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1. Sharron Paris Retires, Temporary Management Team Set Up |
submitted by the Registrar's Office
Last week, we celebrated the retirement of our registrar, Sharron Paris. This week, a temporary management team will take over her leadership responsibilities. The team will be led by John Lehman, assistant vice president for enrollment services, with support from associate registrars Mike Johnson (mdjohnso@mtu.edu) and Theresa Jacques (tjacques@mtu.edu).
For day-to-day registration and student-records-related questions, please continue to contact the Office of Student Records and Registration at 487-2319. |
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2. Help Welcome New Students: Volunteer for Move-in Aug. 23 |
by Les Cook, vice president for student affairs
Welcoming new students and their families to campus is one of the most exciting and energizing times of the year. In keeping with the tradition we began a few years ago, we invite all faculty and staff to help welcome our new students in August during move-in. Any and all assistance is welcomed. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet new students and their families, carry a case of Mountain Dew or two, and help them get settled into their new home at Tech.
To volunteer, please email movein2008@mtu.edu by Monday, June 16.
In your response, please indicate
1. your shift preferences on Saturday, Aug. 23:
• 10 a.m.-noon;
• noon-2 p.m.; or
• 2-4 p.m.
2. how you would like to help:
• move-in helper (by far our greatest need);
• lobby greeter; or
• hospitality host (serving water and lemonade).
3. your T-shirt size.
As a small thank you for your time and effort, we will provide you with a special “Welcome Crew” T-shirt to wear during move-in. Thank you in advance for your support and participation. Please join us as we welcome these new students and their families to the Michigan Tech community. |
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3. Staff Council Meeting Thursday |
Staff Council's May meeting is set for noon on Thursday, May 15, in Memorial Union 105B. Jackie Huntoon, dean of the Graduate School, will be the guest. All interested staff are welcome.
Questions can be directed to Becky Christianson at 487-2416 or rwchrist@mtu.edu . |
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4. Roberts Joins Financial Aid Staff |
Bill Roberts, the former associate director of admissions, has been named senior associate director of financial aid.
A graduate of Lake Linden High School, he attended Michigan Tech and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in public administration from Northern Michigan University.
After working for the US EPA in Washington, DC, for Wells Fargo Financial and for ITT Technical Institute as a financial aid administrator, Roberts joined the Admissions staff in July 2002.
He is married to Amy Roberts and has two sons, Randall and Samuel. The family lives in Houghton. |
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5. Flaspohler on "Discovering" Tonight |
Associate Professor David Flaspohler (SFRES) is scheduled to appear Monday, May 12, on the outdoor show "Discovering," hosted by Buck LeVasseur. It is broadcast at 7:30 p.m. on WLUC-TV6. The show will focus on raptor migration in the Keweenaw.
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6. On the Road |
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Associate Professor William "Deak" S. Helton (Cognitive and Learning Sciences) presented two papers, "Evidence of Phase Transitions in Canine Skill Development" and "Judgments of Stress State," on May 2 at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, held in Chicago. |
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7. Job Posting |
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 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 Posting 5/12/08
Assistant Research Accountant
Research Accounting
Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer. |
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8. Memorial Union Menus |
Monday, May 12
The Grill--Breakfast, Breakfast Bagel Combo (delicious breakfast bagel sandwich, hash-brown nuggets and coffee) $3.99; Lunch, Ham and Swiss with Honey Mustard served on a Grilled Club Roll $3.50
Home Style Entrees--Tuna-salad Stuffed Tomatoes (cottage-cheese stuffed tomatoes also available) with Fresh Fruit Luncheon Plate (fresh fruit, sliced cheese and crackers) $5.95
The Wok About International Display Cooking--all entrees $4.75; Chinese Chicken, Chicken Caesar Salad
Soup by the Cup $2.99--Cheesy Vegetable Medley
Mubsterz Pizza--California Chicken Pizza, by the slice $2.99
Peppers & Pickles Deli--Try this week's featured sandwich for $3.85, Greek Chicken Wraps.
