wieczorek (MOP I) Health Occup. Prof. Portfolio - 1st
Ashley Thurman (MA II) Medical Assisting - 1st
Miranda Brondsema (MA II) Medical Assisting - 2nd
Tichelle Gukeisen (MLT I) Medical Math - 1st
Jen Harvey (MLT I) Medical Terminology - 1st
Skyler Duffy (SLPA) - Student Rep. Board Member
Jen Anshutz (SLPA) - Elected Student Body President for 2011-2012
school year.
The ninth annual MTI Student Recognition Event was held Friday, May 6, at the Pepsi-Cola Theatre for the Performing Arts. This event is held each year to recognize any students in any program who have been recognized for certifications, awards or other recognition. |
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Thank you!
Avera Queen of Peace - Scholarship Funds
Osterhaus Endowment - Scholarship Funds
Imaging Professionals - Scholarship
Funds
This list represents donations which have been received by MTI and the MTI Foundation. Please accept our apologies if we have inadvertently left something off the list. Please notify the MTI Foundation office if your donation is not on this list and we will acknowledge it in a future edition.
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MTI Students Give to the Community
* SRB (Student Representative Board), SkillsUSA and SVO (Student Veterans Org.) helped with the late March Love Feast at the First United Methodist Church.  They helped package 175+ meals for d
elivery, served approximately 100 meals, socialized with patrons and helped clean up.
SRB provided milk for the meal and donated $175 from their Culver's Frozen Custard Fundraiser. SVO donated an additional $100.
* Med. Lab Tech. and Med. Asst. programs volunteered at the Chamber Health and Wellness Fair. Students performed free blood glucose tests. Avera QOP, Walgreens and the Medicine Shoppe donated testing strips. About 150 tests were performed.
* MTI SkillsUSA collected food and household items for the Salvation Army during the National SkillsUSA Week.
* MTI collected a total of 153 units of blood during the January blood drive. This means 459 lives will be saved. Another 42 units were collected in March at the Main Campus.
* SRB hosted a Christmas party for children of MTI students and staff.
* ECM students helped the Abbott House with clean-up and removal of electrical service used for the December Festival of Lights.
* Med. Asst. students and instructors helped with Exploration Days, Community Health Fair and State SkillsUSA contest. They provided blood pressure clinics for Modern Woodman and did a hepatitis vaccine clinic for Med. Asst. and Med. Lab students.
* Culinary Academy students each provided 20 hours of community service during the second semester to fulfill Community Service program components.
These and many other projects throughout the year demonstrate the value of service and volunteerism to students and help give back to the community. |
MTI Alumni Association Hosts "Beyond Graduation" Seminars
March 23 and 24 the MTI Alumni Association hosted "Beyond Graduation " seminars at the Main Campus and Tech Center. The seminars were open to any students graduating from MTI on May 6th. The seminars offered tips on Accepting the Job Offer, Insurance, 401K, Benefits, Finances, Housing, Licenses, Credit Cards,
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Passports, Health Providers, Cell Phone Tips, Taxes and Community Services. Sixty-four students attended the presentations.
The Alumni Association gave away a 32" TV and 2 gifts cards at each location. The winners of the TV's were Ethan Teveldal (ECM) and Wendall Kuipers (Ag. Tech.)
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Contact Us:
Paula Freeman Rad. Therapy 605-995-7162
Lisa Herrmann Rad. Technology 605-995-7150
Cori Hoffman Medical Assistants 605-995-7160
LeAnne Messer Rad. Technology 605-995-7159
Kelly Odens Med. Laboratory 605-995-7172
Eric Schaffer Rad. Technology 605-995-7158
Lynne Smith Med. Laboratory 605-995-7106
Shirlyce Weisser Med. Office Profess. 605-995-7153
Deb Flynn Speech Language Pathology
Assistant 605-995-7184
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Heather Lentz Sheryl Plagmann
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605-995-7227 605-995-7119
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