Greetings, students! We've been sending you a lot of emails. So, to free up your @mtu inbox for other important messages, we've launched this weekly newsletter. We'll send it to you each Tuesday afternoon, and it will include all the College news you need to know.
Dean Dennis Livesay
Dave House Dean of Computing
Town Hall Meetings
Dean Dennis Livesay will host two 60-minute virtual Town Hall meetings for College undergraduate and graduate students on February 23 and February 25. Students
are invited to share with Dean Livesay their thoughts and input about the College,
curriculum, degree programs, departments, and other topics of interest.
The Undergraduate Town Hall is Tuesday, February 23, 2021, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
The Graduate Town Hall is Thursday, February 25, 2021, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Future Events
- 1010 with Dean Dennis Livesay: Weds., Feb. 17, 5:30 - 5:40 pm
- Dean Livesay's Open Office Hours: Fri., Feb. 19, 3 - 4 pm
- Career Fair: Weds., Feb. 17, 10 am - 7 pm
- Brain Break: Thurs., Feb. 18, 3:45 - 4:45 pm, Rekhi Hall, 2nd floor
- CS Lecture Series: Dr. Vijay Garg: Fri., Feb. 19, 3 pm
- Winter WonderHack: Fri., Feb. 19, 9 pm - Sun., Feb. 21, 9 am
- Computing Undergraduate Town Hall: Tues., Feb. 23, 4 - 5 pm
- Computing Graduate Town Hall: Tues., Feb. 25, 4 - 5 pm
- ICPC Programming Competition: Sat., Feb. 27
- Summer Finishing Fellowships Deadline: Mar. 3, 4 pm
- Reply Code Challenge: Thurs., Mar. 11
- Graduate Research Colloquium: Thurs.-Fri., April 1 - 2
- 21st Annual Design Expo: Thurs., Apr. 15
Need to Know
- Fall '21 Undergraduate Scheduling begins March 14
- Fall Course schedule available Sat., Feb. 27
- Computer Science and Software Engineering majors: Schedule an appointment with advisor Denise Landsberg
- CNSA, Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering Technology, General Computing, Mechatronics majors: Schedule an appointment with advisor Kay Oliver
Graduate Research Colloquium
April 1-2, 2021
- Visit the GRC website
- Register here
- Registration Closes: March 2
- Abstracts Due: Mar. 2
- Poster Presentation Videos Due: Mar. 22
- Oral Sessions: Apr. 1-2, 8 am-2 pm
- Poster Session: Thurs., Apr. 1 (all day)
- Poster Session Q&A: Thurs., Apr. 1, 4-6 pm
- Award Ceremony: Fri., April 2, 5-7 pm
Design Expo 2021
April 15, 2021
- Visit the Design Expo website
- Registration Deadline: Thurs., Mar. 4, 11 pm
- Video and Digital Poster Submission: Thurs., Apr. 08, 11 pm
- Video Judging: Mon.-Thurs., Apr. 12-15
Competitions
- ICPC Programming Competition Info Session: Tues., Feb. 16, 6 - 6:30 pm
- Winter WonderHack: Fri., Feb. 19, 9 pm - Sun., Feb. 21, 9 am
- ICPC Programming Competition: Sat., Feb. 27
- Reply Code Challenge: Thurs., Mar. 11
Academic Calendar
View the full Academic Calendar
- Fri., Mar. 5, 10:00 pm: Spring Break Begins
- Sun., Mar. 14, 12:00 pm: Fall Registration Begins
- Mon., Mar. 15: Classes Resume
- Sun., Mar. 28, 12:00 am: Fall Registration Ends
- Fri., Apr. 23: Last Day of Regular Classes
- Mon., Apr 26: Final Exam Period
Sat., May 1: Spring Commencement
Computing Learning Center
- CCLC hours
- Virtual walk-in hours are via Zoom
- Schedule a 30-minute appointment with a CCLC coach
- Get to know the CCLC coaches
- Discord server
- Canvas page: self-registration
- Canvas page link
Diversity and Inclusion
Dean Livesay wants to hear your story. What has your experience been with regard to diversity and inclusion at Michigan Tech? Email Dean Livesay at dlivesay@mtu.edu to schedule a time to talk.
Send Us Your News
To include news and information in The Weekly Download, email your news to computing@mtu.edu by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the week you'd like it to run. Late submissions may not be included. Questions or comments about the newsletter? Please contact computing@mtu.edu.