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1. Granholm Reappoints Mroz to Investment Board |
Governor Jennifer Granholm has reappointed President Glenn Mroz to the Strategic Economic Investment and Commercialization Board for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2010.
The board, created in the 21st-century jobs package Granholm approved in November 2005, is responsible for allocating state funds for capital investments, commercial lending and commercialization development. It invests in four competitive-edge technologies: advanced automotive, manufacturing and materials; alternative energy; homeland security and defense; and life sciences.
Board members represent various sectors contributing to Michigan's economic growth, including higher education, private industry, research and agencies focused on economic development. |
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2. Reminder From the Michigan Tech Fund |
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Please submit check requests to the Tech Fund (Linda Bilich) no later than Friday, Dec. 14, for processing in 2007. There will be no payables run during the week of Dec. 24. |
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3. Staff Profiles: Diane Gilbert, Elizabeth Badke, Pattie Luokkanen |
In recognition of Staff Appreciation Week, Tech Today is publishing profiles of staff members submitted by Staff Council. Today's featured staff members are Diane Gilbert (Facilities Management), Elizabeth Badke and Pattie Luokkanen (J. R. Van Pelt/Opie Library).
Facilities Management
Facilities Management is comprised of seven areas: Administration, Planning and Engineering, Energy Management, Trades, Building Operations, Grounds and Fleet Services.
A total of 79 full-time staff and between 30 and 35 students are employed in Facilities Management.
Diane R. Gilbert, Administrative Aide N7
Department and office location: Facilities Management, 100 Facilities Building
Number of years you have worked at Michigan Tech: 13 years
Highlights of a typical day:
I enjoy the versatility of my job. I'm responsible for making sure that many different office functions run smoothly, from payroll to budgets to handling routine calls for maintenance.
I also supervise clerical and student employees, who do the paperwork and data entry that's required to fill campus work order requests.
In addition, I spend a lot of time working with the trades staff and grounds people. They are a great bunch of guys.
I enjoy working at Michigan Tech because it’s been a dream come true for my husband and me, having moved to Houghton from Southern California 13 years ago. Arriving in Houghton one snowy Saturday morning in March 1994 with two dogs and 11 cats (yeah, 11 cats), one’s thoughts, after renting the only house that was in the paper for rent at that time, turned to where do I want to work.
Well, let me tell you, my husband and I had this conversation many times before he finally talked me into leaving California and heading for Houghton. So upon my first cruise into beautiful downtown Houghton from our hotel in Chassell, I laid my eyes upon the University I had heard so much about and said to myself, “That’s where I am going to work, now where are the thrift stores." In May of 1994, I landed my first job at Tech as a secretary at McNair Hall, which eventually led me to my current position within Facilities Management.
I enjoy working at Michigan Tech because I am honored to be a part of the University and its goal of providing a higher education. I enjoy working at Michigan Tech because of my co-workers, who make it a pleasure to come to work everyday. And, I enjoy working at Michigan Tech because doing so has provided me with the means to live in the beautiful Copper Country.
J. R. VanPelt Library
Major functions of the library are to provide
• access to information resources that support student and faculty course-related work and research;
• information literacy instruction;
• appropriate space for team projects, information-sharing and quiet study.
The library has a staff of 28, including 12 librarians. The library also employs 36 student assistants.
Elizabeth Badke, Library Assistant
Department and office location: Library Circulation
Number of years you have worked at Michigan Tech: 18
Highlights of a typical day: When students stop by to tell me about their day or how they did on an exam, etc.
My favorite memory of working at Michigan Tech is the renovation of the library. We couldn’t wait for it to begin and when it did, we couldn’t wait for it to be completed. Moving into our new areas was very exciting, and to see the looks on students’ faces as they returned the following semester was great. Something I’ll never forget.
Pattie Luokkanen, Binding/Serials Manager
Department and office location: Technical Services-Library second floor
Number of years working at Michigan Tech: 17
I enjoy working at Michigan Tech because I enjoy being part of a university. There is a feeling of so much potential here. It makes me feel more connected to the world because of the diverse group of people that work here and are educated here.
I especially enjoy working with our student assistants. It is great getting to know them and sharing in their lives as they prepare for their futures. Most of the students that have worked in our department start here in their freshman year and keep working with us until they graduate.
Friday's staff profiles: Carrie Richards (SFRES), Mary Ann Struthers (Student Activities) and Crystal Verran (Marketing and Communications) |
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4. Board to Start Dec. 14 Meeting with Closed Session |
The Board of Control will go into closed session shortly after the 8:30 a.m. start of its meeting Friday, Dec. 14, in the Memorial Union Ballroom.
