Food Service Committee Needs Members

Are you tired of paying too much for food? Do you want better selection of choices at the cafeteria? The problem is not going to go away on it's own. The Food Service Committee is a group made up of Staff and Students working together to overcome problems with the Madison College Market Place. This committee cannot do anything without members and it needs your help. To find out how you can join or what you can do to help email the Student Co-Chair of the committee, Dustin Schwartz, at tonystheme@gmail.com.

Arber Rrushaj (Liberal Arts)

Student Senator

Student Ambassador

Staying Healthy this Season

As we are all returning for classes, it is worth mentioning that we are in the midst of cold and flu season. I would like to inform all of you on ways to stay healthy as we are all coming in contact with many people everyday here at Madison College and anywhere else we should be going.

- Wash your hands. We are in public places everyday that is filled with all kinds of bacteria. A simple 30 second wash with antibacterial soap will do wonders in decreasing your chance of becoming ill.

- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. Most bacteria enter our body through the mucous membranes in this location.

- Exercise. 30 minutes of aerobic exercise a day does great things for your health.

- Drink water. Everyone should be drinking about eight, 8oz. glasses of water a day. Most people are unaware that by the time you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated. So drink before you feel thirsty.

- Get fresh air by cracking a window at night.

- Make sure all food is cooked, stored and reheated properly. Avoid eating out.

- Decrease stress. We all know it, and as students/parents/employees it can be difficult to do, but stress causes a lot of harm to our bodies.

- Get 8 hours of sleep a night. It may seem impossible at times, but try to get a little more sleep than you may usually get.

I personally just got over the flu this weekend. Had I been getting adequate sleep, exercise, and decreased my stress levels I may have avoided it altogether. Unfortunately, I am paying the price by trying to get caught up on school work. Hopefully these tips will help all of you by not making the same mistakes I did.

Rebecca Schave

Student Senate!!! Get Involved Today

Student Senate has 5 empty seats and is looking to fill them up as soon as possible. Joining is simple at this time of year; just fill and application, show up to 3 consecutive meetings and show interest and dedication and the senate body will vote. You will earn valuable time management, communication, and organizational skills. You get to serve the whole student body and act as the link between the student body and administration. Meetings are Thursdays at 5:00PM-7:00PM in the Administration Building Room 122 (across the courtyard from the cafeteria at Truax). Send questions to Senate@matcmadison.edu

Arber Rrushaj (Liberal Arts)

Student Senator

Student Ambassador

Phi Theta Kappa

Welcome back everybody, as the second week of classes progresses everyone is getting back into the swing of things here. As one of the VP's for Phi Theta Kappa part of that means we're looking to get current members more involved and make everybody who is eligible aware of the opportunities that come with joining.
If you're currently a member and would like to get more involved with the chapter and our projects our weekly meeting are scheduled for 1:30pm at Truax on Mondays (In our office in room 131) or Downtown at 3:45pm on Wednesdays (In the Student Life office). We would love to see you there!
If there's a project you'd like to the see the chapter take on suggest it! You can contact the officers of the chapter via e-mail (listed on our blackboard page), better yet come to a meeting and introduce yourself. And we would love to see any volunteers who could help us out with the coordinating the Distinguished Teacher Award or the upcoming Induction of new members.

Speaking of new members... If you're eligible to join Phi Theta Kappa you'll receive an invitation in the mail in the coming weeks. This means that you've kept your GPA at 3.5 or better for at least 12 credits. Congratulations! If you decide to join, you pay a onetime lifetime membership fee and gain access to all the resources of the Phi Theta Kappa organization on campus. We encourage our members to apply for some of the transfer scholarships available specifically to members, which includes the Jack Kent Cook award. This is a $90,000 award two of our chapter members have won in the last two years! We're hoping to have a third winner this year.
We also encourage members to become Enhanced Members by participating in our events over the course of the semester. If you become an Enhanced Member you'll receive an award and an invitation to the Enhanced Member Banquet we hold each semester, you're also far more likely to have the opportunity to travel to the regional or national conferences we attend (next up Orlando!).
My best recommendation for the organization though is the people you meet. I've met some great people though getting involved with our chapter and I hope to meet many more.

Gail Leinweber (Liberal Arts)
VP of Service Beta Beta Psi

Get Involved at Madison College

Hello to EVERYONE and Welcome!

I hope your first week of classes went well and you are all getting back into school mode! I know school can be a lot of work and we all have a hundred other things going on in our lives, but I just wanted to tell you how much fun it can be to get involved here at Madison College. Whether it's Student Clubs, Intramural Sports, or even working a campus jobs, these are all great ways to help you meet others just like you! These great opportunities will really help you enjoy your time here at Madison College to the fullest.

This is my third semester at Madison College already, and I'm wishing I would've gotten involved sooner. I'm now a Student Ambassador and a member of the Marketing Club. Through these extracurriculars I have met so many more people and I'm having a blast. They are many clubs that are usually related to a specific program. Becoming a member of your program or something that you're interested in could really make your resume stand out!

To check out what Madison College has to offer for you to get involved in check out http://matcmadison.edu/student-clubs and/or http://matcmadison.edu/intramural-sports.

Hope everyone has a great semester and get involved! :)

– Megan Reed (marketing program)

campus Jobs

Hey guys,

First of all welcome back, I hope you guys had an awesome holiday. Now that we're back for the semester, many students want to know about finding campus jobs. There are a lot of student jobs available at Madison College. Students work in the cafeteria, bookstore, student life, mail room, library, tech services and many more places. All jobs available are listed online at http://matcmadison.edu/ in the A-Z Index under "Techconnect" or "Student jobs."

– Glenroy Fletcher (system admin program)