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From Badge to Blackboard: MATC Criminal Justice Instructor Continues To Make an Impact

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 01 May 2025

Connie Prange has never stopped showing her determination: first by serving as a Milwaukee police officer and detective for 15 years, and then by...

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MATC Students Explore ‘Endless Possibilities’ of Artificial Intelligence

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 16 April 2025

For eight weeks this spring, seven MATC students explored various AI tools. They received AI training and spent two months using Gemini and other...

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Celebrating Women: Tragedy Put MATC Fire Technology Instructor on Career Path

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 08 April 2025

Natashia Kirch witnessed the fearsome, fatal power of fire at a young age and set her on her career path; a path that has included being the only...

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Time To Celebrate: MATC Students, Faculty, Staff and Community Members Mark the End of Ramadan

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 04 April 2025

On Wednesday, April 2, students, faculty and staff, along with community members, gathered at Milwaukee Area Technical College to celebrate the end...

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Buzzing at the Barbershop: Men of Color Share Stories of Resilience and Strength

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 04 April 2025

In a barbershop setting — a longtime locale of communication, conversation and community among Black and Brown men — men who could have...

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Looking Good: Pride Clothing Swap for Potential Prom Goers Held at MATC

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 03 April 2025

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin came to Milwaukee Area Technical College on Friday, March 28, for a pride clothing swap, where lesbian, gay,...

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For Women, Protective Services Careers Can Be Heavy-Duty

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 26 March 2025

On Tuesday, March 25, women in protective services careers gathered at Milwaukee Area Technical College to discuss how they got into their fields,...

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MPS Students Explore Career Options at MATC Event

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 25 March 2025

Nearly 1,500 sophomores from 20 Milwaukee Public School high schools got information about the careers and educational opportunities available at...

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Celebrating Women: MATC Photography Alumna Documenting the World of Women at Work

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 24 March 2025

MATC Photography graduate Stephanie Bartz returned to her alma mater this month with an exhibit that honors Women’s History Month in the...

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Call of Duty: Saluting Women in MATC’s Protective Services

  • 21 March 2025

March is Women’s History Month and MATC salutes the women in the college’s Protective Services programs: Emergency Medical Services,...

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Getting Organized: Make Your Life Easier With Standard Operating Procedures

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 21 March 2025

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are step-by-step guidelines that clarify processes, increase efficiency and preserve institutional knowledge....

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Celebrating Women: MATC Culinary Arts Graduate Remains a Cut Above

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 17 March 2025

Karen Bell, a graduate of Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Culinary Arts program and a classically trained butcher, returned to her alma...

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Whirlwind of Activity: New WTCS Student Ambassador Always on the Move

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 14 March 2025

This spring, MATC student Naomi Omoruyi seems to be all over the place. She’s taking 24 credits, learning Spanish, working as a math tutor,...

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Celebrating Women: Passion for Welding Sparks Educational and Professional Success

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 10 March 2025

Welding has forged success after success for Hallee Tretow. She spent her senior year of high school taking welding courses at Milwaukee Area...

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Ready, Set, Game: MATC Launching Esports Program

  • Darryll Fortune, fortundl@matc.edu
  • 05 March 2025

Milwaukee Area Technical College is launching an esports program slated to compete against other state schools in the Wisconsin Esports Conference...

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Kid-Friendly: Drop-In Child Care Center Filling Vital Need for MATC Students

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 04 March 2025

For the past six months, students at Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Downtown Milwaukee Campus have been able to drop off their children...

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Popping the Cork: Wine Industry Slowly Becoming More Diverse

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 03 March 2025

Dr. Jeffrey Coleman discussed his personal wine journey and the complicated relationship between people of color and wine on Wednesday, February...

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Family Matters: Tracing Your Roots Can Be Complicated, Emotional and Rewarding

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 26 February 2025

Clayborn Benson, a graduate of MATC's Photography program and executive director of the Wisconsin Black Historical Society, detailed how he...

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He Wanted ‘America the Beautiful’

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 26 February 2025

MATC students, faculty, staff and guests on February 19 watched a play about the sometimes-uneasy conflict between today’s youth and those...

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MATC Student Enrollment Increases for the Third Straight Year

  • Darryll Fortune, fortundl@matc.edu
  • 25 February 2025

For the third straight year, student enrollment at Milwaukee Area Technical College increased, with 2024-25 enrollment on track to grow by 6%...

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MATC Maintenance Crews Getting Help From Some Real Clean Machines

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 20 February 2025

The MATC maintenance staff has some new help: Robotic cleaners manufactured by TASKI, a 65-year-old firm based in Switzerland. The equipment...

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Decades Later, Ground-Breaking College Basketball Team Still Scoring Points

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 19 February 2025

On Monday, February 17, at Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Downtown Milwaukee Campus, a panel of guests reviewed segments of the...

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People of Color Overcoming Barriers and Finding Success at MATC

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 17 February 2025

Five current and former MATC students of color shared their educational experiences on Tuesday, February 11, at the Downtown Milwaukee Campus. The...

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MATC Nursing Graduate Eddie Myrtle Skinner leaves legacy of caring and compassion

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 13 February 2025

Eddie Myrtle Skinner, a 1962 nursing graduate from MATC who in 2004 endowed the Edie L. Somerville & Eddie Myrtle Skinner Nursing Scholarship...

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-MATC Offering Free Help with 2024 Tax Returns

  • Mark Feldmann, feldmam1@matc.edu
  • 13 February 2025

MATC accounting students and others are volunteering at MATC’s Oak Creek Campus to help community members, students, faculty and staff with...