August 8, 2025

Adrienne Minerick is the recipient of Michigan Tech’s 2025 Faculty Distinguished Service Award.

Minerick, a distinguished professor of chemical engineering and affiliated professor of biomedical engineering, has dedicated much of her career to fostering a more inclusive, collaborative and supportive academic environment.

The distinguished service award recognizes her efforts to develop mentoring structures like Early Career Management (ECM), Advanced Career Management (ACM) and Cross-Institutional Mentoring Committees (CIMC) — systems she helped create which support faculty growth and retention across Tech’s campus.

“Adrienne’s support in mentoring both faculty and students is unwavering. She helped make Michigan Tech a home for many faculty,” said Andrew Storer, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.

Read more about Minerick’s service to the MTU community at Michigan Tech News.

Michigan Tech's Sponsored Programs teams will be participating in a retreat on Wednesday, Aug. 13. As a result, there may be delays in communication from our Pre-Award, Grants and Contracts, and Post-Award teams.

We appreciate your understanding and support!

Today, Aug. 8, is the day! Tickets are now available for purchase to all the 2025/26 Rozsa Presenting Series events. Make sure to reserve your seats early for this very special 25th anniversary season at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts.

The 2025/26 Rozsa Presenting Series includes:

• Sept. 20 — Charlie Berens: Working It All Out
  Presented by Visit Keweenaw and the Rozsa Center
• Dec. 5 — NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet
• Jan. 16 — National Geographic Live: Earth After Dark
• Feb. 6 — Zarna Garg: Winter Carnival Comedian
  Presented by Late Night Programming and the Rozsa Center
• Feb. 13 — Ben Mulwana
• Feb. 24 — Dinosaur World Live
• March 22 — Step Afrika! Evolution

Get Tickets
Tickets are available now! Purchase tickets online, by calling 906-487-1906, or in person at the Rozsa Box Office during its regular hours, Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All events are free or Pay As You’re Able.

For ticket purchasing tips and troubleshooting, please visit our Ticket Information page.

Watch our Presenting Series Sizzle Reel on YouTube.

Stay Tuned!
The rest of the Rozsa's 25th anniversary season lineup, including events from the Michigan Tech Art Series, Michigan Tech Music Series, and Michigan Tech Theatre Series, will be announced Aug. 28.

Job Posting for Friday, Aug. 8, 2025

Staff and faculty job descriptions are available on the Human Resources website. For more information regarding staff positions, call 906-487-2280 or email humanresources@mtu.edu. For more information regarding faculty positions, contact the academic department in which the position is posted.

S​enior Office Assistant (12 months, 30 hours), Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education (UAW posting dates Aug. 8 to Aug. 14, 2025 — external applicants are encouraged to apply; however, internal UAW applicants are given first consideration if they apply during the internal UAW posting dates). Apply online.

Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Accommodations are available. If you require any auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations to apply for employment, or for an interview, at Michigan Technological University, please notify the Human Resources office at 906-487-2280 or humanresources@mtu.edu.

Ph.D. student Mercedes Asamani (environmental and energy policy) and Chelsea Schelly (SS) are the authors of a climate vulnerability case study published in the International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses.

The publication, titled "Assessing Climate Vulnerabilities in Rural and Low-Income Regions: A Case Study of the Western Upper Peninsula," is associated with Asamani and Schelly's work on the Center for Climate-driven Hazard Adaptation, Resilience, and Mitigation (C-CHARM) project.

The publication explores how biophysical exposure interacts with socio-economic and institutional factors to exacerbate climate vulnerabilities. It maps out who is vulnerable, why, and in what ways climate impacts disproportionately affect rural communities, thereby layering the empirical foundation for subsequent chapters.

David Flaspohler (CFRES) was mentioned by the Daily Mining Gazette in a story about “Science on Tap,” a new monthly talk series launching in Hancock this fall. Flaspohler will give the first talk on Sept. 9, sharing insights from his research on Hawaii’s birds.

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The Detroit Free Press mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about Stormy Kromer’s new Collegiate Collection of hats. MTU is among the schools included in the collection, which launches Aug. 12. The story was picked up by Yahoo! Finance.

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The Keweenaw Report mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the return of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity members to their College Avenue house, now restored after a 2022 fire left the house uninhabitable. Michigan Tech alum Steven Williams ’73 (B.S. M.S. Civil Engineering) was quoted in the story.

Banner Maintenance on Sunday

A Banner production system maintenance window is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 10, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The following production services will be unavailable during that time:

• apps.mtu.edu
• Banner
• Banweb
• MyMichiganTech
• Aspire
• Course Tools
• Degreeworks
• Experience
• Fischer/mylogin.mtu.edu
• mtu.edu/tips
• OAP Rental System
• Oracle Reports
• Papercut Printing
• Perceptive Content (Imagenow)
• Pinnacle
• Sunapsis
• Timeclock Plus
• TechTracks
• Titanium
• Prism
• MSSQL servers
• UC4/Appworx
• Virtual Cashiering
• WebFocus

If you have any questions or concerns, we can help. Email IT at it-help@mtu.edu or call 906-487-1111.

To have your event automatically appear, please submit them to the University Events Calendar.

PhD Defense: Gustavo Adolfo Bejar Lopez

Friday, August 8, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. | Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building, 610

Geology Co-advisors: Gregory Waite and Rudiger Escobar Wolf Water and Fuego: An Interdisciplinary Characterization of Lahar Activity on Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala Attend...

KISMA Volunteer Buckthorn Removal Event

Friday, August 8, 1:00–3:30 p.m. | Swedetown Trails trailhead and Chalet

Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities A new community-based approach to invasive species management Looking for a way to give back to your community, the environment, and...

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the following dissertation, thesis and report defenses occurring next week. Please consider attending to learn more about our students’ scholarship and celebrate their academic accomplishments. Check the University Events Calendar for last-minute updates to times, dates and locations.