October 4, 2024

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, University leadership recognized our faculty's outstanding scholarship and teaching at the 2024 Faculty Awards Ceremony and Reception.

Thank you to all who attended and congratulations to the following award recipients. Michigan Tech is greatly appreciative of their commitment to service and dedication to the University.

University Professors
Yun Hang Hu (MSE)
Gregory Odegard (MAE)
Kathy Halvorsen (AVPRD)

Distinguished Professors
Simon Carn (GMES)
Adrienne Minerick (ChE)
Qiuying Sha (Math)
Zhanping You (CEGE)

2024 Michigan Tech Research Award
Simon Carn (GMES)

2024 Diversity Award
Alexandra Marshall (ResEd)

2024 Faculty Distinguished Service Award
Jennifer Becker (CEGE)

2024 Bhakta Rath Research Award
Bo Chen (CS) and Niusen Chen ’23

2024 Distinguished Teaching Award
J.W. Hammond (HU)
Charles Wallace (CS)

2024 MASU Distinguished Professor of the Year Award
Charles Wallace (CS)

The Michigan Tech College of Business is pleased to introduce our new faculty members: Giridhar Reddy Bojja, assistant professor of information systems and analytics, and Steven Holloway, assistant teaching professor of economics. Both bring a wealth of research and teaching experience to the College.

Bojja has academic expertise in management information systems, analytics and computer science, as well as industry experience as a data scientist and engineer.

Holloway's primary research investigates intertemporal choice through a behavioral economics lens, an interest that stems from his fascination with the human mind.

Read more about these new faculty on the College of Business Newsblog.

The Graduate School is providing writing support to students who are interested in applying for the U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (DoD SMART) Scholarship for Service.

About the DoD SMART Scholarship
The program offers scholarships for bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. students pursuing STEM. While in school, students will receive full tuition and educational expenses reimbursement, monthly stipends ($30,000-$46,000 per year), health insurance, book allowances, mentorship, and summer internships that range from 8-12 weeks. Upon degree completion, scholars begin working in a civilian position with their sponsoring facility. For complete details, visit the DoD SMART Scholarship for Service website.

The application due date is Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. EST.

Questions? Contact Sarah Isaacson at sisaacso@mtu.edu.

Cardboard Boat Races — Friday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m.
Centennial Park in Chassell
Kick off the Homecoming festivities today, Oct. 4, with the annual Cardboard Boat Races! Teams of students have put their creativity to the test, designing boats out of cardboard and duct tape. Watch as they race across the bay, battling both the water and each other for the top prize.

This year, the Cardboard Boat Races will be held at Centennial Park in Chassell. The race begins at 4 p.m., and it's sure to make a splash! A shuttle is available at 3 p.m. with pickup locations at the Memorial Union Building and the SDC. The shuttle will conclude its route at 5:30 p.m.

Tailgate Event — Saturday, Oct. 5, at 11 a.m.
Parking Lot 24
Tomorrow, Oct. 5, bring your school spirit to the Homecoming Tailgate! Join fellow students, alumni and community members for food and fun before the big game. The tailgate starts at 11 a.m. and continues until kickoff at noon. Don’t forget to wear your school colors and show your pride! There will be Homecoming T-shirts available for cash and food and personal hygiene item donations.

Get ready for a weekend filled with laughter, competition and celebration!

An Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI) Seminar will take place on Monday, Oct. 7, at 4 p.m. in M&M U113.

Guest speaker Laura Villafane, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will talk on "Ejecta Clouds by Plume Impingement on Granular Surfaces, A Challenge of Planetary Landings."

Read Villafane's abstract and bio at the EPSSI's Fall 2024 Seminar Series page.

The Elizabeth and Richard Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena (CQP) is pleased to announce that Professor Massimo Moraldi, from the University of Florence and Michigan Technological University, will be presenting a series of lectures as part of our Distinguished Lecture Series.

The eight lectures are titled "Physics of Light Interacting with Atoms and Molecules." The first is today, Oct. 4, from 1-2 p.m. in Fisher 327. For the remainder of October, lectures will take place twice weekly, on Mondays and Fridays:

• Monday Lectures: Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 2-3 p.m. in Walker 144
• Friday Lectures: Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 1-2 p.m. in Fisher 327

Read Moraldi's bio at the University Events Calendar.

