June 28, 2024

The Princeton Review has named Michigan Technological University one of its Best Value Colleges for 2024.

The education services company reports seven categories of ranked lists. Among the nation’s public colleges and universities, Michigan Tech was named No. 2 on the list of Best Schools for Internships, No. 9 for Best Career Placement and No. 18 for Best Schools for Financial Aid. In the Best Value Colleges category, solely based on return on investment, or ROI, Tech was ranked No. 33.

The Princeton Review gave Michigan Tech an ROI rating score of 90/99. In Tech's profile, the company’s editors praised the University for having an “atmosphere that nurtures learning” and how MTU “puts students first when it comes to their learning experience by providing hands-on opportunities and pathways for career development and professional advancement.”

“We are honored to be named one of The Princeton Review's Best Value Colleges for 2024,” said Beth Fitzpatrick, director of admissions. “This recognition reflects our dedication to providing students with an affordable, high-quality education that equips them for successful careers.”

Read more about the rankings at Michigan Tech News.

The Graduate Student Government (GSG) is pleased to announce an in-person poster presentation session at the 2024 Alumni Reunion. The poster presentation session is a continued tradition designed to increase the interaction between graduate students and MTU alumni. It is a unique opportunity for graduate students to share their research work and expand network connections.

This year's poster session will be on Aug. 2 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the MUB Alumni Lounge.

To register for the event, visit GSG's 2024 Alumni Reunion Poster Session page. You do not need a poster to complete your registration, but it needs to be submitted by July 26 — one week before the event.

Please email gsg-research@mtu.edu with any questions.

The Retirement Supplemental Voluntary Program (RSVP) is a voluntary retirement program offered to eligible Michigan Tech employees. The enrollment period during which an employee may sign their RSVP election begins Monday, July 1, and ends Oct. 31.

Employees electing the monetary retirement option must retire on or before June 30, 2025. The monetary retirement option provides a benefit equal to 15% of the eligible employee’s annual salary (nine-month salary for faculty), up to the cap amount of $45,000 at the time of their actual retirement date. For further clarification, please see the RSVP policy.

Prior to electing RSVP, employees should contact Benefits Services to verify their eligibility.

RSVP questions should be directed to Benefits Services at hr-help@mtu.edu or by phone at 906-487-2517.

Please join the Department of Humanities (HU) for Ph.D. student Samantha Quade’s doctoral defense, held virtually via Zoom at 8 a.m. on July 16.

The title of Quade’s dissertation is “Recognition, Subject Formation, and Agency: Understanding the Effect of Marginalization and Agency on Subjectivity, as seen through Feminist Dystopian Narratives.”

From the abstract:
Though more frequently discussed in regard to freedom and intersubjectivity, subject formation and recognition have significant potential in helping us understand the structures of power, domination, and resistance in our lived experiences. Through the portrayal of recognition within literature - particularly within feminist dystopian literature - we can see significant examples of not only recognition experiences between characters, but also the acknowledgement of or resistance against said structures of power through recognition. To explore this concept, I begin by assessing the experience of empathy – or moral imagination, according to Martha Nussbaum – in reading and in writing, along with the argument surrounding the responsibility of readers and authors. I then draw attention to the presence of moral imagination within feminist dystopia, due to the genre’s inherent magnification of social issues. Following discussions of moral imagination and responsibility, the primary chapters address three varying forms that recognition takes within feminist dystopian literature: individual, institutional, and self recognition. Though each form expands from the same platform of recognition – from philosophers such as Hegel, Sartre, Butler, Foucault, and others – they not only manifest slightly differently as characters are portrayed as experiencing recognition, but the portrayals also have varying implications in what the characters – and readers – can take away from the portrayals, as well. Specifically, the implications center primarily around the more in-depth understanding of marginalization, oppression, and power that can be gained from experiencing both corrupted and uncorrupted recognition. The implications of understanding and engaging agency through recognition experiences can be seen through feminist dystopian characters engaging and utilizing their agency in a variety of ways to address, challenge, and/or dismantle the oppressive structures around them. Using Nussbaum’s moral imagination, these implications can lead readers to empathize with these characters and gain similar recognitive and agential experiences in their own lives as well.

Job Postings for Friday, June 28, 2024

Staff and faculty job descriptions are available on the Human Resources website. For more information regarding staff positions, call 906-487-2280 or email humanresources@mtu.edu. For more information regarding faculty positions, contact the academic department in which the position is posted.

Advancement and Alumni Engagement Business Systems Analyst / Data Visualization Specialist, Office of Advancement (internal posting). Apply online.

Recreation Program Manager, Athletics. Apply online.

Manager of Sustainability Projects and Outreach, Social Sciences. 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 humanresources@mtu.edu.

Simon Carn (GMES) was quoted by NASA’s Earth Observatory in a story about a June 9 image of Mount Siple, an island volcano in Antarctica with a summit elevation of more than 10,000 feet. The image showed what Carn said was likely an orographic cloud, not a volcanic plume, streaming inland from the volcano’s summit.

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Waste Advantage Magazine mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the increasing number of road construction projects in Michigan that incorporate rubber from scrap tires. MTU was listed as one of the partners that have worked with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on such projects.

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The Michigan Business Network mentioned Michigan Tech in a press release picked up from Sen. Gary Peters about a group of senators urging the U.S. Department of Energy to promote electric vehicle battery recycling. The release mentioned more than $8 million in funding awarded to MTU and Eagle Mine in 2022 to develop technologies for reuse and recycling electric vehicle batteries. The award was the subject of a press release from Michigan Tech News.

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WJMN Local 3 mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the history of the Laurium Manor Inn. The inn’s owners, Julie and Dave Sprenger, are Husky alumni. The story was picked up by Yahoo! News.

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Tracks to the Future 2024 Session II

Friday, June 28, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Railroad Transportation and Engineering 2024 Hybrid Delivery Program: Virtual, Hands-on, and Field Trips June 24-28, 2024 Open to high school students who will be enrolled...

Girls' Basketball Summer 2024 Huskies Team Shootout

Friday, June 28, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Varsity Gym and Multipurpose Room

This shootout is for girls' team players entering grades 9-12 as of Fall 2024. You know that when it comes to success, it’s all about teamwork. So what are you waiting for?...

Master's Defense: Cory Burkwald

Friday, June 28, 1–2 p.m. | U. J. Noblet Forestry Building, 144

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Alumni Night at Jimmy John's Field BBQ + Baseball Game 2024

Friday, June 28, 6:05–9:00 p.m.

Alumni, friends, and families are invited to an evening of fun and entertainment on Friday, June 28, 2024, for Michigan Tech Alumni Night at Jimmy John's Field. The night will...