MATC in the News: Compilation of Recent Stories
February 18, 2008 | EditorFrom the Wisconsin State Journal, February 7, 2008: “ACT Required at Monona Grove”
In the article, Vice President Debbie Derr discusses whether high school students prepared for college and the value of the COMPASS test.
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From the Wisconsin State Journal, February 7, 2008: “MATC offers course in caring for lab animals”
A new Madison Area Technical College program is putting more people on the path toward jobs in the area’s growing biotech and drug development industry. The Lab Animal Caretaker Program began in 2007, funded by a $1.9 million community-based job training grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, said Marla Gamoran, MATC’s director of business, industry and community services.
Photo: MATC President Bettsey Barhorst (second from right) and Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman (right) take part in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the technical college’s new $350,000 training laboratory. The new lab is teaching MATC students how to care for lab animals.
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From Wisconsin State Journal, February 10, 2008: Page Two-Scroll down to section under “Jenny Jones gifts.”MATC Custodian Travis Wiersma gets $25,000 from Jenny Jones and will help the MATC Nursing Program.
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From the Wisconsin State Journal, February 10, 2008: On Campus - Scroll down to section, “MATC Marketing Club wins big competition.”
Madison Area Technical College’s Marketing Club claimed 21 awards - including six first places - at the recent Wisconsin Marketing and Management Association southern Wisconsin regional competitions in Waukesha.
