Women's Basketball Welcome Home Celebration Slated for Thursday

The campus and community are invited to a welcome home celebration for the Michigan Tech women’s basketball team, who made it to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II National Championship in San Antonio. The Huskies were defeated by Minnesota State Mankato Tuesday, in a hard-fought, 61-53 battle.

The celebration is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in the Wood Gym at the Student Development Complex on campus.

Expected to be present at the celebration are Michigan Tech President Glenn D. Mroz, Athletic Director Suzanne Sanregret, Head Coach John Barnes, members of the team, the Pep Band, and Tech’s mascot, Blizzard T. Husky.

Come out and celebrate an incredible season!

Michigan Technological University is a leading public research university, conducting research, developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering, forestry and environmental sciences, computing, technology, business and economics, natural and physical sciences, arts, humanities and social sciences.

Michigan Technological University is a public research university founded in 1885 in Houghton, Michigan, and is home to more than 7,000 students from 55 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan’s flagship technological university offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, computing, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and the arts. The rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, offering year-round opportunities for outdoor adventure.