Issue Number : 37
March 28, 2005
Editor: Denise O'Rourke, Institutional Marketing and Public Relations
WEEKLY DEADLINE : WEDNESDAY AT NOON
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Issue Number : 37 |
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March 28, 2005 |
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Editor: Denise O'Rourke, Institutional Marketing and Public Relations |
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WEEKLY DEADLINE : WEDNESDAY AT NOON |
Dear Faculty and Staff,Welcome back, faculty! Things were quiet around here last week but, amazingly, I did find students in the library and even some in the halls.
MATC Marvels
Each week, I like to highlight some marvelous people I encounter here at the college. As last week was spring break, I only heard about a few "MATC Marvels" from students. But here are a few quotes from students telling me about their marvelous instructors:
Larry Hansen, English instructor: "He believed in me so much."
Michael Johnson, finance/accounting instructor: "He inspired me."
I even met a prospective student who wants to return to school to upgrade computer skills and was very pleased with the Portage Campus Academic Advisor, John Kinsler, and wanted to say thank you.
Other "MATC Marvels" include:
Art Department students had a great showing, winning many awards for their ADDY entries at the 2005 Madison Advertising Federation annual show. Do we have great, talented students or what?! The following students won awards: Gregory Pleshar, Chris Hoffman, Lindsey Skinner, Marni Peterson, Cathy Sheets, Curtis Whaley, Kevin Christensen, Colleen Sheilds, Kelly Shaw, Joanna Schwabach, Christine Rolli, Christine Rousch and Michael A. Moore.
Now, we wouldn't have great art students, as mentioned above, if we didn't have super instructors. I would like to recognize our Art Department faculty for their wonderful exhibits displaying their superb talents at the 4th Annual MATC Art Department Faculty Art Show: Penny Aguilera, John Andrews, Marla Brenner, Ed Binkley, Barbara Borders, Chris Gargan, Michael Martin, Carol Moretti, Herb Nelson, Mark Nelson, Eric Nesheim, Karen Okster, Mario Quintana, John Ribble, Greg Schulte, Katherine Streichen Rosing, R. David Shaul, Marcia Smith, Kevin Stohlmeyer, Ya-Ling Tsai, Andree Valley, Spencer Walts, Jim Wildeman. For me personally, the most interesting piece was "Bush Bible" by Michael Martin. A special thank you to Michael for pulling the show together. You can still catch the art show through this Thursday, March 31st, so head on over to the Truax library if you can!
Geoff Bradshaw, a student activities specialist for the Student Life and Development Center, has been selected to participate in the NAFSA: Association of International Educators mentoring program, which aims to cultivate and mentor a new generation of international education specialists who will further advance the agenda of international education for a global community. It is especially targeted at helping community colleges in the establishment, expansion, or strengthening of international education offices/departments on their campuses. Geoff is currently working to integrate his experiences from the Academy with the MATC Three-Year Plan for International Education.
Shawna Carter's application was selected for MATC to participate in the Midwest Campus Compact Citizen-Scholar Fellowship Program (M3C Fellows Program) to focus on the retention and academic success of predominantly first generation college students. Shawna's successful proposal is posted on the Wisconsin Campus Compact site to serve as examples for other potential applicants. You can view it in PDF format by visiting http://www.uwp.edu/departments/community.partnerships/wicampuscompact/M3C/ and clicking on the link for Madison Area Technical College "Community Fellows Program."
Since I cannot get everywhere and talk with everyone (though I'm trying), I need your help. Let me know the "MATC Marvels" you encounter, and share your stories with me.
Highlights from my week:
I met two new employees on Monday during their orientation, Suzanne Zentner, Career Ladder Project coordinator, and Melissa Lapp, payroll administrative clerk. Welcome to MATC!
The TEMPO Leadership and Awards Celebration was held on Monday on UW's campus at the Pyle Center. Toni Sikes, CEO and President of Guild.com gave the keynote speech about leadership. The event wrapped up with a reception at the governor's residence where I met Governor and Mrs. Doyle and Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton. Mrs. Doyle commented to me how much she appreciated Kevin Kiehl, the governor's executive chef and our former student.
Monday evening, I met Madison area union activists during their monthly meeting at the South Central Federation of Labor. Our very own Joe Lowndes, Annie Neuberger and Robin Gee were there and introduced me to the group. I really appreciated Joe's introduction.
On Tuesday, I attended the Wisconsin Women Forward statewide convention at the Monona Terrace and Convention Center. Several of Janet Sperstad's Meeting and Event Management Program students assisted with the on-site registration: Michelle Armstrong, Liz Diggins, Diana Duplissis, Becky Koch, Jayme Paquette and Dawn Wiedenfeld. Alison Barta had been involved in the planning of the convention, as well as registration and on-site logistics. In addition, I had the opportunity to spend time over lunch with Lynn Perkins, our administrator in charge of student recruiting and Prospective Student Relations. To learn more about Wisconsin Women Forward, visit http://www.wisconsinwomenequalsprosperity.org/aboutwwp.html.
