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MATC student William Musoke provided CPR and helped saved a student who collapsed in an MATC parking lot.
Courageous act: MATC student helps save a life
Six MATC students (left to right: Elsa Marks, Alham Alipuly, Bryan Morearty, Apexa Prajapati, Warren Murphy, and Naomi Omoruyi) pose on a NYC rooftop after securing 1st and 2nd place victories for their pitches regarding solutions for the United Nations Sustainable Development goals. Photo courtesy of Camp 2030.
MATC Changemakers
The ground on MATC's Oak Creek Campus featured the names of first responders who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Photo courtesy of Tim Evans, MATC Marketing & Communications
MATC remembers the fallen
MATC Surgical Tech student Frederick Haney talks to Public Safety Officer Johnny Taylor at the Public Safety Office Downtown. Students, faculty and staff can reach out to officers with their concerns by calling, texting on the Rave Guardian App or reaching out directly like Haney is doing.
Times followup with DPS after reported rape email
Screenshot from Public Safety’s Active Shooter Training Video shows Milwaukee Police Department helping MATC staff prepare for an active shooter incident.
Lockdown Drills this week
MATC Women's Volleyball vs Whitewater Rock County
MATC Women’s Volleyball vs UW-Whitewater at Rock County
#13 Freshman Forward Katelyn Haeft dribbling the ball in the Stormers game against Triton College on September 25.
Women’s Soccer: Eyes on the goal
#21 Freshman Pin Kendall Revolinsk blocking at the net
Women’s Volleyball: On the attack
Kamilla Mamedova is a player on MATC Women's Tennis Team.
MATC’s Women’s Tennis: Improving throughout the season
Stormers Women's Soccer midfielder #3 Lia Peterson during a game against Black Hawk College.
Check in with Women’s Soccer
Zombie Illustration by Noah Thomson
Sherman Park Horror Story Film    
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator for Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia – 5 (Scary Films)
China Lights 2024
China Lights
The Book Corner: Love is in the air
The Book Corner: Love is in the air
Milwaukee Fashion Week, September 9-September 15, 2024
Fashion Fest MKE
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator for Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia – 5 (Scary Films)
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator for Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-4
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator for Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-3
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator for Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-2
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator for Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-1
Stiff McGouly enjoys the last days of summer.
Stiff McGouly’s end of sumer tips
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 8
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 8
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7, Part 5c
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7, Part 5c
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7, Part 5b
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7, Part 5b
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7, Part 5a
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7, Part 5a
Drawing of Pikachu by Times Illustrator Noah Thomson
Pokemon generation
The exhibition "Lifeline: The Ultimate Bond" is featured in the Create Gallery at the Downtown Campus.
Create Gallery exhibit focuses on organ donation
Chicago Botanic Garden, summer 2024
A glimpse of summer’s beauty
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
Assistant Athletic Director Travis Mrozek is all smiles holding a NJCAA Region 4 Championship trophy.
What does an assistant athletic director do?
M-Cubed participants (from left to right) Noah Barry-Kessler, Paul Maynard, Jonathan Evans, Zyair Buckner
M-Cubed: Bridging futures, forging paths
The Fiserv was packed at Sunday's Commencement with MATC students, family and friends.
Congratulations Class of 2024
Excited MATC Nursing students pose for a photo.
Celebration and smiles as students prepare to enter the nursing profession
Dr. Vicki J. Martin and MATC student Gabrielle Armon-Wickers at the MATC Foundation’s BluTender event, a March 2024 fundraiser at the Pfister to support the MATC Promise scholarship. Photo courtesy of MATC Photographer/ Videographer Tim Evans.
MATC’s President prepares for her next chapter: retirement
Graduation poem: Vibe to life
Graduation poem: Vibe to life
Laptops are boxed up and stacked in the FASTFund Office in Founders Hall.
Lack of technology can be scary
Watch out for white canes
Watch out for white canes
A shared kitchen area outside of rooms at Westown Green apartments
Westown Green needs to reconsider housing criteria
The exhibition "Lifeline: The Ultimate Bond" is featured in the Create Gallery at the Downtown Campus.
Create Gallery exhibit focuses on organ donation
At the Downtown Campus, students can find the Accommodations Office in C 219.
Accommodations at MATC
Asian Student Association graphic
ASA Game Night: Downtown Campus
China Lights 2024
China Lights
Graphic from MATC's The Week Ahead electronic newsletter
Fall Career Fair: Oak Creek Campus
Screenshot from Public Safety’s Active Shooter Training Video shows Milwaukee Police Department helping MATC staff prepare for an active shooter incident.
Lockdown Drills this week
The exhibition "Lifeline: The Ultimate Bond" is featured in the Create Gallery at the Downtown Campus.
Create Gallery exhibit focuses on organ donation
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
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
A bartender pours a beer from a tap. Alcohol is the most used substance in America, according to the CDC.
Substance Use and Abuse
Coping with stress and change at MATC
Coping with stress and change at MATC
Two people sit at a booth with big breakfast plates. One person has only eaten a little bit of her food. Photo courtesy of student photographer GKV.
One death every 52 minutes is due to an eating disorder
New look at the MATC Downtown Food Pantry!
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
Anonymous MATC Dietetics students answer your diet dilemmas and help you can make wise choices.
Diet Dilemmas: Exploring intermittent fasting
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
Laptops are boxed up and stacked in the FASTFund Office in Founders Hall.
Lack of technology can be scary
A shared kitchen area outside of rooms at Westown Green apartments
Westown Green needs to reconsider housing criteria
MATC Student Organization leaders from the Rohingya Student Association, Mothership and District Student Association pose for a photo during a conference.
Campus Connections: First steps into campus culture
Graphic courtesy of Milwaukee's Office of Emergency Management
MATC Times encourages students to get MKE Alert
Thinking too much about video games - Mario and Heroism
Thinking too much about video games – Mario and Heroism
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Chicago Botanic Garden, summer 2024

