December 10, 2021

The Health Research Institute (HRI) at Michigan Tech is pleased to award fellowships to three individuals for the spring 2022 semester. Congratulations to all recipients!

HRI Spring Fellowship awardees are:

• Shobhit Chaturvedi, Chemistry
• Manas Warke, Biological Sciences
• Isaac Flint, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

More information, including the application form and due dates for this award, along with information on other student programs, can be found on the HRI website.

Former Michigan Tech football team captain Kenneth Chermak passed away Friday (Dec. 3) at his home surrounded by his loving family in Battle Lake, Minnesota. He was 79.

Originally from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Chermak lettered three seasons for the Huskies ('62, '63, '64) and was an instrumental part of Michigan Tech's 1963 and 1965 championship teams. 

Chermak graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering and was a member of the Kappa Delta Psi fraternity. He remained an active alumnus for both the fraternity and the football program for many decades.

The Student Development Complex (SDC) will observe reduced building hours over the winter break, beginning Friday (Dec. 17) and effective through Jan. 9.

Spring semester hours will begin Jan. 10.

View the SDC Winter Break Building Schedule.

The Financial Services and Operations Office requests that you email any Invoice Request forms to mtuar@mtu.edu by the end of next Friday (Dec. 17) if you want the invoice to go out in December.

Any Invoice Request forms received after Dec. 17 will be processed the week of Jan. 3, 2022.

This week’s article from the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education explores the importance of academic leadership in developing support for diversity, equity, inclusion and sense of belonging (DEIS) among faculty.

Academic leaders with more visibly favorable attitudes toward diversity positively influence faculty in their awareness and support for DEIS. This research suggests that this may be especially important for faculty who don’t often question the status quo of policies and practices that retain historic systemic bias. This article provides an opportunity for us to reflect on how we, along with our academic leaders, express favorable attitudes toward DEIS efforts and help our institution to make progress in this valued area. Although this study focused on academic leadership, it highlights opportunities we may have for influencing attitudes about DEIS in our professional and personal leadership roles.

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 our featured topic, our mission, programming efforts, and to check out our growing collection of resources, contact us or visit our website.

The next Mathematical Sciences Weekly Colloquium will take place at 1 p.m. today (Dec. 10) via Zoom (the passcode is 839994).

Our guest speaker will be Xue Hong from Inria Rennes-Bretagne Altlantique Research Center, where she is a postdoctoral scholar.

Her presentation is titled "An Eulerian-Lagrangian discontinuous Galerkin method for wave equations."

Michigan Tech hockey hosts the newest NCAA Division I program, St. Thomas, this weekend for a CCHA series.

The puck drops at 7:07 p.m. tonight (Dec. 10) and 6:07 p.m. tomorrow (Dec. 11) at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena.

Following this weekend's series, the Huskies and Tommies will meet again in St. Paul on Feb. 4-5.

Read more and find ways to tune in at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

John Lenters (GLRC) is the principal investigator on a project that has received a $24,997 research and development co-op/joint agreement from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The project is titled "High-impact Observations for Enhancing Great Lakes Snowfall Forecasting."

This is a potential two-year project.

Jonathan Robins (SS) spoke on Gastropod, an award-winning podcast that looks at food through the lens of science and history, about his work on the history of palm oil.

Face Coverings Required Indoors on Campus

While Michigan Tech is at Health and Safety Level Two, face coverings must be worn indoors. This applies to all students, employees and visitors, regardless of vaccination status.

Michigan Tech strongly recommends that all employees and students continue with handwashing and hand-sanitizing practices, especially in light of the virulence of the COVID-19 delta variant. Please be aware that if you are exposed to COVID-19, quarantine guidelines vary depending on vaccination status. 

In Level Two, students and employees are not required to monitor their symptoms daily prior to coming to campus. But, individuals should be mindful of their own symptoms. A useful monitoring tool is available from the CDC. 

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On-Demand COVID-19 Testing Available on Campus

Walk-in, on-demand COVID-19 testing is available to Michigan Tech students and employees during the fall 2021 semester. 

Testing is located in the Datolite Room at the MUB. Regular testing hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. There is no cost to be tested, and no appointment is needed. 

The last day of testing for the semester will be Thursday (Dec. 16).

