• 'Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.' —G.K. Nielson
The student news site of Milwaukee Area Technical College

MATC Times
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 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
(This is a photo from the MATC Times archive taken in 2013.) On Nov. 5, the Department of Public Safety hosted listening sessions for all MATC students, faculty and staff. The sessions are designed to give members of the MATC community the opportunity to ask questions and share concerns about safety and security at MATC.
If you see something, say something
Students watch a Conflict Resolution presentation conducted by MATC Student Ombudsperson Yolanda Hodges.
Westown Green: Some love it, some loath it
MATC’s Food Truck is parked underneath the bridge from the S Building to the M Building at the Downtown Campus. Three packed Food Truck classes were held over the summer and more sections of the course will be offered in the future.
Students learn how to operate a food truck 
Stormers Women's Soccer midfielder #3 Lia Peterson during a game against Black Hawk College.
Check in with Women’s Soccer
The Stormers Baseball team huddles up before a game in the Spring 2024 semester.
Everyone huddle up: Let’s talk Mental Health
MATC’s Women’s Volleyball team during a preseason practice
Sneak peek: Women’s Volleyball season
Assistant Athletic Director Travis Mrozek is all smiles holding a NJCAA Region 4 Championship trophy.
What does an assistant athletic director do?
Graphic provided by MATC
Preliminary plans approved to lease new athletic training facility
The Book Corner: Love is in the air
The Book Corner: Love is in the air
The game Space Raft was created by one of MATC’s Computer Simulation & Gaming students and is available for download on the Nintendo store.
MATC student releases game for Nintendo
Rozalia Hernandez Singh poses with her art in the Cyber Cafe at MATC's Education Center at Walker's Square. On her Instagram, Singh describes herself as a muralist, caricaturist, painter, art teacher and graphic illustrator.
Shining the spotlight on community artists
Stiff McGouly enjoys the last days of summer.
Stiff McGouly’s end of sumer tips
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-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
Milwaukee Fashion Week, September 9-September 15, 2024
Fashion Fest MKE
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
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
Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month
Students watch a Conflict Resolution presentation conducted by MATC Student Ombudsperson Yolanda Hodges.
Westown Green: Some love it, some loath it
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
In Living Color: Mindful Coloring
In Living Color: Mindful Coloring
Balloons provide an inviting atmosphere for students at the Multicultural office at the Downtown Campus.
Yummy treats and eats at Multicultural Center weeklong Welcome Back event
Active Shooter Training this week
Active Shooter Training this week
Graphic provided by MATC's Marketing & Communications Department.
Suicide Prevention Training
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
Meet three of the friendly CareerHub Ambassadors: Wilmer Valderrama, Kara Sternlieb and Victor Lo
Career Corner: New Year! New Career!
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
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
My open retirement letter
My open retirement letter
The student news site of Milwaukee Area Technical College

MATC Times
The student news site of Milwaukee Area Technical College

MATC Times
All content by Tawanda Jones
Going on at MATC was a diaper drive hosted and run by Gershia Coggs, an MATC instructor, for 3 hours/3 days, as part of an in service-learning project that she used for 3 college success classes. The diaper drive stems from The National Diaper Bank Network, with bulk donations, local diaper banks, regional diaper banks and local service provider, all in cooperation with each other to help those families and children in need. Nearly 1 in 3 families struggle to buy diapers for their children. Donations will go to helping students obtain diapers for their children in need. This is part of a goal to paying it forward for something good and needed in the community. This is something in need more often than spoken of, to help in keeping every child clean, dry and healthy. When parents run out of diapers they are forced to withdraw their children from daycare, which means possible elimination from job possibilities, which means lack of support for their families. This chain can ultimately lead to a wider range of negative outcomes in children, including problems with behavior cognitive ability, language development and school adjustment. It can lead to negative overall well-being. The outcome of this diaper drive, achieved a success of raising near $250 in diapers and $180 in cash donations. Thanks to all those that helped in contributing in helping paying it forward.

Diaper drives to help MPS student parents

by Tawanda Jones, Times staff reporter
November 6, 2013

Diaper drives to help MPS student parents

by Tawanda Jones, Times Staff Reporter
October 16, 2013
Load More Stories