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Honors Institute Gets a Home to Call Its Own

Thu, 03 Oct 2013 11:35:52 -0700

Housing and Residential Life at Michigan Technological University has rolled out the welcome mat for 13 students at a very special residence hall.

The Honors House, building number 82 on the campus map and formerly the Ruppe House, is a next-door neighbor of the University Residence on Woodland Road. The headquarters for Michigan Tech’s Honors Institute, the Honors House is home to nine honors students and provides ample space for the group’s operations. The remaining four beds are filled by non-honors students who have returned to campus after at least one year of study.

The idea of converting the Ruppe House—previously used for . . .

October Arts at Michigan Tech

Thu, 03 Oct 2013 06:58:53 -0700

Please join us at the Rozsa Center and McArdle Theatre for arts events in October. From romantic nights at the symphony, to “Pep Band Mania,” to Neil Simon coming-of-age tales, to Cloud Cult’s “good good friends,” to Ray Bradbury’s cautionary tale of technology and humanity colliding, disastrously: October will draw you in, entertain at the [...]

VPA Students Involved in “Mutt” Production

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 08:51:04 -0700

Featuring local locations, cast and crew, as well as music from Hannah Bethel, a Houghton High School graduate, “Mutt” is a pure, locally produced film. The crew for this film features Michigan Tech students involved in Visual and Performing Arts department, as well as students from Finlandia. When asked about their thoughts on their first [...]

Beckwith Announces Gallery to Alums

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:49:32 -0700

Mary Ann Beckwith, Professor Emeritus, announced her exhibit in Lansing in TechAlum Newsletter. The exhibit opening will be October 4, 2013, 7-9 pm. The exhibit runs until November 8. Beckwith would love to see Tech alums there. Read more at From the Email Bag in TechAlum Newsletter.

Fall Career Fair Features New Companies and Veteran Recruiters

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 07:00:23 -0700

With 264 companies registered for the Fall Career Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 24, their 900 recruiters run the gamut from new to returning to never-miss-a-fair.

Among the new companies, according to Jim Turnquist, director of Career Services, is Chevron. Although they have recruited and hired on their own on campus, this year they’ve joined the Career Fair and expanded their search.

“In the past, they focused on geology, but this year they are looking for many different engineering fields: chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, mechanical,” Turnquist says. “That’s a big plus.”

Back after a hiatus from recruiting is Procter and Gamble. They are scouting for . . .

Anne Beffel is the New Chair of VPA

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 06:18:20 -0700

Three New Department Chairs Began this Fall The College of Sciences and Arts has welcomed three new department chairs who are beginning their careers at Michigan Tech this fall. Cary Chabalowski joins the Department of Chemistry as chair and professor of practice. Anne Beffel is chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) [...]

Generations of Discovery Campaign Meets & Beats Its Goal

Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:00:09 -0700

When Michigan Technological University launched its Generations of Discovery capital campaign in 2006, announcing a goal of $200 million, there were some doubters. Remember 2006—when the housing bubble burst and the stock market was heading for its 2008-09 crash, kicking the country into a major recession?

But Michigan Tech did it—and then some. At a campaign celebration at the University’s Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 19, 2013, Campaign Chair Dave House announced that Michigan Tech has raised $215,366,353, much of it in planned gifts that will be coming in over the next 10 to 25 years.

House, a Michigan Tech . . .

Female and Graduate Student Enrollment Rises

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:27:18 -0700

Michigan Technological University, like other public universities in the state, submitted its official fall enrollment numbers to Lansing this week. The news was very good.

Michigan Tech has 1,252 first-year students, the largest freshman class since 2008. The average ACT score and high school GPA of those students are at an all-time high, at 26.7 and 3.66.

Graduate student numbers also rose for the fifth straight year, to 1,359.

“I want to thank everyone all across campus for the work they do to attract the highest quality students,” said President Glenn Mroz. "The results of their efforts speak for themselves.”

Total undergraduate enrollment . . .

Auditions for Southern Nights

Mon, 09 Sep 2013 06:34:21 -0700

SOUTHERN NIGHTS AUDITIONS: Announcing OPEN AUDITIONS for Tech Theatre’s production of Southern Nights: Unsung Songs of the Southern Nightingale, one-act masterpieces by Tennessee Williams. Each short play has a set of characters who discover, collectively, hope, harmony, power, and passion. The cast calls for 9 men and 5 women. Auditions will be held in Walker 210, on the Michigan Tech [...]

Last Week to Purchase Rozsa Season Tickets

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:40:39 -0700

This is your last week to buy season ticket packages to all the arts events at Michigan Tech. If you haven’t yet, there’s still time to get the added value that season tickets offer: discounted admission, VIP receptions, and new this year, priority advance seating in the Rozsa theater directly from our Rozsa VIP Lounge, [...]