Read more COVID-19 Testing Information on the MTU Flex website.

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Perceptive Content System Maintenance

On Sunday (Dec. 12) from 7-11 a.m., Perceptive Content will be unavailable due to maintenance.

If you have any questions or concerns, we can help. Contact us at it-help@mtu.edu or call 906-487-1111.

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HR Closing at Noon for Holiday Party

The Human Resources Office will be closed from 12-5 p.m. today (Dec. 10) for a department holiday party.

The office will reopen on Monday (Dec. 13).

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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MTU Superior Wind Symphony Releases New Album, 'iFiesta!'

The Michigan Tech Superior Wind Symphony has released a new album, "iFiesta!" The album contains original music by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Raúl López Colibrí, arranged by Mike Christianson.

Based on the children's book of the same name by Hugo Gordillo, "iFiesta!" is a joy-packed, magical ride of Latin-American beats that will have you strumming, drumming and tap-tap-tapping.

Local children sang in the original concert and appear on the album, which also includes studio sessions, poetry readings and interviews.

"iFiesta!" is available as a hard-copy CD at the Michigan Tech bookstore, K.C. Bonkers and Black Ice Comics. It can also be found on Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music, or by visiting HearNow.

Song lyrics in Spanish and English can be found online.

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KIP December Seminar

Please join us today (Dec. 10) at 3 p.m. for this month’s KIP Seminar.

Chunxiu Yu, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, will present on “Optogenetic Deep Brain Stimulation: From Neural Mechanism to Improved Therapy.”

All are welcome to attend virtually through Zoom.

Please visit the KIP Newsblog for more information about Yu and her research, as well as the Zoom meeting information.

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Comedian Subhah Agarwal

Late Night presents comedian Subhah Agarwal!!

Join us for a nice end-of-semester stress-relief evening of laughs tonight (Dec. 10) at 10 p.m. in the MUB Ballroom. This event is free and contains college humor.

Agarwal has brought an honesty to her comedy that will leave you saying "I didn't need to know that." She has written for the "Plan B" movie on Hulu and "The Jim Jefferies Show" on Comedy Central, among others. You can also catch her jokes live at standup comedy clubs across the country.

If you don't want to leave your couch, you can see her late-night debut on NBC's "A Little Late With Lilly Singh." She's also appeared on season three of HBO's "Westworld," on TruTv's sketch comedy "Friends of the People," and as herself on MTV2, Comedy Central and Gotham Comedy Live.

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

An Eulerian-Lagrangian Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Wave Equations

Friday, December 10, 1 p.m.–2 p.m.

Abstract: We propose an Eulerian-Lagrangian (EL) Runge-Kutta (RK) discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method for wave equations. The method is designed based on the ELDG method for...

Board Game Group

Friday, December 10, 3 p.m.–5 p.m. | J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library, 243

Are you worn out at the end of the week and just want to hang out and play a game? Then this group is for you! We will chill and play strategy-based board games. The goal is...

Film Board Presents: Jungle Cruise

Friday, December 10, 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. | Fisher 135

Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his ramshackle boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds...

(Men's Ice Hockey) St. Thomas vs. Michigan Tech

Friday, December 10, 7:07 p.m.–10:07 p.m. | John MacInnes Student Ice Arena

Men's Ice Hockey: St. Thomas vs. Michigan Tech

I Have Had Singing

Friday, December 10, 7:30 p.m. | Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts

A concert celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Michigan Tech Concert Choir and the legacy of choral singing at Michigan Tech. Performances by the conScience: Michigan Tech...

Film Board Presents: Jungle Cruise

Friday, December 10, 8:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m. | Fisher 135

Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his ramshackle boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds...

Comedian Subhah Agarwal

Friday, December 10, 10 p.m.–11 p.m. | MUB Ballroom

Late Night Presents Comedian Subhah Agarwal!! Join us for a nice pre-exam stress relief evening of laughs! Friday, December 10 at 10 PM in the MUB Ballroom. This event is...

Film Board Presents: Jungle Cruise

Friday, December 10, 11:30–2:00 a.m. | Fisher 135

Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his ramshackle boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds...

Birkie SuperTour (Cable, Wis.)

December 10, all day

Birkie SuperTour (Cable, Wis.), Skate 15/15K