Assessment coordinators and other interested faculty are invited to the “Mapping Success: A Guide to Undergraduate Program Assessment” workshop hosted by the Assessment Council and the Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness (ACE).

Note: This event is open to all interested faculty. Attendance by degree program assessment coordinators is encouraged but not required.

The workshop is offered twice:

• Monday, Oct. 14, from 3-4 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 2-3 p.m.

Please register to attend by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8.

The goal of program assessment is curricular quality: the program’s faculty community establishes a common vision, monitors student achievement of the program’s student learning outcomes to ensure alignment/effectiveness, and makes improvements as needed.

With the launch of Essential Education in fall 2025 with its own outcomes (called Essential Abilities), the focus of degree program assessment will shift from University learning goals to the degree program’s own student learning outcomes.

The workshop supports this shift and provides an overview of items due Dec. 6.

Agenda:

• Welcome and Introduction
  • Workshop goals
  • Importance of undergraduate program assessment
• Overview of program assessment
  • Establishing the program’s student learning outcomes (aka PLOs or SOs)
  • Mapping these outcomes to required curricular elements (aka curriculum mapping)
  • Identifying assessment points and measures
  • Collecting and evaluating learning-outcome data
  • Using data to improve curricular effectiveness
• Next Steps (Due Dec. 6) — Description of assessment and evaluation process, which includes:
  • List of student outcomes, curriculum map, and 6-year assessment schedule
  • Descriptions of assessment instruments (what is assessed, who does it, rubrics used, performance targets, etc.)
  • Description of the process that is used to evaluate the assessment results (committees that review it, how program improvements are approved and implemented)
  • Note: If assessment findings were not reported for your program in academic year 2023-24, please submit a report for one student learning outcome.

For assistance, please contact Jeannie DeClerck, assessment manager, at jsdecler@mtu.edu or assessment@mtu.edu. Office hours with representatives from the Assessment Council and ACE will be announced for weeks 9-12.

The Department of Psychology and Human Factors and the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems’ Human-Centered Computing Group will host a presentation by Professor Ayse P. Gurses, Ph.D., M.S., MPH, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Rekhi G006.

Gurses will present “Improving Patient Safety and Health Care Worker Well-Being through Human Factors Engineering.”

There is an increasing and urgent need for infusing human factors engineering (HFE) principles and methods to improve patient safety and health care worker well-being. In this presentation, Gurses will describe how HFE can be used to improve care across the entire care continuum by identifying safety hazards, developing effective and sustainable human-centered interventions for eliminating and/or mitigating these hazards, and improving adaptive capacity and resilience of the frontline care work and public health.

Examples from a variety of health care settings (e.g., emergency department, operating rooms, inpatient) and focus areas (e.g., health care information technology, care transitions/handoffs, infection prevention and control, pandemic preparedness) will be provided. Lessons learned across the different projects and implications for future HFE-based efforts will also be discussed.

Gurses is the founding director of the Center for Health Care Human Factors at the Armstrong Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, and a professor in the School of Medicine, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Gurses is a globally recognized researcher, educator and thought leader in infusing human factors and systems engineering principles and methods into health care work systems to improve safety, quality and equity in health care. She is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed publications.

The Michigan Tech soccer team returns home for the first of three straight home contests, starting with a crucial weekend of matches.

The Huskies are hosting Saginaw Valley State at 5 p.m. today, Oct. 4, and Ferris State at noon on Sunday, Oct. 6.

Watch MTU soccer on FloSports (subscription required — a discount is available for students).

Read the soccer preview at Michigan Tech Athletics.

Michigan Tech hockey will host Northern Michigan in an exhibition game tomorrow, Oct. 5, at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The puck drops at 6:07 p.m.

Last season, the two teams faced off on Jan. 6 with an exhibition game in Marquette. The Wildcats won 7-2.

Fans can listen to Michigan Tech hockey live on the radio at Mix 93.5 WKMJ-FM or online at TheMix93.com or Pasty.net.

Watch MTU hockey on Midco Sports Plus 2 (subscription required).

