Students’ votes will determine new senators
Kim Johnson-Bair, Staff Writer
April 24, 2013
As the school year is winding down, it is already time to look ahead to next year. With that comes the duty of bringing in the teams that will help guide the college through 2013-14. On April 26, the voting begins to elect the new student senators that will take the Madison College student body through... Read more »
College to offer Mobile Marketing Certificate in fall 2013
George Treviranus, Editor-in-Chief
April 24, 2013
Madison College students can look forward to the Mobile Marketing Certificate this fall semester. This new, competitive certificate will teach students the product-planning end of consumer marketing on smart phones, a rapidly expanding market in technology. Kristen Uttech, a marketing instructor at the... Read more »
Student awards banquet set to recognize employees, student skills
Sarah Weatherbee, Multimedia Editor
April 24, 2013
Madison College will recognize students and advisors on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at the Annual Celebration of Student Success. Attendees will gather from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Truax campus’ Redsten Gym. The Executive Leadership Team (ELT), comprised entirely of student representatives from... Read more »
Off the shelf: Madison College library report
Virginia Bryan, Librarian
April 24, 2013
Our National Library Week Photo Contest attracted some excellent entries and the task of selecting a winner was a tough one – so tough in fact that we decided to add a runner-up prize. Entrants submitted a photograph and accompanying artist’s statement interpreting the theme “Madison College Libraries... Read more »
Campus Updates
Clarion Staff
April 24, 2013
Pow Wow 2013 Truax will be hosting this year’s Pow Wow on Saturday, April 27. Doors open 10 a.m. General admission is $5 and covers the 5 p.m. feast and activities. Elders 55 and older and children 5 and under may attend for free. Blackboard update Blackboard will be inaccessible from May 31... Read more »
Public safety report
Joe Steffen, Crime Prevention Team Leader
April 24, 2013
What’s happening? Public Safety Officers respond to many calls for service. However, we would like to keep the college community informed. Here are some of the notable incidents this month. On April 4, a Public Safety Officer responded to a suspicious vehicle on the Truax Campus. When the... Read more »
Mentoring program at Madison College bridges cultures, opens minds
Sylvia Lim, Staff Writer
April 23, 2013
When Virginia Bryan and her husband, Robert, became mentors in 2011 for Najeeb Ullah, a Pakistani student, they never expected that their friendship with Ullah would have a great impact for the future of a nation. Bryan just wanted to help her mentee to have best experience during his stay in America.... Read more »
Startup Weekend non-profit event generates business ideas at Madison College West Campus
George Treviranus, Editor-in-Chief
April 10, 2013
Entrepreneurs gathered throughout Madison at Madison College’s West Campus to do one thing: Create and spread great ideas. From April 5-7, the event followed a strict schedule for its participants. Startup Weekend is a global event encouraging budding entrepreneurs—creative-, code- and business-oriented—to... Read more »
New agreement between college, UW-Platteville streamlines biotechnology students’ degree completion
Ryan Spoehr, Copy Editor
April 10, 2013
Madison College has announced an agreement with a University of Wisconsin school that they say will give a “competitive boost” to students. The college announced on April 2 that it has entered a partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Under the agreement, biotechnology students... Read more »
Public Safety Update
Joseph Steffen, Crime Prevention Team Leader
April 10, 2013
What’s happening? Public Safety officers respond to many calls for service. However we would like to keep the college community informed. Here are some of the notable incidents this month. On March 16, Public Safety officers responded to a report of a missing child. Officers canvassed the area,... Read more »
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