Alumni and friends news Campuses shine in building plan Historicgrowth Hello and welcome to the rst issue of SMART FUTURE, a newsletter for alumni and friends ofMadison Area Technical College. You’ll learn about a few of the many exciting things that are happening at the College today on the following pages. All of our campuses are hopping! Enrollment increased 12% for the fall semester. There are more than 1,700 additional students walking the halls, searching for a parking space and trying to get into popular classes. The College expected the increase and has added class sections, hired additional facultyand expanded learning options. The College is responding further to the current local economic conditions by opening a west side campus near West Towne Shopping Mall, offering more than 100 short-term programs and skill-enhancing courses to help enhance current job skills and to help students begin new careers. Many courses are available online or at a campus near you. To learn more visit matcmadison.edu/adult-learners . What’s InsIde Fall 2009 M adison Area Technical College leaders captured the dreams of community college students in a multi-year building program recently released to the public. Called the Facilities Master Plan, the forward-thinking and inclusive blueprint for the College’s seven campuses provides a exible framework for campus development as leaders direct changes and reinvestment during the next decade. Planning began in 2005 with student suggestions and dovetailed with an Academic Plan in 2007. “At the core of every single aspect of the design lies our commitment to student success,” said President Bettsey Barhorst. Sweeping changes would recreate the Truax facility in Madison. An elegant and obvious entrance with adjacent Student Success Center would house unique communitycollege services, such as counseling, placement testing, tutoring and meeting spaces. The plan outlines other enhancements at Trua x including a new health care professions classroom building, an expanded teaching space for manufacturing, a campus center for student activities, a child and family center, a new building for re and protective services, an expanded library and a health and wellness education center. Planners did not ignore much heated discussion about parking issues at the campus. A sheltered walkway from cars to the front door is proposed. Planners envision a third-party developer transforming the Downtown Education Center in Madison into an applied “ At the core of every single aspect of the design lies our commitment to student success.” — President Bettsey Barhorst See Growth, continued on page 2 > See Facilities, continued on page 2 > Win a laptop3Priceless gifts3Ehler’s nursing scholarships 4 Taliesin y through5Alumni notes 6Weisheipl A rendering offers an aerial view of the future Truax Campus. MATC Master Plan matcsmartfuture.com 608.246.6441
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Turina Bakken, associatedean of the Center forBusiness and Applied Arts,was promoted to dean ofthe Center for Business andApplied Arts.
Patrick Molzahn, Cabinet-making and Millworkinstructor, was elected vicepresident of WoodLINKS USA.
Dr. Gashwin Saleno, Electronic Technicianinstructor, established an endowed fund forElectrical Engineering & ElectronicsAdvancement.
Peter Vlisides, Recreation Management pro-
gram director, was awarded “Lifetime ServiceRecognition Award” from Wisconsin Park andRecreation Association.
Ken Walz, chemistry instructor,Barb
Anderegg, associate grants specialist andPaul Morschauser, diesel instructor receiveda National Science Foundation grant fornearly $900,000 to fund a Consortium forResources in Renewable Energy Technologies(CRRET).
This project is developing a collaborativeinfrastructure among academic, industry andgovernment stakeholders to deliver cutting-edge renewable energy education for theexisting and future technician workforce.The project is building on CRRET’s uniquerenewable energy certicate prototype thatincludes both online and face-to-face cours-es taught by seasoned renewable energyexperts. To satisfy a national need for exibledelivery courses in renewable energy technol-ogy disciplines, project staff are expandingthe model to reach a much larger number ofstudents and schools. Specically, the projectis developing a new 15-credit certicate op-tion that can be completed totally online.
Faculty updates
College Photo
Molzahn
Bakken
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Year’s Eve, he can count over 135students helped, either in the Associate
Degree Nursing or Licensed Practical
Nursing programs.
“These students are his monument
to his wife’s generosity,” says Bob
Dinndorf, executive director of the
College’s Foundation.
