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1. Today is Constitution Day at Michigan Tech |
by Jennifer Donovan, director of public relations
Every American knows that our country was born on July 4, 1776. But it took another 11 years and two months—until Sept. 17, 1787—for the US Constitution to be signed.
Michigan Tech, like colleges and universities across the nation, will commemorate that historic date today, with Constitution Day events capped by a public program featuring Mary Bejian, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU-MI).
Her topic is "Major Threats to the Constitution in 2008." The program is scheduled for 7 p.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Dow 641, sponsored by the ACLU of Michigan student chapter at Michigan Tech.
Bejian also will speak at three Perspectives courses this week: Susann Peters' Perspectives on the First Amendment, Bucky Beach's Perspectives on "What Are People For" and Joel Tuoriniemi's Perspectives on the Supreme Court.
Newly established last spring, the ACLU-MI student chapter at Tech and the Rock the Vote '08 student initiative will also distribute pocket-size copies of the Constitution and Bill of Rights bookmarks and conduct voter registration on campus.
"The Constitution is the bedrock of our democratic form of government," said Chris Allen Anderson, chair of the Michigan Tech chapter of the ACLU-MI. "That's what defines us as a democracy, and Americans need to be familiar with it. If you don't know your rights, how can you protect them?"
The J. Robert Van Pelt/Opie Library's Information Wall is featuring a large-screen, multimedia Constitution Day Exhibit. The Information Wall includes four display screens near the library entrance and one near the bridge to Rekhi Computer Science Hall.
This is the fourth Constitution Day since the observance was begun by federal mandate in 2005. |
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2. Forum Thursday on TIAA-CREF, Fidelity Online Enrollment; Lunch and Learn Sept. 23 on Fidelity |
Want to learn how you can view and change your retirement options with Fidelity and TIAA-CREF through Employee Self Service? The Benefits Office will hold an informational forum detailing the online enrollment process on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m. in Memorial Union Ballrooms 2 and 3.
If you would like to learn about Fidelity's investment options, attend next week's Lunch and Learn, scheduled for noon on Tuesday, Sept. 23, in Memorial Union Ballrooms 1 and 2. |
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3. Michigan Tech Alumna Honored by Crain's Detroit Business |
Kristina Marshall, who earned a BS in Business Administration from Michigan Tech in 1998, has been named one of Crain's Detroit Business's 2008 "40 Under 40." The business publication's annual pick of the top 40 young business leaders in the Detroit area will be featured in the Sept. 29 issue.
Marshall is president and CEO of Winning Futures, a mentoring program that targets middle- and high-school students in the Detroit area. Winning Futures won the 2007 Governor's Service Award.
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4. MTRI Staff to Visit Campus Oct. 3 |
submitted by MTRI
Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) staff will travel to campus Friday, Oct. 3, to conduct a poster session in the Dow Atrium (sixth-floor campus entrance). MTRI scientists and engineers will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss current projects, collaborations with Michigan Tech departments and staff, and areas of research interest. Stop by to view the institute's current activities and to explore opportunities to develop new working relationships. Refreshments will be served.
The staff at MTRI, located in Ann Arbor, is looking forward to its third-annual visit to Michigan Tech since joining the University in October 2006. MTRI focuses on education, research and development of technology to sense and understand natural and man-made environments.
For additional information, contact Lisa Phillips, lisa.phillips@mtu.edu , or visit the MTRI website, www.mtri.org . |
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5. The Rozsa Welcomes Back the Capitol Steps on Saturday |
Get ready to laugh Saturday, Sept. 20, with America's premier political satire group, the Capitol Steps, 7:30 p.m. at the Rozsa Center.
The Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them. Since then, the Capitol Steps has recorded 28 albums, including their latest, "Campaign and Suffering." The group has been featured on NBC, CBS, ABC and PBS and can be heard four times a year on National Public Radio stations during the Politics Takes a Holiday radio specials.
Tickets, $20 or $25 for the general public and $20 or $15 for students (with ID), can be obtained from the Rozsa Center Box Office—487-2844, Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.—or online at www.rozsa.mtu.edu . |
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6. Biomed Engineering Grad Seminar Friday |
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Matthias Schabel, from the Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research and the Center for Advanced Medical Technologies in Salt Lake City, will present a graduate seminar, "Quantitative Pharmacokinetic Imaging in Breast Cancer Detection and Treatment," Friday, Sept. 19, 3 p.m. in M & M U113. |
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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.
Faculty Position
Chair, Department of Social Sciences
Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer. |
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8. In Print |
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Assistant Professor Ramakrishna Wusirika, graduate student Nicholas Krom and undergraduate student Jill Recla (Biological Sciences) published a research article, "Analysis of Genes Associated with Retrotransposons in the Rice Genome," in the journal Genetica, volume 134, number 3, November 2008. It can be viewed online here. |
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9. Free Furniture in SBE |
The School of Business and Economics has the following furniture available for free.
• two letter-size four-drawer file cabinets
• one five-shelf wooden bookcase
• one yellow-cushion chair, no arms, with wheels
• two orange-cushion chairs with arms and wheels
If you are interested, contact Phyllis Williamson at 487-2669 or pcwillia@mtu.edu by Friday, Sept. 19.
University property may only be transferred between departments; it may not be given or sold to individuals. |
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