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RESEARCHERS TO UNCOVER SEPTIC SECRETSOut of sight, out of mind. At least until somebody gets sick. All around the Great Lakes, a mixed bag of about 100 agencies and governmental units are charged with making sure that one family's sewage doesn't end up in their neighbor's water glass. However, as in the case of Houghton's Peepsock neighborhood, where a rash of illnesses was traced to septic tank juice leaking into local wells, problems aren't usually identified until someone gets an upset stomach or worse. About one quarter of all American households depend on septic systems, and in some regions, the percentage is much higher. Only about 15 percent of homes in the 10-county region around Traverse City are hooked up to municipal sewer systems. The agencies charged with regulating septic systems, often local health departments, usually lack the tools to act on problems until after the fact. Health departments have neither the staff, the funding nor the authority to inspect existing systems. Plus, local standards, which often balance environmental and economic values, can vary tremendously. In such a climate, water quality, arguably the Great Lakes region's highest and best asset, is at some risk of being flushed down the toilet. To address the problem, the Chicago-based Joyce Foundation is funding a variety of initiatives to evaluate risks posed by septic systems around the Great Lakes and offer solutions. As part of this effort, a team of Michigan Tech researchers led by Associate Professor Kathleen Halvorsen (Social Sciences) has received an $80,000 grant from the foundation to survey how local jurisdictions around the Great Lakes regulate septic systems, especially in the face of development pressures. The survey will yield information on permit processes and any programs to monitor septic systems after they are installed. Plus, agency professionals will be asked if they think current policies are sufficient to protect public health and the environment over the next 20 to 30 years. "We're using a recently issued set of EPA standards," Halvorsen says, which includes five models for use in areas ranging from the least environmentally sensitive to the most. "Areas around the Great Lakes are generally going to be environmentally sensitive, and I don't think most of them will even meet the standards of the least sensitive model." Most problems come to light when the damage has already been done. "People report their neighbors when sewage ponds on the surface," Halvorsen notes. By then, the failed system has already wreaked havoc. Infants are particularly vulnerable to contaminated well water. In methemoglobinemia, better known as blue baby syndrome, nitrates ingested in formula or drinking water can reduce the amount of hemoglobin in the blood, starving the body of oxygen. In rare cases, the condition has proven fatal. When septic systems go bad, they do more than ruin well water. The tanks emit nutrients such as nitrates and phosphorous, which have the potential to turn a small, clear lake into a scum-covered pool. In addition, bacteria from waterfront septic systems can contaminate beaches. Septic systems that are properly installed on a suitable site can work well for 30 years or more, Halvorsen says. However, not all tanks are properly maintained, and not all sites are suitable, particularly along desirable waterfront properties. And alternatives, such as the Wisconsin mound, built on the ground and covered with earth, are expensive to install and maintain, not to mention regulate. The current hodge-podge of septic system regulation probably took root 30 or 40 years ago, when septic tanks began replacing cesspools and people began moving out of urban areas and out into the country. "I think that at that time, we looked at septic systems as temporary," Halvorsen says. "People really thought that soon everything would be developed and eventually we'd all be hooked up to a sewer system." That hasn't happened, and, as rural development continues, the opportunities for pollution are increasing. When the Michigan Tech survey is completed, researchers hope it won't just take up space on a shelf. "The Joyce Foundation hopes that it can be used to improve regulations," Halvorsen says. "It could also be used for a public information campaign," to explain the scope of the problem, offer solutions and encourage homeowners and businesses to maintain their septic systems properly. And, ultimately, persuade communities to address these issues before their citizens get sick. Other co-principal investigators on the Joyce Foundation grant are Kristine Bradof, community programs coordinator for the GEM Center; Hugh Gorman, associate professor of social sciences; Mary Durfee, associate professor of social sciences and special assistant to the provost; and Salvadora Keith and Melanie Barbier, graduate students in environmental policy. ____________ MICHIGAN TECH FUND REORGANIZES LOCAL OPERATIONS; OPENS OFFICE IN METRO DETROITThe