MATC Matters

From The Capital Times, September 2, 2008: “MATC to Host Open House for Veterans”

Madison Area Technical College will be hosting an open house for veterans on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Veterans Affairs staff and MATC officials will not only discuss federal and state education programs, but also will talk about veterans’ benefits and help them apply for services.

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From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 28, 2008: “This Little House Was Truly an Education”

Carpentry class project hits the road to its new home…

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From the Wisconsin Radio Network, August 27, 2008: “Technical Colleges Benefit From Weaker Economy” (PDF: 20KB)

Report on tech schools and the economy.

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From the Wisconsin State Journal, August 27, 2008: “More College Cafeterias Are Going Trayless”

Edgewood College and Madison Area Technical College are also holding on to their trays. But both schools say they are doing other things to go green. Edgewood is using eco-friendly disposable cutlery and containers and MATC switched to an energy-efficient dishwasher and fryers. (Matters Editor’s note—MATC is going styrofoam-less. Check out the new more eco-friendly carryout containers!)

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From The Capital Times, August 27, 2008: “Judgement Days for Dairy Items”

MATC Hosts Wisconsin Dairy Expo Championship.

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From The Capital Times, August 25, 2008: “MATC Gets Grant for In-Home Caregiving Training”

Madison Area Technical College is one of 12 institutions of higher education nationally being rewarded for providing innovative in-home caregiver training programs.

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From the Daily Jefferson County Union, August 20, 2008: MATC Graduates Nursing Assistants (PDF: 1 MB )

MATC graduates two groups of Nursding Assistant graduates at Fort Atkinson.

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From the Portage Daily Register, August 11, 2008: “5 Candidate Forums to be Held for 47th District”

At MATC’s Truax Campus, students and faculty typically organize a candidate forum prior to the general election for the 16 Assembly and four Senate districts the campus covers….