On Wednesday, Heidi Freymiller, writer and copy editor for The Clarion, interviewed me about my experiences at our barber/cosmetology lab. I told Heidi that during my second week here at MATC I got my hair styled and it was great!
Also on Wednesday, the MATC District Board met to learn more about a collaborative project with Dane County presented by Terry Webb, executive dean for Learning Programs, and Kathy Sellnow, Emergency Preparedness Education coordinator, about the Dane County Law Enforcement Training Center. The main topic of the board meeting, however, was a report from Chuck McIntyre with Computer-Aided Planning, on Market Research & Enrollment Management for MATC. He had collected very helpful data from focus groups conducted last fall and from our statistics. We will be publishing his report when it is finished in July - stay tuned.
Have a great week!
-- Bettsey
Bettsey L. Barhorst, President
MEETINGS
For more information on the following meetings and events, contact Margi Foley at ext. 6782.Monday, March 28:
Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning Team, 10:30 a.m., Board Room 2A
Dislocated Workers Session, 11:00 a.m., 141C
Student Life Staff, 1:30 p.m., 141C
Capital Planning, 2:00 p.m., 142A
Assessment Advisory Team, 3:00 p.m., Board Room 2BTuesday, March 29:
NASA, 9:00 a.m., 141A
Automotive Technology Employer Forum, 9:30 a.m., 142C
Reporting Project Planning, 10:30 a.m., 141A
Weight Watchers, 11:30 a.m., 142B
All Staff Brown Bag Session, 11:30 a.m., Board Room
College Council, 1:00 p.m., Board Room
Retirement Presentation, 3:30 p.m., 142C
Student Veterans Support Group, 4:00 p.m., 141AWednesday, March 30:
Agricultural Equipment Technology Advisory Cte., 7:30 a.m., 142A
Learning Programs Administrators, 8:30 a.m., Board Room 2B
HOLA/Latin American Club, 12 p.m., 141C
Service Learning Work Team, 12:30 p.m., 141A
DoEts Staff, 2:00 p.m., 129C
Student Space Work Team, 2:30 p.m., 141A
Part Time Teachers Union, 3:30 p.m., 141C
All Staff Brown Bag Session, 4:00 p.m., 142CThursday, March 31:
Enrollment Management Team, 1:00 p.m,. Board Room 2B
Student Activities Board, 2:30 p.m., 141A
ADA/504 Committee, 2:30 p.m., 142A
Black Student Union, 3:30 p.m., 129CFriday, April 1:
Blackboard Mentors, 8:00 a.m., Board Room
First Student Semester Experience Work Team, 8:30 a.m., 141C
IT-Computer Systems Administration Specialist Advisory Committee, 9:00 a.m., 142A
Counseling Team, 10:30 a.m., 141C
Web Advisory Team, 1:30 p.m., 141A
First Friday, 2:00 p.m., 142AB
ISO Politics & Film Series, 5:00 p.m., 142A****************
SPECIAL EVENTS
Monday, March 28:
SPRITE Tour Group, 3:00 p.m., 129CTuesday, March 29:
Group Tour, 9:30 a.m.,129DThursday, March 31:
Group Tour, 9:30 a.m., 129D
Philosophy of VTAE Course #51, 5:30 p.m., 217Friday, April 1:
WI-Hessen Educators, 9:30 a.m., Board Room
Group Tour, 9:30 a.m., 129D
Madison Community Orchestra Performance, 7:30 p.m., TheaterSaturday, April 2:
Health/CLT Classes, 7:30 a.m., 308/317
Madison Tae Kwon Do/Martial Art Tournament, 10:00 a.m., Gym****************
UPCOMING SPRING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Check out the Technology Training opportunities for the spring semester by clicking on http://matcmadison.edu/hr/staffdev/techtraining. All classes now have required registration at that site. All classes will meet at Truax in 220C unless otherwise stated. Open lab (an opportunity to ask Irene questions) sessions do not require registration. Contact Irene Rauwald, 243-4380, for personal "Guide at Your Side" sessions or if you have questions. Please register at least five working days before the class. You will be notified if class is canceled due to low enrollment.Tuesday, March 29:
Advanced PowerPoint, 10:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Open Lab, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.Wednesday, March 30:
Open Lab, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.Friday, April 1:
Reedsburg Campus Training, 10:00 to 3:00 p.m.Tuesday, April 5:
PowerPoint to the MAX, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Open Lab, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 6:
Advanced FrontPage, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Open Lab, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.Thursday, April 7:
Open Lab, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
PeopleSoft & TouchTone Unavailable Next Weekend April 1-4
Starting 8:00 p.m. this Friday, April 1 through 6:00 a.m. Monday, April 4, the PeopleSoft Student Administration System and TouchTone registration service will not be available for use by staff or students due to planned consortium system servicing.Staff scheduled to work over the weekend will not be able to provide service to students or the public that requires use of the PeopleSoft and TouchTone systems. DTEC and regional campuses administrators will be provided a message to post at their registration stations to help inform the public that service will not be available. Information about the unavailability of TouchTone service over the weekend will be provided to callers via a recorded message and posted on our website. -- Debbie Derr
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Experience Native American Culture!
