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Lavonte Ford photo courtesy of MATC’s Marketing and Communications department.
MATC’s Choir honors a student who passed
Monique, a Culinary Arts student drizzles frosting over cherry-filled donuts.
Culinary Arts students serve Downtown Food Pantry guests
Meet Antonia Anderson! She’s the founder and curator of the Milwaukee Hip Hop Museum. Antonia works for Milwaukee Public Schools and believes that hip hop can help children improve their critical thinking and writing skills, and become more productive in the community.
Strong Milwaukee Women: Celebrating Women’s History Month
Two of MATCs Student Leaders
Student Spotlight: Two leaders worth appreciating
Dancers perform at the Fall 2023 UW-Milwaukee Hype Showcase, pictured left to right are Meghan Despojo, Lexi Williams and Calla Beverly.
Girly Pop: Cultivating passion in Milwaukee’s teens through K-pop
Winter Commencement 2023
Congratulations December Graduates!
Walter Lanier is just one of many who have left or retired from the college in the past five months. He is now the President and CEO of the African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee (AALAM). Lanier, shown here with his wife Nichole at Progressive Baptist Church where he serves as the pastor. Read this story and more in the next print edition of the MATC Times.
Preview – Spring 2022 Graduation Issue
Officer Richard Coppage on duty helping a student navigate the campus. Public Safety Officers like Coppage, will soon carry tasers and wear body cameras for additional protection while on patrol at each campus location. Read this story and more in the next print edition of the MATC Times.
Preview – 2022 Spring Graduation Issue
MATCs Director of Public Safety, Aisha Barkow, provides six tips that may help you avoid becoming a victim of auto theft. Nearly 2,500 cars have been stolen in the City so far this year. Last month Milwaukee Police Department Captain James Campbell referred to the increase in automobile break-ins and thefts as an epidemic. Car brands Kia and Hyundai continue to be the car of choice for thieves, however, Barkows theft preventive tips are aimed at helping all car owners. Read this story and more in the next print edition of the MATC Times.
Print edition preview – Spring 2022 Graduation Issue
Thirteen artists were selected for the Colleges 2022 Community Arts Collection including photography instructor John Glembin. His proposal for the collection consists of creating photographs of his students using the wet-plate collodion process. A technique created in 1851 that requires the use of chemicals, glass plates and a darkroom. The works of all artists selected for 2022 will be unveiled in the Fall. Read more about Glembin and the other artists selected for the Community Arts Collection in the upcoming print edition of the MATC Times.
Print edition preview – Spring 2022 Graduation Issue
Chloe Sodowski celebrates a win of 9-8 with teammates in the first game against Blue Knights at the Oak Creek field, April 13, 2024.
Stormers Softball doubleheader weekend wins
Opening Day for the Milwaukee Brewers
Brewers’ Home Opener win
Justin Schnell at the mound for the Stormers Baseball Team.
Stormers Baseball: A sure sign of spring
Shelton Williams-Dryden finished with two game highs in the March 20 National Quarterfinals game against Ellsworth. He had 31 points and 17 rebounds. (This photo was taken by Juan Carlos Wood at a previous game.)
Men’s Basketball falls in National Quarterfinals vs. Ellsworth
MATC Stormers take on Iowa Lakes community college
The Baking Club kneads you
The Baking Club kneads you
This graphic was provided by Student Life
DSA voting underway: VOTE
Students’ impressions of MATC Presidential Candidates
Dr. Anthony Cruz photo provided by MATC Marketing and Communications
Dr. Anthony Cruz named next president of MATC
Photo provided by Student Life of the ESL Program at MATCs Mequon Campus
Mequon Campus hosts ESL Program
Chris Powers (L) and David New (R) perform as green lights glow, providing the perfect backdrop at The Hip Abuduction concert. Photo courtesy of Dan Ojeda, Pabst Theater Group
The Hip Abduction: Concert review 
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
Midwest Gaming Classic: Learning and fun for MATC students
Midwest Gaming Classic: Learning and fun for MATC students
The jig is up
The jig is up
This photo was provided by Midwest Gaming Classic.
MATC’s Game Enthusiasts head to the Midwest Gaming Classic
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
Stiff McGouly shares his advice for dating.
Stiff McGouly’s Dating Advice
Kung Fu Kritters, Issue 7, Part 4
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7
Perspectives: Who is your favorite woman?
Perspectives: Who is your favorite woman?
Brittany Sterling is a legally blind student who attends MATC. She is in her first year here and pursuing an associate degree in Business Management. She plans to eventually transfer to a four-year institution to get a degree in Accounting.
Be mindful of students with disabilities
Perspectives: What do you love about yourself?
Perspectives: What do you love about yourself?
Graduate Perspectives: Who are you? I am...
Graduate Perspectives: Who are you? I am…
Perspectives: How do you handle stress?
Perspectives: How do you handle stress?
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
The Food Pantry offers students healthy choices like these bags of vegetables.
Nutrition mixed with chaos
A bartender pours a beer from a tap. Alcohol is the most used substance in America, according to the CDC.
Substance Use and Abuse
Anonymous MATC Dietetics students answer your diet dilemmas and help you can make wise choices.
Diet Dilemmas: Exploring intermittent fasting
This graphic was used with permission from Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.
Cancer, the leading cause of death in Wisconsin
Movie Time: Watch Ice Age today at MATC West
Movie Time: Watch Ice Age today at MATC West
The Baking Club kneads you
The Baking Club kneads you
Graphic provided by Student Life
End of Year Picnic: Mequon Campus, Monday
Graphic provided by Student Life
End of Year Picnic: Wednesday, Oak Creek Campus
Conexiones Latinos/Latino Connections event at MATCs Downtown Campus
Conexiones Latinos/Latino Connections
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
Meet three of the friendly CareerHub Ambassadors: Wilmer Valderrama, Kara Sternlieb and Victor Lo
Career Corner: New Year! New Career!
This graphic is from CareerHub.
Career Corner Question: Once I’m offered a job, what questions should I ask before accepting it?
This graphic is from CareerHub.
Career Corner: Preparing for an Interview
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
A woman is being watched while she walks her dog in a wooded area.
January is National Stalking Awareness Month
The Home Stretch: Managing end-of-semester stress
The Home Stretch: Managing end-of-semester stress
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
Graphic provided by Student Life
Spring Semester Kick-Off – FREE Food at Mequon Campus
Anonymous MATC Dietetics students answer your diet dilemmas and help you can make wise choices.
Diet Dilemmas: Weight loss medications
MATC student move-in day
MATC student move-in day
On Campus Housing
Student Legal Clinic
Don’t rent trouble
Student Legal Clinic
If looking to rent but don’t have money for the deposit, here is some help
Student Legal Clinic
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Torean Smith, MATC TV and Broadcasting Program My favorite person in the world is my mother because she did everything for me and was there for me. She taught me everything I know; I love her to death.

