September 23, 2014, Vol. 21, No. 2

Michigan Technological University submitted its preliminary fall enrollment figures to the state this week.  Enrollment totaled 7,100 this fall, up from last year and the second highest since 1983.

Female enrollment in the College of Engineering is 1,005, an all-time high at 22 percent.

American minority students totaled 474, nearly 7 percent of the student . . . [ Full Story ]

For the third year in a row, Michigan Technological University has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.  The HEED award recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity.

Michigan Tech will be featured along with 82 other award-winning institutions in the magazine’s November . . . [ Full Story ]

Employers like the kind of education students get at Michigan Technological University, and they’re putting their money where their mouths are.  The latest payscale.com survey of starting, median and top salaries for university graduates pegged Michigan Tech third in the nation among public research universities for the average starting salary of graduates.

Payscale.com surveyed . . . [ Full Story ]

“The solar disinfection of drinking water is currently in use, however, it can only be used for clear water. This research aims to make the solar disinfection of drinking water a viable option even with murky, dirty looking water.”

Support this research on Superior Ideas

Our football huskies were in Canton, Ohio on Saturday, September 13. Alumni and friends from the Columbus Chapter pulled out their tech gear and gathered for a tailgate and the game.  Many thanks to our chapter leader, John McDermott ‘92 for organizing the event.

Did you know? The invitation lists for Alumni Association events are . . . [ Full Story ]

The Keweenaw Alumni Chapter is Michigan Tech’s local chapter.  It can be challenging to get alumni excited and engaged in activities when they see and hear about Tech on a daily basis. However, being in the backyard of Michigan Tech also presents some unique opportunities and this fall they are taking full advantage.

The Keweenaw . . . [ Full Story ]

Help Michigan Tech win the National Outdoor Championship! The winning institution will get bragging rights as the most outdoorsy campus and a brand new gear library!

Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge starts Sept 27 and runs through Nov 22.

Get outside and have fun, and encourage your family and friends to do the same!

For more . . . [ Full Story ]

This year I turned a passion and hobby for facial hair into a small business startup. Detroit Beard Collective makes all-natural beard and facial hair maintenance and care products in the Detroit area. This past August we were nominated for the Martha Stewart American Made competition and named a finalist in the style category.

My . . . [ Full Story ]

The Michigan Tech volleyball team received the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2013-14 season. The Huskies were one of 95 NCAA Division II team’s to earn the award with a 3.4 grade point average.

The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in . . . [ Full Story ]

Former Michigan Tech goaltender Pheonix Copley earned the win in net for the NHL’s Washington Capitals last night as they defeated the Buffalo Sabres 1-0 in a preseason game at Verizon Center. Copley started and played the first period, turning away all six shots he faced.

“It’s cool to get in a game like that . . . [ Full Story ]

Did you ever parade down College Ave in a Homecoming float? Tell us your story via email.

Is this you—right before jumping in the Portage in a cardboard boat? Email us.

In our last edition, we asked whether anyone remembered Hubbell Hall falling in the late 60s, or recall having class in the old building. We’re loving the responses—keep them coming!

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Regarding Hubbell Hall, I was one of the last classes to use the building with my math class as a freshman in 1963. I was . . . [ Full Story ]

Mark Garver ’06 asked whether last weekend’s Homecoming football game would be broadcast. We thought this would be a good opportunity to let alums know that all home athletics events are streamed via Huskies Live. You can visit the site to watch live from your computer. Hockey is streamed through America One; we’re still . . . [ Full Story ]

Bobby the “good guy” bartender started out as a radio announcer for WHDF in the 50’s. The station was located on the second floor above the bar. He worked with Ted Gast (retired owner of the State Farm Agency on College Ave), who was also a radio announcer for the station in those days.

I know there are . . . [ Full Story ]

Do you know if the Julius T. Nachazel Trophy is still at Tech? Do you know what it was? They used to have a Frisbee tournament in the late 1960’s–70’s and this was the trophy. If you could share any into on its whereabouts, I would be most happy.

Paul Bowen ’70, ‘71

Editor’s note: The Cup . . . [ Full Story ]

“Chi Epsilon is the National Civil Engineering Honor Society in the United States. We honor engineering students who have exemplified the principles of “Scholarship, Character, Practicality, and Sociability” in the civil engineering profession.” —chi-epsilon.org

The Michigan Tech chapter of Chi Epsilon is selling Civil and Environmental Engineering stickers for . Help support the local chapter . . . [ Full Story ]

No words needed for this one—just sit back and enjoy this gorgeous Keweenaw sunrise image by Joe Kirkish.

I think this is a beautiful and most obvious site for the new Husky statue. Some of the older alumni will recognize it as the location of the huge old (and leaning) white pine tree that President Ray Smith called “the Jim Spain” tree. Actually, I had little more to do with it than to write . . . [ Full Story ]

Did you know that there are about 100 million lake trout in Lake Superior? We learned this and 36 other fascinating facts in the BuzzFeed article, “37 Great Lakes Fact That Will Blow Your Mind.” Thanks to Frank Shoffner ’62 for sending it our way.

Order your Michigan Tech license plate today.

When you purchase a Michigan Tech license plate, not only do you show your Husky Pride, but you also support programs for alumni and students.  For an additional fee, your Michigan Tech plate can be personalized.

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Whether you purchase a regular plate or collector plate, a portion of the fee is given to the university to support programs for students and alumni.

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View a listing of our on-campus career opportunities.

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