Read the hockey preview at Michigan Tech Athletics.

Michigan Tech volleyball is wrapping up a four-match home stand this weekend at the SDC Gym.

The Huskies host Lake Superior State at 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 4. They'll close the weekend tomorrow, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m. against Saginaw Valley State.

Friday's match with the Lakers on will air on Mix 93.5 WKMJ-FM. Fans can listen live on the radio or online at TheMix93.com or Pasty.net.

Watch MTU volleyball on FloSports (subscription required — a discount is available for students).

Read the volleyball preview at Michigan Tech Athletics.

Job Postings for Friday, Oct. 4, 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.

Assistant Teaching Professor – Music (Bands), Visual and Performing Arts. Apply online.

Assistant Professor – Business Analytics, College of Business. Apply online.

Assistant Research Engineer – Software Developer, Michigan Tech Research Institute. Apply online.

Assistant Research Scientist – Environmental Remote Sensing SAR Specialist, Michigan Tech Research Institute. Apply online.

Assistant Research Scientist – Environmental Remote Sensing Hyperspectral Specialist, Michigan Tech Research Institute. Apply online.

Senior Manager of Honors and Scholarship Recruitment, Enrollment Management. 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.

Professor Emeritus Barry Solomon (SS) is a co-author of a paper published in the Journal of Energy Storage.

The paper is titled “The role of storage in the emerging Power-to-X Economy: The case of Hawai’i.”

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Professor Emeritus Barry Solomon (SS) is the author of a paper published in the Natural Resources Journal.

The paper is titled “Limiting Tourism to Sustainable Levels: Options for Hawai’i.”

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Sarah Bell (HU) is the author of a book published by The MIT Press.

The book is titled “Vox Ex Machina: A history of talking machines.”

From the press:
From early robots to toys like the iconic Speak & Spell to Apple's Siri, Vox ex Machina tells the fascinating story of how scientists and engineers developed voices for machines during the twentieth century. Sarah Bell chronicles the development of voice synthesis from buzzy electrical current and circuitry in analog components to the robotic sounds of early digital signal processing to today's human sounding applications. Along the way, Bell also shows how the public responded to these technologies and asks whether talking machines are even good for us.

Using a wide range of intriguing examples, Vox ex Machina is embedded in a wider story about people—describing responses to voice synthesis technologies that often challenged prevailing ideas about computation and automation promoted by boosters of the Information Age. Bell helps explain why voice technologies came to sound and to operate in the way they do—influenced as they were by a combination of technical assumptions and limitations, the choices of the corporations that deploy them, and the habits that consumers developed over time.

A beautifully written book that will appeal to anyone with a healthy skepticism toward Silicon Valley, Vox ex Machina is an important and timely contribution to our cultural histories of information, computing, and media.

“‘Vox ex Machina’ traces the scientific, social, and cultural dynamics that shape synthesized voices as consumer products. Bell's engaging narrative raises vital social, economic, and political questions about our interactions with artificial voice technologies,” said reviewer Meredith A. Bak, associate professor of childhood studies, Rutgers University-Camden, and author of “Playful Visions.”

Matthew Portfleet (GMES/IMP) is the principal investigator on a project that has received a $283,429 other sponsored activities grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration.

The project is titled "2024 Michigan Mine Safety and Health State Grants Training."

Kathryn Hannum, Mark Rhodes and Sarah Fayen Scarlett (all SS) are currently attending the 55th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Landscape, Place, and Material Culture, being held Oct. 2-5 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Among other conference activities, they will each be giving paper presentations.

Hannum's presentation, "Between Marginality and Privilege: Galician Symbols in the Urban Fabric of Buenos Aires," examines the role of Galician immigrants in shaping both the physical and symbolic landscape of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Rhodes' presentation, "Serial Industrial Cultural Landscape World Heritage Sites: Complex Geographies at Work within the Institutionalization of Industrial Heritage," explores the increase of industrial sites, cultural landscapes and noncontiguous boundaries in the geographies of World Heritage Sites over time.

Fayen Scarlett's presentation, "Deep Maps and Microhistories: Reconstructing Daily Landscapes of French Canadians in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula," offers a comparable story about French-Canadians migrating to the Keweenaw Peninsula opting for industrial copper mining rather than New England’s textile factories.