Michigan Tech Fund has reorganized its staff in Houghton and recently opened an office in metro Detroit to improve communications with Michigan Tech's alumni and friends. "The opening of an office in Detroit will allow us to experience an even higher degree of regular contact with our largest concentration of alumni and friends," said Fred Hensley, senior vice president for advancement and marketing and executive director of the Michigan Tech Fund. "The Tech Fund is taking transitional steps to becoming a first-class organization in support of a world-class university." Hensley noted more than 16,000 MTU alumni reside in the Detroit to Chicago corridor and more than 19,000 alumni live in the Lower Peninsula. Michigan Tech has more than 60,000 alumni who live and work in the U.S. and in 112 other countries. The Detroit office, which is located in the AmeriCenter building in Novi, will initially be used as the primary base for the Michigan Tech Fund's major gifts program, but will also provide a new visibility and presence for Michigan Tech in the Detroit area. "We have been discussing the establishment of a Detroit area office since the last fundraising campaign," said Ross Roeder, president of the Tech Fund Board of Trustees. "We are confident this step will be a transformational move for the Tech Fund and will provide needed efficiencies for our fundraising operations. "This is an important step in our planning efforts for the next campaign and comes at a time when Michigan Tech is experiencing a critical need for financial support." In addition, the Tech Fund main office, which has been located in the UPPCO building since 1995, will relocate this month to the top three floors of the Republic Bank building in Hancock. The move will generate savings to allow the Tech Fund to invest in fundraising efforts in Detroit, according to Hensley. "The move to Republic Bank will generate approximately $250,000 in facility savings during the next five years which will be used to fund the facility needs in Detroit," said Hensley. "The Tech Fund's operations infrastructure, including accounting, database management and information systems, will remain in Hancock, as will our planned giving and annual giving staff." The Tech Fund recently hired its first two additional fundraising professionals to staff the Detroit office. Bart Aslin, vice president for development, comes to the Tech Fund from the assistant to the vice president for university advancement position at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has more than 16 years of non-profit administrative and fundraising experience. Molly Shor has joined the staff as chief development officer. She was chief development and communications officer for Oakland Family Services, a multi-faceted human services agency in Pontiac. She was responsible for the implementation and management of a $2 million major gift and sponsorship program. "We are pleased to have Bart and Molly joining the staff of the Michigan Tech Fund," said Hensley. "We are confident their efforts will increase the private support of Michigan Tech's alumni and friends and allow the university to continue to accomplish the ambitious goals outlined in its strategic plan." In addition, Gail Mroz has accepted new responsibilities as chief financial officer and executive director of operations in Hancock, and Eric Halonen has been promoted to assistant vice president for major and planned gifts. "The hiring of new staff in Detroit and the enhancement of responsibilities for Gail and Eric are reflective of the Tech Fund's commitment to establishing a performance-based organization to lead our fundraising efforts," said Roeder. "The trustees are confident that we have assembled a leadership team to plan and execute our next major fundraising initiative. We look forward to the future with great anticipation." The Detroit office is located at 28175 Haggerty Road in Novi. The telephone number is 248-994-7750. The new address in Hancock will be 400 Quincy Street and the telephone number is 487-2310. ____________ STATE OF THE UNIVERSITIES ADDRESS BROADCAST HERE NOV. 12The first annual State of the Universities Address will be telecast live to Michigan Tech on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 5 p.m. in MEEM 111. Irvin Reid, president of Wayne State University, will deliver the address at the Michigan Historical Museum, in Lansing. Reid chairs the Presidents Council, which is comprised of the presidents of Michigan's 15 public universities. In the face of impending state budget cuts, Reid is expected to present a consolidated case on behalf of the universities. The master of ceremonies for the event will be former state legislator Paul Hillegonds, now president of the Detroit Renaissance and chair of the University Investment Commission. If you plan to attend the State of the Universities Address, please contact Mary Peters at 487-2354 or mtpeters@mtu.edu by Friday, Nov. 7. ____________ JIM CARSTENS DIESJim Carstens, 65, a veteran of the School of