June 16, 2021

A desire to support learning and the engineering discipline, as well as the ability to engage further with Michigan Technological University students, led Plexus Corp. to sponsor a new laboratory in Michigan Tech’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The 1,230-square-foot facility located in the Electrical Energy Resources Center (EERC) is a makerspace focused on electronics.

The EERC makerspace is open to students across various disciplines, providing Tech students with hands-on experiences in designing and testing electronics through use of the lab’s equipment.

“I’m very pleased to see this strong investment in student learning by Plexus,” said Janet Callahan, dean of the College of Engineering. “The partnership of Plexus with Michigan Tech will be impactful to students and faculty for many years to come.”

Read more at mtu.edu/news.

Now that's a welcome back to campus! Right outside the College of Business windows on Monday (June 14), a fawn was born.

At little after 8 a.m., a clearly pregnant doe walked up to the small group of trees on the east end of the Academic Office Building. A noise scared her away, but two hours later she returned — and within minutes a healthy fawn had joined her.

Four years ago, a doe with two fawns spent significant time in the same location. The wildlife and natural wonders that surround Michigan Tech remind us why we work, study and play in the Keweenaw. Campus wouldn't be the same anywhere else.

Visit the College of Business Facebook page for the adorable video.

Head coach Turk Ozturk has announced a pair of additions to the Michigan Tech soccer staff for the 2021-22 season.

Hunter Stoddard will join the program as graduate assistant and goalkeeper coach and Kieran Rowan is coming aboard as student manager. Cora Essenmacher also returns as assistant coach.

Read more on the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

Job Postings for Wednesday, June 16, 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. 

Coordinator, Student Leadership and Involvement. 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.

Steven Elmer (KIP/HRI) is the principal investigator on a project that has received a $100,000 Community Health Impact Grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.

The one-year project is titled "Keep the Western UP Moving during COVID-19 with Exercise is Medicine."

Research by Mark Rudnicki (CFRES) into the influence of wind-induced jostling among lodgepole pines in Canada was highlighted in an IFL Science article on fractured tree canopies.

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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Free Event for Middle Schoolers: Virtual Unboxed Challenge

Calling all seventh and eighth graders! On June 26, the Center for Educational Outreach will host "Galaxy: Journey to Planet Delta," a free, virtual Unboxed Challenge event.

Do you have what it takes to complete your mission in space? Sign up to find out! The registration deadline is Monday (June 21) and students may sign up as individuals or with a team. More details are available online.

Unboxed Challenges are escape-room-style puzzle scenarios that students solve as a team using STEM concepts.

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UP Health Science and Medicine Lecture Series

Join us at 7 p.m. on Monday (June 21) for the next UP Health Science and Medicine Lecture Series: "Exercise is Medicine: Merging Fitness with Healthcare During COVID-19 and Beyond."

The lecture will be delivered virtually by Dr. Robert Sallis, a world-renowned family and sports medicine physician from the Kaiser Permanente Health Care System in Southern California. His most recent work is a landmark study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine that evaluates the links between physical activity level and COVID-19 severity outcomes in 48,000 patients. The study has been highlighted in the New York Times, Forbes, CNN, CNBC and other media outlets (links are available in the Kaiser Permanente press release).

The UP Health Science and Medicine Lecture Series is supported by the Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology and the Health Research Institute at Michigan Tech. It aims to strengthen academic-clinical partnerships in the rural Upper Peninsula needed to improve health.

This series is free and open to students, staff, faculty, clinicians and community members. Preregistration is required to obtain the Zoom link.

For additional information, please contact Steven Elmer (KIP) at sjelmer@mtu.edu.

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Fidelity Virtual Retirement Counseling Sessions Available

Seth Yanik from Fidelity is offering retirement counseling sessions via Zoom on Monday (June 21).

To schedule an appointment with Fidelity, call 800-642-7131 or book online.

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

Parent & Child Huskies Group Swim Lessons Summer Session 1

Wednesday, June 16, 9:00–9:40 a.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Come make a splash this summer in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Parent & Child Aquatics levels are being offered at the SDC Pool for ages 6 months to 3 years...

Preschool Huskies Group Swim Lessons Summer Session 1

Wednesday, June 16, 9:00–9:40 a.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Come make a splash this summer in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Preschool Aquatics levels are being offered at the SDC Pool for ages 4 to 5 years old. Social...

Huskies Group Swim Lessons - Learn to Swim Levels 1-4 Summer Session 1

Wednesday, June 16, 10:00–10:40 a.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Come make a splash this summer in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Levels 1-4 are being offered at the SDC Pool. Social distancing will be...

Huskies Group Swim Lessons - Learn to Swim Levels 1-4 Summer Session 1

Wednesday, June 16, 10:00–10:40 a.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Come make a splash this summer in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Levels 1-4 are being offered at the SDC Pool. Social distancing will be...

UP & Moving Lunchtime High Noon Activity Break

Wednesday, June 16, 12:00 p.m.–12:20 p.m.

We are a group of Michigan Tech graduate students who are focused on improving the health of our community. We are contributing to the COVID-19 response by providing health...

UP & Moving Lunchtime Noon-Thirty Activity Break

Wednesday, June 16, 12:30 p.m.–12:50 p.m.

We are a group of Michigan Tech graduate students who are focused on improving the health of our community. We are contributing to the COVID-19 response by providing health...

Junior Huskies Summer Swim Session 1

Wednesday, June 16, 4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Come make a splash this summer in Junior Huskies Swim Clinic! This program provides additional attention and competitive guidance to proficient swimmers ages 6-17 who are...

Adult Huskies Summer Swim Session 1

Wednesday, June 16, 5:00 p.m.–5:50 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Adult Huskies Summer Swim provides additional attention and competitive guidance to swimmers ages 18 and older who are looking to improve their swimming skills and fitness...

Music in Sacred Spaces: conScience

June 16, 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

June 16, 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...