December 9, 2025

In observance of the Christmas holidays on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, please review the adjusted payroll processing timeline for Bi-Weekly Pay Period 26 (BW26), ending Dec. 20, 2025.

These changes are necessary to ensure timely processing surrounding the holiday closure. Michigan Tech's BW26 payday will be Dec. 26, 2025.

Key Reminders:

• Hourly employees must estimate hours for all work through the end of Week 2.
• Supervisors/approvers must:
  • Approve timecards promptly.
  • Ensure proxy approvals are in place if you will be unavailable during the holiday period.

Deadlines:

• Electronic Timecard Submission and Approvals are due Thursday, Dec. 18, by midnight
• Manual Timesheets and Off-Cycle Pay Requests are due Friday, Dec. 19, by noon

Off-Cycle Pay Requests and Reallocations Processing Schedule:

• There will be an Off-Cycle and Reallocation batch processed for the Dec. 19 payday, with a Manual Timesheet and Reallocation submission deadline of Monday, Dec. 15, at 4 p.m.

• There will not be an Off-Cycle or Reallocation batch during the week of Dec. 29, 2025, due to the Seasonal Days for the New Year’s holidays.

• Regular payroll schedules will resume when the University reopens on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, with BW01 payroll processing.

MTU Central Receiving will be closed during the 2025-26 winter break for UPS and FedEx deliveries. We are unable to accept packages for departments that are closed during this time. We recommend contacting the shipper to adjust the delivery date for when your office reopens.

Central Receiving Winter Break Closure Dates:

• Wednesday, Dec. 24, to Sunday, Jan. 4 — Closed

We will return to regular operating hours on Jan. 5, 2026.

We would like to remind the campus community that personal packages should be specifically addressed to go directly to your department if you choose to have them shipped to campus. You can help keep our response time for delivering University packages consistent during this high-volume season and year-round by having personal packages delivered directly to your department (or your home).

To ensure timely delivery of packages directly to your department by the shipper, please ensure that you clearly provide the following information when placing an order:

• Your Complete Name
• Building Name
• Room Number
• 1400 Townsend Drive
• Houghton, MI 49931

Please contact Central Receiving at centralreceiving-l@mtu.edu should you have any questions or need assistance with special receiving or shipping needs.

Tuesday, Dec. 9
• Michigan Tech Hockey Radio Show, 10 a.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ
 
Friday, Dec. 12
• Hockey at Ferris State, 7:07 p.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ & Midco Sports Plus
 
Saturday, Dec. 13
• Nordic Skiing at Duluth Super CXC Cup
• Women's Basketball at Missouri-St. Louis, 2 p.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ
• Men's Basketball vs. UW-Stout, 5 p.m. at SDC Gym on Mix 93 WKMJ & FloCollege
• Hockey at Ferris State, 6:07 p.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ & Midco Sports Plus
 
Sunday, Dec. 14
• Nordic Skiing at Duluth Super CXC Cup

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Athletics News
Read more in the MTU Athletics weekly update.

Job Postings for Tuesday, Dec. 9, 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.

Thompson Scholar Coordinator, Thompson Scholars Program.

Director of Global Campus and Continuing Education, Michigan Tech Global Campus.

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.

Galveston County Daily News mentioned Kristin Brzeski (CFRES) in a section of its Biz Buzz column, highlighting her work with the Gulf Coast Canine Project Team to promote wildlife corridors that protect Galveston’s genetically significant “ghost wolf” coyotes.

Becker’s Behavioral Health, 102.3 WGRT-FM and the Keweenaw Report mentioned Michigan Tech in stories about the University being named to The Princeton Review’s Mental Health Services Honor Roll, which recognized 30 colleges nationwide for their commitment to supporting student well-being.

The Mining Journal picked up a Michigan Tech News story previewing the University’s 2025 Midyear Commencement ceremony, being held this Saturday, Dec. 13, at 10:30 a.m. at the SDC.

Northern Kentucky’s LINK nky referenced the College of Computing’s “How AI Affects Careers in Computing” webpage in a story about how artificial intelligence and workforce shifts may shape the area’s future.

Michigan Blue Magazine highlighted Michigan Tech’s Winter Carnival as one of three annual events that “celebrate the state’s winter wonderland charms and their participants’ creativity.”

The Daily Mining Gazette mentioned Michigan Tech in stories highlighting two Huskies student-athletes. Junior football linebacker Chase Koch was named to the D2CCA All-Super Region 3 Second Team, and senior hockey forward Stiven Sardarian was selected as the CCHA Forward of the Month for November.

Fortune mentioned Michigan Tech in a story profiling MTU alum Tamera Fenske ’00 (B.S. Environmental Engineering/Chemical Engineering), chief supply chain officer at Kimberly-Clark, who is one of only 76 women in the Fortune 500 to hold that position. The story was picked up by AOL and 11 other U.S. news outlets.

102.3 WYBR-FM of Big Rapids mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about this year’s Michigan Construction Hall of Fame inductees. MTU alum Ron Staley ’77 ’80 (AAS Civil Engineering, B.S. Business Administration) was inducted for his leadership in historic preservation and major restoration projects.

Reporting Movement of Tagged University Property

With recent changes in space on campus, faculty and staff are reminded that permanent location changes of tagged Michigan Tech property must be timely reported to the Property Office. A location change is considered permanent if the property will not return to its original on- or off-campus location (documented in Banner) within four weeks.

Please work with your department’s equipment coordinator to make sure location changes are reported. A list of equipment coordinators by department is available in the Property Procedures Manual.

All departments contribute to successful audits and our annual physical inventory provides the Office of Naval Research an assessment of the effectiveness of our property management system, including our location accuracy. Receiving positive audit opinions allows Michigan Tech to continue to receive federal funds for research and to meet government and sponsor requirements.

For questions, please contact the Property Office at property-l@mtu.edu.

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Reading Group on Early Christian Thought: St. Augustine of Hippo’s Confessions

Tuesday, December 9, 12 p.m.–1 p.m. | Walker Arts and Humanities Center, Petersen Library (318)

Join us on Tuesdays at noon for the Fall 2025 reading group on early christian though! What? St. Augustine of Hippo’s Confessions Where? 3rd Floor of Walker, Peterson Library (120C on 9/16 during Peterson renovations) When? Tuesdays at Noon starting Sep 9, 2025 Who? You! No prior knowledge of Augustine, theology, ethics, or Christianity required– this reading group is open to all! This reading group is hosted by Dr. T rish Grosse Brewer (tgbrewer@mtu.edu, Humanities). Dr. Brewer’s educational background is in philosophy and religion and her research focuses on the thought of Augustine of Hippo. Augustine’s Confessions is considered to be the first autobiography. In it, a middle aged Bishop gives an account of his birth to his conversion to Christianity and the death of his mother. The book concludes with an exploration of the first three books of Genesis. W e will determine our reading pace together in the first meeting. We will use the Chadwick translation.

Student Community Meal - LCM

Tuesday, December 9, 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. | Good Shepard

Join us for our weekly free student meal, held Tuesdays during the semester at Good Shepard Lutheran Church. Come to cook, serve, eat, clean up, or all of the above! Cooking begins at 5pm and anyone is welcome to help cook. The meal is served from 6:30pm-7:30pm and any students are welcome to eat at the church and visit with friends or take a to-go box! If you would like to help with the meal but can't be there at 5, we also welcome people to help clean up from around 6:30pm to about 8pm. To stay up to date on weekly menus, follow the LCM instagram @lcm.mtu