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Southeast Tech Times
JASON
Leigh
Life is Great
HIGH SCHOOL
Students
STEP UP
With Hands-on Camps
Taking
Care of
BUSINESS
Students Research,
Develop, and Launch
Real-World Project
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What’s Next?
president’s
view
If a bachelor’s degree is your next goal,
Colorado Technical University has
the career-focused programs – and
the flexibility – to help you get there.
As 2009 has come to a close,
Southeast Tech is looking
forward to an unprecedented
Pursue your degree part time
or full time. Days. Evenings.
Weekends. Or Online.
number of students for 2010.
It is with deep pride, that I
tents
con
step forward into the new year
leading an organization that
Sioux Falls Campus
3901 West 59th Street
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
is poised to help thousands
of individuals discover a new
605-361-0200
career or redefine themselves
in this challenging economy.
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At Southeast Tech our goal is
to give our graduates the tools
to succeed, and partner with our community members to make South
Dakota an even greater place to live, work and raise a family.
Take a moment to read through this issue of Living Blue and get to
know some of our alumni, students, staff and business partners.
Their commitment and influence on our community has truly been a
testament to the power of Southeast Tech.
ON THE COVER
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TrYSTI Days
Hands-on camps demonstrate tech ed.
Real World
Students step into the business world early.
Jeffrey R. Holcomb
President, Southeast Technical Institute
FEATURE
LIVING BLUE
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Jason Leigh
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winter
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Shining Star
Anlis Hartmann discovers her calling.
Family Balance
Erin Jankord handles school and home life.
Ditch the Desk
STI instructor rolls up her sleeves.
Spreading
Opportunity
BIT teams up with the South Dakota DOL.
Student Profile
An inside scoop on STI student Kallie Larsen.
Bragging Writes
See the latest achievements throughout campus.
Leaving behind a successful aerospace
career in Seattle, Washington; Jason Leigh
finds his destiny in Sioux Falls with a
great job, a happy marriage and a
promising future.
Southeast Tech proudly
embraces green printing
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DAYS
Shining
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Anlis Hartmann
Discovers Her Calling
LIVING BLUE
At Southeast, all health students must
complete a clinical experience, which is a
supervised hands-on internship working
with real patients. Once students have
completed their classroom requirements,
they become board-certified by the state
and are then required to find a clinical site
to finalize their degree.
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The first student to obtain
a clinical experience at St.
Anthony’s in Carroll, Iowa,
Anlis wasn’t sure what
to expect from a small
town hospital. “The day I
moved to Carroll was the
first day I was there. The
community is nice and
very friendly which made –Anlis Hartmann
it really easy to move there.
St. Anthony’s is a catholic hospital, so on tech. “I was in complete shock when I
top of being there with a nice place to live got the phone call that I got the job! It’s a
and with nice people, it’s almost like God’s full-time night shift and I won’t have
message saying this is what you need to to work weekends, holidays or on-call,”
do. I feel like he lined it up for me.”
smiles Anlis. As to whether she enjoys her
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A Redwood Falls, Minnesota native, Anlis
Hartmann had no inkling that she would
be attending Southeast Technical Institute.
In fact, she had never even heard of it
until she met with a recruiter visiting her
high school. “I really wanted to get into
ultrasound but I couldn’t find a school,”
remembers Anlis. “One of Southeast’s
recruiters happened to make a visit and
the receptionist knew I was looking for
a school that offered ultrasound degrees
so they called me into the office.” That
fall, Anlis enrolled in the Diagnostic
Medical Sonography-Abdominal Ob/Gyn
program.
This has been a very life-altering
experience. If you’re really set on
something you want to do and
Southeast has the program, come here.
It’s going to be a challenge though! I
spent many hours studying and crying
but I made it through. There aren’t
many places you can go and get out
right away with a great job but you can
do that here.”
Having finalized her required clinical,
Anlis was happy to start her new life
and career. After networking with a
traveling ultrasound tech with Mercy
Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, she
secured a job as an evening ultrasound
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new career?
“Everyone is really nice and very helpful. I
still have a lot to learn but the radiologists
are very easy to talk with and I enjoy going
to work everyday.” LB
Tech Prep Introduces
Innovative Way to
Test-drive Technical
Education
When you ask high school students what
an associate’s degree is, most aren’t sure.