Attend MATC's 14th Annual Pow Wow on Saturday, April 16, at the Truax Gym. Doors open at 10 a.m. with Grand Entries at 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. and a feast at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $6 each and children under five are free. The event is hosted by NASA. For more info, call 608/246-6109.****************
Graduation Speaker Nomination
It's time to nominate a student speaker for graduation. Please consider nominating a May graduate who has a story to tell and would represent his or her program and the college well.Simply print and complete the form found at http://matcmadison.edu/matc/news/documents/StaffBulletinLinks/GradSpeakerForm.pdf. Be sure to get the student's permission BEFORE you nominate him/her. Then, email the nomination form to Roger Herian and Marian Timmerman on or before Wednesday, April 6, 2005.
We have had wonderful nominees and speakers in the past, due to your efforts. Thank you for helping us choose a graduate to represent the class of 2005.
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Attention Motor Pool Users
Mileage rates for motor pool vehicles will increase on July 1, 2005. Cars and minivans will be $.375 per mile. Twelve passenger vans and box truck will be $.73 per mile. Please plan accordingly. If you have any questions contact Scott Heiman at 608/246-6018.****************
Last Chance to See the Faculty Art Show on Display Now in the Truax Library!
Only four days left to check out the fabulous, original creations of our multi-talented Art faculty in the Truax library. The 4th Annual MATC Faculty Art Show is on display through the end of this month. The show is open at all times the library is open, so on behalf of the Institutional Aesthetics Committee and the Art Department, we hope you find an opportunity to see this dazzling display.****************
Staff Update
No updates this week.
MATC Positions:
Clinical Laboratory Technician Instructor
Instructional Assistant III-Health (Nursing Skills Lab) (PT)
Promotions and Advertising Coordinator (Re-post)Other Institutions:
No information this week.Additional information on the above positions is available in the Human Resources Office, or call 246-6905.
Meet and Welcome the College's Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Rick Graves
Stop by, as your schedule allows, at one of the upcoming informal brown bags:
- Tuesday, March 29, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Board Room
- Wednesday, March 30, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the Student Lounge (Room 142C)****************
Attention MATC Instructors and Staff!
Do you know someone who is interested serving and protecting our communities?Encourage them to attend the next Career Snapshot highlighting police, fire, and paramedic careers. The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29 at the MATC Commercial Avenue Education Center, 2125 Commercial Ave., Madison.
Attendees will learn about career options, salary and advancement opportunities. They will be able to participate in hands-on demonstrations and talk to MATC instructors and alumni working in the field. The event is free of charge and open to members of the community. Those interested can register online or call 608/246-6239.
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Student Space Work Team Conducting Online Survey
The Student Space Work Team is currently conducting an online survey regarding student space at all locations across the district. The group is interested in getting as much feedback as possible in order to begin a college-wide project to assess student space. The survey will take only about 5 minutes to complete and will be live between March 15 and April 1.Click on the survey now.
After the surveys have been collected, the architecture firm Kahler-Slater will help a group of 75 student leaders and members from the campus community develop a more concrete vision for improving student space. They will be looking into the feasibility of a student center at Truax and other long-term improvements to all our facilities that can make all campuses warm and welcoming for students.
As this initiative progresses, the work team will keep the college community informed of happenings.
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MATC Student Job Fair April 13
The MATC Student Job Fair will take place April 13 in the first floor hallways of Truax from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Help your students prepare for this event by making them aware of it, encouraging them to attend, and helping them understand how to prepare for it. Let them know they should dress in the appropriate attire for their industry, bring copies of current resumes, and come prepared to talk about themselves.If you need more info about the Job Fair, including a list of the employers who will be in attendance, contact Kimbrin Cornelius at kcornelius@matcmadison.edu or 608-243-4283.
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Need Some News to Warm Your Heart in Chilly March?