Technology, died Monday, Oct. 27, at his Hancock home following a long bout with cancer. He came to Michigan Tech in 1974 as an assistant professor in the electromechanical technology program and left in 1981, first for Prince Corporation, in Holland, Mich., where he was an engineering manager, and then to Emory Anderson, Inc., of Comstock Park, where he was vice president. He returned to the School of Technology in 1985, joining the mechanical design engineering technology program. He retired in 2001 as an associate professor. "Jim was well respected and looked up to in the School," said his longtime supervisor, Tim Collins, who retired from the deanship earlier this year. "He was known for his ingenuity and creativity and, as time went on, his good outlook on life. He never let his illness get him down." Carstens earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri at Rolla, but his inquisitive nature and wide-ranging interests led him to become an expert in disparate fields, including weather and astronomy. "He actually dismantled the National Weather Service weather tower from the old airport in Marquette," Collins said. "He wanted to get it installed here, in Calumet, because we're in the NWS blind spot caused by the Huron Mountains." Funding for the project never materialized, but Carstens did set up a weather station near the SDC, which recorded snowfall for Houghton, and served as a weather observer. "He had some very innovative gadgets," Collins said. "It was interesting to see the different kinds of sensors he'd come up with to detect rainfall and humidity. I'm sure his skills will be missed." "Plus, he made people laugh with his stories and antics." His colleague Associate Professor Steve Roblee (Technology) called Carstens "a renaissance man; he did a little bit of everything." "He was an engineer by training but the actual work he did covered many different areas, mechanical, electrical, and he was an astronomer. . . . He could do as much with electronics as any electrical engineer, and he was self taught. "You know Tech's Leaders for Innovation Campaign? Jim was one of the most innovative guys I know. He had a workshop in his basement, and would build models down there all the time." What did he do in his spare time? "He loved traveling out west with his wife; he loved riding bicycles," Roblee says. "He was a ham radio operator, too, and he talked to people all over the world." "Up to the very end, even though he was really in pain, Jim was a very positive guy," he said. "He dealt with the knowledge of his death in a healthy, positive way. "He always had a smile on his face. And he spoke his mind; anything that was on his mind, he would say it." "Plus, he was an optimist; he cheered people up and made people laugh a lot. He was a cool guy." One time Carstens made people laugh by accident. While in class, he was demonstrating how to handle dry ice without getting frostbitten, by moving the small chunk quickly from one hand to the other. You can even put it in your mouth, he told the class, so long as you keep it moving. However, as he demonstrated this technique, he accidently swallowed the dry ice. No, he wasn't hurt, Roblee said. But consider: In such conditions, dry ice quickly becomes carbon dioxide gas, which has a much higher volume than in its solid state. No teacher before or since has probably belched more in front of his students. Eric Smith, a former Carstens student who later joined the MET department as a technician, was not surprised by the story. "He taught more through action," Smith remembers, adding, "He was also very demanding." "Jim was an amazing man. His love of knowledge and new things, his weather workings, were very important to him," Smith says. "He was extremely supportive of my efforts academically, and I miss him dearly. "He was always there to encourage, to recognize effort and a job well done. I've missed him being here for quite some time." "He kind of adopted me," Smith said. "He helped make sure I was headed in the right direction." Smith recalls Carstens losing his temper only once. "In class, a student walked in about 10 minutes late, dropped the assignment on his desk, and walked out. Jim went out into the hall, came back in, and said, 'What the hell just happened here?'" The class was, wisely, silent. "I only heard him swear twice, and that was one of them," Smith said. The other time was when he caught a student cheating. "He was concerned that he was wasting his potential," Smith said. "Michigan Tech would be a better place if there were a whole lot of Jim Carstens around." Carstens is survived by his wife, Sandy; two daughters, Signe Carstens and Lesley (William) O'Kane, both of Hancock; two grandchildren, Jacob and Hannah O'Kane; one brother, Frederick (Peggy) Carstens of Massillon, Ohio; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 11 a.m. at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church of Hancock with Rev. Jimalee Jones to officiate. In lieu of flowers or others expressions of sympathy