MATC EQUITY-BASED INITIATIVES: BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS!
Employee Affinity Groups
MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS
M-cubed, Spring 2015
Higher Education Regional Alliance (HERA), 2018
Moon Shot for Equity (Region), 2020
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Establishing Equity as a Strategic Priority, Fall 2020
Board Retreat with Equity Agenda, Spring 2021
Document & Webpage Translation, Fall 2020
Juneteenth Paid Holiday
MAJOR STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVES
Hispanic Serving Institution Initiative, 2019
Men of Color Initiative, Spring 2015
Promise for New High School Graduates, Fall 2016
Promise for Adults, Fall 2018
Second Chance Pell Grants for Incarcerated Students
Storm Ahead Summer Bridge Program
Uniquely Abled Academy for Autistic Learners, Fall 2020
Multiple Measures Placement /Elimination of High Stakes Testing
UNDER-RESOURCED STUDENTS INITIATIVES
Affordable Housing Options - Milwaukee area, November 2020
Affordable Housing Options - Mequon area
DACA Scholarships for Undocumented Students, Fall 2020
DACA Plus Scholarships
Dreamkeepers (Emergency Grant) Funds
Food Pantry & Student Resource Center, 2016
Health Insurance/ Health Care
Open Educational Resources / Textbook Alternatives
ReStart Debt Forgiveness for Returning Students
Right Path Program, April 2016
Start Fresh Program, 2019
Scholarship Partnership with HPGM, Fall 2019
ORGANIZATIONS
MEET OUR TEAM
MICHAEL ROGERS
Michael Rogers was named MATC’s vice president, student engagement and community impact in February 2025.
Rogers joined MATC in January 2024, serving as interim vice president. He brings more than 15 years of experience in higher education.
At MATC he has increased peer mentoring support for students, supervised successful Dr. King Day and Day of Racial Healing events, and developed divisional standard operating procedures, as well as a faculty/staff ambassador program to support the Men Of Color Initiative.
Before coming to MATC, Mr. Rogers served as the director of advocacy and engagement at the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin and as the director of student inclusion at Augustana College. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Augustana College and a master’s degree from Western Illinois University.
Office of Student Engagement and Community Impact | Room M281
Will Smith III, Deputy Title IX Coordinator & Equity Officer
smithwo@matc.edu
414-297-7275
Jolene Arnold, Executive Administrative Assistant
arnolj11@matc.edu
414-297-6491
Multicultural Services | ROOM M238
Rebecca Arcos-Piedra, Multicultural Programs Manager
arcospir@matc.edu
414-297-8086
Annabel C. Chavez, Student Services Specialist
chavezac@matc.edu
414-297-6875
Der M Vang, Student Services Specialist
vangde@matc.edu
414-297-8321
Tanya L. Torres, Student Services Specialist
torretl1@matc.edu
414-297-7692
Floyd Griffin III, Student Services Specialist
Office of the Ombudsperson | Room M358
Yolanda Hodges, Student Ombudsperson
ombuds@matc.edu
414-297-6294
Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives
Dr. Patricia Torres Najera, Executive Director, Oak Creek Campus
najerap1@matc.edu
414-297-6803
Student Engagement and Community Impact: NEWS
2024
- MATC Celebrates Pride Month 2024 (link)
- Freedom in the Air: MATC Raises Flag To Commemorate Juneteenth (link)
- Newly appointed circuit judge, former state senator appears at MATC for Women’s History Month (link)
- In Their Own Words: MATC ESL Students Share Personal Stories in Book (link)
- MATC Honors Life and Achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (link)
2023
- Can We Talk: Honest Conversations Best Way to Address Racial Issues (link)
- MATC Hosts Unique, Interactive Museum Exhibition Pilot for Children to Explore Causes and Possible Solutions to Racism (link)
2022
- MATC Opens Diversity, Equity and Inclusion office at Downtown Milwaukee Campus (link)
- State Poet Laureate Dasha Hamilton starts as MATC’s Chair of Social Justice (link)