In fact, when asked what the differences
between a technical institute and a
traditional college are, you get even more
confusion. To help more clearly define
what a technical institute is, and what
kind of degree and experience you can
expect to get, Southeast’s Tech Prep
Coordinator Anna Fischer has established
an innovative series of day camps to help
solve the mystery.
According to Anna, “My job as a Tech
Prep Coordinator is to work with high
school students to explain exactly what
forms of higher-education are available
to them in South Dakota. Sometimes,
coming to a campus and actually getting
hands-on experience makes my job much
easier because they can literally experience
what it is like to be a student on campus.”
Anna along with other staff and
instructors at Southeast Tech organized
six TrYSTI Days for the 2009-2010 school
year, even going so far as to pay for
travel and providing lunch for attendees.
“I wanted to make sure that everyone, no
matter their situation, has the opportunity
to attend one of these camps. It is really
important that students research their
opportunities and understand them before
making a choice,” she shares. “Although
the majority of students come as a class
from their high school, any South Dakota
high school student is welcome to attend.”
The scheduled camps include Horticulture,
Scrubs
(healthcare),
Construction,
Business,
Computer/Manufacturing
and Law Enforcement. Camps consist
of presentations from industry experts,
hands-on activities with Southeast
instructors and staff and an explanation of
the types of careers students can expect to
enter with specific degrees.
To experience a TrYSTI Day, visit
www.southeasttech.edu and click the
link to see a video of the TrYSTI
Business day. LB
Although the Horticulture, Scrubs
and Business camps have already
successfully run, three TrYSTI days
are scheduled including Computers/
Manufacturing on January 27,
Law Enforcement on February 24
and Construction on April 14. For
more information or to register
for these TrYSTI Days, contact Tech
Prep Coordinator Anna Fischer at
[email protected]
or 605.367.5467.
www.southeasttech.edu
Anna Fischer, Tech Prep Coordinator
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Full-Time Student
and Mother Keeps
Life On Track
LIVING BLUE
After researching the Cardiovascular
Ultrasound Technology program at
Southeast, Erin made the decision to
go back to school even though she was
a young mother with two young sons,
JJ who was 2 and Brandon who was just
1, to support and take care of. “After
determining that Southeast had a great
reputation because they produce some
of the best sonographers in the country,
I just wanted to come here. My parents
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TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Today, Erin has excelled in her program
and is in the home stretch of finishing her
Erin took the time to fill out a
degree. With only a clinical experience
scholarship application and was the
that stands between her and her degree,
recipient of a $1,000 scholarship
Erin couldn’t be happier with her decision
from the Southeast Tech Foundation.
to return to school. “It’s tough being a
mom and a student but I have a
great family and good friends… “I feel very blessed to receive
it’s not anything I can’t handle,” she these scholarship funds. This
smiles. LB
WANT TO RECONNECT WITH
SOUTHEAST FRIENDS?
“
Visit
www.southeasttech.edu
and click on the Alumni tab.
You can register at our virtual
Techville to find old friends.
Did you meet your True Love
at Southeast Tech? Tell us your
story–how you met and what
you’re doing now. A prize for the
best story will be selected each
February for Valentines Day.
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Jason
Leigh
Discovers His Niche and Finds
Personal Satisfaction at Scherer
Corrugating in Tea, South Dakota
“
money is helping me and my
two children get on our feet a lot
faster. It allows me to concentrate
on completing my Cardiac
Ultrasound Degree, become a
sonographer, and spend more
time enjoying these little guys.
Saying thank you just doesn’t
seem like enough to express my
“When I tell someone that I’m a machinist, they
don’t understand what I do. However, there are
very few industries that aren’t directly related to a
machinist. Every tool a dentist uses comes from a
machinist, so do appliances and what’s under the
hood of your car. There’s really nothing a machinist
doesn’t come into contact with, it includes
artificial heart pieces and every rocket that’s been
launched into space.”
“
“I moved to Boise, Idaho and worked
as a personal trainer. However, when I
did my internship I worked in cardiac
rehabilitation and I fell in love with the
heart. As it turned out I ended up getting
married and having kids,” Erin shares.
