Ending on a High Note We celebrate another successful academic year at our May 22 spring commencement. About 1,400 degree, diploma and apprenticeship students will become new alumni. The ceremony at the Bradley Center starts at 7 p.m. I hope to see you there. Thanks to James McCaslin, president and chief operating officer of Harley-Davidson Motor Company, for being our keynote speaker. Congratulations to graduation candidate Nathan Waldera of the Information Technology Systems Security Specialist associate degree program. Nathan is our student speaker. During the next three months, many of you will enjoy some well-earned rest. We need to take time to recharge. To those of you who will be gone, a safe and restful summer. For others, though, summer is crunch time - the time when the vast majority of new students enroll. On that front, things move into high gear: Smart Step mini open houses are planned at three campuses: Downtown Milwaukee, Mequon and Oak Creek. A direct-mail enrollment campaign will reach all district households.  A vigorous ad campaign resumes in June. Student Services gears up to process an increased volume of admission applications. Thank you for your efforts during the 2007-08 academic year. We made great progress together. I look forward to the start of summer school on June 9. Darnell E. Cole President

May 2008 An Evening of Creative Discovery A huge turnout of students, faculty, staff, employers and other visitors experienced a dazzling Student Portfolio Night at Discovery World on May 8.  Our Thanks to Directors Bell and Colón At the end of June we honor two District Board members who have done a tremendous job in serving the college and especially our students. ECAM Turns on the Future The Center for Energy Conservation and Advanced Manufacturing has a bold mission: Be the catalyst to rejuvenate manufacturing. We took a giant step forward on April 30 when representatives from more than 50 manufacturers experienced ECAM first-hand. 'Partners' Award Goes to Iverson, Hardinge Twice a year, the MATC Foundation holds a special event honoring scholarship recipients and donors. On the heels of their ECAM event, leaders of Iverson Inc. and Hardinge Inc. returned to Milwaukee on May 13 to accept the spring 2008 Partners in Excellence Award. Students Amass Honors and Awards Our students held the spotlight throughout the month of May with numerous awards and honors. HBCU Partnerships Grow to Nine We added three new four-year college transfer partners on April 28 at a signing ceremony at the Downtown Milwaukee Campus. Auction Again Passes $1 Million Mark Public support is essential to the continued success of Milwaukee Public Television, and viewers showed their support in a big way through the MPTV Friends annual spring Great TV Auction. Click here  for top of Communique Click here for Printer-friendly version