December 17, 2021

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) is seeking faculty to serve as mentors for the 2021 MiCUP Scholars Program. This program targets low-income, underrepresented, first-generation students who wish to continue their education beyond community college — with a focus on STEM disciplines.

The 2021 MiCUP program offers a seven-week summer experience (May 10 to June 25) that addresses the opportunities and challenges students face as they pursue a bachelor’s degree. Faculty mentors in the program will assist students with research projects in engineering, technology, business, computer science and health sciences.

All faculty interested in facilitating undergraduate research with MiCUP program participants should contact Christopher Sanders or call 906-487-2920. More information about the MiCUP program can be found on the CDI web page.

As a result of the recent University-wide referendum, Section 2.5: Role of Innovation and Commercialization and Section 2.6: Role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have been approved by the tenured and tenure-track faculty for inclusion in the Faculty Handbook.

The referendum passed with a yes vote of 69%. The sections now move forward for approval by the Provost and President. Final approval rests with the Board of Trustees.

The Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering (CEGE) would like to congratulate our fall graduates and raise you up for all to see. We are proud of you and want to wish you the best of luck in your next chapter.

Read about our fall graduates on the Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering News blog.

Watch a slideshow of our graduates on YouTube.

You may have read the article in the New York Times that came out recently about women physicians earning $2 million less over their lifetimes than men physicians.

This study and a variety of research topics on gender inequities within medicine and the academic life sciences are discussed in a recent Freakonomics MD podcast led by Dr. Bapu Jena of Harvard University. For example, the tendency of men researchers to “upsell” their research contributions within their academic papers with superlatives like novel, unique and unprecedented is one factor thought to contribute to differences in citation rates, which are key drivers of pay differences between men and women. The podcast also addresses other issues that have significant repercussions for equity in career advancement in STEM fields. It is well worth a listen.

Today’s feature was shared with us by Robert Hutchinson. 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.

Michigan Tech's men's basketball team won by a huge margin against Finlandia University on Wednesday (Dec. 15) and had its upcoming game against Winona State canceled.

Dominating the offensive glass, Michigan Tech took down Finlandia University 122-52 at SDC Gymnasium in nonconference action.

The Huskies used a 10-0 run to open a 32-point gap at halftime and cruised the rest of the way to improve to 7-3 (3-1 GLIAC). Tech is 3-1 on their current homestand. Finlandia dropped to 1-12 with their seventh straight defeat. 

The Huskies' game against Winona State, which was scheduled for Monday (Dec. 20), has been canceled due to COVID-19 testing results within the Warriors' program.

Data privacy precludes further comment on the issue. Any additional updates or adjustments to Michigan Tech's men's basketball schedule will be made at a later time.

Michigan Tech women's basketball is hitting the road to play No. 2 Drury University tomorrow (Dec. 18) at 6:45 p.m.

That game will be followed by a matchup against Lindenwood University on Sunday (Dec. 19) at 5 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on Mix 93.5 FM.

The Huskies received votes in this week's Women's Basketball Coaches Association Top-25 Division II Poll.

Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

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. 

*****

On-Demand COVID-19 Testing on Campus

Testing on Michigan Tech's campus has concluded for the fall 2021 semester. The last day of testing was Dec. 16.

For COVID-19 testing during winter break, please reach out to a local health care provider to schedule a test. You do not need to have a preexisting relationship with the health care provider in order to get tested.

Local sites offering COVID-19 testing can be found using the state of Michigan's Find a Test Site web page.

More COVID-19 Testing Information for the Michigan Tech community is available on the MTU Flex website.

*****

Michigan Tech Archives Winter Break Hours

The Michigan Tech Archives reading room will be closed to patrons for two weeks over winter break. The closure begins Monday (Dec. 20). Normal appointment hours will resume Jan. 3.

Remote research requests may be submitted via copper@mtu.edu, but responses may be delayed during the closure.

On behalf of the entire Archives team, have a safe and happy holiday season!

*****

Joint ROTC Commissioning Ceremony

The Army and Air Force ROTC invites you to the Fall 2021 Commissioning Ceremony tomorrow (Dec. 18) at 7:30 a.m. at the Rozsa Center.

This semester we have 11 Army cadets and three Air Force cadets commissioning!

Those commissioning are from the following departments:

Civil Engineering | Engineering Fundamentals | Mechanical Engineering | Exercise Science | Biomedical Engineering | Computer Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Finance

We will also be streaming the ceremony if you prefer to watch it live on YouTube.

*****

Holiday Pie Pickup

A reminder to faculty and staff who signed up for a holiday pie:

Pie pickup continues today (Dec. 17) from noon to 3 p.m. on the ground floor of the Memorial Union Building (MUB).

If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Stark at ldstark@mtu.edu.

*****

A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum Closed for Holiday Break

The A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum will be closed for the holiday break, from Thursday (Dec. 23) to Jan. 9. We will reopen Jan. 10 using our new winter hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

As a reminder, admission to the museum is waived for all MTU students, staff and faculty with their Tech ID.

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

CEGE Senior Design Colloquium

Friday, December 17, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. | Electrical Energy Resources Center (EERC), 100 & 103

The Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering department is pleased to invite the University community to attend the fall 2021 senior design team presentations. This...

Board of Trustees Meeting

Friday, December 17, 9 a.m. | Memorial Union Building (MUB), Ballroom B

Regular meeting of the Michigan Tech Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees Meeting

Friday, December 17, 9 a.m. | Memorial Union Building (MUB), Ballroom B

Regular meeting of the Michigan Tech Board of Trustees

Master's Defense: Onkar Prakash Salunkhe

Friday, December 17, 9–10 a.m.

Mechanical Engineering Co-advisors: Gregory Odegard and Parisa Pour Shahid Saeed Abadi Numerical Design of Steerable Guidewires Attend Virtually:...

Master's Defense: Atharva Tushar Desai

Friday, December 17, 3 p.m.–4 p.m.

Mechanical Engineering Advisor: Jeffrey Naber Calibration and Injection Rate Shaping Approaches Using 1D Hydraulic Diesel Injector Modeling for Gasoline Compression Ignition...

Update your career documents virtual workshop

Friday, December 17, 4 p.m.–5 p.m.

Participate in this virtual workshop to add to your career documents what you did during the semester. The Zoom link and password are:...