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1. Check Out Publicity of Tech Women in Kentucky |
You know by now how Michigan Tech's women's basketball team did in Monday night's NCAA Division II regional championship game. But check this out--Northern Kentucky's athletic communications did a nice wrap-up of Tech's stunning win over the No.1-ranked host squad on Saturday.
See this link for the story and photos:
click here.
For a preview of the Monday night game,
click here.
Meanwhile, Wes Frahm, director of athletic communications, filed this report of Saturday's semifinal.
Michigan Tech pulled the upset. The No. 22-ranked women's basketball team played an excellent game on both ends of the floor to take down No. 1-ranked Northern Kentucky 76-53 at NKU's Bank of Kentucky Center Saturday and earn a spot in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship.
Tech (26-6) received 20 points from Katie Zimmerman and a career-high 19 more from Lisa Staehlin to dethrone the defending national champions and advance to the NCAA's Sweet 16 for the first time since 1999.
"I am so proud of our team," said head coach John Barnes. "We got the early lead and continued to build it throughout the game. Once again, everybody contributed to the win. Reaching the Sweet 16 was one of our goals, now we'll go after the Elite 8."
Zimmerman drained four 3-pointers in the first seven minutes for all 12 points of a 12-5 advantage. The hosts battled back on top at 17-16 with 9:10 to go, but Lucy Dernovsek answered immediately with a pair of free throws. The Huskies never trailed again.
It was still a two-point margin before No. 4-seeded Tech closed out the half on a 5-0 run with five straight swishes at the foul line. The score was 34-27 at the break.
Perhaps the most critical junction in the game--the first few minutes of the second half--were all Tech's as it expanded its lead to 11 in the first two minutes. Back-to-back layups from Katie Wysocky and Staehlin grew the lead to a dozen with 13:33 to play.
Tech's defense, which was the catalyst in its quarterfinal win over Northwood, held strong again. NKU didn’t reach the 40-point mark until the clock was down to 5:57. The Huskies had built a 17-point lead by that point.
The Norse started fouling with 4:22 to play, and the nation's third-best free throw shooting team made them pay. Tech connected on 17-of-19 foul shots in the waning minutes to end the game at 32-of-36--two shy of the school record.
Tech shot 44 percent from the field including 6-of-18 (33 percent) from 3-point range. NKU was held to 34 percent from the floor including 2-of-19 (10.5 percent) from behind the arc. The Huskies also posted a 38-31 rebounding edge.
Zimmerman (20), Staehlin (19) and Wysocky (17) accounted for 56 of the team's 73 points--enough to outscore the Norse by themselves. Staehlin's total came on 8-of-9 field goal shooting. Wysocky added a game-high nine rebounds.
NKU's Jessie Slack, who entered the game with a 17-point scoring average, was held to 10 on 5-of-18 shooting. Tara Ferris and Alicia Schneider got the better of the defensive matchup on her most of the night.
Michigan Tech will now try to earn a trip to the NCAA Women's Basketball Elite 8 in San Antonio, Texas. The Huskies will have to get through No. 7-seeded Indianapolis in the regional title game. The Greyhounds (24-9) are a surprise addition to the championship contest after they upset No. 3-seeded Quincy 74-64 in the day's first semifinal.
Notes: Tech ended Northern Kentucky's seven-game winning streak in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies' win over the Norse was their first in four tries. The previous three meetings vs. NKU were all buzzer-beater losses in the NCAA Tournament. Tech's 26 wins this season are tied for the third-most in school history. The Huskies are now 13-13 all-time in NCAA tournament games. |
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2. Share Your Opinion with the President |
The University Senate is conducting its fifth annual performance evaluation of Michigan Tech President Glenn Mroz. Senate constituents have received email from the Senate Administrative Policy Committee inviting them to complete the online survey, which will be available from March 17 to March 26. Unique ID numbers sent with the email alert will be required to log in to the survey, ensuring that each person responds only once.
Each winter or spring, the senate invites faculty and professional staff to evaluate the job that the University president has done over the past year. This year, for the second time, the survey is being administered off campus by a third-party vendor, vovici.com, to increase the confidentiality of responses.
The senate is using the same shortened and simplified survey as last year, focusing on questions about which its constituents are likely to have firsthand knowledge.
Mroz also submitted a four-page personal statement for this academic year, and it is posted on the senate website: www.sas.it.mtu.edu/usenate/09presidentstatement.htm .
The results of the survey will be presented to the senate later this spring and shared with the president and the University Board of Control.
"The input has been valuable to me in the past, and I look forward to working with faculty, staff and students to apply the constructive comments that are sure to result from the evaluation," Mroz said. |
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3. Young Scientists to Showcase Work at Science Fair |
Three hundred and sixty students in grades four through eight will participate in the 11th annual Western Upper Peninsula Science Fair on Monday, March 30, at the Memorial Union Ballroom.
Students submit projects on experiments they conducted using the scientific method. They are judged on the scientific content of a written report, a display and an oral interview with two judges. Tech faculty and staff and community volunteers serve as judges.
Projects entered in the fair will be on public display from 5 to 6 p.m.
From 4 to 8 p.m., students and their families can participate in the Science Festival, where more than two dozen hands-on activities will be conducted by students from Michigan Tech and Finlandia University in the Memorial Union Commons.
More than 120 Michigan Tech faculty, staff and students, in addition to Finlandia students, area teachers and community members, help with the event.
The fair is cosponsored by the Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education and the Michigan Tech chapter of Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society.