Lona Ehlers had honored her
husband by leaving a donation to
the foundation of the Rotary Club of
Madison. Spike Ehlers, in turn, honored
his wife by working with the College
and Rotary foundations to establish
the nursing scholarship program. Withadditional support from Ehlers and
others, it became the College’s rst
million-dollar endowed fund.
The donors could have supported
nursing students at other schools, but
Ehlers considered the Madison College
program a “good value” for the tuition
cost, now about $3,400 per year.
Higgins agrees, explaining why she
waited more than three years to be
admitted to the program, which caps
enrollment due to limited placements in
area hospitals.
Now she and her oldest son are
among more than 41,000 students in
140 programs at the College. About
5 percent in degree and certicate
programs receive support through
Foundation scholarships.
“Spike Ehlers and other donors help
us pave an accessible, affordable path
to higher education for our students,
build a pool of skilled workers for areabusinesses and boost the regional
economy,” says College President Bettsey
Barhorst. “The college and the greater
community are better places thanks to
their investments in the future.”
As he counts down the
days to his 103rd birthday
on New Year’s Eve, he can
count over 135 students
who received his help.
The international Skills
competition was Sept. 1 to 7
and Ben Janke was selected
to represent the United
States in the International
Skills competition for Auto
Renishing Technology.
(He completed the Auto Collision program,
and is now in the Auto Technician program.)
He placed 9th, and was the rst U.S.
competitor to score more than 500 points in
the Auto Collision competition. Learn more at
matcmadison.edu/automotive/
matc-student-wins-prestigious-award
Katie Richardson, Engineering transferstudent 2009 and current UW–Madison
student, received a scholarship to attendthe 2009 national Advanced TechnologicalEducation (ATE) Principal InvestigatorsConference, “Technicians in the GreenEconomy,” in Washington, D.C. Hosted bythe National Science Foundation and theAmerican Association of Community Colleges,Richardson and her classmate Chad
Lilek joined other students, ATE alumni, ATEprogram leaders, and representatives fromindustry and government to celebrate the ATEprogram and examine the conference themeof “Technicians in the Green Economy.”
student kudos Ne OeNS:
New! iPhone Application Certicate
A quick six credit certicate is designed toprepare information systems professionals todevelop iPhone applications.
matcmadison.edu/plus/info-tech
Biotechnology Intensive
Post-baccalaureate Certicate
This certicate program was designed forindividuals who already have a Bachelor’sDegree in a biological science and wantto improve their employability in thebiotechnology industry. The intensive programis offered full-time, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.,daily in the Spring Semester. It providespractical, advanced laboratory skills and an
introduction to the business of biotechnology.biotech.matcmadison.edu
Ehlers
T he gifts of a nurse trained in Madison
and the man who dearly loved her
keep on coming, helping Madison Area
Technical College nursing students
including Lynda Higgins of Monona.
A second-year student in the
Associate Degree Nursing program,
Higgins knew Spike Ehlers only from his
photo displayed at the Truax campus and
his reputation as a benevolent donor.“I never dreamed I would have a letter
arrive in my mailbox with his name,” says
Higgins, one of 15 students awarded their
rst Lona M. Ehlers International Nursing
Scholarship this fall.
Janke
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Instructor Ken McCullough announcedthe 2009 Distinguished IT AlumniAward recipient Bernie Zurowski at theInformation Technology reception heldthis past spring.
Candice E. Tylke, Fire Service, 1994,passed away July 26, 2008 at age 42.
Tylke was a 10-year veteran re ghterand paramedic for the City of Beloitand also worked in St. Francis, nearMilwaukee. She was a longtime memberof the International Association of FireFighters and International Association ofFlight Paramedics and had experienceas a ight paramedic with WausauMedEvac. She is believed to have beenthe rst woman enrolled in the College’sre science program. In her will sheleft a gift that will support scholarshipsfor students in re service, emergencymedical technician and human service
programs. Her estate also made a giftto the Mark Coyne Scholarship fundand to the 2009 Girl Tech Camp.
