June 20, 2022

Alumni Reunion 2022 (Aug. 4-6) is quickly approaching, and the Alumni Engagement team is looking forward to hosting a fun weekend full of activities for our alumni. The schedule of events can be viewed on the Reunion webpage, and registration is open online until July 24.

A highlight for our Reunion guests each year is visiting their academic departments and service areas. All departments are invited to host visitors during Reunion weekend's Campus Open Houses on Aug. 5 from 1-4 p.m.

If your department would like to host an Open House during that time and you haven't already notified the Alumni Engagement team, please do so ASAP by emailing Jen Lucas at jjlucas@mtu.edu and then submitting details for your Open House through our Google form before July 1.

The Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) encourages MTU online instructors (or those hoping to teach online in the future) to take advantage of a unique opportunity to virtually attend the 38th annual Distance Teaching & Learning Conference (DT&L) at no charge Aug. 3-5.

DT&L has been the most well-known, respected and prestigious event covering online and distance learning for almost four decades now. This year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s DT&L will be partnering with UPCEA (University Professional and Continuing Education Association). DT&L offers attendees an opportunity to discover relevant research, innovative teaching tools and highly effective online pedagogical techniques. There’s the chance to network and brainstorm with colleagues who share a passion for online and distance education too.

Take advantage of Michigan Tech’s unlimited group pass and register centrally before July 1 so you can attend without additional cost. (To avoid being charged separately, Michigan Tech instructors should not register directly through their site, but instead use our Michigan Tech central registration link.)

Contact Thom Freeman at tfreeman@mtu.edu with any further questions about the conference or call the CTL at 906-487-3000.

The Department of Engineering Fundamentals (EF) is conducting a faculty search. Please join us for the active and collaborative first-year engineering lesson by candidate Christa Meingast.

The lesson will be held at noon on Friday (June 24) via Zoom.

All are welcome to attend and participate.

There’s still time to celebrate entrepreneurship and Pride Month with the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Proud Innovation virtual presentation series. The last discussion in the series, “From enthusiasm to entrepreneurship," will be broadcast on Wednesday (June 22) from 3-4:15 p.m. in the Van Pelt and Opie Library’s East Reading Room. Panel members will talk about what it takes to turn individual passions into entrepreneurial successes.

This event is being jointly hosted by Michigan Tech’s Patent and Trademark Resource Center and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion. All are welcome and refreshments will be served. Please register so we don't order too much, or worse, too little pizza!

Register now. 

Job Postings for Monday, June 20, 2022

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.

Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of the Pavlis Honors College, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education. 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 for an interview, at Michigan Technological University, please notify the Human Resources office at 906-487-2280 or mtujobs@mtu.edu.

Zhanping You (CEGE/MTTI) is the principal investigator (PI) on a project that has received a $416,783 research and development grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.

The project is titled "Three-Life Pavement Structures of Tire Rubber Asphalt for Heavy Traffic Road Reconstruction: Midland Road Adjacent to US10 in Bay County."

Qingli Dai (CEGE/MTTI) is a co-PI on this potential 18-month project.

Robert Nemiroff (Physics) was mentioned by the Greenbelt News Review in a story about the prize for outreach and education awarded to the Astronomy Picture of the Day team of Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell.

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MLive ran a story on a late data submission that pulled Michigan colleges’ spring enrollment numbers up from a 15% drop to a less alarming decline of 5.8%. Four-year public university numbers also improved dramatically, rising from a 20% drop to just a 3.8% decrease.

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Radio Results Network picked up a Michigan Tech News story about the Portage Lake Bridge being recognized as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

2022-23 Diversity Literacy Workshops Open for Registration

Diversity Literacy training for the 2022-23 academic year is open for registration.

The Diversity Literacy Online Workshop (DLOW) is part of Michigan Tech's ongoing commitment to faculty diversity in building a supportive campus climate. Successful completion of the DLOW is required to serve on faculty hiring and tenure promotion committees. The full workshop is organized as a three-week asynchronous online course in Canvas (with two to three hours of work per week) building literacy in recognizing unconscious bias, and culminates with a one-week seminar on the legal aspects of diversity-centered hiring practices.

For those who have already taken the full three-week diversity literacy course, a one-week refresher course is required every four years. See the Diversity Training Status page for more information and a list of current training status for all faculty.

The workshop dates are listed below and can also be found on the training website, as well as an online registration form. Please note that legal aspects training will immediately follow the diversity literacy training, and faculty will be registered for them both at the same time.

We suggest that individuals register early for fall workshop dates if they are serving on faculty search or promotion and tenure committees in the coming year. If your certification is expiring but you don't need it for immediate service, we would appreciate if you register for a spring workshop instead, as the fall enrollments can get high.

If you have any questions about the DLOW and training, contact workshop administrator Amy Marcarelli at ammarcar@mtu.edu.

Full course and refresher dates for academic year 2022-23:

Diversity Literacy Fall Refresher 1:
Sept. 12-16 — Diversity Literacy Refresher Workshop
Sept. 19-23 — Legal Aspects of Hiring — online course

Diversity Literacy Fall Full Course:
Oct. 3-21 — Diversity Literacy Full Course
Oct. 24-28 — Legal Aspects of Hiring — online course

Diversity Literacy Fall Refresher 2:
Nov. 7-11 — Diversity Literacy Refresher Workshop
Nov. 14-18 — Legal Aspects of Hiring — online course

Diversity Literacy Spring Refresher 1:
Jan. 16-20 — Diversity Literacy Refresher Workshop
Jan. 23-27 — Legal Aspects of Hiring — online course

Diversity Literacy Spring Full Course:
Feb. 6-24 — Diversity Literacy Full Course
Feb. 27-March 3 — Legal Aspects of Hiring — online course

Diversity Literacy Spring Refresher 2:
March 20-24 — Diversity Literacy Refresher Workshop
March 27-31 — Legal Aspects of Hiring — online course

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Banner Production System Maintenance on Sunday

A production system maintenance window is scheduled for Sunday (June 26) from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The following production services will be unavailable during that time:

• Banner
• Banweb
• MyMichiganTech
• ASPIRE
• Course Tools
• Housing Apartments Wait List
• OAP Rental System
• Oracle Reports
• Perceptive Content
• UC4/Appworx
• Virtual Cashiering
• WebFocus

If you have any questions or concerns, we can help. Contact us at it-help@mtu.edu or call 7-1111.

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Updated Tables for Estimating GRA Stipends and Tuition

The Vice President for Research Office has updated the graduate student tables for budgeting stipends and tuition. These rates are to be used immediately in proposal budgets to external sponsors.

The tuition rates per credit differ between Non Engineering/Computer Science and the Engineering/Computer Science disciplines. Remember to take this into account when budgeting for one (1) credit.

The updated stipend and tuition tables can be found on the VPR forms page at:

• GRA Stipend Rates
• GRA Tuition Rates

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Adult Huskies Swim Training Summer 2022 Session 1 (Freestyle/Backstroke Focus)

Monday, June 20, 5:00 p.m.–5:50 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

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