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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
Graphic provided by the Wisconsin Lottery
Winning $50,000 Powerball ticket sold in Milwaukee
A graduate expresses her excitement at MATC's Spring Commencement ceremony.
Congratulations to MATC’s spring graduates!
Illustration created by MATC's Graphic Designer, Emma Turk, a spring 2025 graduate.
MATC to graduate nearly 1,700 students at 2025 Spring Commencement
MATC Student Center (S Building) at the Downtown Campus is now open
MATC Student Center (S Building) at the Downtown Campus is now open
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
Infielder Jayden Moss hits a pitch during the softball game against the Lake County Lancers. The Stormers won 6-4 at MATC in Oak Creek on March 27, 2025.
Stormers softball team: Just two weeks before the playoffs
Xavier Guard Zach Freemantle throws down a dunk in an exciting matchup in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Fiserv Forum vs Illinois on Sunday March 23rd, 2025.
Photographing NCAA games: An extraordinary experience
Graphic created by Emma Turk
My Affirmations
Photography student Laura Starks next to her display for the Create the Spark portfolio night, May 8 2025.
Create the Spark portfolio event at MATC
Illustration by Reni Brown
A Beautiful Lie
Midwest Gaming Classic 2025, Milwaukee, WI
A student’s reflections from Midwest Gaming Classic 2025
Graphic created by Emma Turk
The Art of You
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
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-3
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
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
On leadership: an example set for me
On leadership: an example set for me
Michael Simmons, teacher education, May 2025 graduate
Suddenly here: Graduation 
MATC Photography student Mel Pipito poses after getting special effects makeup put on her for a final project in a Photojournalism class.
Creative final project for MATC photography students
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
Graphic provided by Student Life
MATC Campus Car Show – Saturday, May 31
Colleagues and guests clap for the acknowledgement of alumni Dr. Sherrea Jones (PhD & MD) during The Sis(Her) Luncheon at the MATC Downtown Campus. March 21, 2025.
Photo gallery: MATC’S Sis(Her) Luncheon, women pouring love on one another
Anonymous MATC Dietetics students answer your diet dilemmas and help you can make wise choices.
Diet Dilemmas: What are some healthy food options for a busy student?
MATC students have a checklist for each car that came to MATC's Diagnostics Day at Al Hurvis Peak Transportation Center at the Downtown Campus.
MATC students provided free car diagnostics
2nd Annual Adult Prom 2025
2nd Annual Adult Prom 2025
Graphic provided by Student Life
MATC Campus Car Show – Saturday, May 31
Illustration created by MATC's Graphic Designer, Emma Turk, a spring 2025 graduate.
MATC to graduate nearly 1,700 students at 2025 Spring Commencement
Photography student Laura Starks next to her display for the Create the Spark portfolio night, May 8 2025.
Create the Spark portfolio event at MATC
Create the Spark event showcases students' art, design, music and media
Create the Spark event showcases students’ art, design, music and media
Enjoy your Spring Break!
Enjoy your Spring Break!
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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