<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1lYEww_1FPetcAr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1lYEww_1FPetcAr00" width="1200" height="1200" ><figcaption>Photo of Haley Rose, the former Manager of Student Services at MATC’s Downtown Campus, taken from her Facebook public profile.</figcaption></figure>Haley Rose was an employee of MATC for around five years. In her latest role, she was the Student Resource Manager at MATC’s Downtown Campus.She helped me in countless ways. She helped me get food and gave me gift cards to get food from the grocery store when I didn’t have any other options. Then she helped me use the FAST Fund to get money for my rent.The most recent problem Haley helped me solve was my eviction from the Westown Green apartment complex. After new management took over, I had to leave without a lot of time to search for a new place. Haley made sure I had somewhere to live.Because of her help, I moved into an apartment near UW-Milwaukee. In June 2026, Haley disappeared from campus. At first, she said she was going on vacation. Students working at the Student Resource Center (SRC) said she would be back in July, but she never returned.When school started in August and she was not back in the office, I started asking more questions. I went to Dean of Student Experience Equan Burrows because I had a different request for him and I heard he was her boss. He told me I needed to talk to Mike Rogers, Vice President of Student Engagement and Community Impact. I went to his office and left a message with my name and phone number.He called me, but didn’t provide any clarity on the situation. He said she’s away or she’s not here. I was not taking notes and did not record the conversation because I just wanted an answer, so I do not recall his specific words.From June through September, Haley’s email had the following auto-reply message on it: “I am currently out of the office. Please forward any questions or concerns to Michael Rogers at [email protected].”During that same period, her name was not on the staff directory. The three reasons for a name not being listed are: they quit, they were fired or they retired. However, she had an away message, and when I tried to start a Google chat with her, I would get messages such as “in a meeting until 1:30 p.m.,” “in a meeting until 3 p.m.,” etc. It appeared as if she was in her office, but she wasn’t.A lot of students have been concerned about her absence, the office has missed her energy, and all anyone could say is she’s not here. Finally, after 3½ months, there is an answer, but it’s not a very comforting one. “Haley is no longer with the college.” It’s the line I get, no matter who I ask. It doesn’t answer the many lingering questions students have, and the college doesn’t discuss personnel matters as a general rule.So, what are you left with? Unanswered questions, big shoes to fill, and the SRC office left with a big hole in it. Decision-makers need to recognize that staff have value. You cannot put a price tag on their day-to-day interactions with students. And, when decisions are in the process of being made — that will keep someone out of the office for months — an email informing people would be nice. Something that recognizes how it impacts me as well as other students would have been helpful. All the comments that she’s out, she’s away, she’s not around, and we don’t know when she’ll be back left everyone confused and concerned from mid-June until mid-September. Students are still feeling that way, and it appears staff were left in the dark too until they could officially state that “She is no longer with the college.” I have not been able to contact Haley, but I hope she knows how much her help impacted me and other students, and that she will be missed.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0YXX1r_1FPetcAr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0YXX1r_1FPetcAr00" width="2001" height="1334" ><figcaption>An MATC student speaks with a Student Resource Center staffer on September 22, 2026.</figcaption></figure></div></body>

Block Source: matctimes360.com

Misinformation

Clickbait

Old or repetitive news

Explicit content

Location not relevant

Haley Rose was an employee of MATC for around five years. In her latest role, she was the Student Resource Manager at MATC’s Downtown Campus. She helped me in countless ways. She helped me get food and gave me gift cards to get food from the grocery store when I didn’t have any other options. Then she helped me use the FAST Fund to get money for my rent.

Missing Haley Rose: Student advocate no longer at MATC

NewsBreak

Haley Rose was an employee of MATC for around five years. In her latest role, she was the Student Resource Manager at MATC’s Downtown Campus. She helped me

Missing Haley Rose: Student advocate no longer at MATC

Comments