Husky Closet Collective

Need clothes for interviews, cold-weather, or to express yourself? The Husky Closet Collective helps you find the clothes you need so you can focus on what's important. Our services are donation-based, sustainable, and completely free for Michigan Tech students.

The Husky Closet Collective includes three programs:

  • The Clothing Closet
  • The Career Closet
  • Gowns for Grads

Thank you to the American Marketing Association at Michigan Tech for designing the logos and working on the promotional materials. 

The Clothing Closet

The Clothing Closet is located in G04W Wadsworth Hall and provides new and gently used everyday clothing items for free. We have jeans, shoes, tops, socks, coats, and more. 

Hours

To schedule an appointment, email huskycloset@mtu.edu.

Academic Year

Monday–Friday

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Summer

Monday–Friday

8 a.m.–4 p.m.

Donations

To donate to the Clothing Closet, bring your items to G04W Wadsworth Hall and place them in the donation bin. Donations are also accepted at the Wadsworth Hall front desk.

Accepted Items 

All items must be new or gently worn:

  • Jeans
  • Sweatshirts
  • Coats
  • Hats, gloves, scarves
  • Sweaters/shirts
  • Professional clothing
  • Shoes/boots
  • Skirts
  • Shorts

We Do Not Accept

  • Bedding 
  • Towels
  • Underwear 
  • Bras
  • Bathing suits
  • Pajamas
  • Children’s/youth sized clothing
  • T-shirts from high school, races, companies that aren’t local, etc.
  • Stained or torn clothing

The Career Closet

The Career Closet is an event that occurs twice per year on the weekend before Career Fair. Choose from free, gently worm business clothing to help you prepare for Career Fair, internships, co-ops, and other career opportunities.

  • 1,500
    items of clothing given in 2022-23
  • 425
    students served in 2022-23

Gowns for Grads

Don’t let the cost of a gown stop you from celebrating your hard work and graduation. Gowns for Grads provides caps and gowns for graduates to borrow.

We will have a small number of gowns available for December commencement.

To donate your cap and gown or request a gown for commencement, email huskycloset@mtu.edu.


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