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1. Nominations Sought for Faculty Distinguished Service Award |
Nominations for the 2011 Faculty Distinguished Service Award will be accepted through Monday, March 19.
The award recognizes faculty whose service to the University has significantly improved the quality of some aspect of campus or community life.
The work could have resulted, in part, from compensated efforts, but it must distinguish itself from the normal execution of those tasks.
The award is open to all full-time faculty, including lecturers and research faculty. Those who hold restricted appointments (for example, adjunct, visiting, temporary or part-time faculty) are not eligible. Faculty who hold positions with a significant administrative component (for example, deans, associate deans and department chairs) are not eligible.
A cash prize of $2,500 accompanies the award.
Anyone--faculty, staff or students--can nominate a faculty member who is making Michigan Tech a better place for all of us.
Nomination forms are available at Award.
Submissions may also be made electronically (as PDF) or by mail to Paul Charlesworth, Department of Chemistry, at pcharles@mtu.edu . |
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2. Nominations Sought for Instructional Innovation Award |
The Center for Teaching, Learning and Faculty Development solicits nominations for the Fredrick D. Williams Instructional Innovation Award.
This award recognizes the extraordinary efforts of faculty members who develop innovative approaches to instruction or implement instructional innovations developed by other educators.
Nominations from faculty, department chairs and deans will be reviewed by a panel of prior award recipients and CTLFD personnel.
The award is not given each year, rather, only when a nominee's
contributions are deemed to be truly noteworthy by the reviewing committee.
Nominees will be recognized at the Academy of Teaching Excellence Award Banquet on Sunday, April 15. The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 2.
The nomination form is available on the center's website. See Teaching.
The CTLFD initiated the Williams Award in 2005. It is named after Fred Williams, a renowned chemistry professor, an educational innovator and a former director of the Center for Teaching Excellence.
In part, the CTLFD seeks to recognize outstanding faculty independent of student evaluations.
For more information, contact Nancy Seely at 487-2046 or at nsseely@mtu.edu . |
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3. Student Team Stands Out |
A student team advised by Emanuel Castro Oliveira, lecturer in the School of Business and Economics, won an honorable mention in the annual iOME competition, which challenged college students to create innovative fiscal plans for improving their futures and the future of the country.
Student teams wrote essays and produced short videos to answer these questions:
* Why do people today find it so much harder to engage in financial savings than earlier generations, when, on average, the earlier generations were much poorer than today?
* What would you propose as a solution to increase the savings rates?
Four teams from Michigan Tech competed and made it to the finals. The team that won an honorable mention and $2,000 included Katie O’Connell, Tianlu Shen, Adam Stigers, Teddy Broe and Walker Derby.
Their essay was an econometric assessment of structural breaks, identification of potential explanatory variables for the behavior of personal savings rate during the 1974-2010 period and innovative policy recommendations in three categories:
* Education, including a personal finance course requirement for high school graduation and parents teaching their children to "put some away for a rainy day."
* Convenience and incentives, including rewards for using savings accounts instead of credit cards, tightening monetary policy and higher limits for IRA contributions.
* Culture, including public service announcements designed to make savings "cooler" than consumerism and promoting awareness of the benefits and methods for saving. |
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4. Career Services Announces Weekly Visits |
Companies and organizations routinely come to campus to interview and recruit students throughout the year, and Career Services will announce those visits each Friday.
Direct your students to www.career.mtu.edu for future interviewing and recruiting opportunities.
Tuesday, Feb 7: Summer Youth
Wednesday, Feb. 8 Summer Youth
Friday, Feb. 10: Summer Youth |
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5. Winter Carnival Shirts Available |
Winter Carnival shirts have arrived at University Images and the Campus Bookstore.
The 2012 logo is "From All Over the State, What Makes Michigan Great."
Shirts come in navy and oxford grey; available are hooded and crewneck sweatshirts, and short- and long-sleeved T-shirts.
As well, there is glassware in shot and pint sizes.
Get your Carnival apparel now while sizes last. View the styles on our Facebook page at Carnival Attire. |
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6. Session Scheduled on High-Performance Computer |
A proposed purchase of a high-performance computer at Michigan Tech will be the subject of a presentation at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, in EERC B45.
The presentation will be followed by an opportunity to obtain input from the campus community.
Questions concerning the presentation or the purchase of the computer may be directed to Professor Warren Perger, of EE and Physics, at 487-2855 or at wfp@mtu.edu .
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7. LeaderShape Focuses on Values and Community |
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LeaderShape, a five-day program that focuses on leadership development, attracted nearly 60 students who traveled to the Ford Center at Alberta for the experience in early January.
"Students learned the value of leading with integrity, strengthening personal values and building community," said sophomore David Shull. "Students were also encouraged to have a healthy disregard for the impossible if they believe they're destined to make a dent on the universe."
