HuskyGOLD

Required Items:

• Participate in five HuskyLEAD events
• Participate in Catalyst

Elective Items (must complete three):

• Attend GRIT
• Engage in the LeaderShape Institute
• Become an officer of a Registered Student Organization
• Participate on or chair a Registered Student Organization committee
• Work in a Leadership Role on campus, such as a Resident Assistant, Orientation Team Leader, etc
• Hold an Academic Leadership Role, such as a Teaching Assistant, Success Coach, Learning Center Coach, etc
• Hold an Advocacy or Advisory position such as Student Commission, Academic Advisory Groups, University Committees, Tech Traditions Committee
• Hold a community-based leadership position such as Girl Scout Leader, non-profit board member, local governance, poll worker, poll worker observer, etc
• Present at a Conference, Workshop, or other program

Required Items:

• Complete QPR Training
• Attend five Health and Well-being Events or programs

Elective Items (must complete three):

• Become a member of a Competitive Sports Registered Student Organization
• Serve as a Health and Well-being Ambassador with the Center for Student Mental Health and Well-being
• Hold a Health and Well-being Leadership Role, such as working with EMS, internship with the Center for Student Mental Health and Well-being, Ski Patrol, etc
• Become a member of an Arts, Crafts, and Skilled Trades Registered Student Organization
• Complete Mental Health First Aid training
• Participate in a Support or Therapy Group with the Center for Student Mental Health and Well-being
• Play an Intramural Sport or join a Broomball team
• Compete in Varsity Athletics
• Become a member of a Sports and Recreation Registered Student Organization
• Participate in Peer Awareness For Well-being & Support (P.A.W.S.)
• Become a member of the Well-being Advocates Registered Student Organization

Required Items:

• Complete 30 Service Hours and track them on GivePulse. All 30 hours must be completed in one academic year. Excludes Make a Difference Day and Alternative Spring Break.
• Create a Voter Engagement Plan (This can be for a campus-wide, local, state, or federal election)

Elective Items (must complete three):

• Become a member of a Civic Engagement Registered Student Organization
• Participate in an Alternative Spring Break program

• Complete 20 additional Service Hours and track them on GivePulse
• Become a member of a Special Interest Registered Student Organization
• Participate in An Afternoon on the Town
• Referee a Broomball or Intramural Season
• Participate in Make a Difference Day
• Attend a governmental or advocacy meeting, such as USG, GSG, University Senate, MTU Board of Trustees, Township Meeting, or City Council Meeting. Attendance must be at an organization for which you are not currently a member. 

Required Items:

• Participate in five RSO Cultural Events
• Participate in Courageous Dialogues

Elective Items (must complete three):

• Serve as a Husky Connect Mentor
• Study Abroad or Away
• Attend K-Day
• Become a member of a Faith Group Registered Student Organization
• Attend or participate in the Parade of Nations
• Participate in MLK Jr Day Programming
• Become a member of a Cultural Registered Student Organization
• Attend three Community Conversations
• Participate in two Tech Traditions: Homecoming, Winter Carnival, Spring Fling, Spring Involvement Fair
• Become a member of a Fraternity and Sorority Life Registered Student Organization

Required Items:

• Attend five Career Development presentations or workshops
• Create and update a Handshake or LinkedIn Profile

Elective Items (must complete three):

• Work at a Co-op, Internship, or Apprenticeship
• Attend three networking events and Career Fest
• Become a member of an Enterprise
• Conduct Official Research for MTU or other organizations
• Other On-Campus Employment
• Become a member of an Academic/Honor Society Registered Student Organization
• Off-Campus Employment
• Attend Career Fair
• Participate in Resume or Interview practice with Career Services
• Attend a Professional Enrichment-themed conference

HuskyGOLD is designed for undergraduate students and ideally is started in a student’s junior year or earlier. We want to recognize any student for seizing opportunities available to them across campus. There are no major, GPA, or other academic requirements to participate, however, you must:

• Enroll with at least a full academic semester remaining.
  
  • Starting in the 2027-2028 academic year, students must have at least three academic semesters remaining to enroll in HuskyGOLD.
• Be an actively enrolled student at the time of pillar or HuskyGOLD completion to receive recognition.

Interested students must attend an information session during the open enrollment window. If you are not able to make any of the information session dates, you may contact activities@mtu.edu to request an alternative meeting time.

HuskyGOLD will have open enrollment during each fall and spring semester. 

• Open enrollment for Fall 2025: October 27-November 21
• Open enrollment for Spring 2026: January 5-February 4

Yes, retroactive credits are permitted if requested within the first two months of program participation. To establish retroactive credit for an item, contact Student Leadership and Involvement by emailing activities@mtu.edu. Currently, retroactive credit can be requested for any items completed during your time at Michigan Tech.

If a credit isn’t showing up on Involvement Link that you believe you attended, please email activities@mtu.edu.

Typically no, however, if you believe you have an extenuating circumstance, you may email activities@mtu.edu.

• Upon joining the program, participants will receive a HuskyGOLD sticker. 
• After completing each pillar, participants will receive an award panel. Completion of all five pillars will result in the full award display.
• If all pillars are completed prior to graduation, participants will be awarded a HuskyGOLD stole.

To receive recognition at the Student Leadership Awards for a completed pillar, all pillar items must be completed two weeks prior to the Student Leadership Awards.