Mark Kraushaar, Nursing, 1982, won the2009 Felix Pollak Prize inPoetry for Falling BrickKills Local Man.
John Hinch, GraphicDesign, 2004, is owner of
Digital Dementia Designand a 2009 United WayLoaned Executive.
Tara Fuhrman, R.N., Nursing, 2009, worksas a registered nurse at Reedsburg AreaMedical Center in the Multi-Care Center.
Keri Boerst, Marketing, 2000,is UW Credit Unionbranch manager,Madison AreaTechnical College
Branch.
Jacob Ferina, Associate in Science,2009, and currentUW–Madison engi-neering student, wasnamed USA Today’sWisconsin New CenturyScholar for 2009 and
awarded the prestigious Jack KentCooke Scholarship that is worth up to$30,000 annually.
IN MEMRIAMWe remember the followingdeceased faculty and staff.
Eileen Scott
Area Coordinator, Watertown Campus3/31/21 – 8/21/09
Dr. Benjamin Schmidt
Fire Service Program Medical Director12/5/60 – 9/7/09
Phyllis Schwebke
Dean of Home Economics
11/26/20 – 9/13/09
Jim Thomas
Golf Coach8/28/65 – 8/18/09
alumnI notesFor more news of fellow alumni and staff go to matcalumni.com
lcom to th N4C!After 43 years in the Wisconsin Technical CollegeConference (WTCC), the College made the switch toa new intercollegiate athletic conference. The Collegealong with Milwaukee Area Technical College joinedthe North Central Community College Conference(N4C). In addition to Madison Area Technical Collegeand Milwaukee Area Technical College, the N4Cis comprised of the following teams: College ofDuPage (Glen Ellyn, Ill.), Harper College (Palatine, Ill.),Joliet Junior College (Joliet, Ill.), Rock Valley College(Rockford, Ill.) and Triton College (River Grove, Ill.).
Dig Pink Matchn ct. 10, the AthleticsDepartment hosted a breastcancer fundraiser andvolleyball match featuringthe College’s No. 3 nationallyranked WolfPack Women’sVolleyball team againstCarthage College JV(Kenosha, WI). All proceedsbeneted breast cancerresearch.
23rd Annual Turky Trot,Sunday, Nov. 8
The Turkey Trot is an annual traditionfor hundreds of runners and walkersfrom around the area. The 5K & 5Mcross country run/walk weaves its way through WarnerPark. The event supports two great causes: Thursday’sChild and the Madison Area Technical CollegeFoundation. Last year, more than 630 runners andwalkers participated, making it the largest Turkey Trot.Whether you run or walk or simply like to volunteer forthis great event, please visit matcturkeytrot.com for more information.
4th Annual Jam Th ym,
Saturday, b. 20
Join us for a great day of WolfPack basketball, alumnievents, food and fun. RSVP before the event and takepart in the Tailgate Party along with the MATC Men’s &Women’s Basketball games. In the afternoon, basketballteam alumni take part in the Alumni Basketball gamesannounced by our very own, Gary “Big Dog” Breneman.
athletics.matcmadison.edu/alumninews.htm
or additional sports scors, schduls
and information plas visit us onlin at athltics.matcmadison.du
WolfPack SPRTUPDATES
QUICK LINKSOnline ofcial student transcripts
requests. rder your ofcial transcriptonline, available 24 hours a day, 7days a week for just $6 per transcript.Additional charges will apply for prior-ity mail/pick-up orders and alternatemailing options. nly ofcial tran-scripts, printed on transcript paper, willincur this fee. matcmadison.edu/transcript-requests
Spring Classes available at
West Madison. Protective Services,Emergency Medical Services,Insurance and general educationclasses are now available at the
College’s West location,302 S. Gammon Road, Madison.
matcmadison.edu/matc-west
Ferina
Thomas
McCullough
Kraushaar
Hinch
Boerst
Photo: Dan Wiza
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