On Nov. 4 around 1:20 p.m. the gymnasium in James C. Wright Middle School was dripping with anticipation for President Barack Obama to enter the stage. As men from the Secret Service placed the Presidential seal on the podium, the audience leaned forward, stretching their necks to see behind the curtain that was concealing the man of the hour. As the silence was gripping, and no one was even breathing, a loud voice came over the speaker announcing, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome your Governor, Jim Doyle."
Looking to transfer? Curious to see how you're grades are holding up? Madison Area Technical College has decided to make part of this process a bit easier for its massive student body and alumni members. Obtaining transcripts is now easier than before. Before, the process was anything but easy and often involved standing in long lines and waiting up to two weeks for the transcripts.
While the legal name, Madison Area Technical College remains the same, the MATC acronym has been replaced with the new nickname, Madison College."The driving force behind the change is the confusion with MATC Milwaukee," explained Diane Walleser, Director of Marketing and
It's a calling. That's what a lot of journalist answer when asked why they became a journalist. It's not for the money,or the fame, but because it's a calling. It's definitely not a glamorous job, with long nights, bad food and a high stress level but every so often, when a journalist feels that they've lost the passion, an opportunity comes along that re-ignites their passion and reminds them why being a journalist was a calling in the first place.
It's 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 4 and the Truax parking lot has never had better parking spots available. Three Clarion staff members jump into a white SUV and drive off to get breakfast, waiting for 7 a.m. to arrive. Sitting at Perkins, we formulate a strategy on how we'll cover President Obama's speech, or at least that was the plan.
Former Clarion editor Kim Ellingson received a first-place award for two-year college reporter of the year from the Associated Collegiate Press on Oct. 31 during the group's national convention in Austin, Texas.
Instant gratification might be a cultural norm, but its not normally associated with Washington D.C., where progress take time. Nov. 4 marked President Barack Obama's first year anniversary after being elected. There couldn't be a better time to look back on his presidency at what he accomplished in his first week in office: Day 1, Jan.
One year ago, as America elected its new President, excitement and hope filled the global community as we waited to see the changes promised during the campaign trail of Barack Obama. Although the impatient American people expected to see changes overnight, President Obama urged us to be realistic in our expectations of the new president.
Despite mid-semester fatigue with course projects and exams, Madison Area Technical College students are volunteering to help provide shelter to the needy. Thanks to a project currently taking shape with "Habitat for Humanity" at the Madison College volunteer center, students will assist building affordable homes on Nov.
Every year families sit down to enjoy a nice Thanksgiving dinner but for some, that dinner doesn't come. Every year the volunteer center hosts a Thanksgiving food drive to help the Goodman Center with 1000 Thanksgiving dinner baskets. This year the volunteer center has added a little twist to their annual event.
Madison College invites students, faculty, staff, and alumni, to nominate a distinguished faculty member deserves to be recognized for their accomplishments. Nominations will be accepted through Friday Nov. 19. Madison College's Native American Student's Association will be hosting a feast in the Student Lounge on Nov.
We take it for granted that we have constant access to an ever-expanding world of information, even us creaky, crotchety old folks that inhabit the college with you young'n's. If you doubt this, try giving up going online for a few days. Of course, with research papers to write and exams on the horizon, you might want to wait until winter break to try this.
As one of the first implementation steps of our Facilities Master Plan we need to replace outdated signs that exist across most of our campuses. Before we allocated resources to this necessary project we wanted to make absolutely sure that our signs accurately reflect the Madison Area Technical College story.
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