For more information or to volunteer to be a judge, contact Shawn Oppliger at 482-0331 or shawn@copperisd.org . To participate in the Science Festival, contact Joan Chadde at 487-3341 or jchadde@mtu.edu .
Oppliger is the director of the Western UP Center, and Chadde is the coordinator of the center's k-12 education program. The center is a partnership of Michigan Tech and both the Copper Country and Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School Districts.
Students in fifteen elementary and middle schools in Houghton, Baraga and Gogebic Counties will participate, including Arvon Township, Atlantic Mine, Baraga, Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw, Chassell, Dollar Bay-Tamarack, Lake Linden-Hubbell, Hancock, Houghton, Wakefield-Marenisco and Watersmeet.
Here is the fair schedule:
* 4-5 p.m.--Students set up projects (Memorial Union Ballroom)
* 4-8 p.m.--Science Festival for science fair participants and their families (Memorial Union Commons)
* 5-6 p.m.--Public Viewing of projects (Ballroom)
* 6-8 p.m.--Project judging (Ballroom) |
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4. SBE Prof Will Speak at Calumet Theatre |
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Bob Mark, SBE professor of practice, will be the main speaker at a Calumet Theatre fundraising event on Saturday, March 21, as the historical venue celebrates its 109th birthday. The event is open to the public. Tickets are $60 and include dinner, refreshments, a silent auction and dancing to music by Mz Behavin' and the Swing Cats. For details, call the Calumet Theatre box office at 337-2166. |
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5. Some Dining Services Staff Have Moved |
The following offices in Dining Services have been relocated:
* Bob Hiltunen and Mary Peters are now in Memorial Union 101. Their telephone numbers remain the same. Their new fax number is 487-1851.
* Theresa Coleman-Kaiser and Barb Ruotsala are now located in Wadsworth 136W. Ruotsala's telephone number is 487-3346, and Coleman-Kaiser's number is 487-3348. Their new fax number is 487-2152.
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6. Everybody Cut FOOTLOOSE! |
Submitted by the Rozsa Center
In the 1980s, Kevin Bacon stepped onto the big screen in a pair of worn-out jeans and a T-shirt and danced his way into the hearts of women and teenage girls in a movie called "Footloose." The dance movie genre was big with "Flashdance," "Grease" and "Dirty Dancing," and these movies became classics. Now, "Footloose the Musical" is on a 10-year anniversary tour, is better than ever--and is live on stage at the Rozsa Center at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 24.
"Footloose" has audiences across the country on their feet and dancing in the aisles as they leave. The music is contagious, and audiences will remember almost every word of the solid-gold hits: "Let's Hear It For The Boy," "Almost Paradise," "Holding Out For A Hero," "I'm Free (Heaven Help the Man)" and the title song, "Footloose." This exuberant, briskly paced musical is blessed with the same kind of infectious energy, camp and humor that make "Grease" a perennial favorite.
When Ren and his mother move from the slick and fast-paced Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn't prepared for are the rigorous local laws--including a ban on dancing. The ban is the brainchild of the local preacher, who is determined to exercise the strict control over the town's youth that he cannot command in his own home.
Then the reverend's rebellious daughter, Ariel, sets her sights on Ren. But her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren's reputation, which has many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid as well. The no-dancing edict is strongly enforced by the uptight townspeople, led by the minister himself. But it's just as vigorously challenged by Ren, the preacher's daughter, Ariel, Ren's buddy, Willard, and a host of other high school kids who just want to have a prom, dance and fun.
"Footloose" celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people while guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. Bring the whole family to enjoy this exhilarating performance of heart-stopping music and dance. "Footloose" is appropriate entertainment for ages 10 and above.
Tickets for general public are $25 and $20; Tech student prices are $20 and $15 (student ID required). To purchase tickets, contact the Rozsa Box Office at 487-3200, the Central Ticket Office (SDC) at 487-2073, Tech Express (Memorial Union) at 487-3308, or go online at www.tickets.mtu.edu . No refunds, exchanges, or late seating, please.
The show is sponsored by the James and Margaret Black Endowment. |
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7. Biological Sciences Faculty Candidate Seminar Rescheduled |
The research seminar of a candidate for an aquatic ecologist faculty position in Biological Sciences has been changed from today to 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, in Chem Sci 101. Christopher Binckley will give a talk, "Behavioral Assembly of Aquatic Metacommunities."
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8. Teaching Environment is Subject of CTLFD Workshop |
The Center for Teaching, Learning and Faculty Development is conducting a one-hour workshop, "Developing Engagement and 'Instructional Presence' in an Online Teaching Environment," at noon on Thursday, March 26.
Lunch will be provided to those who register by Monday, March 23.
Many instructors shy away from online instruction because they fear that they will lose engagement with their students in an electronic environment.
This session will explore various ways that online educators can use technology to provide a sense of "instructional presence," as well as address some surprising findings about the ethos of online students.
To register for this workshop, contact the CTLFD, 487-2046 or via the online registration website, www.admin.mtu.edu/ctlfd/workshops . |
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9. Graduate Seminar Speaker Scheduled for Thursday |
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Professor A. M. Rajendran, chair of the mechanical engineering department at the University of Mississippi and former chief scientist and technical advisor of the Engineering Sciences Directorate of the Army Research Office, will be the Graduate Seminar speaker for Thursday, March 19. His presentation consists of two parts, which are titled "Research Opportunities in Mechanics and Nano/Biosciences at the Army Research Office" and "Atomistic Modeling of Ductile Failure." The presentation is at 3 p.m. in MEEM 112. |
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10. Job Postings |
Staff job descriptions are available in Human Resources 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.
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