May 28, 2021

Michigan Technological University is committed to enhancing and improving the sense of belonging for all students, and a newly created commission of students aims to reinforce these efforts.

With facilitation from the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion (VPDI) and the Dean of Students (DOS), the Student Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Sense of Belonging (DEIS) Commission is set to launch at the beginning of the fall 2021 semester.

This initiative will provide an open space for student leaders to engage with and address ongoing issues pertaining to the campus climate and the needs of diverse communities on campus.

Specifically, the Student DEIS Commission will provide the opportunity and space for students to:

• Advance and elevate student DEIS concerns and initiatives
• Facilitate open discussion and champion progress toward an inclusive and welcoming campus environment for all members of the campus community
• Engage with University leadership to voice priorities and the pulse of the student body related to DEIS matters
• Collaborate with other campus organizations, offices and students/faculty/staff to further a sense of belonging among all people at Michigan Tech

The Student DEIS Commission will provide additional opportunities and compensation for students to take on leadership roles within the commission.

Read more on the Diversity and Inclusion Newsblog.

The College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science hosted an outdoor graduation event at the Tech Trails. Our amazing graduates were joined by their families and CFRES faculty and staff to celebrate their successes and share the next steps in their careers.

A sunny afternoon surrounded by trees was a perfect place to celebrate these graduates — we wish them every success as they move on in their careers.

Award presentations were made by the College and by the students.

Award recipients were:

• Outstanding Senior in Applied Ecology and Environmental Science — Samantha Kurkowski
• Outstanding Senior in Forestry — Emma Jones
• Outstanding Senior in Wildlife Ecology and Management — Jake DeVries
• Outstanding Senior in Natural Resource Management — David Schlag
• Outstanding Graduate Student — Tiffany DeGroot
• Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor — Tanner Barnes
• Graduate Student Service Award — Sam Hervey and James Rauschendorfer
• Student award for Outstanding Faculty Member — Chris Miller, instructor
• Student award for Outstanding Staff Member — Stacy Cotey, advisor and instructor

In addition, the Graduate School recognized graduate students based on recommendation from the College.

Graduate students recognized were:

• Outstanding Scholarship Award — Andrea Myers
• Outstanding Teaching Award — Tanner Barnes and Parth Bhatt

Congratulations to all of our graduates and this most recent group of award recipients!

Head coach Turk Ozturk and the Michigan Tech soccer program are pleased to announce a full slate of games for the 2021-22 season.

The Huskies, fresh off a successful spring, return to the field this fall with two exhibitions, four non-conference Minnesota-based opponents, and 14 contests against familiar foes in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

The Huskies start their season Aug. 21 and Aug. 28 with exhibition contests against Finlandia University. They begin non-conference play when they host University of Minnesota Duluth on Sept. 2 and St. Cloud State on Sept. 4 at Kearly Stadium.

Read more and see the full schedule on the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

Scholarship opportunities offered through Michigan Tech’s Esports program were the focus of a feature story that ran on MSN and Dot Esports.

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The EMP/Larche Family Engineering Scholarship Fund, which provides high school students with engineering scholarships to Michigan Tech, was the subject of a feature article in the Escanaba Daily Press.

Iosif Pinelis (Math) published a paper titled "Monotonicity preservation properties of kernel regression estimators" in Statistics & Probability Letters.

The paper can be downloaded until July 15. A preprint version of the paper is also available. 

Evan Kane (CFRES/ESC) is the principal investigator on a project that has received a $647,251 research and development grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The project is titled "Does tree encroachment with altered hydrology in peatlands accelerate or suppress decomposition?"

It is potentially a three-year project.

Fill Out the COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring Form Before Coming to Campus

If you are working on campus while the University is at Health Safety Level Two, remember that no one is permitted to come to campus with symptoms consistent with COVID-19.

Employees are required to monitor for symptoms daily before coming to campus using the Daily Symptom Monitoring Form.

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Library Search and Online Circulation Services Planned Downtime

The search tools and online circulation tools for the Van Pelt and Opie Library will be unavailable from 6 p.m. on Saturday (May 29) through 6 p.m. Sunday (May 30).

During this time, the vendor of these services will be performing extensive planned maintenance. Circulation services will still be available at the circulation desk during the outage.

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Music in Sacred Spaces: conScience

May 28, all day

conScience: Michigan Tech Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Jared Anderson, present a series of three recorded mini-concerts in historic sacred spaces in the Copper...

Superior Wind Symphony: Reparations

May 28, all day

The Superior Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Michael Christianson, use the unique setting of the 2020-21 academic year to explore the music of Black composers in a...