Melissa Keranen (Math) was quoted by The Keweenaw Report in a story previewing the seventh Kliakhandler Lecture at Michigan Tech, which took place on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The event, supported by a donation from former faculty member Igor Kliakhandler, featured mathematician Susanne Brenner, who delivered two presentations on applied and research-based mathematics.

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Kiersten Birondo (Rozsa) was quoted by UPword in a story about her upcoming role as the new executive director of the Rozsa Center, starting Nov. 1. The story appeared Sept. 30 in Tech Today.

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The Keweenaw Report quoted Michigan Tech AFROTC Cadet Major Ansh Ghosh and Cadet 3rd Class Amanda Austin in a story about MTU’s Arnold Air Society and their partnership with the Hubbell VFW Post 4624. The story also previewed the annual POW/MIA Memorial 5K starting at 9 a.m. tomorrow, Oct. 5, near the ROTC Building.

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Science Daily and Newsweek mentioned Kristin Brzeski (CFRES) in stories about new research published in the journal Royal Society Open House on coyotes’ ability to produce “puppy dog eyes.” These stories were picked up from Baylor University’s Oct. 1 announcement.

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The Michigan Independent mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the Michigan Promise Zone scholarship, highlighting how some students in the Pontiac area use their scholarships to attend MTU.

RTC Brown Bag Speakers: Andrew Fiss and Lindsay Hiltunen

Join the Department of Humanities and the Rhetoric, Theory and Culture (RTC) graduate program for this month's Brown Bag event, which will be held today, Oct. 4, at noon in the Petersen Library, Walker 318.

Professor Andrew Fiss and Lindsay Hiltunen, Michigan Tech University Archivist and RTC Ph.D. student, will present "Histories from Ephemeral Documents: Researching the Difficult to Find in University Archives."

Researchers have a lot to learn from ephemeral documents in university archives. They present different pictures of local life than established histories, and yet as documents, they are often overlooked or misunderstood. This RTC Brown Bag encourages discussion about the value of such ephemera with short examples from Fiss and Hiltunen.

Fiss will present about a composition notebook from Motta Sims in the archives of Spelman College, a historically Black women’s college in Georgia. Sims in 1916 traveled to Spelman for a class in cooking. Her notebook’s form and content reflected the framing of cooking as scientific study, which proved important for the broader movement of home economics; yet, because it’s contained in the files of a white president of the institution, the notebook could be overlooked.

Hiltunen will present about the “Verna Grahek Mize - Save Lake Superior Campaign Collection” in the Michigan Tech Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. The collection includes advocacy posters and cards from the late 1960s and 1970s, responding to corporate communications that represented Lake Superior and the southern lake basin as unproblematically pristine. Though Mize has become a local legend, the contents of the collection show a history of local environmentalism both broader and more specific than Mize’s legacy.

Join these researchers for a discussion of the promises and challenges of studying archival ephemera.

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Enhance Your Teaching Skills with the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project Course

Michigan Tech instructors are encouraged to participate in the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project (ISTP), a six-week course beginning the week of Oct. 7. This course presents a unique opportunity for professional development, focusing on the critical topics of equity and inclusion in STEM education.

Facilitated by a local cohort, this course is designed to provoke deep reflection and foster meaningful discussions on creating inclusive learning environments within various institutional contexts. Whether you're a doctoral student, postdoctoral researcher or faculty member, this course aims to enhance your awareness, self-efficacy and ability to cultivate inclusive STEM classrooms for your students.

Participants will engage in a range of activities aimed at examining issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. Moreover, instructors will gain practical insights into identifying and implementing learner-centered structures and strategies to better support their students' diverse needs.

The online portion of the course is a flexible commitment of approximately three to four hours per week; this allows the course to fit into your busy schedule while providing valuable skills and knowledge to enhance your teaching practice. Participation in the local learning community enhances the benefits of the course by providing a venue for weekly 50-minute facilitated discussions that dig deeper into the course content, connect participants to others in the community and contextualize applications. Learning communities usually consist of about 8-12 other learners from Michigan Tech who are also enrolled in the course.

