August 15, 2025

The Ahmeek 105s. The Mohawk 98s. The Brockway 90s. These are just a few of the Keweenaw-inspired models of downhill snow skis designed, built and sold by Shaggy’s Copper Country Skis.

Since founding Shaggy's in 2008 with his older brother, Michigan Tech alumnus Jeff Thompson has grown it from a hobby into a regionally known brand — thanks in part to the skills he picked up while earning a mechanical engineering degree at MTU.

Find out how Thompson turned a hobby into a business in our 2025 Michigan Tech Magazine.

The College of Computing offices will be closed today, Aug. 15, while faculty and staff attend the College's annual retreat.

Normal office hours will resume on Monday, Aug. 18.

Registration is open for Session 1 of Fall 2025 Michigan Tech Aquatics programs, and classes are filling up! Registration for Session 1 closes on Aug. 27 at 11:59 p.m.!

Explore our programs for all ages and abilities:

• Huskies Group Swim Lessons Parent & Child Aquatics (ages 6 months to 3 years)
• Huskies Group Swim Lessons Preschool Aquatics (ages 4-5 years)
• Huskies Group Swim Lessons Learn to Swim Levels 1-5 (ages 6-17 years)
• Huskies Swim Training (ages 6-17 years)
• Adult Huskies Swim Lessons (ages 18 and older)
• Adult Huskies Swim Training (ages 18 and older)
• Private and Semi-Private Swim Lessons

We’re excited to announce that beginning with fall 2025 program registration, we will be transitioning to a new recreation program registration system designed to better support our youth and family programming. As part of this upgrade, there is an important change to how you will register your child for youth programs.

Important Information for Parents/Guardians: To register your child for aquatics programs this coming fall, you’ll need to:

1. Create your account.
2. Add your children as your affiliates (with their date of birth).
3. Register your child through their affiliate profile (profile options in top right corner), not your own, for any program with an age requirement (this ensures accurate participant info and correct age group placement).

Create your accounts early to be ready!

• Additional information on how to create your user account
• Additional information on how to create your child’s affiliate account

Thank you for your support as we make this exciting transition! We’re confident this new system will offer a more user-friendly and efficient experience for all.

Questions? Contact Aquatics Manager Annie Bengry at ambengry@mtu.edu or 906-487-2995.

See you at the pool!

Michigan Public mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the installation of a 10-foot “nature megaphone” at Belle Isle Park in Detroit. As a collaborator, Michigan Tech helped address design and environmental considerations for the project.

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Patch mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the Princeton Review’s Best 391 Colleges: 2026 Edition, which names the top undergraduate institutions in the nation based on student surveys. Michigan Tech was one of 10 Michigan schools included on the list.

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The Daily Mining Gazette and UPword mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about Stormy Kromer’s new Collegiate Collection of its signature wool hats, which includes a design for MTU.

Parking on Campus During Move-In Days

Move-In Days for fall 2025 are Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 18 and 19, and we are asking for your help, patience and understanding as we welcome our new Huskies. These are landmark days for our new students and their families. With this being an exciting and emotional time for many, we ask for your support as we guide them during this transition to their new Husky home.

Move-In Days/Times:

• Monday, Aug. 18, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

During Move-In, we will have controlled traffic patterns throughout campus to help our new students and their families move through the Check-In and Orientation process. To support our efforts, please park in the following lots:

Open Faculty/Staff Lots:

• Lot 2 — Behind the ROTC Building
• Lot 8 East — Behind the Rozsa
• Lot 10 East and West — Beside East Hall (with solar panels)
• Lot 12 — In front of the MUB
• Lot 13 — In front of Fisher
• Lot 14 — Hamar House
• Lot 18 — Noblet
• Lot 26 — Garnet and Seventh Avenue
• Lot 33 — Meese

The following lots are closed, as they are part of the controlled traffic route to assist new students and their families.

Closed Lots/Entrances:

• Lot 1 — Admin
• Lot 3 — Behind the R. L. Smith Building (MEEM)
• Lot 4 — Hillside
• Lot 5 — Between the Rozsa and East Hall
• Lot 7 East and West — Behind DHH
• Lot 8 West — Behind Walker
• Lot 11 — Black permit lot next to Admin
• Lot 15 East and West — In front of Wads
• Lot 16 — East McNair
• Lot 17 Upper and Lower — Behind Wads
• Lot 27 — Admin visitor lot
• The Hubbell/Townsend intersection will be closed.
• All meters will be closed.
• Cliff Drive parallel parking will be unavailable.

Your patience and cooperation in support of Move-In are a huge help, and we thank you for your understanding as we welcome our students and their families to campus.

Please note that all parking permit holders will receive an email from Transportation Services with additional lot closure information.

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Time Change for Sunday's Banner-Related Maintenance

This Sunday's Aug. 17 production system maintenance window has been rescheduled for 5:30 p.m. to midnight. The following production services will be unavailable during that time:

• apps.mtu.edu
• Banner
• Banweb
• MyMichiganTech
• Aspire
• Course Tools
• Degreeworks
• Experience
• Fischer/mylogin.mtu.edu
• mtu.edu/tips
• OAP Rental System
• Oracle Reports
• Papercut Printing
• Perceptive Content (Imagenow)
• Pinnacle
• Sunapsis
• UC4/Appworx
• Virtual Cashiering
• WebFocus

If you have any questions or concerns, we can help. Email IT at it-help@mtu.edu or call 906-487-1111.

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VPN Maintenance on Sunday

Michigan Tech IT will be performing maintenance on our VPN hardware from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17. If you are connected to the VPN during this time, your session may disconnect periodically while we perform these updates. If this occurs, you will be able to reconnect to your VPN session.

If you have any questions or concerns, we can help. Email IT at it-help@mtu.edu or call 906-487-1111.

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Essential Ed Experience Course Proposal Workshop

Thinking about proposing an Essential Ed Experience (E3) course during this white binder process? Join an IDEAhub facilitated workshop to prototype a rough course outline that would be ready for the upcoming course proposal process.

The workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to noon in Library 243. Light refreshments will be provided.

RSVP for the Aug. 20 workshop by Monday, Aug. 18.

Can't make this workshop? There will be another one offered in late September. Please reach out to E3 Manager Cassandra Reed-VanDam at cmvandam@mtu.edu with any questions.

Event Details:

• What: Essential Ed Experience Course Proposal Workshop
• When: Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to noon
• Where: Library 243

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ChE Department Retreat on Monday

The Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE) will be attending a retreat on Monday, Aug. 18. During this time, responses from our faculty and staff may be delayed.

Thank you for your understanding and support!

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KISMA Volunteer Buckthorn Removal Event

Friday, August 15, 1:00–3:30 p.m. | Swedetown Trails trailhead and Chalet

Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities A new community-based approach to invasive species management Looking for a way to give back to your community, the environment, and...

PhD Defense: Sananda Ray

Friday, August 15, 2–3 p.m. | Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building, 610

Geophysics Advisor: Roohollah Askari COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF KRAUKLIS WAVES AND SEISMIC EVENTS IN FLUID-FILLED FRACTURES VIA INTEGRATED PHYSICAL AND NUMERICAL MODELING ...