MATC TO HOLD TWO COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES AT OVERTURE HALL THIS SUNDAY
WITH PARADE OF GRADUATES ON DAYTON ST. RAIN OR SHINE
John Roach, Londa J. Dewey and Student Speakers to Address Graduates;
Live, Streaming Video of Ceremonies to be Webcast for Third Year
Madison Area Technical College (MATC) will recognize its 2,140 spring 2007 graduates at two commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 20, 2007, at the Overture Center for the Arts. The graduates will parade down Dayton Street from the college Downtown Education Center to Overture Hall at 9:50 am and 12:50 pm rain or shine. In case of rain, the grads will carry blue and white striped double umbrellas displaying the MATC name.
This will be the third year that ceremonies will be broadcast live with streaming video on the college's website at http://matcmadison.edu so family and friends around the world can watch. For those attending the ceremonies, large-screen projection will help all see the ceremonies on stage. Following the ceremonies, the recorded video will be available for viewing for 30 days on the college's website. It also will be available for purchase in DVD format.
WHAT:
Madison Area Technical College 2007 Spring Commencement Ceremony
WHO:
400 graduates and 2,000 friends and family members at each ceremony.
Keynote and graduate student speakers are:
Dr. Bettsey Barhorst, president Madison Area Technical College 10 am and 1 pm
10 a.m. Ceremony for Construction, Manufacturing, Apprenticeship & Transportation; Health & Safety; and Human & Protective Service Graduates:
John Roach, president and senior creative, JRP, Inc.
Speech excerpt: " . . . the students who graduate today, like those before them, are the human infrastructure of the city and state that I love, and call home. In an information age where people sit in cubicles and pass megabits of data from their computer to someone elses computer in another cubicle and call it work, I hold a special respect for anyone who has an actual skill. . . . the graduates we honor today . . . are the next generation of Wisconsin professionals who can actually do something."
Stephanie Steele, student speaker, Human Services Associate 2007 graduate
A graduate of Wisconsin Dells High School, Stephanie has participated in Alternative Breaks community service volunteer programs at MATC in New Orleans and West Virginia. She plans to start her career by working on domestic violence issues.
Speech excerpt: " I hope these last pieces of advice will help you like they have helped me: Dont ever feel that you can't accomplish something. Remember, amateurs built the arc, professionals built the Titanic. There is a time to let things happen and a time to make things happen. Don't let yourself watch from the sidelines. Accept others beliefs and attitudes with great stride and benevolence, as we must keep open minds. Your families are all very proud of you. This is an opportune time to ask for money!"
1 p.m. Ceremony for Agriscience & Technologies, Arts & Sciences, Business & Applied Arts Graduates
Londa Dewey, president U.S. Bank Private Client Group
Speech excerpt: "As a business leader in Dane County, I enthusiastically invite you to be part of our regional economy. The Mid-America Regions, from Iowa to Ohio, has the fourth largest GDP in the world, rich with agriculture, biotechnology, healthcare, brain-basedbusinesses and light manufacturing. . . Find a job that allows you to do what you love to do, in an organization that you believe in, with people that you enjoy and respect. Passion will follow. When you combine your passion, a positive attitude with skills and goals, no one can stop you."
Teri Ott, student speaker, Accounting 2007 graduate
A busy wife and mother, Teri has earned a spot on the Deans List every semester at MATC. A graduate of Sun Prairie High School, Teri first began a program at MATC to become a medical assistant and later returned to study accounting when her daughter turned two. She is applying for accounting positions and has set a goal to complete her bachelors degree within the next five years.
Speech excerpt: "Two years ago, when I decided to return to school, I was terrified. My last experience, high school, taught me that educational institutions were full of large cliques and small desks, and I was afraid at MATC I wouldnt fit in either! I was sure there was no place for a returning 28 year-old mother and wife. My fears, however, were soon allayed. I was immediately comfortable in the inclusive family atmosphere of MATC."
WHERE & WHEN:
MATC Downtown Education Center, 211 N. Carroll Street
8:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. - Graduates gather and prepare in Rooms 240 & 040
9:45 a.m. & 12:45 p.m. - Graduates depart for ceremonies from two exits: Wisconsin Ave (better photo op) and Dayton St.
Dayton to Fairchild Streets, starting at Carroll St.
9:50 a.m. & 12:50 p.m. - Graduates parade with blue banners (or umbrellas) held high o enter Overture Hall at Fairchild entrance
Overture Hall, Overture Center for the Arts, State & Fairchild Streets
10 to 11:15 a.m. - Ceremony for Construction, Manufacturing, Apprenticeship & Transportation; Health & Safety; and Human & Protective Service Graduates
1 to 2:15 p.m. - Ceremony for Agriscience & Technologies, Arts& Sciences, Business & Applied Arts Graduates
11:15 a.m. & 2:15 p.m. - Graduate Reception, Overture 2nd Fl. Lobby
MORE: See the complete press release at: http://matcmadison.edu/matc/news/2007/05_may/graduation.shtm
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