June 18, 2021

Two finalists for the University's Director of Sustainability and Resilience position will interview on campus next week on Tuesday (June 22) and Thursday (June 24).

As part of their on-campus interview, each candidate will discuss the top issues facing the future of sustainability and resilience and share their ideas on ways to address these issues at Michigan Tech.

The campus community is invited to participate in each candidate's public presentation via Zoom. Each session will last approximately 20 minutes, followed by a 25-minute Q&A session.

Please visit the Sustainability search webpage to learn more about the candidates, access the Zoom links and view the public presentation schedule and recordings.

Doctoral candidate Alexander Monroe (MSE) will defend his dissertation at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday (June 23) in the Minerals and Materials Engineering (M&M) Building, Room 610, and via Zoom.

Monroe is advised by Paul Sanders. The title of his defense is "Thermomechanical Mechanisms That Cause Adhesion of Aluminum High Pressure Die Castings to the Die."

All are welcome to attend in person or virtually via the Zoom link.

Pushing Back Against Gendered Biases

Gendered expectations impact nearly every aspect of our professional and personal lives, but we can learn to push back against biases. This is what Jennie Weiner, associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Connecticut, addresses as the guest on Harvard Graduate School of Education’s EdCast with Jill Anderson.

Weiner, who co-authored "The Strategy Playbook for Educational Leaders," discusses the gendering of teaching versus leadership roles in American educational institutions (from K-12 to higher ed), the effects of gendered home and caretaking roles on education professionals (especially during the pandemic), and the role of intersectionality in addressing the complex systems of inequity in education work.

The podcast recording and transcript of the discussion are available online. 

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Volunteers Needed for Build and Broaden Food Sovereignty Symposium

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.

The Michigan Association of State Universities’ recognition of Thomas Werner (BioSci) as one of three Michigan Distinguished Professors of the Year was covered by numerous local media outlets, including WLUC TV6, Radio Results Network and the Marquette Mining Journal.

Rolf Peterson and Sarah Hoy (CFRES) were featured in the third installment of WLUC TV6’s Spirit of Isle Royale series, discussing Michigan Tech’s Winter Study on Isle Royale National Park, the longest-running predator-prey study in the world.

Postdoctoral researcher Joseph Hinton (CFRES) was interviewed for a Public News Service story on red wolves.

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Parent & Child Huskies Group Swim Lessons Summer Session 1

Friday, June 18, 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

Friday, June 18, 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

Friday, June 18, 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

Friday, June 18, 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...

Master's Defense: Pauline Ginette Louise Verdurme

Friday, June 18, 10–11 a.m.

Geology Advisor: Simon Carn Gas and Heat Fluxes During Multiple Effusive Eruptions of Piton de la Fournaise (Réunion) and their Implications for Magmatic Processes Attend...

Master's Defense: Marissa Gallmeyer

Friday, June 18, 1 p.m.–2 p.m.

Chemical Engineering Advisor: Rebecca Ong Extraction of Waxes and Lipids from Sorghum Using Green and Renewable Solvents Followed by GVL Pretreatment Attend Virtually:...

Junior Huskies Summer Swim Session 1

Friday, June 18, 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

Friday, June 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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...