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1. Free Business Cards, Letterhead from Marketing and Communications |
You knew it was coming and now it’s here: New University ID standards officially take effect June 30. To help ease the transition, University Marketing and Communications will send faculty and staff 100 new business cards and a University name badge free. Just go to www.mtu.edu/idstandards/changeforfree , fill in the requested information and your new products will be mailed to you.
Also, keep an eye on your campus mailbox for more information. Each department on campus will be receiving a coupon for one free ream (500 sheets) of letterhead. If you have questions, please contact University Marketing and Communications at 487-2360 or umc@mtu.edu . |
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2. New Michigan Tech Archives Exhibit "Fifty Years Ago Today" Opens Today |
The Michigan Tech Archives is opening a new photography exhibit, beginning with a reception at 4:30 p.m. today, Thursday, June 19, in the archives reading room of the J. R. Van Pelt/Opie Library.
Everyone has their own sense of what life was like in the 1950s; the early years of rock and roll, cars with big fins and scenes from "American Graffiti." But what images help define life in the Copper Country "Fifty Years Ago Today"?
A collection of images from Houghton's primary newspaper, The Daily Mining Gazette, help to answer this question. Several thousand images, as well as a collection of documents concerning topics, events, people and places, are preserved in the Copper Country Historical Collections in the Michigan Tech Archives. The archives staff has selected a small group of these photos reflecting 1958 in the Keweenaw.
Many images recall a time not long past, such as the construction of the Isle Royale passenger ferry Ranger III, designation of the covered drive near the Redridge Dam and a local homemade ridge-runner snowmobile.
Other images seem much more distant in history, such as the frequenting of the passenger ship SS American, sleeper cars on the Copper Country Limited train and people on horseback riding down Quincy Street in Hancock.
Some images, such as a girl with a hula hoop or local restaurant owner Andy McCormick in his working clothes, simply capture the spirit of a different time.
In addition to the physical exhibit, over 300 additional images are available online at digarch.lib.mtu.edu . Visitors are encouraged to comment on the pictures and to share their impressions of what life was like Fifty Years Ago Today.
The reception is free and open to the public, and the exhibit will remain in place until Labor Day. For further information, contact the Michigan Tech Archives at 487-2505 or at copper@mtu.edu . |
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3. New Staff |
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Gail North has joined the Central Engineering Computing Network (CECN) as a user support specialist. North was previously employed by the Department of Natural Resources, where she held a variety of positions from environmental specialist to programmer/analyst. She also worked as a consultant for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. North received a BS in Water Resources from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. She is married to Jeff Veum and lives in Toivola. In her spare time, North enjoys kayaking, swimming, weaving and pottery. She also loves winter! |
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4. In the News |
The "Latrines Trounce Toilets" story on the work of David Watkins, Jim Mihelcic and Lauren Fry (Sustainable Futures Institute, Civil and Environmental Engineering) was picked up by a number of outlets, including the Associated Press wire. Speaking of sustainability, Marcia Goodrich (Marketing and Communications) discusses the joys of scootering to work in an Edmunds.com feature on the stampede toward vehicle downsizing.
Read more here. |
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