November 26, 2025

Have any spare dry/canned food? Looking to make a difference? HuskyFAN is hosting a winter food drive in collaboration with the AAAA (Furries at Michigan Tech) from Dec. 1-5! No matter where you are on campus, there's plenty of locations where you can drop your food off, including:

• Wadsworth Hall Front Desk 
• West McNair Hall Lounge 
• Fisher Hall main bulletin board (near Fisher 135) 
• R.L. Smith Building (MEEM) front entrance 
• EERC front entrance 
• SDC main entrance 

You can drop off your food any time at any of the listed locations above. The food you donate will help fellow students in need, making sure that no Husky goes hungry!

Curious about what HuskyFAN does? Learn more about how you can help to minimize food insecurity. 

Michigan Technological University's Board of Trustees will meet on Dec. 12 from 9-11 a.m. in Memorial Union Ballroom B, and public attendance is welcome.

Members of the public are invited to make public comments to the board in accordance with Board of Trustees Bylaw 1.14. Those who wish to address items in the agenda and who have filed their intent with the secretary of the board as required by Bylaw 1.14 will be limited to five minutes. Those addressing general topics are limited to three minutes.

If you wish to provide public comments to the Board of Trustees, please submit your intent to Sarah Schulte, secretary to the Board of Trustees, at shschult@mtu.edu. The deadline to submit your intent is Friday, Dec. 5.

Mark your calendar! Registration for Michigan Tech Aquatics’ spring 2026 session 1 programs opens on Dec. 10 at 8 a.m.!

Explore our programs for all ages and abilities:

• Huskies Group Swim Lessons Parent & Child Aquatics (ages 6 months to 3 years)
• Huskies Group Swim Lessons Preschool Aquatics (ages 4-5 years)
• Huskies Group Swim Lessons Learn to Swim Levels 1-5 (ages 6-17 years)
• Huskies Swim Training (ages 6-17 years)
• Adult Huskies Swim Lessons (ages 18 and older)
• Adult Huskies Swim Training (ages 18 and older)
• Private and Semi-Private Swim Lessons

Important Information for Parents/Guardians:
To register your child for MTU Aquatics programs, you must have a DSE user account with Michigan Tech Recreation.

Additional Resources:

• How to create your user account
• How to create your child’s affiliate account

Questions? Contact Aquatics Manager Annie Boyle at ambengry@mtu.edu or 906-487-2995.

See you at the pool!

Join MTU Aquatics for WIBIT Wednesday at the SDC Pool next Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 5-8 p.m.! Test your individual skills on the course or challenge your friend to a race across the obstacles.

Current MTU students and SDC members (minimum three-month membership) participate for free! No registration is required. Show your student or member ID for admission.

Not a current student or SDC member? Purchase a WIBIT Wednesday Pass!

Receipt is required upon entry. No SDC Day Pass or Action Pass will be accepted for admission. A waiver of liability and concussion awareness form are required to be completed prior to participation. All participants under 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Adults must have event access (MTU student/SDC member/WIBIT Wednesday Pass holder).

Dec. 3 WIBIT Combination: Step, Bridge, Cliff, Slope

Potential WIBIT Obstacles:

• Step — Allows users to climb up onto the course.
• Base — Users must make their way across a horizontal surface. Be careful how fast you move, as it can get slippery!
• Cliff — Users must navigate either side of a slope using the handles and their balancing skills.
• V-Connect — Users must use limited footing space to navigate across the horizontal structure.
• Bridge — Users must navigate up and over an arched structure without falling through.
• Slope — Users must climb up a six-foot wall that leads to a slide into the pool water below!

Questions? Contact Aquatics Manager Annie Boyle at ambengry@mtu.edu or 906-487-2995.

See you at the pool!

The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum and Gift Shop will be closed for the long Thanksgiving weekend, from Nov. 26-Nov. 29.

We will reopen next Monday (Dec. 1), resuming normal business hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum is holding their annual sale, which runs from Nov. 24 through Dec. 20. Get 15% off most* items in the gift shop including mineral specimens, books, mineral decor, games and kits, some jewelry, lamps, and more!

Bring in any non-perishable, non-expired food or toiletry item(s) to recieve an extra 5% off your entire order! All food donations will go to the HuskyFAN food pantry. 

*Discounts cannot be stacked, aside from additional 5% off offered. Some exclusions apply. Ask in store or call for details.

The Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts will be closed during regular box office hours tomorrow and Friday, Nov. 27-28, in observance of Thanksgiving.

Normal box office hours will resume on Monday, Dec. 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Rozsa wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving with their loved ones!

Home for the Holidays Annual Gift Market — Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29
Rozsa Lobby | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The annual holiday tradition returns to the Rozsa Lobby this Saturday! Gather your family for a wonderful day at this unique holiday gift market featuring high-quality, hand-crafted items to decorate your home, stuff stockings, and give as the perfect gifts to your loved ones. View the Gift Market's 2025 Vendor List.

The Michigan Tech hockey team is hosting St. Thomas for a CCHA series at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The puck drops at 7:07 p.m. Friday and 6:07 p.m. Saturday. Listed below are some promotions for the weekend.