“When we decided to move here, I knew
I couldn’t find what I was doing there and
I wanted to do ultrasound so I looked
into it.”
were totally on board and encouraged me
to do it.”
real gratitude.” –Erin Jankord
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Erin Jankord thought she was finished with
school. Originally from Madison, South
Dakota, she enrolled directly into Dakota
State University where she attended for
two years. An excellent runner in track,
she transferred up to North Dakota State
on a track scholarship and to finish her
degree in Exercise Physiology. Finishing
up with school, Erin was ready to begin
her new career in a new location.
–Jason Leigh
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MACHINE TOOL
TECHNOLOGY
at Southeast Tech
Jason Leigh
Computer Numerical Control
Operations Manager
Scherer Corrugating; Tea, SD
STI Class of 1996
Degree: Machine Tool Technology
FROM
TOASTERS
TO
three additional CNC machinists
from Southeast to join his team. A
move he has been very pleased with.
“Southeast’s machine tool program
is a hands-down great program. It
is cutting-edge and way ahead of
the game, and they turn out great
employees.”
ROCKETS
LIVING BLUE
Jason Leigh Helps Create Tools That
Make the World go ‘Round
Growing up in the state of Washington,
Jason Leigh didn’t realize at that time
where his destiny was pulling him. Having
served in the Marine Corps as a military
policeman for four years, he decided to
make a change and followed his sister
and brother-in-law to LeMars, Iowa to
work in their new machine shop creating
crankshafts for outboard engines.
It was then that Jason fell in love with the
Midwest, but determined he would need to
get formal training to succeed in the field.
After bouncing between school and work,
he discovered the Machine Tool program
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at Southeast Tech. “Southeast provided
me with the opportunity to learn a hightech skill and apply it immediately after I
graduated, which I did. I really believe if
you have an aptitude for something and
Southeast provides a course for it you’ll
succeed. Their Machine Tool program is
hands-down the best in the area.”
After graduating, Jason spent two years
working in the Sioux Falls area as well
as teaching a class at Southeast. It was
then that he was presented with an offer
he couldn’t refuse with an aerospace
company, taking him to Washington once
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more. Not just any job, Jason was working
to produce high-test titanium parts and
prototypes for a fire suppression system.
Although he loved the work and had a
great title, it wasn’t enough. After just six
months and with a phone call nearly every
day from Bob Scherer, owner of Scherer
Corrugating and Machine in Tea, South
Dakota, Jason came back to Sioux Falls.
Today, as a Computer Numerical
Control Operations Manager for Scherer
Corrugating in Tea, Jason works on
developing materials for the agricultural
industry, including biofuels, specializing
in parts that were previously only offered
overseas with a three-month wait. “My
boss created a machine to crack corn as
you harvest it and then when the ethanol
boom hit we stepped into that as well
which has become the mainstay of our
business.”
So confident in his own education from
Southeast Tech, Jason has since hired
As to whether Jason is happy with his
decision to return to the Midwest? “I
think I was destined to end up in Sioux
Falls forever. It has allowed me to buy
a home, get married and give a little
bit of it back. It has been wonderful
coming back to raise a family.
Everything has just been perfect for
my wife and I.” LB
Southeast Tech offers a two-year
Associates in Applied Science
degree in Machine Tool Technology
and a one-year Diploma in
Machine Tool Operations.
MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY, AAS DEGREE
MACHINE TOOL OPERATIONS,
DIPLOMA
Machinists, tool, die, and mold makers
use machine tools, either power-driven
or hand tools, to remove metal and shape
it to a specified form and size. Machining
equipment is stationary or powerdriven. There are many jobs in Machine
Tool Technology such as CAD/CAM
programmers, mold makers, diemakers,
production machinists, maintenance
machinists and machinists.
Estimated Program Cost: $15,061
Estimated Diploma Cost: $9,836
FIND THE MACHINE TOOL
TECHNOLOGY VIDEO AT:
www.southeasttech.edu/
www.keloland.com/college101/
southeasttechnicalinstitute
www.facebook.southeasttech.edu
www.youtube.com/southeasttechvideos
NIMS Accredited
Southeast Technical Institute has the only Machine Tool Program
in the state of South Dakota accredited by the National Institute of
Metalworking Skills. This accreditation allows students to
obtain credentials proving competency with specific tools and
machines through hands-on execution of required tasks, which
are then evaluated by objective industry professionals. Once
the student has completed this portion of the credentialing
process, they are then required to complete an online
written exam.