Tuesday, May 13
The Grill--Breakfast, Farmers Omelets (fresh-cooked scrambled eggs filled with ham, cheese, peppers, onions and hash browns, served with toast) $3.95; Lunch, Shaved Prime Rib Sandwiches $3.95
Home Style Entrees--Chicken Parmesan $3.95, Full Meal Deal $5.95 (includes two sides), Eggplant Parmesan $3.95, Fettuccine Alfredo $1.50, Chef's Vegetables $1.50
The Wok About International Display Cooking--all entrees $4.75; Beef Fajita Salad, Chicken Caesar Salad
Soup by the Cup--$2.99; Chicken and Dumpling
Mubsterz Pizza--Tomato, Cheeze and Hot Pepper Pizza, by the slice $2.99
Peppers & Pickles Deli--Hot Campbell's Soup Served Monday through Friday, $2.99 per cup
Wednesday, May 14
The Grill--Breakfast, Breakfast Pizza $2.75; Lunch, Triple Stacker Value Meal (includes triple cheeseburger, 20-ounce soda and a small fry) $5.50, Triple Stacker Only $3.50
Home Style Entrees--Meat Pasty $3.25, Veggie Pasty $3.25, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy $1.50, Coleslaw $1.50
The Wok About International Display Cooking--all entrees $4.75; Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad, Chicken Caesar Salad
Soup by the Cup--$2.99; Tortellini Alfredo
Mubsterz Pizza--Spinach and Garlic Pizza, by the slice $2.99
Peppers & Pickles Deli--Try one of our low-carb-friendly wrap sandwiches for $3.99.
Thursday, May 15
The Grill--Breakfast, Strawberry Cinnamon French Toast (cinnamon-swirl French toast served with strawberry topping and whipped cream) $2.95; Lunch, Swiss Melt on Vienna Rye (quarter-pound burger, grilled onions, Swiss cheese, mustard and relish, served on grilled Vienna rye) $3.75
Home Style Entrees--Baked Ham $3.95, Full Meal $5.95, Scalloped Potatoes $1.50, Chef's Vegetables $1.50
The Wok About International Display Cooking--all entrees $4.75; Santa Fe Veggie or Chicken Quesadillas, Chicken Caesar Salad
Soup by the Cup--$2.99; French Onion
Mubsterz Pizza--Taco Pizza, by the slice $2.99
Peppers & Pickles Deli--Make any sandwich a value meal and get a 20-ounce fountain soda, chips or a jumbo cookie for just $2 more.
Friday, May 16
The Grill--Breakfast, Meat Lovers' Big Breakfast (Get three bacon, three sausage, two eggs, hash browns and toast) $4.95; Lunch, Cauliflower Cheddar Cheese (cauliflower florets in a cheddar-cheese batter, served with ranch dressing) $3.25
Home Style Entrees--Lemon-steamed Fish Full Meal $5.95, Entree Only $3.25, Pineapple Rice $1.50, Chef's Vegetable $1.50
The Wok About International Display Cooking--all entrees $4.75; Shanghai Beef Wraps, Chicken Caesar Salad
Soup by the Cup--$2.99; Minnesota Wild Rice
Mubsterz Pizza--Ranch Chicken Bacon Pizza, by the slice $2.99
Peppers & Pickles Deli--Try this week's featured sandwich for $3.85, Greek Chicken Wraps. |
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9. Proposals in Progress |
Nik Subotic (MTRI), "Distributed Imaging Using Cell Phone Emission Tomography (DICET)," National Institute of Justice
Joe Burns (MTRI), "System Using Existing Structure Wiring," National Institute of Justice
Terry Reynolds and Bode Morin (Social Sciences), "Doctorate Dissertation Research: Reflection, Refraction and Rejection: Copper Smelting Heritage and the Execution of Environmental Policy," NSF (Dissertation Improvement Grant)
Amalia Anderson and Alex Kostinski (Physics), "Analysis of Satellite Data via Statistics of Extremes: Applications to Climatological Time Series," NASA
Will Cantrell and Ashley Shackelford (Physics), "Organic Compounds as Deposition Nuclei Before and After Oxidation," NASA
Jindong Tan (ECE/CISSIC), "Statistical Graphical Models for Mobile Sensing and Assistive Technology," NSF
Casey Huckins (Biological Sciences/CWS), "Water Quality Evaluation Initiative for Best Management Practices on Stream Restoration Projects," Conservation Resource Alliance
Reza Shahbazian Yassar (MEEM/MuSTI), "Microstructural Characterization during Thermochemical Processing of Al and Mg Alloys," Mississippi State University
