March 10, 2022

Kalle Keranen, a Westwood High School senior and third-generation Husky from Ishpeming, is the recipient of Michigan Tech's full-tuition 2022 Impact Scholarship.

The competitive award is given out annually to prospective students pursuing majors within the College of Business. Finalists from Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin were invited to participate in leadership activities on campus, and received renewable awards ranging from $1,000 to full in-state tuition.

Learn more about Keranen on Michigan Tech News.

Save the date! Michigan Tech's Design Expo 2022 will be held in person this spring, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21 at the Van Pelt and Opie Library.

Now’s the time to consider serving as a distinguished judge at Design Expo.

“We welcome judges from various professions, disciplines and backgrounds," says Briana Tucker, Enterprise Program coordinator.

Hosted annually by the Enterprise Program and the College of Engineering, Design Expo highlights hands-on, discovery-based learning at Michigan Tech. More than 1,000 students in Enterprise and Senior Design teams showcase their work and compete for awards, allowing students to gain valuable experience and direct exposure to industry-relevant problems.

In-person judging at the library on the day of the event usually takes about an hour, depending on the number of volunteers. Prior to the in-person event on April 21, judges will also gain access to a digital gallery of student-created videos to preview prior to judging.

Please visit Michigan Tech’s Design Expo Judges and Guests page for more information and to register to judge by April 8.

Who should judge? Faculty and staff, community members, alumni interested in seeing the accomplishments of today’s undergraduate students, those looking to network with Michigan Tech faculty and students, industry representatives interested in sponsoring a future project, or anyone with interest in supporting our students as they engage in hands-on, discovery-based learning.

Interested in other on-campus showcase events? The Michigan Tech Undergraduate Research Symposium is coming up on March 25, and the Computing[MTU] Showcase takes place April 4-6.

Questions? Feel free to contact Briana Tucker from Michigan Tech’s Enterprise Program Office at bctucker@mtu.edu.

Read more on the College of Engineering Blog.

Design Expo 2022 is generously supported by sponsorship, with Thompson Surgical as executive partner and ITC Holdings as directing partner. Additional partners include Globalization Partners, Property Management Inc., Winning by Design, Plexus, Husky Innovate, Altec Inc. and OHM. These nine partners, along with more than 100 project and program supporters, make a strategic investment in our educational mission at Michigan Tech.

Due to spring break, there will not be a C-Cubed Luncheon today (March 10). The luncheon will resume next week on Thursday (March 17).

The C-Cubed Luncheon buffet menus are created by executive chef Eric Karvonen and prepared by Karvonen and his culinary team. As the name suggests, the meals are meant to foster conversation, community and collegiality. Attendees may bring their lunch instead of purchasing the buffet. Fruit-infused water, coffee, tea, cookies and fruit are available free to all attendees.

The buffet lunch is $12 per person. Cash, credit cards and gift cards are accepted. Gift cards can be purchased in the Memorial Union office, MUB 101. You can submit C-Cubed feedback using this Google form. To join the C-Cubed Google group and receive weekly menus, email business-support@mtu.edu.

Michigan Tech hockey's Blake Pietila has been named the CCHA Goaltender of the Week for the fourth time this season.

Pietila backstopped the Huskies to a CCHA Mason Cup Quarterfinal sweep of Ferris State over the weekend. He made 15 saves Friday (March 4) in a 3-2 overtime win and 32 saves Saturday (March 5) in a 3-2 double-overtime victory. He had a .922 save percentage and a 1.61 goals-against average during the playoff-opening weekend.

Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

The Michigan Tech Nordic ski team is in Utah this week for the 2022 NCAA Skiing Championships.

The Huskies sent a full squad for the third time in school history and will compete in the classic race today (March 10) and skate race Saturday (March 12) at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway.

Representing Michigan Tech will be Anabel Needham, Henriette Semb, Nea Katajala, Skylar Patten, Colin Freed and Henry Snider.

Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

With just four available players on the roster, Michigan Tech women's tennis fell 4-0 to No. 25 ranked Biola University on Tuesday (March 8) at BU Tennis Center.

The Huskies dropped the team doubles point, with Chiara Heinz and Neva Manas falling to their opponents (6-0) and a forfeit at No. 3.

Ivona Gorgioski returned to No. 1 singles, but lost in straight sets (6-3, 6-0). Manas evened up her match at No. 2 singles (6-0, 4-6) but with the deciding team point scored, her match went unfinished. Marina Fernandez forced a first-set tiebreaker but trailed 7-6, 3-0 (unfinished) at No. 3. Heinz dropped the first set at No. 4 singles and the second set was tied 3-3 when the match was called. The Huskies forfeited positions five and six.

Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

Michigan Tech men's tennis fell to No. 19 Biola University 7-0 on Tuesday (March 8) during their nonconference road trip through California.

The Huskies dropped the team doubles point and followed with straight set losses at singles No. 2, No. 6 and No. 3. 

