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The Office of Alumni Engagement is excited to host Alumni Reunion 2025 this week! From Thursday, July 31, to Saturday, Aug. 2, more than 330 alumni and friends will return to campus, ranging from the Class of 1954 to the Class of 2016, for a weekend full of activities. This year marks the 50th Reunion for the Class of 1975, who will be inducted into the Golden M Society. Also joining us on campus will be the honored classes of 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1985, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2015. Be sure to check out the attendee list to see which alumni and friends will be joining us on campus.
Alumni should check in with our staff at the registration/check-in desk in the MUB Commons to collect their packets before attending their first event. If alumni and friends need help throughout the weekend, please direct them back to the MUB Commons during the times below so that our staff can assist them to register and check in.
Registration and Check-In:
Faculty and staff registered to attend Reunion events do not need an attendee packet, but are requested to wear their professional name tags to events.
If you have any questions or concerns about Reunion Weekend, please contact the Office of Alumni Engagement at 906-487-2400 or alumni@mtu.edu.
Due to a scheduled safety evacuation, Chem Stores will be closed along with the rest of the Chem Sci building on Thursday and Friday, July 31 and Aug. 1.
During the closure, we will continue processing special orders, but our window services will not be available.
Please email us at chemstores@mtu.edu if you have any questions or concerns.
Keweenaw Mineral Days return the first week of August at Michigan Tech's A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum. This year’s Keweenaw Mineral Days events will coincide with the “Keweenaw Week” events hosted by the Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club.
This year, the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum will have an evening lecture and a revamped Surplus Mineral Sale. All events are free and open to the public. See our schedule of events for details.
This year’s Keweenaw Mineral Days events do not require registration; however, for planning purposes, we are asking anyone planning to attend either event to RSVP using our Keweenaw Mineral Days 2025 RSVP Form.
Schedule of Events:
Extended Hours: Monday, Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The museum and gift shop will be open longer than usual before the evening lecture.
Evening Lecture: Monday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m.
Our evening lecture, presented by Evan Jones from Unique Minerals of Phoenix, Arizona, is titled “Ben Williams – First Superintendent of the Copper Queen Mine.”
– Location: MTU Memorial Union Building (MUB), Ballroom B.
Surplus Mineral Sale: Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Come browse our surplus minerals! There will be about 25 six-foot-long tables with mineral flats. We will keep putting flats out throughout the sale. There will be three pricing tiers: Tier One (priced as marked), Tier Two (20% off), and Tier Three (40% off).
– Location: Museum back entrance, on the asphalt and cement sidewalk area.
Portage Lake Golf Course hosted the Upper Peninsula Ladies Golf Association (UPLGA) Championship on July 19-22. The event was a resounding success, with the champion being PLGC's very own Zoe Woodworth.
The UPLGA tournament is a four‑day event dating back to 1920, with PLGC last hosting the event in 2009. This championship event opens with an 18-hole qualifying round, followed by three days of match play.
Off the course, the club treated participants to breakfasts and, in line with the event's "Little Italy in the UP" theme, Italian-style dinners.
Xinfeng Xie (CFRES/GLRC) is the principal investigator (PI) on a project that has received a $200,000 research and development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service.
The project is titled "Demonstration of Structural Lumber Grading Technologies for Undervalued Hardwoods-Red Maple."
Yunxiang Ma (CFRES/GLRC) is a co-PI on this potential five-year project.
The Daily Mining Gazette covered AJ Ostrowski (ATH) joining Michigan Tech’s soccer program as an assistant coach.
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The Keweenaw Report mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the University’s summer open house on Friday, July 25, which welcomed prospective students to campus for tours, presentations, and meetings with faculty, students, and staff.
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The Daily Mining Gazette mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the Houghton City Council’s July 23 meeting. The council discussed plans to set up regular “coffee clutch” meetings between University officials and local leaders.
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The Daily Mining Gazette covered academic honors earned by Michigan Tech’s women's basketball and volleyball teams. Both were recognized nationally for team GPAs above 3.5, with multiple student-athletes earning individual accolades.
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WZMQ 19 News mentioned Michigan Tech in coverage of the Upper Peninsula Ladies Golf Association Championship, held July 19-22 at MTU’s Portage Lake Golf Course.
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The Soo Leader mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s appointments to various Michigan boards and commissions. MTU alum Jessica Bonneville ’09 (B.S. Psychology), a clinical director and counselor at Spring Forest Counseling in Okemos, Michigan, was appointed to serve a term on the Michigan Board of Counseling.
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