Brian Barkdoll (CEE/CWS) and Mohan Rao (MEEM/CWS), "Erosion Reduction by Air Entrainment, Phase I," South Florida Water Management District
William Rose, Rudiger Escobar Wolf and M. A. Matiella Novak (GMES), "Travel Support for US Volcanology Graduate Students to IAVCEI General Assembly, Iceland August 2008," NSF
Aleksey Smirnov, Jimmy Diehl and Suzanne Beske-Diehl (GMES), "Acquisition of a Sensitive Magnetic Susceptibility System and a Thermal Demagnetization Device," NSF
Alexei Podtelezhnikov (Physics), "Analysis of Protein Energetic with Machine Learning Methods," NIH, and "Machine Learning Methodology to Assess Stability of Proteins and their Complexes," NSF
James Mihelcic (CEE/SFI), "International Workshop on Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure," NSF
Barbara Lograsso (School of Technology), "Methodology for 3-D Characterization of Fracture Surfaces for Enhanced Matching," Midwest Forensics Resource Center
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar and Gregory Odegard (MEEM/MuSTI), "GOALI: Modeling, Design and Experimental Validation of Nanowelded Polymer/Metallic Interfaces," NSF
Jaime Camelio, Craig Friedrich (MEEM/MuSTI) and Scott Wagner (School of Technology/TTEC), "Micro Deep Drawing Processes: Fundamental Verification and Its Integration into Engineering Education," NSF
Ryan Gilbert (Biomedical Engineering/BRC), Matt Weeg (SFRES) and Mike Mullins (Chemical Engineering), "Anisotrophic Conduits for Peripheral Nerve Penetration," NIH
Jaime Camelio and John Sutherland (MEEM/P2A2/SFI), "Decision Making Under Uncertainty for End-of-life Product Remanufacturing—A Bayesian Approach," NSF
Bo Chen (MEEM), "A Bio-inspired Network Framework for Smart Sensor Systems," NSF
Gregory Odegard (MEEM/MuSTI) and Reza Shahbazian-Yassar (MEEM), "Collaborative Research: Mechanics of Multi-component Polymer Nanocomposites Including Ultimate Properties," NSF
Roshan D'Souza (MEEM), "Design and Manufacture of Multiscale Objects Using Binary Space Partition Trees," NSF
Spandan Maiti (MEEM), "Collaborative Research: Development of a Multiscale Modeling System for Mechanobiology of Single Cells" and "A Biomimetic Approach toward Designing Surface Engineered Self-cleaning Implants," NSF, and "Surface Engineered Self-cleaning Implants for Biomedical Applications," NIH
Ossama Abdelkhalik (MEEM/MuSTI), "Algorithm Development for the Solution of the Optimal Split Problem," NSF
W. Charles Kerfoot (Biological Sciences/RSI) and Sarah Green (Chemistry/RSI), "Collaborative Research: Climate and Biotic-mediated Productivity Displacements in the Great Lakes," NSF Biological Oceanography
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar (MEEM/SFI) and Patricia Heiden (Chemistry/SFI), "In-situ Nanomechanical Characterization of Sustainable Nanocomposites with Engineered Cellulose Nanocrystals," NSF
Keat Ghee Ong (Biomedical Engineering/BRC) and Zhanping You (CEE), "Embedded Sensors for Monitoring Water Content in Civil Infrastructures," NSF
Megan Frost (Biomedical Engineering), "Novel Photoinitiated Controlled Nitric Oxide Release Materials," NIH—Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Joan Schumaker Chadde (CEE), "Developing Environmentally Informed Stewards for the Future," USDA-FS, Ottawa National Forest
Zhanping You (CEE/MTTI) and Gregory Odegard (MEEM/MuSTI), "Collaborative Research: Nanocomposite Modified Asphalt Materials: Toward Crack-free Pavements," NSF
Qingli Dai (MEEM/MuSTI) and Zhanping You (CEE), "A Multiscale Framework for Studying Constitutive and Damage Behavior of Asphalt Mixtures," NSF
Theresa (Tess) Ahlborn, Yogini Deshpande and Stanley Vitton (CEE/MTTI), "Dynamic Strain Rate Behavior of Aggregate, Mortar and Concrete," NSF
Dennis Desheng Meng, Qingli Dai (MEEM/MuSTI) and Zhanping You (CEE/MuSTI), "High-throughput Scalable Microfluidic Fabrication of Autonomic Healing Reinforcement Microfiber for Infrastructure Material," NSF
