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August News and
Information
August 28, 2003
MATC Associate Dean Selected
to Represent USA on International Business Education Board
Judy Olson Sutton,
associate dean at Madison Area Technical College [MATC], has been elected
by the United States’ Chapter of the International Society for Business
Education (ISBE) to serve as the U.S. vice president to the Société
Internationale pour l'Enseignement Commerical (SIEC-ISBE International].
In her position, Sutton will represent the United States on the board
and the executive committee, which also includes vice presidents from
three other countries.see
press release
August 21, 2003
Madison Area Technical College
Starts 2003-04 School Year
With Expanded Offerings and Anticipated Enrollment Growth
The new 2003-04 school year
starts next week at Madison Area Technical College (MATC) with expanded
offerings and anticipated enrollment growth. Expanded offerings in the
health, manufacturing, science and business fields will greet the approximate
50,000 individuals who attend the college each year. The college anticipates
an increase this year in its total full-time equivalent enrollments, which
is the number of students the college serves as calculated by full-time
attendance. see
press release
August 21, 2003
MATC Faculty Member to Participate
in International Leadership Program
Lynn Bartoszek, lead
instructor for the Alternative Learning Division at Madison Area Technical
College [MATC] and a Madison resident, will participate in the National
Institute for Leadership Development LEADERS program, an international
program for administrators and faculty in higher education.see
press release
August 18, 2003
MATC Conflict Management
Services Selected as Exemplary Program
The Conflict Management
Services program at Madison Area Technical College (MATC) has been selected
by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
for inclusion in the organization’s upcoming publication, Exemplary
Programs: Bridges to Student Success.see
press release
August 15, 2003
MATC Forms New Partnership
with Microsoft
Madison Area Technical
College (MATC) has formed a new partnership with Microsoft to establish
the college as a Microsoft IT (Information Technology) Academy. The new
Microsoft/MATC partnership will further enhance MATC’s ability to
provide timely, cost effective and relevant training solutions for area
IT professionals.see
press release
August 15, 2003
MATC Receives National Science
Grant Funds to Continue Support of Biotechnology Education Projects
The National Science
Foundation has released about $230,000 in continued funding for Madison
Area Technical College’s (MATC) biotechnology education projects.
In the final year of a three-year grant, the college’s projects are
aimed at supporting high school teachers and two-year college instructors
who want to bring biotechnology education into their classrooms, as well
as expanding biotechnology education opportunities for high school and
college students across the state.see
press release
August 14, 2003
MATC Associate Dean Receives
Two Awards for Business Education and Service
Judy Olson Sutton,
associate dean at Madison Area Technical College (MATC) and a Madison
resident, has recently received state and national recognition for her
leadership and outstanding contributions to business education. see
press release
August 13, 2003
MATC Student Takes First
Place in National Vocational Education Competition
Madison
Area Technical College (MATC) Diesel Equipment Technology Program student
David Rusch, of Jackson, Wisconsin, received a first place award at the
National Skills USA (formerly VICA) National Leadership and Skills Conference
held in Kansas City, Missouri, this summer. Rusch competed with two- and
four-year technical college students from across the United States to
take a gold medal in the Diesel Equipment Technology competition.see
press release
August 13, 2003
MATC Practical Nursing Program
Graduates Honored in Traditional Pinning Ceremony
Madison
Area Technical College (MATC) Reedsburg and Portage campuses recognized
the Class of 2003 Practical Nursing Program graduates at a traditional
pinning ceremony held this summer at the Cal Center in Reedsburg. The
14 graduates were pinned by family, friends and supporters in a ceremony
followed by a reception.see
press release
August 6, 2003
MATC Hosts Biotech Boot Camp
for Educators
As part of a National
Science Foundation Grant to improve biotechnology education, Madison Area
Technical College (MATC) will host a “Biotech Boot Camp” for
two-year college and high school instructors. The camp, to be held August
11 through 15 at the MATC Truax location, 3550 Anderson St., will focus
on the basic skills necessary for success in the biotechnology workplace.see
press release
August 5, 2003
Wisconsin's First Lady Jessica
Doyle to Visit MATC Adult Basic Education Center at Springs Window Fashion
A visit by First
Lady Jessica Doyle to learn about Springs Window Fashion’s Associate
Center for Education, started in partnership with Madison Area Technical
College (MATC) nine years ago to provide on-site customized workplace
adult literacy and basic skills education for employees. Started with
grants and now funded by the company, the center is open 24 hours a day,
7 days a week with instructional hours Monday – Thursday to serve
all work shifts. The visit will include a brief tour of the plant and
work environment as well as observation and meeting with a workplace math
class.see
media advisory.
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