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1. Faculty Scholarship Grants Awarded |
Vice President for Research David Reed has approved the following Faculty Scholarship Grants for partial funding as recommended by the Faculty Scholarship Grant Committee. The committee reviewed 11 proposals totaling $39,289 and awarded the following:
• Susan Amato-Henderson (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), "STEM Discipline Education," $1,500
• Marilyn Cooper (Humanities), "Digital Writing," $3,200
• Veronica Griffis Webster (CEE), "Opportunities for Enhanced Research Productivity," $1,300
• Roger Held (Visual and Performing Arts), "Editing to Final Cut Seven Filmed Workshops for Inclusion in 'Giving Direction: Stage Direction for Creativity and Communication,'" $1,000
• Robert Johnson (Humanities), "Out of Order: A Humanist Confronts Orthodoxy and Change in American Higher Education and Culture," $2,750
• Alex Mayer (GMES), "Development of Innovative Research Projects for Improving Water Supplies and Wastewater Treatment in Rural Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico," $2,500
• Scott Miers (ME-EM), "Attendance at SAE Diesel Engine Technology Engineering Academy," $1,850
• Terry Reynolds (Social Sciences), "History of Michigan's Iron-Ore Mining Industry," $3,400
• Timothy Scarlett (Social Sciences), "Further Discovery, Testing and Analysis of Utah's Pioneer-Era Pottery Manufacturing Sites," $2,500
For additional information about the Faculty Scholarship Grant, visit www.mtu.edu/research/references/awards-management/internal-awards/faculty-scholarship-grant/ . |
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2. University Women's Connection Offers Two Scholarships |
Each year since 1994, the University Women's Connection has awarded scholarships. This year, two $800 scholarships will be awarded. The application deadline is March 23, and the 2009 winners will be recognized at the organization's spring event in April.
Applicants must
• be full-time students at Michigan Tech with a minimum GPA of 2.75, currently in their freshman, sophomore or junior year, and carrying a minimum of 12 credits; and
• have demonstrated leadership or contributed to extracurricular student activities or community service within the past three years.
Financial need will be a consideration.
Applications are available online at the Financial Aid Office website, http://finaid.mtu.edu/finschoa.php . Hard copies are available at the Financial Aid Office.
For additional information, contact Marie Ryding in the Financial Aid Office, 487-2622, or Kathy Pintar, scholarship chair, 487-1633 or kapintar@mtu.edu .
The University Women's Connection provides opportunities for women from throughout the Michigan Tech community to meet in fun and friendship, to develop interests and to use their talents in service to the community. The organization welcomes newcomers with a list of community services; sponsors fall, holiday and spring gatherings; and fills holiday gift bags for first-year women. See www.admin.mtu.edu/uwc/ . |
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3. Registration Deadline Jan. 30 for 2009 Undergraduate Expo |
submitted by Kimberly Geiger, outreach coordinator, College of Engineering
Please encourage your undergraduates involved with Enterprise, Senior Design, undergraduate research or other independent team projects to register for the 2009 Undergraduate Expo at www.expo.mtu.edu . All majors are welcome.
Registration is open now and ends Friday, Jan. 30.
Once registered, students will have until Feb. 20 to add, update or change their project overviews online before final publication of the expo program booklet.
The Undergraduate Expo will take place Thursday, April 16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom. Participants will compete for cash prizes. A panel of judges composed of University faculty members and corporate representatives will critique the projects. Guests from campus, the community and industry are invited to view the work.
For more information, contact Geiger at kmgeiger@mtu.edu or 487-4317. |
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4. Models Needed For Fashion Show |
submitted by the Campus Bookstore
University Images and the Campus Bookstore will hold another fashion show on Wednesday, March 11, (during spring break) in the SDC Blue Line Room for this year's "Best Kept Secrets Sampler." Eight to 10 people are needed to show off our apparel, souvenirs and supplies. Volunteers will have input in choosing the items they'll model. The only requirement is that you have fun doing it!
If you are interested, email Megan Ross at mrross@mtu.edu . Volunteers will be accepted on a first-come basis. |
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5. Michigan Tech vs. NMU Blood and Food Drives to Be Held Jan. 28 |
submitted by Counseling and Wellness Services
The UP Regional Blood Center and student leadership organization Circle K will host this year's blood drive versus Northern Michigan University, and a food drive will be added to the competition. The two drives will be held Wednesday, Jan. 28, from noon to 6 p.m. in the West McNair Lounge.
