MATC’s Letters to Santa on PBS
by Victoria Alexander, Times Staff Reporter
February 5, 2019
Kicking off the holiday season, our video production students recently shot the 44th season of their Christmas program, “Letters to Santa.” This is a family show, which has a new theme every year, and features real kids and their wish lists, music, and sometimes even cooking and cartoon segments....
Mequon, West Allis campuses host MATC Safety Fair
by Kerry Lynch, Times Staff Photographer
December 13, 2018
If a fire starts near you are you prepared to extinguish it? Students had the opportunity to learn about the features of fire extinguishers and to use one to put out a virtual fire at the Mequon campus on Oct. 10 and the West Allis campus on Oct. 24 during the MATC Safety Fair. Campus Public Safety officers...
Always noble brothers, 60 years strong
by Mara Cook, Times Editor-in-Chief
November 16, 2018
September 29 marked the night for the ANB (Alpha Nu Beta) Fraternity of the then Milwaukee Institute of Technology. They were granted their charter in 1958 from School Director Dr. Parkinson. From then it set the stage for life-long friendships and some marriages that are still going strong. This...
Fall Experiment brings art, music, technology, film together
by Shane Potter, Times Photographer
October 31, 2018
The Fall Experiment is a place for Wisconsin’s aspiring artists, inventors, engineers and imagineers to meet, learn and create together. The free-of-charge public event offered something for anyone interested in learning more about the latest creative and tech trends. The event, tooks place...
Come with me on a culinary journey
by Charita Ford, Times Editor-in-Cheif
May 16, 2018
For the past six years the annual Five Star Food and Wine evening has served as a open door to the MATC experience for community members, partners and supporters to touch, taste, and test the fruits of labor from the college’s best and brightest. The event brings together the collective power of student...
It’s time to save students’ ‘Bucks’
by Charita Ford, Times Editor-in-Chief
April 26, 2018
The MATC Times and the Milwaukee Bucks Student Rush Ambassadors partnered to sponsor a viewing party for students and community members to watch the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Chicago Bulls on Friday, March 23. Students gathered on the third floor of the S-Building and enjoyed popcorn, cookies and soda pro...
Music for the soul, from the soul
by Lucia Balistreri, Times Assistant Photo Editor
March 27, 2018
“The family that plays together, stays together,” said Greg Davis, husband of Ollie Davis, and father to Andre, Aaron and Artemas. The Davis Family Band brought their talent and family culture to MATC’s Downtown Milwaukee campus cafeteria on Feb. 14 to perform, and share soul food with studen...
Environmental Health and Water Quality Technology program celebrates 50 years
by Kirsten Schmitt, Times Contributor
March 5, 2018
MATC's Environmental Health and Water Quality Technology program is celebrating its 50 years in existence. The associate degree program originated around January 1968, according to the two full-time faculty members of the program, Kathy Bates and Jerry Ortiz. They said it started at the MAT...
Free or discounted services offered here
by Asiya Mohamed, Lucia Balistreri, Jacquelyne Daniels, Times Photographer, Times Assistant Photographer Editor and Features Editor
February 22, 2018
Not many people know that MATC offers various services for the public at discounted rates: dental hygiene clinic, on campus child care, nail and hair services, a bakery and restaurant to name a few. These are staffed by current students. The dental hygiene clinic offers cleaning services and X-...
A fun affair if you dare
by Charita Ford, Times Editior-in-Chief
January 9, 2018
The 74th annual Holiday Folk Fair International took place Nov. 17 - 19 in the State Fair Park Exposition Center in West Allis. The festival features food, fun and culture from around the world. Visitors could taste German, Japanese, Egyptian, and Ugandan food dishes, just to name a sampling of the ...
Native American dancers wow crowd
by Doris Newby Armstrong, Times Photographer
December 11, 2017
Students, staff and faculty, from the Downtown Milwaukee campus came to watch the annual Native American dance celebration at the third floor S- Building atrium on Nov. 14. The showcase was presented by Ronald and Daniel Preston from the San Carlos Apache tribe. The two brothers explained the meaning behind their clothing, music and dance movements befo...
Students get crash course in distracted driving
by Ashley Becker, Times Staff Photographer
November 30, 2017
Did you know every 22 seconds a distracted driving accident occurs somewhere in Wisconsin? That’s one of the many facts about distracted driving found on zeroinwisconsin.gov. In an effort to raise awareness, MATC’s Student Government Association hosted the third annual distracted driving demonstratio...