How about this: The MATC Foundation's Faculty-Staff Campaign has seen a 5% increase in the total number of faculty and staff donors during the current fiscal year (and the current fiscal year isn't over until June 30!). Among our full-time staff, an incredible 35% are supporting the MATC Foundation Faculty-Staff Campaign. To date, as a staff, we have raised nearly $40,000 to support vital funds at the Foundation.Here is a note from a student scholarship recipient received in the Foundation Office:
Thank you very much for the opportunity to win a scholarship for Spring Semester 2005. This scholarship will help me achieve my career goals of being a computer engineer. Currently, I am a full-time student and also work full-time. I have a wife and a three-month-old daughter. This award will help relieve the financial burden we have while trying to raise a family and finish school. Again, I truly thank you for your generosity.
If you'd like to sign up to support the Faculty-Staff Campaign, complete this form. If you have any questions about the campaign, please call Sarah Fowles, the Faculty-Staff Campaign Coordinator, at 243-4334.
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"Other Funding"
Calling all faculty and staff! Are you finding yourself wishing for more dollars for learning projects in your department? Do you feel that you have some projects that are worthy of financial support from private foundations?For those of you who haven't done any fundraising and aren't clear about what makes private foundations different from other types of funding entities, here's a definition: A private foundation is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family, or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors. The funds are program are established to maintain or aid social educational, religious, or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through the making of grants.
The MATC Foundation is compiling a resource guide that can help you. We have perused the directory of Foundations in Wisconsin and printed profiles of those foundations that have indicated an interest in at least one of the two things MATC is all about: Access to learning and economic development.
We will make this resource guide available to any interested faculty or staff member provided that you help coordinate our efforts by agreeing to do the following.
1. Contact the MATC Foundation Office for information about a foundation prospect. Together we'll determine the feasibility of cultivating the foundation in question for a specific project. The two primary factors affecting feasibility are MATC's current relationship (if any) with the foundation and whether or not another faculty or staff member is already working with the foundation on a request.
2. When we agree that you will approach a specific foundation, you will submit a grant proposal or application to the foundation by the foundation's next deadline. If you do not solicit the foundation by the next deadline, the MATC Foundation will work with the faculty or staff member who is "next in line" to approach the foundation.
3. You'll provide a copy of the grant proposal or application materials to the MATC Foundation.
4. As you work on the grant proposal or application, you'll contact the MATC Foundation for any resources or assistance you may need.
To sign up to receive an external foundation resource guide, email sfowles@matcmadison.edu.
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Earn Your Associate Degree Totally Online
Associate Degree in Administrative Assistant -- work behind the scenes supporting executives, planning events, and greeting clients in a variety of businesses such as interior design firms, insurance investigations, TV production, and legal offices.- Courses available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Study at your conveniencePrepare for a career in a field where jobs are plentiful! MATC receives, on average, more than 100 job requests per month for administrative support staff. Clerical jobs are among the top five occupations for projected growth nationally.
Contact Heather Liddicoat at hliddicoat@matcmadison.edu or phone 608-246-6339.
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Register Now for Revised Core Ability Program Training for MATC Degree Credit Course Instructors
Learn about -- The changes for Core Abilities!
- How to work with a Learning Outcomes Matrix!
- Formative and Summative Assessments for Core Abilities and Program Outcomes!
- How to document Summative Assessments for Core Abilities and Program Outcomes!
- When to start using the Revised Core Ability Process!Register for a collaborative training session with hands on activities at http://matcmadison.edu/hr/staffdev
- Click on "Registration."
- On the "Welcome" page, complete the Sign in process using your One Card number.
- Click on "Register" for a Course or Session."
- On the next page Select "Core Abilities" from the drop-down menu as the type of workshop for which you are registering.
- Scroll down and check the box for the course you wish to take.
- Click the "Register" button.You will be sent an e-mail confirmation of your registration. Please contact Donna Renteria with on-line registration questions - drenteria@matcmadison.edu, phone: 608-246-6904.
Earn 2 hours towards your 5-year renewal for Teaching Certification for the Workshop or Blackboard. Part-time instructors will be paid for attendance at the workshop.
A Blackboard training module is available on the Assessment Resources site, Core Abilities Training. Register with Mary Vlisides.
Questions about core ability training should be sent to: Mary Vlisides, mvlisides@matcmadison.edu, phone: 608-259-2957.
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DTEC Fitness Center
The Downtown Fitness Center features a knowledgeable, friendly staff, cardiovascular and weightlifting equipment, group exercise classes, personal training, locker and shower facilities and a comfortable atmosphere.HOURS
Monday: 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday: 10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - noon - Through March 27, 2005Spring Semester: January 10 - May 13, 2005
Closed: January 17 and March 19 - 27, 2005
Staff Rates: $75.00 per semester.
Located in Room D020.
For more information call 258-2399 or 258-2398.
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