Visit the official Inclusive STEM Teaching Project course page for more information and to register for the online portion. To express your preferences for participating in your local learning community, complete the Fall 2024 iSTEM Local Learning Community form.

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Used Book Sale at the Library Today!

The Friends of the Michigan Tech Library will have a used book sale in the Van Pelt and Obie Library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Oct. 4. The sale will be in the first floor exhibit area just past the circulation desk.

This will be a smaller sale than the annual used book sale held in the MUB each spring. Tables and carts will be filled with some of the most popular-selling subjects, such as art, biography, local history and culture, home and self-help, etc. Prices are $2 for hardcover books and $1 for softcover books.

Please come to browse the many used but quality books. All funds raised by the book sale benefit the Van Pelt and Opie Library.

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Chemistry Seminar with Eriks Rozners

Eriks Rozners, professor of the Department of Chemistry at Binghamton University, will be presenting at this week's Chemistry Seminar.

The seminar will be held in person at 3-4 p.m. today, Oct. 4, in Chem Sci 101.

Rozners’ presentation is titled "Amide-Modified RNA: Using Protein Backbone to Modulate Function of RNA.”

From the abstract:
RNA-based technologies, such as, RNA interference (RNAi) and CRISPR-Cas9 have become powerful tools in molecular biology and new therapeutic approaches. Our research goal is to develop chemical modifications for optimization of in vivo potential of short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and CRISPR associated RNAs (crRNAs). We focus on novel nonionic analogues of RNA that have the phosphodiesters replaced by amide linkages (AM1 in Figure). This presentation will discuss synthesis, structure and biological activity of amide-modified siRNAs and crRNAs. Thermodynamic and structural studies showed that AM1 amides had surprisingly little effect on the A-type conformation and stability of RNA duplexes. RNAi activity assays show that amides are well tolerated at internal positions in both strands of siRNAs. Most remarkably, replacement of a single phosphate linkage between the first and second nucleosides of the passenger strand with an amide linkage almost completely abolished its undesired activity. Most recent studies show that amide modifications in the seed region, especially at position 3, of the guide strand significantly improved specificity of an siRNA by reducing the microRNA-like off-target activity [5]. Eliminating of microRNA-like off-target activity of the guide and passenger strands will be important for improving the in vivo performance and therapeutic potential of RNAi. In a related project, we showed that amide modifications did not interfere with CRISPR-Cas9 activity when placed in the protospacer adjacent motif distal region of crRNAs. Taken together, our results suggest that amides are excellent mimics of phosphate backbone in RNA and may have potential to optimize biological and pharmacological properties of siRNAs and crRNAs for in vivo applications.

Rozners received a degree in chemical engineering (equivalent to a M.S.) and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Riga Technical University in Latvia. He started his independent research career in 2001 as an assistant professor at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.

Rozners moved to Binghamton University as an associate professor of chemistry in 2008 and was promoted to full professor in 2015. He has served as a chair of the chemistry department at Binghamton University (2017-23) and as chair, program chair and secretary of the ACS Carbohydrate Division (2012-19). Rozners’ research interests involve design and synthesis of chemically modified RNA and peptide nucleic acids, and the study of structure, biophysical properties and biological activity of the synthesized analogs. For this work, he received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities in 2016 and the ACS Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry’s Melville L. Wolfrom Award in 2021.

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'Mr. Wired' Art Reception Today at the Van Pelt and Opie Library

The Van Pelt and Opie Library is excited to announce that it will be the new home for artist Dave Masten’s “Mr. Wired” sculpture for the 2024-25 academic year. The piece is on loan from the Gallery on 5th in Calumet.

To celebrate, all are welcome to join gallery owner Kristi Haugland, Masten and the Van Pelt and Opie Library for an artist reception today, Oct. 4, from 3-4 p.m. in the library cafe next to Velodrome Coffee Company. Light refreshments will be provided.

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Environmental Engineering Graduate Seminar with Geeta Nain and Chuyan Zhao

The next Environmental Engineering Graduate Seminar will take place at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, in GLRC 202.

Geeta Nain, Ph.D. student, Atmospheric Sciences, Michigan Technological University, will present "Implication of different parametric hurricane wind methods on storm surge over US coastline."

