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1. Chem Stores Holiday Hours |
The hours for Chem Stores for the holiday season and semester break will be as follows:
* Dec. 18-21, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
* Dec. 22, 7 a.m.-noon
* Dec. 25-Jan. 2, closed
* Jan. 3-12, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. |
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2. Mark Your Calendars: Book Sale April 12-13 |
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The Friends of the Van Pelt Library will hold their 2007 Annual Book Sale on Thursday and Friday, April 12-13, in Memorial Union Ballroom A. The sale is famous for great book bargains. Members of the Friends may shop at the pre-sale, 5-7 p.m. on the April 12; the sale is open to the general public on April 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During the pre-sale, memberships will be available at the door. All proceeds benefit the J. R. Van Pelt Library. |
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3. "Gay? Fine By Me." T-Shirt Funding Needed |
Keweenaw Pride is seeking donations to fund its participation in the "gay? fine by me" initiative. The money will be used to hand out 500 "gay? fine by me" t-shirts, which will require approximately $2,400 to $2,500. Donations are welcome from departments, student groups, alumni, corporations, local businesses or even individuals.
Keweenaw Pride plans to hand out the shirts by the middle of next semester. The t-shirts will be handed out in the residence halls and in Fisher. The shirts will be in Michigan Tech colors, either black or gold, and will be free to anyone willing to wear them throughout the year to show support.
Departments, organizations or student groups who are interested in donating towards this project should contact Keweenaw Pride at pride@mtu.edu , or Keweenaw Pride treasurer Melissa Jones at mjjones@mtu.edu . Individuals, alumni or companies looking to donate can contact Keweenaw Pride directly, or tax-free donations may be made through the Michigan Tech Fund at http://www.mtf.mtu.edu or by calling 487-2310. People or organizations contacting the Michigan Tech Fund should direct donations to Keweenaw Pride (fund 3057).
For more information about Keweenaw Pride, visit http://www.kpride.org or contact pride@mtu.edu . If you wish to learn more about the "gay? fine by me." campaign, visit http://www.finebyme.org .
In 2006, Keweenaw Pride, Michigan Tech's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally organization, organized the first free distribution of 500 shirts to the students, staff and faculty of our campus. These shirts had the message, "gay? fine by me" written on them as part of a national initiative started in 2003 at Duke University. It's a simple yet effective program that is meant to be a very visible show of support for our GLBT students, staff and faculty.
At Michigan Tech, this was done at the end of Pride Week last year. This occurred the day after the chalking incident, in which a number of yet undiscovered perpetrators wrote homophobic and threatening graffiti around campus. As a very encouraging contrast to this example of homophobia, every single one of the t-shirts was given away within two days of the chalking event. A large number of people were left asking if Keweenaw Pride would be handing out any more and, if so, when. A picture of those wearing the t-shirts can be seen at http://www.mtu.edu/finebyme/ . |
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4. Job Postings |
Staff job descriptions are available in the Human Resources Office or at http://www.admin.mtu.edu/hro/postings . For more information regarding staff positions, call 487-2280 or email jobs@mtu.edu .
Faculty job descriptions can be found at http://www.admin.mtu.edu/facpers/facvac.htm. For more information regarding faculty positions, contact the academic department in which the position is posted.
Staff Job Postings 12/19/06
Research Associate
Keweenaw Research Center
Position duration dependent upon external funding
Research Engineer
Keweenaw Research Center
Position duration dependent upon external funding
Executive Assistant
Advancement
Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer. |
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5. Sports in Brief Dec. 19-22 |
Tuesday, Dec. 19
* Men’s Basketball hosts St. Joseph’s, 7 p.m. (Live Radio, 93.5 FM)
Wednesday, Dec. 20
* Huskies Drive Time on Mix 93.5 FM, 7:30-8 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 22
* Husky Friday, wear school colors
* Women’s Basketball hosts Minnesota Duluth, 5:30 p.m. (Live Radio, 93.5 FM)
* Men’s Basketball hosts Minnesota Duluth, 7:30 p.m. (Live Radio, 93.5 FM)
Saturday, Dec. 23
* Nordic Skiing hosts Pre-U.S. National Time Trial (tentative)
Nordic Teams in Need of Snow: The past weekend’s Christmas Classic/Pre-U.S. Nationals was canceled due to lack of snow at the Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center. The Huskies hope to be able to host a time trial this Saturday, Dec. 23, in preparation for the U.S. Nationals scheduled for Jan. 2-9 at the Nordic Training Center. |
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6. MTU Notables |
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NASA has posted an image and a news article that originated from graduate student Nick Smith and postdoc Matt Patrick (GMES), researchers at Michigan Tech and in Ecuador. The article can be read at http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=14022 . That site also features another recent submission from Smith and Patrick of a volcano they are studying with the British Antarctic Survey in the South Sandwich Islands, near Antarctica, http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13973 . |
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7. Items Free from ITS |
ITS has the following items to give away:
* an unopened Hewlett Packard 16A Photo Cartridge
* two new High Yield Correctable film ribbons that fit IBM Correcting Selectric II, IBM Mag Card II, IBM Mag Card A
* two boxes of lift-off tape IBM Correcting Selectric II
Contact Diane Koskela if you are interested call 487-0076 or it@mtu.edu .
As always, university property may only be transferred between departments. It may not be sold or given to individuals. |
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