[Photo] Perspectives: Who is your favorite woman?

by Warren Murphy, Features Editor
May 8, 2024
Jacob Odrzywolski is a member of the MATC Choir who also plays piano.

[Photo] MATC’s Choir honors a student who passed

by Shaprella Johnson, Times Writer
May 6, 2024
Conexiones Latinos/Latino Connections event at MATCs Downtown Campus

[Photo] Conexiones Latinos/Latino Connections

April 29, 2024
Volunteers roll up their sleeves to plant flowers and clean up trash on Earth Day at MATCs Walkers Square.

[Photo] Celebrating Earth Day at Walker’s Square

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
April 23, 2024
S215 is under renovation to create a more grocery-store feel to the Downtown Food Pantry.

[Photo] Downtown Campus Food Pantry: Demand drives expansion

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
April 23, 2024
Brittany Sterling is a legally blind student who attends MATC. She is in her first year here and pursuing an associate degree in Business Management. She plans to eventually transfer to a four-year institution to get a degree in Accounting.

[Photo] Be mindful of students with disabilities

by Brittany Sterling, Times Contributor
April 23, 2024
A glimpse of Senior Signing Day in MATCs Cooley Auditorium where high school seniors filled the tables on stage and signed their letters of intent (LOI) to attend MATC in the Fall of 2024. Students went onto the stage based on the Pathway they intend on enrolling in.

[Photo] MATC hosts Senior Signing Day

by Abraham Johnson, Times Contributor
April 19, 2024
MATC Faculty Member Talaya Scott speaks to the crowd attending a panel discussion of Black business-women in corporate America and Higher Education. The event celebrated Women’s History Month. Those pictured from left to right are: Judge Danielle Shelton, BSU VP Gabrielle Armon-Wickers, (Hidden) MATC Specialist Nandi Mallett, Talaya Scott, and UW-Whitewater Graduate Eryka Cunningham.

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[Photo] “I’m not yelling” panel discussion

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
March 28, 2024
These MATC students are planning to enjoy their Wednesday off for MATC Day. From left to right, they are: Levi Maurer, Audio Production; Michael Martinez, Electricity Program; Darius Guyton-Holman, Audio Production.

[Photo] Enjoy two days off this week students!

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
March 12, 2024
Ricky Carlson, Music Occupations: The thing I love about myself the most is my persistence to continue to pursue my goals no matter how many times I’ve fallen down, (and) dropped those goals time and time again, but I keep getting up. When everything is all down and out, you have time to get back up. It’s not all over.