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STI Class of 1992
Degree: Horticulture Technology
the
In 1990, Stacy Hotchkin was working
as a dietary supervisor in Sioux Falls.
Although she enjoyed her job, it wasn’t
her passion. Stacy shares, “I decided this
wasn’t for me. My husband Dale was
operating Dakota Lawn and Landscape
Service, a business he had started with my
sister who graduated from Southeast with
a horticulture degree. I had been helping
them when I got off from my job in the
afternoon and I just fell in love with it. I
decided I was tired of working inside and
wanted to do what I really enjoyed doing.”
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Upon making her decision to change
careers, Stacy enrolled in the horticulture
program at Southeast and earned her
horticulture degree. She shares, “My
intentions were to work full-time with
“I feel blessed to be able to work in the field
that I really enjoy. Southeast provided good
hands-on education that helped me succeed.
Today, I love sharing my knowledge with
students.”
“
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Dale and our business, but then a Lab
Specialist position opened up at Southeast
and I applied for it and got it. It’s a great
job because I get to share what I know. I
just like being able to help people learn
things.”
Today, Stacy works at Southeast and has
also helped the family business evolve into
a full-service landscaping company. “We
added more of the landscape design and
installation services after I got my degree.
We also keep a plant nursery with trees,
shrubs and perennials. Owning your own
business is nice but it’s a lot of work. It
does give you flexibility and you definitely
get the satisfaction of a job well done.”
Not thinking of another job change any
time soon, Stacy knows she has landed
exactly where she wants to be. “I love my
job because I enjoy being outside and
working with plants. It’s no comparison to
my previous job because when I have to sit
and do paperwork inside I go crazy. I have
to be up and doing something.” LB
– Stacy Hotchkin
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bragging writes
Students in the Southeast Tech Nuclear Medicine program have achieved a 100% pass
rate for the national Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Boards for the third
year in a row. Students at Southeast Tech are required to take and pass the Boards in
order to graduate. Pat Bortnem, Director of Health at Southeast Tech notes, “The
Nuclear Medicine program at Southeast gives us many reasons to be proud, not the least
of which is a 100% pass rate on the National Board Exams for the past 3 years. Program
instructors, Doug Warner and Brett Peterson, instill in their students a drive to do their
best academically and in skill performance as well as a sense of professionalism that is evident throughout their enrollment here at
Southeast. The success on the boards is a credit to those individual Nuclear Medicine graduates who worked very hard to earn their
registry and everyone at Southeast who assisted them on their journey through the program.”
Rewarding
PARTNERSHIP
SD Department of Labor and Business and Industry
Training Team Up to Offer Opportunity
Check out the Nuc Med lab in a short video at southeasttech.edu; just click Academics and then
Program Videos.
Fall 2009
Southea
Southeast Tech Marketing Coordinator Margaret Pennock, Business and Industry Training
NOAH
Marketing Coordinator Roxanna McKenna, and Senior Graphic Designer Caroline Jacobsma
Diercks
were honored with several awards from the National Council on Marketing and Public Relations
It’s H
& We GOTOT
IT
at the District 5 Medallion Awards. These awards recognize outstanding achievement in
communications at community and technical colleges.
Living
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Hangin’
Milwauk with the
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Partnerships, much like invention, often
arise from necessity. This has been the
case for the South Dakota Department
of Labor (DOL)-Sioux Falls office, and
Business and Industry Training (BIT), a
division of Southeast Technical Institute.
Over the last 18 months, many people
in the Sioux Falls region have found
themselves out of work due to the
economic downturn. This left the DOL
with many displaced-worker clients in
need of direction, guidance and in some
cases, hope.
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Fortunately, due to the ongoing
partnership and working relationship
between BIT and the DOL, many of these
displaced workers were able to transition
into an educational or training program
and take the first steps toward a new
career.
