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1. Michigan Tech, Michigan State Collaborate |
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and Michigan Tech have entered into an agreement today that provides a link between premedical students at Michigan Tech and MSU's medical school.
The Early Assurance Program provides an enhanced opportunity for admission to medical school to qualified premedical students who wish to practice in underserved areas. Preference for admission will be given to students who are the first generation to attend college, students who graduated from a low-income high school, those eligible for Pell grants, or those who express interest in a high-need medical specialty area.
For the full story, click here . |
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2. Learn How to Apply for External Funding |
A one-hour educational session, "Proposal Processing," will be held at noon, Wednesday, Oct. 7, in Memorial Union Ballroom A2.
The workshop will be helpful for anyone who is applying for external funding.
Topics to be covered include an overview of submitting a proposal--start to finish--and additional forms/contacts that may be needed to complete a transmittal (if you have a subcontract or a conflict of interest, etc).
To register click here .
Desserts and beverages will be provided; bring your own lunch.
For additional information, contact Dawn Pichette, Sponsored Programs, at 487-2226 or at dmpichet@mtu.edu . |
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3. Reminder: Fall Color Chairlift Rides at Mont Ripley |
Fall color chairlift rides will be offered at Mont Ripley Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11.
Rides will be available from noon until 6 p.m. each day.
Tickets cost $5 for adults and $4 for Michigan Tech and Finlandia students.
Children 10-years-old or under are free with adult supervision.
For information, contact Nick Sirdenis at Mont Ripley, or at nssirden@mtu.edu .
Proceeds support the Mont Ripley Race Team and Mont Ripley Ski Patrol.
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4. Turn on the Heat Benefit Concert at the Rozsa |
The visual and performing arts department is sponsoring a benefit concert for the Turn on the Heat campaign of Little Brothers-Friends of the Eldery and St. Vincent DePaul at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Rozsa.
Music and entertainment will be provided by Cheap Therapy, Greenstone, the Outlaws and Misbehavin’ with Gail English and her swing cats. All proceeds will go towards Little Brothers to provide firewood to elderly people to keep warm this winter. The concert will also help St. Vincent De Paul provide financial help to people who need assistance with their fuel bills.
Admission is $10. Tickets are available at the Rozsa Box Office, the visual and performing arts office at Walker 209 and at rozsa@mtu.edu . |
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5. Reminder: Michigan Storyteller on Campus |
The humanities department will welcome John Mooy, Michigan storyteller, to speak to teacher candidates about the role of storytelling in teaching from 2:05 to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Fisher 127. All are welcome to attend.
Mooy will also spin his tales at the Portage Lake District Library at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6.
The humanities department, Portage Lake District Library and the Copper Country Reading Council partnered to invite Mooy to the Keweenaw.
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6. Safe Place Program Addresses GLBT Relationships |
Michigan Tech Safe Place Program will teach members how to be an ally to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) people at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the Memorial Union Ballroom B.
This event will teach some of the basics to expect as an ally to GLBT people.
For more information contact Pat Hopp at phopp@mtu.edu . To become a member of the program, visit http://www.safeplace.mtu.edu .
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7. Green Building Speaker Series |
The Community Arts Center in Hancock has been awarded a Kresge Foundation grant to design and build a new green facility in Hancock and is soliciting input from the community.
As part of the grant, the center is sponsoring three sessions that address LEED certification (Oct. 7), sustainable design (Oct. 12), and a building case study (Oct. 28). The location of the presentation is the Jutila Center for Global Design and Business.
For more information contact Christa Walck cwalck@mtu.edu or ccarts@chartermi.net . To read the story in the Mining Gazette, click here . |
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8. On the Road |
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Professor Steven Seidel (CS) is the program chair for the third conference on Partitioned Global Address Space Programming Models to be held Oct. 5-9 at the Ashburn, Virginia, campus of the George Washington University. |
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9. New Funding |
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David Flaspohler (SFRES) and Amber Roth (Human Resources) have received $52,739 from the US Fish and Wildlife Service for a 20-month project, "Assessing Dispersal Dynamics and Genetic Introgression of Golden-Winged Warblers (Vermivora Chrysoptera) in the Upper Midwest: A Combined Genetic and Stable Isotope Approach." |
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10. New Staff |
Beth Russell is the new project cataloging archivist in the archives.
She has been previously employed at the Mystic Seaport Museum as the collections cataloger.
She has an MLIS from the University of Rhode Island and a BA from Providence College. |
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11. In Print |
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Rob Bishop, associate director of Student Judicial Affairs, is a contributing author in the book, "Reframing Campus Conflict: Student Conduct Practice Through a Social Justice Lens," September 2009. |
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