Chuyan Zhao, postdoctoral scholar, Michigan Technological University, will present "Improved thermal structure and lake surface temperature simulation for Lake Superior using a data assimilative model."

To have your event automatically appear, please submit them to the University Events Calendar.

that thing between my teeth is my foot Exhibit - Michigan Tech Art

Friday, October 4, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. | Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Rozsa Art Galleries A-Space

MICHIGAN TECH ART SERIES EVENT Douglas Degges is presenting two parallel artistic explorations in the Rozsa A-Space Gallery. Since the fall of 2019, Degges has been creating...

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FMTL Used Book Sale at Library

Friday, October 4, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. | J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library, Lobby

The Friends of the Michigan Tech Library will have a used book sale in the library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will be in the first floor exhibit area just past the...

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Graduating and Still Looking?

Friday, October 4, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. | Administration and Student Services Building, 220 Career Services

Are you graduating soon and need help finding a job? Come in for a coffee and chat with one of our career advisors. We can help tailor your search, review your resume, bounce...

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Processing Biopolymer Nanofibers

Friday, October 4, 10 a.m. | Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building, 101

Chemical Engineering Seminar Dr. Caroline Schauer Margaret C. Burns Chair in Engineering Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Associate Dean, Faculty...

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Distinguished Lecture Series by Professor Massimo Moraldi

Friday, October 4, 1–2 p.m. | Fisher Hall, 327

The Elizabeth and Richard Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena is pleased to announce that Professor Massimo Moraldi, from the University of Florence and Michigan Tech...

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Kliakhandler Event—Dr. Susanne Brenner Presents—Novel Finite Element Methods for Elliptic Optimal Control Problems with Pointwise State Constraints

Friday, October 4, 1:00–1:50 p.m. | Fisher Hall, 230

Abstract This presentation will cover elliptic distributed optimal control problems are infinite-dimensional least-squares data fitting problems where the models are defined...

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Cardiovascular Mechanobiology and Precision Nanomedicine

Friday, October 4, 3–4 p.m. | Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building, 102

Biomedical Engineering Research Seminar Yun Fang University of Chicago Abstract We have recently devised a cohort of new precision nanomedicine platforms to target novel...

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Fall Color Tours at Mont Ripley

Friday, October 4, 3–7 p.m. | Mont Ripley Ski Area

Fall color tours take you on a chairlift ride for viewing spectacular fall colors and overlooking the Michigan Tech campus from the top of Mont Ripley. Tickets are valid for...

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Amazing Race: Cardboard Boats

Friday, October 4, 4:00–5:30 p.m. | Centennial Park

Get ready to paddle through the corrugated course in the Amazing Race Cardboard Boats challenge! Teams float their boat's chances, racing in vessels made entirely of...

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Homecoming Event: Fans in the Stands for Soccer

Friday, October 4, 5:00–6:30 p.m. | Soccer Field near SDC

Join our Survivor-themed Fans-in-the-Stands competition at the soccer game! Outwit, outcheer, and outlast to prove you're the ultimate fan champion. Don't just watch the...

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Python Workshop

Friday, October 4, 5–6 p.m. | Rekhi 113

A free, in person, python workshop for beginners!

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Women's Soccer vs Saginaw Valley State

Friday, October 4, 5–8 p.m. | Sherman Field

Women's Soccer vs Saginaw Valley State Houghton, Mich.

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New Music in the Mine - New Music at Michigan Tech

Friday, October 4, 6 p.m. | Quincy Mine Hoist, 1918 Hoist House

MICHIGAN TECH MUSIC SERIES EVENT Hard hats required (and provided) to hear this exciting new music by contemporary composers in the Quincy Mine 1918 Hoist House (Number 6 on...

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Homecoming Week: Fans in the Stands for Volleyball

Friday, October 4, 7:00–8:30 p.m. | SDC Varsity Gym

Fans in the stands, get ready to spike the excitement! Join us for a Survivor-themed volleyball showdown where your cheers help our team outplay, outlast, and outserve the...

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Women's Volleyball vs Lake Superior State

Friday, October 4, 7–10 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Wood Gym

Women's Volleyball vs Lake Superior State Houghton, Mich.