CVTC colleague brings piece of 9/11 history to College
By Chippewa Valley Technical College EAU CLAIRE – A piece of September 11, 2001, history now has a permanent place at CVTC’s Emergency Service Education Center. Two steel column bolts, originally used to hold together steel columns from one of the World Trade Center’s north or south towers, recently were donated to CVTC by the Greenville Fire Department. The bolts had been part of the department’s September 11 display and were made available as Greenville prepares to move its own memorial to a new
CVTC instructor becomes the lesson
Chippewa Valley Technical College Today, Jen Struensee is teaching EMS hopefuls in her classroom at Chippewa Valley Technical College. But seven years ago, she was at the height of her career as a firefighter-paramedic when a 911 call changed everything. She remembers the smells, the sounds, the crisp air, and her knees in the dirt as she performed chest compressions. She thinks back to her student riding along on her first 911 call, learning in the middle of a tragedy no classroom could
CVTC’s New Student Welcome Day quells fears, builds confidence
CVTC’s New Student Welcome Day quells fears, builds confidence By Alyssa Van Duyse Chippewa Valley Technical College As the sun peeked over the pedestrian bridge suspended over Clairemont Avenue early Monday morning, more than 800 students walked through the doors of Chippewa Valley Technical College, many for the first time. Some arrived knowing exactly where they were going. Others were still figuring out the details. Some came with excitement. Others came with a few nerves and a lot of