Amlan Mukherjee and Kris Mattila (CEE), "DHB Collaborative Research: Self-organization of Sustainability Mental Models across Professional Networks: Diffusion and Adoption of Green Practices in the AEC Industry," NSF
Terry McNinch (MTTI), "Taking Action: Using Targeted Training to Get Traffic Safety Analysis Integrated into the Local Transportation Planning Process," MDOT
Ryan Gilbert (Biomedical Engineering), "Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Aided by Hydrogel Drug Delivery," Paralysis Project of America
Chris Roussi (MTRI), "Sensor System Development," Akela
Alex Mayer (GMES/CWS) and Kathleen Halvorsen (Social Sciences/CWS), "Engaging Social Scientists in the WATERS Initiative: Special Sessions at the 2008 International Symposium on Society and Resource Management," NSF
Yun Hang Hu (MSE/IMP), "Promoting Effects on Anions on Hydrogen Storage Reactions of Li-N Based Materials," NSF
Zhanping You (CEE/MTTI), "Evaluation of Flow Number (Fn) as a Discriminating HMA Mixture Property," Wisconsin Highway Research Program (WHRP) through University of Wisconsin-Madison
Devin Harris and Theresa Ahlborn (CEE/MTTI/UTC), "Evaluation of Constructed, Cast-in-place (CIP) Piling Properties," Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WHRP
Eugene Levin, Alaa Aly (School of Technology) and Deak Helton (Cognitive and Learning Science), "Knowledge-extraction Self-improving Relational Modeling," National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
S. K. Kawatra (Chemical Engineering/SFI), "GOALI: Environmentally Benign Iron Manufacture with Hydrogen-rich Renewable Reductants," NSF
Fernando Ponta (MEEM/APSRC), "Analysis of Fluid-Structure Interaction Phenomena in Wind-turbine Blades," NSF
Joe Burns, Mark Stuff and Laura Bourgeau-Chavez (MTRI), "Enhanced PollnSAR Processing Using Constrained Blind Source Separation Techniques," US DOD—National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Linda Nagel and Christopher Webster (SFRES/ESC), "Lake States Silviculture Module of the National Advanced Silviculture Program of the US Forest Service," USDA, US Forest Service
Amitabh Narain (APSRC/EME), "Computational/Experimental Investigations of Exit Condition Effects for Macro- and Micro-scale Fully Condensing Internal Flows," NSF |
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10. New Staff |
Jacob P. Emerick has joined the staff of Auxiliary Technologies as an application programmer. Emerick is a newly graduated Michigan Tech student who has been employed in website development, graphic design and project management, not to mention lawn care and pig farming (really, he didn't think they were worthy of mention, but we do). He holds a BS in Mathematics, with a concentration in applied and computational math and minors in journalism and communication and culture. He lives in Houghton, has previously been involved in student groups and campus policy/committee discussions, enjoys Frank Herbert (writer of the Dune series and other sci-fi), and is a PC enthusiast.
Cody J. Kangas has joined the staff of Education Opportunity as coordinator of youth programs. Before coming to Michigan Tech, Kangas worked with Ann Arbor Rec and Ed as a youth sports supervisor. For the past three months, he has worked as the assistant coordinator of Gear-Up at Tech. Kangas served as the varsity boys' basketball head coach at Hancock High School, interned and worked for the US Olympic water polo team, and has extensive experience with other summer youth programs. In April 2007, he graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Sport Management, from the Division of Kinesiology. He is engaged to Christina Johnson and lives in Hancock. He says, "I'm very excited to jump on board at Michigan Tech, and I'm eager to get my feet wet and continue the success of SYP!" |
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