According to Danyell Skillman, Assistant
Manager of the Sioux Falls DOL office,
“We have about 400 dislocated workers
in our program. Our workforce training
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program provides opportunities for
individuals who are laid off through no
fault of their own, to assist them to go
back to school or go to school and obtain
a degree.”
The partnership between the DOL and
BIT is a natural fit. The DOL works with
clients and provides funding for those
that are looking for ways to improve
their employability. BIT provides
educational and training opportunities
to help people prepare for employment
in specific careers. With the two entities
working together, the chances for positive
outcomes increase greatly. Skillman adds,
“Our program is life-changing for people,
if they are part of our program and have
the commitment. It can allow them to get
the additional training or education to
give them a better life for them and their
families.”
For
more
information
about
BIT, call 605.367.7619 or visit
www.trainsiouxfalls.com. LB
www.southeasttech.edu
Jan Karpen Wins
Outstanding
Training Provider
Each October, the South Dakota
Department of Labor presents awards
to individuals and agency partners
that have had a positive impact on
employment in South Dakota. This
year’s recipient of the Outstanding
Training Provider award is Jan
Karpen, Administrative Assistant for
the Business and Industry Training
Division of Southeast Tech.
Here is just one of the many positive
comments from the nomination
letter: “Jan goes above and beyond
to provide assistance to the
Workforce Training program. She
loves her job and it is reflected in
her professionalism and the genuine
concern that she exhibits on a daily
basis to the students and the WIA
Team.”
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Registrar Kristie Vortherms was honored with the Exemplary Service Award from the Upper Midwest Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions Officers. The Exemplary Service Award is the highest honor UMACRAO presents and is presented to those
who have served the organization well and have shown great dedication to their profession. In addition, Kristie is President Elect for
the organization.
Student
PROFILES
kallie Larsen
Hometown: Valley Springs, SD
Major: Graphic Communications
Graduation Date: 2010
Why did you choose your major?
I really love art and painting but I wanted a more stable
career than being an artist would provide. I chose
graphic arts because I can be a commercial artist and do
what I love, but be guaranteed a paycheck and be able to
support myself and a family.
What’s your advice for someone who is interested in a graphic communications career?
Choose a career that will let you use your talent and make yourself happy. You don’t have to be a fine artist to be in graphics. It helps,
but you can produce amazing pieces of art even if you’re not. If you can get a glimpse of the software we use, which is really intricate
and powerful, you will love it.
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PART SCHOLAR
PART SPRINTER
PART CHOIR
USF
THE WHOLE WAY
Real-World
PROJECT
puts students in charge
shares business student Ashton Beck.
a great way for our students to meet
deeper. According to Bobbie, “The
business project called the Value Card,
which they are completely in control
of from execution to production and
ultimately distribution.”
The Value Card offers valuable and
desirable discounts with many local
merchants
who
have
generously
agreed to be a partner in the program.
Because the class which begins in late
August necessitates that the card is
produced before Thanksgiving, the
pace is fast and furious. “It’s a project
that allows students to get a handson feel for what it’s like to develop,
promote and distribute a product. I
wanted to be part of something that I
could say, ‘I helped make that what it
is.’ It was nice to actually do something
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the card, develop a budget and strategy
and hit the pavement to determine the
deals on the Value Card.
Marketing student Laura McConaghy
notes, “I was a part of this class
the employers to meet our students.”
The Value Card proceeds help fund
business scholarships for Southeast
Tech students. In addition, they
help defray student costs for an
annual business trip, scheduled
to
one
major
metropolitan
city
in
the
U.S.
annually.
“
because I wanted the experience to
workforce.”
“We take tours of major businesses on
this trip to learn more about the business
environment. We’ve done everything from
MTV to Universal Studios where the VP
spent two hours with us. Employers want
their employees to be well traveled and
to have experience. This trip gives our
students the opportunity to see the world.”
And the students aren’t
–Bobbie Talcott, Southeast Tech Marketing Instructor
put on my resume, but
ended up getting so
much more out of it.
Speaking with business
owners around Sioux
Falls really gave me
an insight of what to
expect as I enter the
the only ones getting
great experience out of the project.
Bobbie smiles, “The merchants know
exactly what kind of students are
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In addition to direct student sales,
the class also promotes this as a
fund-raising opportunity for other
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