Chicago Botanic Garden, summer 2024

Chicago Botanic Garden, summer 2024

Chicago Botanic Garden, summer 2024

A glimpse of summer’s beauty

by Iryna Levit, Photographer
August 16, 2024
Milwaukee World Refugee Day 2024

At City Hall in Milwaukee, youth leaders from Milwaukee’s refugee community took center stage on Milwaukee’s World Refugee Day.

Refugee Day in Milwaukee

by Iryna Levit, Photographer
July 16, 2024
A lot of smiling faces at Strawberry Festival 2024 in Cedarburg.

Strawberry lovers gather in Cedarburg

by Iryna Levit, Photographer
July 8, 2024
Polish Fest 2024

Polish heritage and culture take center stage in Milwaukee

by Iryna Levit, Photographer
July 8, 2024
Excited MATC Nursing students pose for a photo.

Celebration and smiles as students prepare to enter the nursing profession

by Iryna Levit, Writer
May 21, 2024

Students’ impressions of MATC Presidential Candidates

by Iryna Levit, Writer
May 3, 2024
Ivonne Diaz reads her writing "I Am From...". Diaz studies at Oak Creek and is from Colombia.

[Photo] MATC event highlights student authors

April 26, 2024
Ivonne Diaz reads her writing "I Am From...". Diaz studies at Oak Creek and is from Colombia.

MATC event highlights student authors

by Iryna Levit, Times Writer
April 26, 2024
A celebration of spring at the Art in Bloom Fashion Show at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Art in Bloom: A time to end hibernation and blossom

by Iryna Levit, Times Contributor
April 23, 2024
Shari Wszalek, MATC Photography student

[Photo] Strong Milwaukee Women: Celebrating Women’s History Month

by Shari Wszalek, Times Contributor
April 1, 2024
A woman holds a sign at rally for Urkaine in downtown Milwaukee.

Dozens gather at a rally for Urkaine in downtown Milwaukee on Saturday.

Children hold signs to commemorate the two year anniversary of the war in Ukraine in downtown Milwaukee on Saturday.

A woman holds a sign at a rally for Ukraine in Milwaukee on Saturday, February 24.

A crowd gathers for a rally for Urkaine was held in Milwaukee on Saturday, February 24.

A man holds a sign at a rally for Urkaine that was held in O'Donnell Park in downtown Milwaukee on Saturday, February 24.

A woman holds a sign at a rally for Ukraine in Milwaukee on Saturday, February 24.

[Photo] Milwaukeeans show support for Ukraine

February 26, 2024
Family and friends enjoy skating at Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee. You can skate for FREE if you bring your own ice skates, otherwise you can rent skates. The rink, located at 920 N. Water St., is open at 11 a.m. daily for those who have their own skates.

[Photo] The last remnants of winter

by Warren Murphy, Features Editor
February 26, 2024
A snowboarder shows some air at the Big Air for Care fundraiser at Little Switzerland Ski Hill in Slinger.

Big crowds show up for Big Air for Care 

by Iryna Levit, Writer
February 22, 2024
Math Instructor Volodymyr Opryshchenko (known by students as Mr. O.) helps Georgia Makal (L) and Maryam Huwail (R) with math assignments at the Math Success Lab in the C Building at MATC’s Downtown Campus.

Students are exercising their brains in the Math Success Lab and the Downtown Cafeteria

by Iryna Levit, Writer
February 19, 2024
The Stormers defeated the College of DuPage 60-55 in the February 8, Black History Month game.

The Stormers defeated the College of DuPage 60-55 in the February 8, Black History Month game.

The Stormers defeated the College of DuPage 60-55 in the February 8, Black History Month game.

The Stormers defeated the College of DuPage 60-55 in the February 8, Black History Month game.

The Stormers pose before their game against the College of DuPage on February 8, which celebrated Black History Month.

[Photo] Black History Month honored at MATC basketball games

by Warren Murphy, Features Editor
February 16, 2024
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