June 11, 2021

The Build and Broaden Food Sovereignty Symposium will take place Sept. 19-21 at the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) and Northern Michigan University. They are looking for volunteers to help coordinate Day One at the KBIC on Sept. 19. If interested, please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form.

Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the symposium seeks to provide opportunities for Indigenous knowledge holders, researchers, practitioners, producers and community members to share common interests, insights and dialogue from across the fields of Indigenous agriculture and foods. Symposium content will center on four interrelated themes — Indigenous food ecology, economy, diversity and sovereignty (FEEDS) to build and broaden education and collaboration, specifically in a way that FEEDS the body, mind, spirit and community.

The Indigenous Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Symposium will explore histories, contemporary movements and future transformations of Indigenous agriculture and food sovereignty in North America.

On Day One of the symposium within the KBIC, the theme is "Since Time Immemorial: Practicing Food Sovereignty." For the following days, we invite proposals within the following overarching symposium themes:

• Day Two — "Two Sides of a Circle: Ecology & Economy" 
• Day Three — "The Earth Will Show Us the Way: Education & Diversity"

This symposium brings together academia, traditional knowledge holders and the local Great Lakes community for discussion of key issues and means of collaboration through organizations such as the Intertribal Agriculture Council, NSF, Northern Michigan University, Michigan Technological University, KBIC, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College and more.

Michigan Tech Aquatics offers swim programs for youth ages 6 months to 17 years and adults ages 18 and older. Class sizes are limited and based on social distancing.

Three sessions are being offered:

• June 14-25
• July 5-16
• July 19-30

There is still room in Session 1 for Adult Huskies Summer Swim (ages 18 and older) and Junior Huskies Summer Swim (advanced swimmers ages 6-17).

Registration for Session 1 closes June 12. Sign up today!

Summer Huskies Tennis Lessons begin next week. From June 14 to Aug. 12, Gates Tennis Center will offer morning group lessons for youth, evening group lessons for adults, and don't forget about the little ones in the afternoon. 

Registration for the first session closes June 12, so sign up today!

Summer Overview:

Youth — Visit Youth Tennis Programs for more information or to register.

• Ages 5-6: Tuesday. One-hour clinic with options for once a week, four-week sessions or daily drop-ins.
• Ages 7-10 — Monday-Thursday. Two-hour morning camps with options for full week or daily drop-ins.
• Ages 11 and older — Monday-Thursday. Two-hour morning camps with options for full week or daily drop-ins.

Adults — Visit Adult Tennis Programs for more information or to register.

• Intermediate — Monday. Options for once a week, four-week sessions or daily drop-ins. 
• Beginner — Thursday. Options for once a week, four-week sessions or daily drop-ins.

Job Postings for Friday, June 11, 2021  

Staff and faculty job descriptions are available on the Human Resources website. For more information regarding staff positions, call 906-487-2280 or email mtujobs@mtu.edu.

For more information regarding faculty positions, contact the academic department in which the position is posted. 

Research Engineer I, Keweenaw Research Center. Apply online.

Administrative Aide 7, Residence Education and Housing Services (UAW posting June 11 to June 17, 2021 — external applications will only be reviewed after internal applications). Apply online.

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 an interview at Michigan Technological University, please notify the Human Resources office at 906-487-2280 or mtujobs@mtu.edu.

Documentation is Critical to COVID Recovery Efforts

Documenting the impact of the COVID shutdowns during 2020-21 on the productivity and well-being of students and faculty in higher education is critical to responsive efforts toward recovery.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released a report, titled "Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine," documenting the ways COVID disruptions impacted the careers of women in STEMM. In a brief video based on the report, STEMM women give voice to these impacts.

The video resonates with the experiences of many STEMM women and offers insight into the intensity of women’s challenges during COVID and the need for change in the culture of academe itself. Michigan Tech is exploring several measures to provide faculty opportunities to report these impacts on their work, including spaces for narratives in Digital Measures, COVID guidelines for tenure, promotion and reappointment (TPR) committees and reviewers, and adjustments to workloads, tenure clocks and service expectations. We encourage all to participate in discussions on these measures.

Today’s feature was shared with us by the ADVANCE PI Team. If you have an article you think we should feature, please email it to advance-mtu@mtu.edu and we will consider adding it to the ADVANCE Weekly Roundup.

The ADVANCE Weekly Roundup is brought to you by ADVANCE at Michigan Tech, an NSF-funded initiative dedicated to improving faculty career success, retention, diversity, equity and inclusion. Past articles are available on the ADVANCE Newsblog.

To learn more about this week’s topic, our mission, programming efforts, and to check out our growing collection of resources, contact us or visit our website.

Michigan Tech’s contributions to the return of the Houghton Miner statue were covered by WLUC TV6 and the Daily Mining Gazette.

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Michigan Tech alumna Julie Marinucci was named the new land commissioner and director of the St. Louis County Land and Minerals Department. The news was reported by the Duluth News Tribune and picked up by Yahoo! Sports.

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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MTRAC Advanced Computing Hub Requesting Proposals

The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Advanced Computing Technologies Innovation Hub, hosted at Wayne State University, has opened a Request for Proposal period lasting until Aug. 31.

Commercialization-focused MTRAC grants provide funding to address the "valley of death" and guidance from an experienced oversight committee comprised of venture capitalists, seasoned entrepreneurs and industry experts. Eligible technologies include cognitive technologies, immersive technologies, cybersecurity, internet of things, industry x.o, blockchain and next-generation computing.

If you have questions about specific project eligibility or the proposal process, please reach out to Nate Yenor at nryenor@mtu.edu. 

For additional information about the program, please visit Wayne State's MTRAC Advanced Computing Technologies web page.

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