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A replica of the Eiffel Tower can be seen in downtown Milwaukee for Bastille Days.
Bastille Days this weekend in Milwaukee
Harley's take over Milwaukee during the 2025 Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival, July 10-13.
Harley-Davidson’s Homecoming Festival
Photo shared by Rohingya Student Association President Zar Ni Ko. Those pictured from left to right: Aung Hein Kyaw, Chan Nyein San, Zar Ni Ko (center), Ei thin Zar Oo and Hnin Yati Aung.
Student organization travels to explore interests in science and technology
Image provided by MATC Marketing and Communications
Enjoy your Fourth
Graphic provided by the Wisconsin Lottery
Winning $50,000 Powerball ticket sold in Greendale
The U.S. women's volleyball team, along with MATC women's volleyball coach Michel DeLisle. Photo shared by coach DeLisle.
MATC’s volleyball coach balances local and international play
Photo shared by Stormers volleyball player Kim Busateri, who is in the bottom row wearing the #23 jersey.
Former Stormers volleyball player shares her experience competing in Greece
Operating (Game Day) Expenses- Men’s and Women’s Teams, page 11 of the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act. Photo Illustration by Cierra Pleshette Wilson
The cost of competing: A deep dive into MATC’s athletics department spending
Coach Mark Picard has a brief huddle with a couple of men’s tennis players
Year-round dedication to tennis: A spotlight on Coach Mark Picard
Ava Marx provided this selfie with her parents.
Ava Marx is hitting home runs on and off the field
Marvel's Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing – The Exhibition at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is an immersive exhibit featuring rare comic books, props and costumes.
Spider-Man: an interactive exhibit
A peacock's feathers trail the bird as it walks around the Milwaukee County Zoo.
Hope and Her Feathers: A short story
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Trivia:Titanic
The Milwaukee Art Museum's Lakefront Festival of Art took place June 13-15
Celebrating creativity: Milwaukee Art Museum’s Lakefront Festival of Art
Magic poem illustration by Autumn Melody (Sultan)
Magic
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Trivia:Titanic
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts – 7
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia – 6
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia – 5 (Scary Films)
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-4
Illustration by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters
Snow Angel: Sending warm, magical winter wishes! by Autumn Melody (Sultan), MATC Times Magna Illustrator
Snow Angel: Sending warm, magical winter wishes!
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 3 by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 3
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 2 by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 2
Kung Fu Critters, Ready, Fight 1 by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 1
Murals dot the buildings on Milwaukee's East Side in Black Cat Alley. It's an outdoor art gallery in a private alley located behind the Oriental Theatre.
Go take a hike: A photo series discovering Milwaukee’s free gems
Many Milwaukeeans are familiar with the name Blatz because the Blatz Brewing Company was one of Milwaukee’s brewing giants. This photo was taken at the Forest Home Cemetery.
Go take a hike: A photo series discovering Milwaukee’s free gems
Sudoku: It’s fun, and I promise it's not that hard!      
Sudoku: It’s fun, and I promise it’s not that hard!      
May 2025 graduate Patrick Burton
Striking the right chord: A graduate’s path through MATC
Emma Turk, graphic designer graduate and MATC Times Graphic Designer. Photographers: Cierra Pleshette Wilson and Juan Carlos Wood
Saudi student graduates with honors
Students receiving GED/HSED diplomas sit in the Cooley Auditorium during a graduation ceremony on December 17, 2024.
MATC and community-based organizations to celebrate 282 students at GED/HSED graduation
May 2025 graduate Patrick Burton
Striking the right chord: A graduate’s path through MATC
A graduate expresses her excitement at MATC's Spring Commencement ceremony.
Congratulations to MATC’s spring graduates!
Emma Turk, graphic designer graduate and MATC Times Graphic Designer. Photographers: Cierra Pleshette Wilson and Juan Carlos Wood
Saudi student graduates with honors
Illustration created by MATC's Graphic Designer, Emma Turk, a spring 2025 graduate.
MATC to graduate nearly 1,700 students at 2025 Spring Commencement
Summerfest logo
Wear MATC shirt or hat: Get free admission to Summerfest this Friday
Graphic created by Student Life
Welcome to Summer School Party: MATC Downtown Campus
Checota Scholarship open for fall 2025
Checota Scholarship open for fall 2025
People gather for a performance at the Milwaukee Downtown Market on June 11.
The Milwaukee Night Market returns
Image from Marketing & Communications
Summer textbook scholarship available
A replica of the Eiffel Tower can be seen in downtown Milwaukee for Bastille Days.
Bastille Days this weekend in Milwaukee
Image provided by MATC Marketing and Communications
Enjoy your Fourth
Summerfest logo
Wear MATC shirt or hat: Get free admission to Summerfest this Friday
Graphic created by Student Life
Welcome to Summer School Party: MATC Downtown Campus
Members of Black Excellence Leadership Alliance and the Juneteenth Parade Committee stand with the Juneteenth Flag outside of the Student Building, Downtown Campus. Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
Juneteenth flag raising ceremony at MATC
Graphic from MATC's The Week Ahead electronic newsletter
Fall Career Fair: Oak Creek Campus
A new Career Closet will be filled with professional clothing that MATC students can wear to interviews. The new space is part of the updates to the Student Resource Center (SRC) in S215 at the Downtown Campus.
Student Career Closet: Opening soon
Image provided by the CareerHub
Career Corner: Navigating ‘transfer in’ options at MATC
There are many networking opportunities at MATC. This is an Employer Appreciation Breakfast for M-Cubed, a partnership with MPS, MATC and UWM. The event was held to thank employers and organizations for creating work-based learning experiences for students in Milwaukee.
Career Corner: The importance of building career connections both now and in the future
This graphic is from CareerHub.
Career Corner: Planning for a career-ready semester
To achieve a healthy diet, you’ll need to do some planning and research. Photo Illustration provided by Cierra Pleshette Wilson.
Make your New Year’s resolutions meaningful and stress-free to benefit your mental health
AI generated graphic as directed by Zanaia Joshua
Domestic Violence Awareness: Every minute, an average of 20 people are abused
Zombie Bites
Zombie Bites
The Stormers Baseball team huddles up before a game in the Spring 2024 semester.
Everyone huddle up: Let’s talk Mental Health
An MATC student squeezes a stress ball to relieve some of his stress.
Stress management tips
Baking and Pastry students' gingerbread houses on display at the Milwaukee Public Market. December 11, 2024.
MATC’s Parade of Gingerbread Houses competition
A new look at the MATC Downtown Food Pantry in S215!
Downtown Food Pantry revamped and restocked
Renovations continue in the Student Resource Center (SRC) in S215 at MATC's Downtown Campus.
The SRC (Student Resource Center): A lifeline for students
Monique, a Culinary Arts student drizzles frosting over cherry-filled donuts.
Culinary Arts students serve Downtown Food Pantry guests
S215 is under renovation to create a more grocery-store feel to the Downtown Food Pantry.
Downtown Campus Food Pantry: Demand drives expansion
A shared kitchen area outside of rooms at Westown Green apartments
Westown Green needs to reconsider housing criteria
Students watch a Conflict Resolution presentation conducted by MATC Student Ombudsperson Yolanda Hodges.
Westown Green: Some love it, some loath it
MATC student move-in day
MATC student move-in day
On Campus Housing
Student Legal Clinic
Don’t rent trouble
A day of hot coffee and panic…how’d he end up here?
Grand Theft Auto and the anatomy of a moral panic: 2025 is a fear-filled time
Graphic created by Warren Murphy, Managing Editor
The future of money: We all want to know!
Super Smash Brothers Graphic created by Emma Turk
Super Smash Brothers – A dinner party by any other name
Make academic goals part of your 2025 New Years Resolutions
Setting academic goals for the new semester
Dr. M.L.K. Dr. street sign in front of the Eliminating Racism, Empowering women (YWCA) in Milwaukee WI. December 20, 2024
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr’s full legacy
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MATC Times
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MATC Times
On Veterans Day, student government members hand out cake and flags to honor veterans at the West Allis Campus.