Eli Pinnoo came closest to a win for the Huskies at No. 4 singles. After taking the first set (7-5), Pinnoo lost the second set (7-6), then came up short in a super-tiebreak (10-8) in lieu of a full third set. 

Adam Fenjiro dropped a pair of sets at No. 1 singles (6-2, 6-2). Vitor Jordao lost at No. 2 (6-1, 6-0), and Nikolai Prosjankyov fell at No. 3 singles (6-3, 6-4).

Siddhesh Mahadeshwar and Ambarish Rao fell in straight sets at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively.

Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.

Pavlis Honors College Accepting Applications for Fall 2022 Soyring Foundation Scholarship

The Soyring Foundation Scholarship is available exclusively for Pavlis Honors College students through the generous gift of an alumnus of Michigan Tech with a passion for education and innovation.

The scholarship is $1,000 and is available to students expressing research and innovation interests in any of these three areas:

• Water quality management
• Renewable energy
• Solutions to prevent and cure cancer

If you are interested in applying, please fill out the application form. A short essay is required and can be uploaded as an MS Word document or PDF file.

The application submission deadline is midnight on Sunday (March 13).

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Employee Financial Health Webinars by Fidelity and TIAA

Michigan Tech employees are invited to join the Benefits Office for these free, live financial health webinars offered through Fidelity and TIAA this spring:

• Looking to Turn your Retirement Savings into a “Paycheck” for Life?
  Thursday, March 10 — 1 p.m.
  Join TIAA Senior Director Miguel Shefferson as he teaches you to diversify your investment portfolio before retirement to help offset risk. A similar strategy can help see you through retirement. Learn how creating a diversified income plan — one that uses a combination of income sources and includes annuity income that’s guaranteed for life — can help reduce the risks you may face in retirement and ensure you have income that never runs out. Register for the March 10 webinar.
  
  
• Learn the Basics: When and How to Claim Social Security
  Friday, April 15 — Noon
  This webinar will cover:
  
  • Understanding Social Security.
  • Considerations for claiming Social Security benefits.
  • Deciding when to take Social Security benefits.
    Register for the April 15 webinar.
    
    
• Prepare for the Reality of Health Care in Retirement
  Friday, April 29 — Noon
  This webinar will cover:
  
  • Estimating retirement health care costs.
  • Understanding available options before and after age 65.
  • Planning for retirement health care costs.
    Register for the April 29 webinar.

These webinars count toward Option 2 in your Husky Health Checklist. Follow Michigan Tech Wellness on Facebook for upcoming health and wellness initiatives supported by the Benefits Office, which may count toward your 2022 Husky Health Checklist.

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Judges Needed for 2022 Graduate Research Colloquium

The Graduate Student Government (GSG) is seeking judges for this year's Graduate Research Colloquium (GRC). The GRC is an annual event where graduate students from across campus present their research in either an oral or poster presentation. These presentations are judged by faculty whose field of expertise matches the research topic in order for grad students to get feedback on how to improve presentation skills and help them prepare for upcoming conferences.

This year, the GRC will be held March 29 and March 30. Poster presentations will occur March 29 in the MUB Ballroom from 5-7 p.m. Oral presentations will be given virtually on both days of the colloquium; all 12-minute talks will be livestreamed (no pre-recorded video presentations) and followed by a Q&A session. All judges are also invited to attend the awards banquette on March 30 starting at 6 p.m. Please help us in making this event a success!

Sign up for judging. You will be assigned to an hour-long judging session based on your form responses once scheduling starts.

If you have any questions, please contact Shreya Joshi at gsg-research@mtu.edu.

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CDI Closed for Department Retreat Today

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today (March 10) so staff may attend a department retreat.

CDI is very sorry for this inconvenience and will reopen tomorrow (March 11) at 8 a.m.

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

The Lode - Weekly Meeting

Thursday, March 10, 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. | Fisher 126

Join the Lode (Michigan Tech's student newspaper) for our weekly general meeting! This is a great way to see if the Lode is a good fit for you. We are always looking for...

Monthly General Meeting _ Spring 2022

Thursday, March 10, 6 p.m.–7 p.m. | Chem Sci. 211

Hi folks, This mail serves to notify us that we will be having our monthly general meeting on the last Wednesday of the month 6 - 7 PM at Chem Sci. 211 or via Zoom. Feel...

General Engineering Hangout

Thursday, March 10, 7 p.m.–8 p.m.

Join us for a virtual event to learn more about the first-year general engineering program!

Cricket Tournament Spring 2022

Thursday, March 10, 10–12 a.m. | SDC Multipurpose Room

Cricket Club MTU in partnership with Indian Students Association (ISA) has organized Tennis Ball Cricket Tournament for boys. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: Sunday January 30,...

(Men's Tennis) Michigan Tech at Azusa Pacific

March 10, all day

Men's Tennis: Michigan Tech at Azusa Pacific, Muson & Bavougian Tennis Complex

(Women's Tennis) Michigan Tech at Azusa Pacific

March 10, all day

Women's Tennis: Michigan Tech at Azusa Pacific, Muson & Bavougian Tennis Complex