Those planning to attend may wish to arrive later; the closed session is expected to last until about 9:30 a.m. |
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5. Semester-Break Hours |
Semester-break hours, from Friday, Dec. 21, to Monday, Jan. 14, follow for the Memorial Union, the Rozsa Center, Wadsworth Hall, Douglass Houghton and McNair dining halls, the Aftermath Cafe, and the Mont Ripley Ski Hill Snack Bar.
Memorial Union
Building
Friday, Dec. 21--open 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Tuesday, Dec. 25--closed
Wednesday, Dec. 26, to Friday, Dec. 28--open 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29--open 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 30--open 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 31, to Tuesday, Jan. 1--closed
Wednesday, Jan. 2, to Friday, Jan. 4--open 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5--open 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 6--open 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 7, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12--open 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 13--open 11-1 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Director’s Office
Friday, Dec. 21--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Tuesday, Dec. 25--closed
Wednesday, Dec. 26, to Friday, Dec. 28--open 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29, to Tuesday, Jan. 1--closed
Wednesday, Jan. 2, to Friday, Jan. 4--open 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7--closed for staff retreat
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Tech Express
Friday, Dec. 21--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Wednesday, Jan. 2--closed
Thursday, Jan. 3, to Friday, Jan. 4--open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7--closed for staff retreat
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 13--open 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 14--open 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Corner Store
Friday, Dec. 21--open 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7--closed for staff retreat
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Saturday, Jan. 12--closed
Sunday, Jan. 13--open 5:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Food Mall
Friday, Dec. 21--open 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Tuesday, Dec. 25--closed
Wednesday, Dec. 26, to Friday, Dec. 28--open 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29, to Sunday, Dec. 30--open 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 31, to Tuesday, Jan. 1--closed
Wednesday, Jan. 2, to Friday, Jan. 4--open 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5, to Sunday, Jan. 6--open 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 7--closed for staff retreat
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12--open 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Student Activities
Friday, Dec. 21--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Tuesday, Dec. 25--closed
Wednesday, Dec. 26, to Friday, Dec. 28--open 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29, to Tuesday, Jan. 1--closed
Wednesday, Jan. 2, to Friday, Jan. 4--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Cellular One
Friday, Dec. 21--open 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Tuesday, Dec. 25--closed
Wednesday, Dec. 26, to Friday, Dec. 28--open 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29, to Tuesday, Jan. 1--closed
Wednesday, Jan. 2, to Friday, Jan. 4--open 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Campus Bookstore
Friday, Dec. 21--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Wednesday, Jan. 2--closed
Thursday, Jan. 3, to Friday, Jan. 4--open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7--closed for staff retreat
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 13--open 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 14--open 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Student Organizations
Friday, Dec. 21--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Tuesday, Jan. 1--closed
Wednesday, Jan. 2, to Friday, Jan. 4--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Student Development Complex
University Images
Friday, Dec. 21--open 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22--open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23--open noon-5 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24, to Tuesday, Dec. 25--closed
Wednesday, Dec. 26, to Thursday, Dec. 27--open noon-8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28, to Sunday, Dec. 30--open noon-5 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 31, to Tuesday, Jan. 1--closed
Wednesday, Jan. 2, to Sunday, Jan. 6--open noon-5 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 7, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12--open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 13--open noon-5 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 14--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tech Adventures Rental Center
Friday, Dec. 21--open noon-6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Tuesday, Jan. 1--closed
Wednesday, Jan. 2, to Friday, Jan. 4--open in room 112, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Concessions
Friday, Dec. 21--open for men’s and women’s basketball
Wednesday, Dec. 26, and Thursday, Dec. 27--open for MacInnes Classic Hockey
Friday, Dec. 8, and Saturday, Dec. 9--open for Basketball Holiday Classic
Wednesday, Jan. 2--open for women’s basketball
Saturday, Jan. 5--open for men’s and women’s basketball
Friday, Jan. 11, and Saturday, Jan. 12--open for Jeffers Hockey Invitational
Rozsa Center
Building
Friday, Dec. 21--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7--closed for staff retreat
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Box Office
Friday, Dec. 21--open 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Monday, Jan. 7--closed
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Administration Office
Friday, Dec. 21--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Monday, Jan. 7--closed
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Wadsworth Hall
Dining Services Office
Friday, Dec. 21--open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Tuesday, Dec. 25--closed
Wednesday, Dec. 26, to Friday, Dec. 28--open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29, to Tuesday, Jan. 1--closed
Wednesday, Jan. 2, to Friday, Jan. 4--open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7--closed for staff retreat
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Campus Café
Friday, Dec. 21, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7--closed for staff retreat