"The LeaderShape Institute is really unique," Shull added. "I've been a part of several leadership programs, and none of them has been quite like this. The emphasis on building community makes the whole experience so much stronger. It allows you to really grow as a person and a leader."
Faculty and staff facilitators led groups of eight to 12 students. Courtney Hohnholt was one. She said, "I gained new friendships, a better understanding of Michigan Tech students, and developed my own leadership skills."
Another facilitator, Professor of Practice Karyn Fay, of the biological sciences department, said, "It goes beyond helping the students, which is what you're supposed to be there for. I think I got more out of it then they did. I came back a changed person."
LeaderShape is searching for next year's facilitators. Shull's message to faculty and staff: "If you're interested in changing the lives of students, while experiencing personal leadership transformation and growth, reserve the first business week of the 2013 year. We're sure it'll be an experience you will never regret." |
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8. Reminder: Bigfoot Snowshoe Event |
The campus community is invited to attend the Bigfoot Snowshoe Event on Saturday, Feb. 11, with registration and check-in starting at 8:30 a.m.
Snowshoeing begins after you check in and ends at noon, followed by a prize drawing. Snacks and refreshments, as well as free snowshoe rentals, are available to all participants.
Preregistration closes today. Discount registration is $10 for Michigan Tech students and children 12 and under and $12 for adults. Normal registration fees are $15 for Michigan Tech students and children 12 and under, and $18 for adults. Each participant will receive a long-sleeved T-shirt. Those who preregister are guaranteed a T-shirt on the day of the event; those who register later or on the day of the event will receive T-shirts at a later date.
A link to the online registration form can be found at Counseling. For more information, contact Counseling and Wellness at wellness@mtu.edu . |
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9. Nordic Ski Club Helps Youths |
There are children in the Copper Country who could benefit greatly from learning to ski, but they face a variety of hurdles--not the least of which is the cost of equipment and lessons. As well, some need special help because of disabilities, but they can learn what is called adaptive skiing.
To help these children get out and ski, Tech's Nordic Ski Club is providing free club membership and use of club equipment to the local SAIL (Superior Alliance for Independent Living) program, through the Copper Country Intermediate School District. SAIL is a nonprofit organization, based in Marquette, that works to improve the lives of people with disabilities of any kind, and their communities.
For more information, contact Blair Orr, advisor of the Nordic Ski Club, at 487-2291 or at bdorr@mtu.edu . |
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10. Reminder: Khana Khazana Celebrates Second Anniversary |
To celebrate its second anniversary, Khana Khazana (food treasure) will serve dishes from seven different countries from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., today, in the Memorial Union Food Court.
A full meal costs $6. There are vegetarian alternatives.
Khana Khazana is a collaborative effort of international students and Dining Services. |
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11. Chemistry Seminar |
Jason Green, from the chemistry department at Northwestern University, will present "A Dynamical Approach to Dissipative Self-Assembly" at 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 6, in Chem Sci 101. Refreshments will be served; all are welcome to attend.
For more information, see Green. |
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12. eLearning Canvas Course Building Session |
A walk-in eLearning Canvas Course Building session will be offered during Winter Carnival.
Instructors and course designers are invited to attend an informal building and design session from 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Feb. 9, in Library 244.
This will be an opportunity for instructors to share best practices and experiences, as well as ask questions of eLearning team members in a relaxed environment.
Computers will be available for use.
For more information, contact eLearning at 487-3000 or at elearning@mtu.edu . |
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13. Session on Confidentiality |
The Office of Innovation and Industry Engagement will hold an educational session, "Confidentiality," from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15. Location information will be provided at time of registration, which ends at 5 p.m., Feb. 13.
Register at Confidentiality.
This session is designed to provide faculty, postdocs and research/program staff with resources and guidelines for understanding what confidentiality means at Michigan Tech.
Some of the topics covered will include:
* Legal and practical considerations
* Nondisclosure agreements
* University standards and practices
For registration information, contact Carole Noonan at 487-1148 or at csnoonan@mtu.edu .
For questions, contact Jim Baker, at 487-3459 or at jrbaker@mtu.edu .
Beverages and desserts will be available. Bring your lunch.
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14. Experimental Archaeology Presentation |
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Instructor Carl Blair (Social Sciences) will give a presentation about experimental archaeology at the Portage Lake District Library from 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4. The program is sponsored by the Copper Country Ancient Sites Conservancy. It is free and open to the public. |
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15. In the News |
The hockey Huskies' smashing defeat of top-ranked University of Minnesota-Duluth last weekend captured the attention of the New York Times' hockey columnist. See Go Huskies.
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16. New Funding |
Assistant Professor Feng Zhao (BME) received $88,447 from the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute for a project, "Small Diameter Blood Vessel Regeneration by Biomimetic Engineering."
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