Cyndi Perkins

Contact

cmperkin@mtu.edu
906-487-3181
Administration Building G08

Associate Director of Communications, University Marketing and Communications

Biography

An award-winning editor, journalist, and columnist, Cyndi generates and manages key communications projects that tell the story of Michigan Tech on digital and print platforms. A story shepherd who thrives on collaboration, her superpowers include content strategy and editorial management. She finds work-life balance in the garden, on her yoga mat, and anywhere near the water.

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About Cyndi

The former Daily Mining Gazette journalist and editor hails from Houghton and has written for a variety of international, national and regional publications.
Specializing in compelling storytelling and cohesive on-brand messaging, the Michigan Tech alumna manages, writes, and edits content across university platforms, from webpages to MTU News.
A novelist active in the Upper Peninsula Authors and Publishers Association, the Authors Guild member looks forward to writing more books—and to camping trips in her RV with husband Scott and Goldendoodle Max.

Recent Stories

Two students talking and looking at a laptop, sitting in a round study lounge in Rekhi Hall.

Michigan Tech Establishes New Data Science Department in the College of Computing

Michigan Technological University's College of Computing will officially launch its new Department of Data Science on July 1, becoming one of a handful of institutions across the nation with an academic department dedicated to the growing and in-demand discipline. While the department is new, data science . . . Read More

Ten Michigan Tech students pose on a beach with their cardboard boat, as other teams stage their boats in the background and race organizers survey the scene. There are sailboats moored in water in the background, along with a large orange buoy.

The Voyage of the Good Ship Unicorn

Welcome to the art of cardboard boat building — a long-standing Husky tradition that made its inaugural splash at East Hall, Michigan Technological University's newest residence hall, this academic year. A future civil engineer, a robotics engineer in training, and a fledgling data scientist circle a . . . Read More

Ethan Rice holding a copy of the Lode from February 11, 2020, pointing to a story titled What a man will do out of true love: an unexpected show at Stage Revue.

25 Years in the Making: A Michigan Tech Family’s Winter Carnival Legacy

Michigan Tech alumni Dannett and Jerry Rice got engaged during the University's 2000 Winter Carnival. Twenty-six years later, their son Ethan is adding a new chapter to the family's Husky story, serving in the Blue Key National Honor Society vice presidential role his mother once held. Michigan Technological . . . Read More

A team of four people participate in the human ice bowling event at the Student Ice Arena.

T Minus Seven Days and Counting to Michigan Tech Winter Carnival Liftoff

"Through Ice and Snow, to Space We Go" is the theme for Michigan Technological University's 2026 Winter Carnival, rocketing the campus, community and visitors into a galaxy of winter games and festivities. Winter Carnival begins with the All-Nighter on Wednesday, Feb. 4, and continues through Saturday . . . Read More

Professor Chuck Wallace and his student sit in a lounge with a large yellow rubber ducky in the background.

Mentors and Makers: Faculty and Students Share Their Research Success Stories

Students who come to Michigan Tech tend to be as excited about research as they are about outdoor recreation opportunities. The good news is, so are their professors. Two members of the College of Computing community explain how easy it is for Huskies to find access, camaraderie and community. Hear from . . . Read More

A participant wearing motion-tracking equipment plays a computer game in a lab while sensors record hand movements.

Gamifying Neuroscience: Michigan Tech Researchers Turn Motor Control Into Play

Inside Michigan Tech's Aging, Cognition and Action Lab, space debris rains down on a screen as players scramble to deflect it before it crashes. Although the fast-paced chaos feels like a classic arcade, there's something much more ambitious behind the gameplay. The video game Space Trash is a neuroscience . . . Read More

Elijah Joseph sitting at a table with a book. Other people are visible to the sides.

Playing to Win: Finance, FinTech, and Stock Market Strategy Propel Senior to Success

The 2024-25 academic year was a big one for Elijah Joseph. What lies ahead this fall is even bigger, as the finance major with a financial technology (FinTech) minor gets ready to walk the stage at Michigan Tech's 2025 Midyear Commencement. In this Q&A, Joseph looks back on the experiences that have . . . Read More