Student Government honors veterans

by Samantha Palacios, Times Staff Reporter
November 20, 2013
Salena Krueger (L) accepts her award from faculty adviser, Bob Hanson.

And the winner is…

November 20, 2013
On Nov. 5, the Department of Public Safety hosted listening sessions for all MATC students, faculty and staff. The sessions are designed to give members of the MATC community the opportunity to ask questions and share concerns about safety and security at MATC.

Public voices safety concerns

by Jose Dehoyos, Times Photographer
November 20, 2013
German students visit MATC

German students visit MATC

by Mike Hiller, Times Photographer
November 20, 2013
Women in Technology student Earrainia Macon shows off a newly constructed solar panel to Cesar Perz, a potential student, and educates him on the benefits of solar power during MATC’s Open House on Nov. 9 at the Downtown Milwaukee campus.

Women in Technology collaborate on solar panel

by Keio Horton, Downtown Campus Editor | [email protected]
November 20, 2013
Jim Rauth stands in the entryway to the Grand Avenue Club. The Grand Avenue Club is the where Rauth drew his inspiration to write his book, “What Color Is Your Brain Scan?” He is currently enrolled in the human services program at MATC.

Rauth’s book focuses on life improvement

by Eric Anthony Crew, Times Staff Reporter
November 20, 2013
Concordia University Wisconsin advisers with potential students gathering information during Transfer Days at the Oak Creek campus on Oct. 17.

Giving colleges a chance to engage students

by Monte Driscoll, Times Staff Reporter
November 6, 2013
Jackie B performs with Anfernee McDowell to sing an original song he wrote, “Black Girl Lost,” at the talent show.

New student organization brings out big talent

by Keio Horton, Downtown Campus Editor | [email protected]
November 6, 2013

Staff members walk to help stop diabetes

by Keio Horton, Downtown Campus | Editor [email protected]
November 6, 2013

Is the offer to help fathers in need worth the struggle?

by Aaron Clevaland, Times Managing Editor
November 6, 2013

Help and hope for victims of domestic violence

by Veronika Greco, Mequon Campus Editor | [email protected]
November 6, 2013

Halloween Bash

November 6, 2013
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