Friday, November 28

Vollwerth's Family and Jersey Night
• Coupon for a free Vollwerth's Hot Dog and soda for each family member with purchase of a Family Pack for Friday night's hockey game. Hockey Family Packs can only be purchased in person at the SDC ticket office, or by calling 906-487-2073.
• Also, the first 100 youth (3-18 years old) wearing a hockey jersey to the game will get a hot dog coupon to be redeemed at the Husky-Eats concessions in the MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

Saturday, November 29

Marketplace Foods "Kids Day"
• Marketplace Foods is giving away 400 hockey and 100 men's basketball youth tickets to use for Saturday's games. Remember, if you got a voucher during the giveaway at the store, you will need to exchange it for a game ticket at the SDC Ticket Office. The ticket giveaway event was held Tuesday, Nov. 25.
 
Teddy Bear Toss
• Please bring new, soft stuffed animals/toys to toss onto the ice during the second intermission of Saturday's game. All donations received will be given to Toys-For-Tots to benefit children in need. University Images and Michigan Tech Athletics will provide a number of stuffed Huskies toys for tossing, too, but fans are encouraged to bring new stuffed toys to the game.
 
Skate With The Huskies
• After Saturday's game, Skate With The Huskies will take place on the ice with a chance for kids to get photos and autographs from the hockey Huskies. Helmets are required to Skate With The Huskies, and the Skate Rental Center will be open to borrow helmets if you forget yours. A friendly reminder that there won't be secure storage for skates and helmets in the arena during the game.

Ben Kopec, assistant research scientist of the Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC), will give a talk on Monday, Dec. 1. This event will be held in the GLRC. Refreshments and a social will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the GLRC Lobby on the first floor, with the lecture to follow at 4:00 p.m. in GLRC 202.

The title of the talk is "New applications of water isotopes to monitor the changing hydrologic cycle."

Read Kopec's abstract and bio on the University Events Calendar. 

Job Postings for Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025

Staff and faculty job descriptions are available on the Human Resources website. For more information regarding staff positions, call 906-487-2280 or email humanresources@mtu.edu. For more information regarding faculty positions, contact the academic department in which the position is posted.

Chief Procurement Officer, Procurement Office.

Cook's Helper - First Shift (12 months), Dining Services. (​AFSCME posting dates are Nov. 26 to Dec. 4, 2025. External applicants are encouraged to apply; however, internal ​AFSCME applicants are given first consideration if they apply during the internal ​AFSCME posting dates.)

Food Service Helper - First Shift (9 months), Dining Services. (​AFSCME posting dates are Nov. 26 to Dec. 4, 2025. External applicants are encouraged to apply; however, internal ​AFSCME applicants are given first consideration if they apply during the internal ​AFSCME posting dates.)

Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Accommodations are available. If you require any auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations to apply for employment or for an interview at Michigan Technological University, please notify the Human Resources office at 906-487-2280 or humanresources@mtu.edu.

CBS News, NewsBreak, Yahoo! News, AOL, and 456 outlets worldwide quoted Simon Carn (GMES) in stories about the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia, which erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years. Carn confirmed that the ash cloud was rapidly spreading east in the subtropical jet stream and noted that the volcano has no record of past eruptions. 

My UP Now mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly’s firewood delivery program for seniors in the Copper Country, noting the involvement of campus fraternities and other student volunteers.

The Iron Mountain Daily News republished a Daily Mining Gazette story highlighting Michigan Tech football head coach Dan Mettlach’s GLIAC Coach of the Year honor and the 13 Huskies who earned All-GLIAC accolades. 

Thanksgiving Free Ground Shipping from the Campus Store and University Images

Enjoy free ground shipping on all online orders from Michigan Tech’s Campus Store and University Images starting tomorrow, Nov. 27, on Thanksgiving, and running through Sunday, Nov. 30. Use promo code THANKFUL25 at checkout.

Please note: Orders placed during the promotion will ship after Monday, Dec. 1.

Shop at the Campus Store and University Images.

Happy Thanksgiving, Huskies!

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No Tech Today on Tomorrow and Friday

There will be no Tech Today published tomorrow and Friday, Nov. 27 and 28, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Graduate student thesis and dissertation defenses scheduled for Dec. 1-5 are listed today, Nov. 26, in "Defenses Next Week."

Tech Today will resume publication on Monday, Dec. 1. Monday's newsletter is no longer accepting submissions; Tech Today's next available publication date is Tuesday, Dec. 2.

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Winter Weather Safety Reminder

This is a reminder for departments to continue communicating procedures regarding weather-related absences.

During times when weather conditions deteriorate, each member of the University community must exercise personal judgment about their ability to get to or from campus safely. Interruptions in work due to weather are no different from other events that cause us to leave work early or arrive late.

If any employee’s work schedule is affected by winter weather, the first thing they should do is contact their supervisor directly and explain the situation. Hourly employees may use vacation or comp time to make up for hours missed due to bad weather. Exempt employees are expected to fulfill their regular job responsibilities.

Employees should contact Human Resources at 906-487-2280 with questions or concerns.

To have your event automatically appear, please submit them to the University Events Calendar.

Pokeman League - Weekly Meeting

Wednesday, November 26, 5 p.m.–6 p.m. | Dillman 202

Come hangout and play pokemon