The blood drive competition is in its ninth year, and Michigan Tech has squeaked by with a win every single year. We need your help to keep this winning streak alive. And our standards have been set high. Last year, Tech shattered the entire competition's record by donating 192 pints of blood. Let's see if we can do it again.
This is the first year for a food drive competition, so let's be sure to come out strong and beat the Wildcats.
Guidelines for Donating Blood
Donors must be healthy, at least 17 years old and at least 110 pounds. Bring a picture ID, be sure to eat within two hours of donating and make sure you're well hydrated. No pre-registration is required. Refreshments will be served to all donors.
Guidelines for Donating Food
Bring nonperishable food items only. Avoid glass containers--food items packaged in plastic containers or tin cans and boxed items are best. Some of the most-needed donation items include canned meats, such as chicken, turkey, ham and beef stew; canned fish, such as tuna, mackerel and salmon; canned vegetables; canned fruits; soups; peanut butter; pasta; rice; and macaroni and cheese.
Help us save lives, fight hunger and beat NMU.
Email questions to wellness@mtu.edu or call Counseling and Wellness Services at 487-2538. |
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6. Rozsa Center to Host Film Sneak Peek, Lecture by Filmmaker Kembrew McLeod |
The Rozsa Center will present media scholar and independent documentary filmmaker Kembrew McLeod, associate professor in communication studies at the University of Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. in the Rozsa Center as part of the "Intellectual Property Controversies" lecture series and panel debate.
His latest documentary film, "Copyright Criminals: This Is a Sampling Sport," which explores the history of sound collage, digital sampling and intellectual property law, will be shown on Thursday at 5 p.m. His lecture, "To Quote or Not to Quote: That Is the Question that Plagues Our Culture in the Age of Intellectual Property," will follow at 7:30 p.m.
On Friday, Jan. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rozsa Center, McLeod will join fellow panelists Danny O'Brien, Molly Kleinman, Assistant Professor David Orozco (SBE) and moderator Michael G. Bennett for a spirited, four-person panel discussion that is sure to be both informative and entertaining. Audience members are encouraged to attend each panelist's individual lecture and come prepared with questions for the question-and-answer period to follow.
McLeod ( www.kembrew.com ) is perhaps best known as a performance artist or "media prankster" who filed an application in 1997 to register the phrase "freedom of expression" as a trademark in the United States. This phrase was the name of his zine/artist book series, and on Jan. 6, 1998, McLeod was granted a registration number in the class "booklets in the field of creative writing." McLeod sought registration of the phrase as a reflection on the use of intellectual property law to restrict cultural expression in US society.
In 2003, McLeod sent AT&T a cease and desist letter in response to an AT&T advertising campaign that used the phrase "freedom of expression." McLeod claimed that the use of his registered trademark by AT&T could lead some consumers to infer a connection between his publication and AT&T. The New York Times later interviewed McLeod and reported that his aim was "to object to corporate power over words, speech and even ideas. He said, 'I do want to register my genuine protest that a big company that really doesn't represent freedom of expression is trying to appropriate this phrase.'"
McLeod's book, "Freedom of Expression," built upon the themes raised by the AT&T event, develops a serious critique on a range of topics including hip-hop music and sampling, the patenting of seeds and human genes, folk and blues music, visual collage art, electronic voting and computer software.
McLeod has also written music criticism for Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, Spin and Mojo. He is the co-producer of a 2001 documentary film on the music industry, "Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music," which he produced for the Media Education Foundation.
In 2005, he co-founded the Freedom of Expression® Security Consortium, which is dedicated to "regulating freedom of expression in the marketplace of ideas." He is also co-editor of a 2006 special issue of the journal Cultural Studies, "The Politics of Intellectual Properties," which is available for free online.
The events are free and open to the public. Doors open one-half hour before the event times.
For more information, call the Rozsa Center at 487-2844 or visit www.rozsa.mtu.edu .
The Intellectual Property Controversies lecture series is sponsored by the Van Evera Distinguished Lecture Series Endowment along with the School of Business and Economics, the Department of Humanities, the Department of Social Sciences and the J. Robert Van Pelt and Opie Library. |
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7. Gates Spring Tennis Lessons to Start Soon |
The spring tennis program at the Gates Tennis Center will include youth lessons, beginning Jan. 25, and adult lessons, beginning Jan. 28. An overview of each follows.