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Saturday, Jan. 12--closed
Sunday, Jan. 13--open 5 p.m.-midnight
Monday, Jan. 14--open 11:30 a.m.-midnight
Dining Hall
Friday, Dec. 21--open 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7--closed for staff retreat
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Saturday, Jan. 12--closed
Sunday, Jan. 13--open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 14--open 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Douglass Houghton Hall
Dining Hall
Friday, Dec. 21--open 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7--closed for staff retreat
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Sunday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--open 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
McNair Hall
Dining Hall
Friday, Dec. 21--open 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7--closed for staff retreat
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Sunday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--open 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Fisher Hall
Aftermath Café
Friday, Dec. 21--open 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22, to Sunday, Jan. 6--closed
Monday, Jan. 7--closed for staff retreat
Tuesday, Jan. 8, to Sunday, Jan. 13--closed
Monday, Jan. 14--resumes normal hours
Mont Ripley
Ski Hill Snack Bar
Friday, Dec. 21--open 3-9 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22--open 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 23--open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24--open 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 25--closed
Wednesday, Dec. 26, to Tuesday, Jan. 1--open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 2, to Friday, Jan. 4--open 3-9 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5--open 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 6--open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 7, to Friday, Jan. 11--open 3-9 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12--open 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 13--open 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 14--open 3-9 p.m. |
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6. Donations Now Accepted for Giving Baskets |
submitted by Educational Opportunity
In keeping with the spirit of the giving season, the offices of Institutional Diversity and Educational Opportunity will sponsor Giving Baskets. You are invited to donate hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, blankets, nonperishable food items and pet supplies. Any donations are welcome and would be greatly appreciated.
Giving Baskets are located on the first floor of the Alumni House in Carol Argentati's office, room 101.
Donations will be delivered to the women's shelter, Salvation Army, and the Animal Alliance on Dec. 21 for distribution in our community. By hosting these Giving Baskets, we hope to share the warm and caring beliefs that are part of all cultures throughout the world and a way of giving thanks for all that we have and our desire to help others less fortunate. |
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7. Blue Line Club Hosting Raffle for Hockey Organizations |
The Michigan Tech Blue Line Club is running a prize raffle to raise money in support of two student hockey organizations, Mitch's Misfits and the Huskies Pep Band. Prizes include the game-worn masks of Tech goaltenders Michael-Lee Teslak and Robbie Nolan, autographed game pucks, a retired set of "Pep Band stripes," a night's stay at the Country Inn & Suites and gift certificates from other local businesses.
Tickets are just $1 each and make great stocking stuffers. The prize drawing is scheduled for Jan. 26, and you don't have to be present to win.
Purchase your tickets from any member of the Blue Line Club board, Pep Band or Mitch’s Misfits. Tickets are also available in the Blue Line Club skybox during home games and will be available during the Michigan Tech games at the GLI on Dec. 28 and 29 in Detroit.
You can also purchase tickets through Kathy Pintar, Blue Line Club president, at 487-1633 or via email at kapintar@mtu.edu . |
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8. New Funding |
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Professor John Jaszczak (Physics) has received $200,000 from NSF for a two-year project, "NUE: Michigan Tech Nanotechnology Enterprise." |
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9. 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/hro/facpers/facvac.htm . For more information regarding faculty positions, contact the academic department in which the position is posted.
Staff Job Postings
12/13/07
Assistant Research Scientist
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Regular, part-time position; 10-20 hours/week
Position duration dependent upon external funding
Budget Coordinator
Michigan Tech Research Institute
Position duration dependent upon external funding
Supervisor, Dining Services
Residential Dining Services
12/13/07-12/19/07
Custodian
Memorial Union
Regular, 12-month, full-time position; hours vary
AFSCME internal posting only
Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer. |
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10. In Print |
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Assistant Professor Haiying Liu, postdoctoral associate Cuihua Xue (Chemistry), graduate students P. Kaur and M. Wu and Professor David Waldeck (University of Pittsburgh) published a full paper, "Dependence of Fluorescence Quenching of a Poly(p-phenyleneethynylene) Polyelectrolyte on the Electrostatic and Hydrophobic Properties of the Quencher," in Langmuir, Vol. 23, 2007. |
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11. On the Road |
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Two Michigan Tech graduate students presented their research at the 2007 Annual Water Resources Conference of the American Water Resources Association held Nov. 12-15 in Albuquerque, N.M. Doctoral student Lauren Fry (CEE) presented a paper, "Meeting the Millennium Development Target for Sanitation: Barriers and Solutions," which was co-authored by Professor James Mihelcic and Associate Professor David Watkins (CEE). Master's candidate Essa Gross (GMES) presented results of the field work that she performed while serving in the Peace Corps, "Characterization of Seasonal Effects on the Specific Capacity of Rope-Pump Wells in a Fractured-Rock Aquifer in Nicaragua," which was co-authored by Associate Professor John Gierke (CEE) and engineer Antoinette Kome (SNV-Latin). |
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