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MATC closed Juneteenth Day, June 19
A "No Kings" protest in Cathedral Square in Milwaukee on Saturday, June 14.
“No Kings” protest in Milwaukee
Checota Scholarship open for fall 2025
Checota Scholarship open for fall 2025
Image from Marketing & Communications
Summer textbook scholarship available
MATC Alum Photographer Shari Wszalek took this picture at Milwaukee's 2022 Pride Parade.
Milwaukee’s Pride Parade: Sunday
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
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
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
Artist Emma Daisy shared the power of femininity through her painting at the Lakefront Festival of Art June 13-15.
Artists share their wares at the Lakefront Festival of Art this weekend
People gather for a performance at the Milwaukee Downtown Market on June 11.
The Milwaukee Night Market returns
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
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
On leadership: an example set for me
On leadership: an example set for me
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
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
People gather for a performance at the Milwaukee Downtown Market on June 11.
The Milwaukee Night Market returns
A variety of vehicles were featured at MATC's Oak Creek Campus Car Show on Saturday, May 31.
Photos from MATC Oak Creek Campus Car Show
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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Ngaolah Lee, Baking and Pastry Arts program, putting the finishing touches on her house.

[Photo] Gingerbread masterpieces!

by Crystal Montgomery, Times Staff Reporter
January 27, 2015
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