Windy Veker
Contact
- wjveker@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1592
- Walker 201E
- College Marketing and Communications Manager, University Marketing and Communications
Biography
Windy is a former regional television news journalist who started her career here in the western UP. She shared stories of local perseverance following the 2018 Father’s Day Flood with footage that reached national broadcast. A writer above all else, her focus is giving narrative shape to Huskies’ vibrant experiences through articles, blogs, feature stories, and social media for the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science and the College of Sciences and Arts. When not on campus, her creativity finds form in speculative fiction and tabletop role playing games with her chosen family.
About Windy
- Windy uses engaging writing and marketing strategies to elevate the stories of students, faculty and staff in both the College of Sciences and Arts and the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science with effective, on-brand content and communications.
- Her professional background includes copy editing for the Daily Mining Gazette and broadcast journalism experiences as a TV6 bureau reporter.
- She enjoys watching campy horror movies, listening to podcasts and playing table top roleplaying games with her family and friends.
Recent Stories
MTU Music Professor's Research Honors Hawaiian Ancestors, Leads to First Composition
Researchers often pursue topics they are connected to. In the case of longtime conductor and first-time composer Joel Neves, inspiration struck a deeply personal chord, bound by a sacred promise. Neves, a professor of music in Michigan Technological University's Department of Visual and Performing Arts, spent more than 25 years researching his family's genealogy and discovering the fate of his Hawaiian ancestors. The painful truth he uncovered is the inspiration for his tone poem "Kalaupapa," which he recently conducted with the University of Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra at Kennedy Theatre in Honolulu, Hawaii. Read More
Tech Forestry Student Encounters Fowl, Fungus and 80-year-old Bear Across Lower Michigan
Blissick spent her summer as a forestry student assistant with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The internship started at the Baldwin DNR office, where she worked as part of an outreach team. Blissick got up close and personal with Smokey, educating the next generation of wildlife enthusiasts. Read More
Dare to be Scared: Michigan Tech Theatre Brings Fears and Phobias to the Haunted Hoist
The faculty and students of Michigan Technological University's Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) theatre program have experimented with multiple locations and themes over the years because variety is essential to the learning and skills that come from producing the event. This year, students chose their approach to fit the location and their selected theme: Fears and Phobias. Read More