Student Stories

Auditorium with exhibits and participants.
Maker Space 2024 was held at Houghton High School on March 23. The event was put on by Superior Fab Lab.
“It’s the chance to show off the tools we use in the enterprise, show how they can be used and generate interest in it that way.”
William Forney, robotics engineering undergraduate, on the Open Source Hardware Enterprise at Maker Fest 2024
“I spent a summer with Covia’s operations team at their mine and plant in Roff, Oklahoma.”John Myaard, mining engineering student, on being interviewed for an internship with Covia Corporation
Jazz illustration showing a trumpet and video game controller.
Michigan Tech Music, part of the Michigan Tech Visual and Performing Arts Department, offers ten music performance groups: bands, orchestra, jazz, and choral ensembles.
“Alex Kiel '27, computer engineering major also minoring in jazz studies, and fifth year chemical engineering major Ciara LaRouche are part of the Video Game Jazz Ensemble at Michigan Tech. The ensemble is a student-led jazz combo who specialize in video game jazz covers.”Michigan Tech Visual and Performing Arts
“Students in this exhibition hail from many schools, colleges and departments across the university. Come see the creative work of artists who connect with their world and one another across differences in the context of art classes including Art & Nature, Creative Drawing, Color & Creativity, and Creative Practices.”Michigan Tech Art