Youth Lessons
Jan. 25-March 7
• ages 5-6, Sundays, 4-4:45 p.m., $40
• ages 7-8, Sundays, 5-6 p.m., $45
• ages 9-10, Sundays, 4-5 p.m., $45
• ages 11-12, Sundays, 5-6 p.m., $45
• ages 13 and older, $55, lessons to be held Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m., and matches to be held Saturdays, 10-11 a.m.
Adult Lessons
Jan. 28-March 4
Lessons will be held Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Cost is $30 for members and $55 for nonmembers.
For more information or to sign up, call the Gates at 487-2774. |
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8. Pre-Register and Save: Bigfoot Snowshoe Event Jan. 31 |
submitted by Counseling and Wellness Services
The HOWL Students (Healthy Options for a Wellness Lifestyle) from Counseling and Wellness Services and the Outdoor Adventure Program invite you to participate in the 12th Annual Big Foot Snowshoe Event, to be held Saturday, Jan. 31, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Tech Trails. A prize drawing will follow from noon to 1 p.m.
This is a great opportunity to get out, get active and enjoy the winter weather with your friends or family. Don't worry--it's not a race. There will be three different courses (short, medium and long) available for you to enjoy at your own pace.
Event pre-registration is $10 for students and children and $12 for faculty, staff and community members. The registration cost includes a free long-sleeved T-shirt, a loaner pair of snowshoes, refreshments and a chance to win lots of great raffle prizes.
To download the registration form, visit www.oap.mtu.edu or www.counseling.mtu.edu . Bring the completed form to Counseling and Wellness Services (Hamar House, next to Fisher Hall) with your registration fee by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, to receive the discounted registration price.
Email questions to wellness@mtu.edu or call Counseling and Wellness Services at 487-2538. |
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9. Robert Bateman's "New Territory--Black Wolf" on Exhibit in Library through Winter Carnival |
submitted by the Van Pelt Library
The J. R. Van Pelt and Opie Library is now exhibiting renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman's "New Territory-Black Wolf," a gift to Michigan Tech by Isle Royale National Park in honor of 50 years of wolf-moose research on Isle Royale. This limited edition print is graciously on loan from the President's Office.
Bateman's art reflects his commitment to ecology and preservation. Since the early 1960s, he has been an active member of naturalist clubs and other conservation organizations. He has become a spokesman for many environmental and preservation issues and has used his artwork and limited edition prints in fundraising efforts that have provided millions of dollars to these worthy causes. Bateman says, "I can't conceive of anything being more varied and rich and handsome than the planet Earth. And its crowning beauty is the natural world. I want to soak it up, to understand it as well as I can, and to absorb it. And then I'd like to put it together and express it in my painting. This is the way I want to dedicate my work."
Posters recounting the wolf-moose research project by wildlife ecologists Rolf Petersen and John Vucetich (SFRES) accompany the exhibit.
The exhibit will be on display through Winter Carnival. Please stop in and enjoy it. |
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10. ECE Faculty Candidate Seminar Tuesday |
Research Engineer Edward Gebara, of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, will give a seminar, "Mixed Signal Challenges and Opportunities," Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2-3 p.m. in EERC 100. Refreshments will be provided.
Gebara is a candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
For more information, contact Professor Mike Roggemann at mroggema@mtu.edu or 487-2164. |
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11. Reminder: Bio Sci Chair Candidate Research Seminar Today |
Michael Gibson will give a seminar, "Murine Models of Genetic Disorders: From Bench to Bedside," today, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. in Chem Sci 101. Refreshments will be served.
Gibson is interviewing for the position of chair of the Department of Biological Sciences. |
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12. CTLFD Workshop Jan. 29 on Online Learning |
The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development will conduct
a workshop, "Are There Advantages to Online Learning?" on Thursday,
Jan. 29, from noon to 12:55 p.m. Lunch will be provided to those who register by Monday, Jan. 26.
Is there evidence to suggest that there may be some actual advantages to computer-mediated instruction in terms of student learning? In this session, instructors who have designed and implemented blended on-campus/online and pure online courses will share their experiences. We'll also examine the incoming evidence from across the academy. Come and share your experiences and learn from your colleagues.
To register for this workshop, contact the CTLFD, 487-2046, or register online at www.admin.mtu.edu/ctlfd/workshops by Monday, Jan. 26. |
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13. 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
Department Chair
Biomedical Engineering
Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer. |
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