Rick White

Contact

riwhite@mtu.edu
906-487-3510
Administration Building G25

Executive Director of Strategic Communications, University Marketing and Communications

Biography

Rick joined Michigan Tech in 2022 after earning his MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of Montana. His essays have been nominated for Best American Essays and published in LitHub, High Desert Journal, The A.V. Club and elsewhere. He also holds an MS in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana and a BA in Geography from the University of Central Arkansas.

About Rick

Rick leads the UMC communications team in projects ranging from media relations to editing MTU News and Tech Magazine.
He enjoys cooking, gardening, traveling, and exploring the Keweenaw Peninsula.

Recent Stories

A large, tan-colored tactical vehicle stands parked outside in the snow.

Michigan Tech’s APS LABS Developing Vehicle Integrated Power Kit for U.S. Army Tactical Vehicles

The U.S. Army’s Defense Innovation Unit selected Michigan Tech’s Advanced Power Systems Research Center, also known as APS LABS, to design and develop cutting-edge technologies for power generation on the battlefield. In early 2025, the U.S. Army awarded APS LABS a $7.8M contract through the Defense . . . Read More

The solar car in front of a US map highlighting the route from New York to California.

Chasing the Cannonball Sun

A group of engineering students spent years chasing a shared dream: to complete the first coast-to-coast American road trip fully powered by the sun. What could possibly go wrong? Even on a sunny day in June, there are few more unspectacular places in America for a dream road trip to limp to an end than . . . Read More

Three boats in the water going past a lighthouse.

Charting New Waters in Great Lakes Mapping

Researchers at Michigan Tech's Great Lakes Research Center are leading a collaborative effort to map the lake beds of the Great Lakes at high resolution for the first time—a giant leap forward in the protection of the region's precious freshwater resources. On October 23, 1968, a Beechcraft Queen Air . . . Read More

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1400 Townsend Drive

New academic leaders. Passionate educators. World-class research. With an incredible crew of scholars, scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs at the helm, Michigan Tech steps into our new R1 status as one of the nation's most elite research institutions. The Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC) welcomed . . . Read More

Student talking to an employer at Career Fair.

MTU Notches Record High Placement Rate

A survey of 2024 graduates of Michigan Technological University showed that 94.6% of alumni reported successful career outcomes within six months of graduation, an all-time high for the University. Within six months of graduation, the vast majority of 2024 Michigan Tech alums either found employment . . . Read More

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Michigan Tech Awarded R1 Classification Reserved for Nation’s Leading Research Institutions

Michigan Technological University has been designated as an R1 research institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, formally placing Tech among the top research universities in the United States. Since 1970, the Carnegie Classification has been the leading framework . . . Read More

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MTU to Award Board of Trustees Silver Medal to Tony Esposito

On Friday, Jan. 24, Michigan Technological University will formally award the Board of Trustees Silver Medal to late alumnus Tony Esposito ’67. The Board of Trustees Silver Medal is given to those whose personal and professional achievements set an outstanding example for Michigan Tech graduates. University . . . Read More