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Alima Lemke, Business Management: Im getting very open-minded. I came here last August from Germany (to play volleyball for MATC). I moved here when I was 17-years-old. I’m proud of how I managed everything here, like opening a banking account which gets more difficult when you’re not a U.S. citizen.

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Antonio Foxwell, Business: One thing I love about myself is my ability to push through adversity and to also push and work toward my goals. Coming all the way from Maryland and coming to play basketball and pursuing my Business major, it’s hard leaving everything I knew and not knowing a single person in Milwaukee. Just being able to push every day, practice and maintain a good GPA, pursue my dreams of basketball, and try to get as far as I can.

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Cloud Vue, Web Design (and former Fashion student): What I love about myself is that I’m very caring and always advocate for the very best for people. I advocate for mental health and raise awareness for it.

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Lisa Lieblein, Human Services: The thing I like most about myself is this is my third time around trying, and I’m gonna continue going. I’m not giving up. I started in 2007, and I had personal issues going on. I stopped for a while. I also was an alcoholic and I stopped that; I’m four years clean.

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Nijeria Price, (M-Cubed College Connections Program*): I like that I can fall asleep at night. I am able to use my energy towards different things like school and work, and I’m able to separate them. *M-Cubed College Connections Program is a dual-enrollment program consisting of Milwaukee Public Schools, MATC and UW-Milwaukee that lets MPS students complete their requirements for high school graduation while earning college credits from MATC and UWM at no expense to the student.

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Shukri Yusuf, Practical Nursing: I love (that I’m) studying nursing in college and I want to finish MATC and graduate. I (like that I’m) hard-working.

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Nialys Suarez, (M-Cubed College Connections Program*): I love that I’m hard-working; that’s only come about recently. This program (M-Cubed) helped me become more hard-working and more driven with my studies and what I want to do, and I love that I’m kind and helpful. *M-Cubed College Connections Program is a dual-enrollment program consisting of Milwaukee Public Schools, MATC and UW-Milwaukee that lets MPS students complete their requirements for high school graduation while earning college credits from MATC and UWM at no expense to the student.

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Destiny Virgil, Culinary Arts: My will to fight and keep on. Sometimes the going gets hard and to have great faith that things are going to work out. It’s a great motivator to keep going in tough times with school, or just personal issues. I would have to say (what I love about myself) is my faith.

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MATC Times writer Troney Small enjoys doing yoga with Black men and boys at He Do Yoga classes.

[Photo] Bend don’t break: “He Do Yoga”

by Troney Small, Writer
March 20, 2024
Construction crews are busy on the third floor of the S Building working on two projects: the new elevator and the new Student Lounge and Rec Center.

[Photo] Spring semester begins with S Building construction at the Downtown Campus

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
January 15, 2024
MATC students gather around the audio board to watch a recording session in instructor Matt Smiths class. He is having a student ‘tweak the EQ’ on the track, which adjusts the frequency levels on the equalizer.

[Photo] Bands jam sessions in the M Building – Downtown Milwaukee Campus

by Shaprella Johnson, Times Contributor
January 31, 2024
MATC Instructor Steve Peplin warms up outside the recording studios located in M170 at the Downtown Milwaukee Campus. The guitar is his favorite instrument. In addition to teaching, he plays in 10 bands.

[Photo] Hitting all the right notes – Steve Peplin shares his love of music with MATC students and audiences

by Shaprella Johnson, Times Contributor
January 31, 2024
Student: Elmira Minus. Major: Registered Nursing. I am set to commence a path that integrates knowledge and compassion. My professional ambition as a prospective nurse extends beyond the boundaries of healthcare provision. The concept revolves around incorporating empathy into all interpersonal exchanges, offering a therapeutic influence that repairs physical ailments and uplifts emotional well-being. I aim to serve as a source of solace and a champion for individuals requiring assistance, cultivating a lasting heritage of empathetic support. Ultimately, the accumulation of knowledge represents a perpetual endowment. The focus is not on personal collection but on transmitting knowledge to benefit others and guiding their path. Let us wholeheartedly embrace our responsibilities as information custodians, actively crafting a more robust and optimistic future for the forthcoming generations. Advice to students: I urge students embarking on their academic journeys to value and appreciate this period of education and exploration. One should adopt a comprehensive approach to every academic discipline, not solely driven by the pursuit of high marks but rather motivated by the profound wisdom of each subject. The quest for knowledge, driven by curiosity can lead to discovering invaluable riches. It is important to acknowledge that education encompasses more than just textbook information; it also includes the valuable experiential learning opportunities that life presents.

[Photo] Graduate Perspectives: Who are you? I am…

by Warren Murphy, Features Editor
December 18, 2023
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