Creating innovative and inclusive online classes at the college level is no easy task.

But that didn’t stop educators from Nicolet College along with individuals from the area Native American community to redesign the college’s Native American Art class which was recently honored with a prestigious

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Nicolet College graduate Kricket Koehn has been named 2022 Alumni of the Year by the Wisconsin Technical College System District Boards Association, marking the first time this distinguished honor has been bestowed on a Nicolet graduate. 

A Rhinelander High School graduate, Koehn attended Nicolet

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More than 60 people from throughout the Northwoods recently streamed into the Nicolet College Culinary Arts Dining Room for the first event in the college’s local Chef’s Series designed to inspire culinary creativity for anyone interested.

Nicolet Culinary Arts Instructor Mitch Below kicked off the

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Nicolet College is continuing its long-standing tradition of honoring those who have served in the military with several events and activities leading up to Veteran’s Day Friday, Nov. 11. 

“Nicolet College serves military-connected students, whether they are a veteran themselves, a spouse, or a

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Business professionals looking for effective strategies to address the worker shortage, retain employees and improve workplace efficiencies are invited to attend the Future-Proof Your Workforce seminar from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Nicolet College. 

“Over the past few years just

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Rehearsals are in full swing for the Nicolet Players upcoming production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the community theater troupe’s first musical comedy in years. 

Performances are scheduled for Nov. 4 to 6 and 10 to 13 in the Nicolet College Theatre. 

The musical by William

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Cast of the Putnam National Spelling Bee production by Nicolet Live posing and smiling on stage.

RSVP online here for the open house.

All things Nicolet College will be on full display Thursday, Oct. 20, when the college hosts an all-campus Open House from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

“Nicolet is here to serve all residents in the Nicolet College District and we wanted to give the general public the

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Lakeside Center building with text overlay: Campus Open House.

The unique and thought-provoking art created by Ken Juon will be on display in the Nicolet College Art Gallery with an opening reception to meet the artist schedule for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Art Gallery. 

Juon uses words as the primary medium on his painted wooden panels. 

He

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Persevering through a pandemic, serious supply chain issues, and a myriad of other challenges has paid off at Nicolet as the college celebrates October as Manufacturing Month with a fully functional Birchwoods Center which now houses all manufacturing disciplines under one roof. 

“It has been a

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Manufacturing lab with students and instructors working on projects.

Anyone interested in seeing firsthand the training available for careers in the health care field is invited to attend the Health Occupations Open House from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Nicolet College.

The free event will take place in the Health Occupations labs and classrooms located

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