the family suggests that memorials be given to the Omega House or the American Cancer Society. ____________ ICE HOCKEY TEAM MEMBERS NATION'S TOP SCORERSMembers of the ice hockey team have been named National Offensive Player of the Week by U.S. College Hockey Online (http://www.uscho.com) for two consecutive weeks. Chris Conner is the nation's top scorer so far this season, leading the country in both goals, with nine, and points per game at 2.75 (11 points in four games). He has also recorded two three-goal hat tricks in his first four games, the first player to do so in Michigan Tech's 82-year hockey history. In a 3-3 overtime tie against St. Cloud State on Oct. 24, Conner scored two second period goals to give his team a 2-1 lead and was named the game's No. 2 star. On Saturday, Oct. 25, he scored three more goals. In 42 games as a collegiate player (including his rookie season of 2002-03), Conner has averaged 1.14 points per game on 22 goals and 26 assists. Colin Murphy registered four goals and an assist at Michigan Tech's 7-6 overtime win over Northern Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 18. Murphy also had an assist in a 4-3 overtime loss at NMU on Oct. 17. Murphy is the nation's second-leading scorer. ____________ RECLASSIFICATION PROCESS UNDERWAY FOR IT PROFESSIONALSAnyone who is part of the Information Technology classification within the Hay System should have received a memo about reclassification of positions from Human Resources. Some campus positions that are not currently part of that group may belong in the IT classification. The new definition for IT positions is as follows: Information Technology professionals devote the majority of their time to the design, development, configuration, maintenance and/or user support of information technology systems. An information technology system is comprised of hardware and/or software to create, transmit, store or display information. Usually, these systems are electronic and digital in nature. Management professionals in this category spend the majority of their effort directly responsible for overall information technology policy, strategy and management; and IT financial and personnel management. If you feel that your position belongs in this classification system, you should first meet with your supervisor and, if they concur, fill out the Information Technology Classification Migration form that can be found at http://www.admin.mtu.edu/hro/adminresources/forms.html#hr. The form is available in both Microsoft Word and pdf format. If you cannot access the form or have any questions about its completion, please contact Becky Christianson at rwchrist@mtu.edu or 370-4976. When filling out the form, it is imperative that it should be completed relative to the position, not the person in the position. One way to think of it is this: If the position were vacated, what skills and abilities would be needed to do the functions of the position? The deadline for submitting forms to Becky Christianson in Human Resources is Nov. 21. The forms cannot be submitted electronically since they require signatures. After the forms are evaluated by Human Resources, an HR representative will meet with IT professionals and supervisors in January for additional information, if necessary. Appraisal letters will then be sent to employees and supervisors with the new IT group classification note. (This deals only with the position classification, not compensation.) Appeals may be submitted in late January, and in February a committee will review the classification study and propose uniform titles. A compensation study will be undertaken, and by June, the study results will be released. ____________ NAME TAGS AVAILABLE FROM SPECIAL EVENTS OFFICEThe Michigan Tech adhesive name badges (formerly available from Central Stores) are now available from the Special Events Office. We can accommodate large or small orders. Please contact Lynda Heinonen directly at 487-2284 or events@mtu.edu if you have questions or would like to place an order. ____________ TEACHING AT TECH: BUT IT'S ALL IN THE GAMEby William Kennedy, director, Center for Teaching, Learning and Faculty Development James Paul Gee, the Tashia Morgridge Professor of Reading at UW Madison, is the author of "What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy." * The book compares and contrasts the learning principles employed by contemporary video game designers against those routinely employed in traditional educational programs. Put bluntly, Gee argues that video game designers are employing techniques that make them significantly better at initiating and sustaining engaged learning than school teachers or college professors even when the disparate learning outcomes of the two enterprises are taken into consideration. Why are video game designers so focused on weaving ever more engaging learning principles into their games? It's about survival of the fittest. If one of these complex and highly intricate games is successful in engaging new players as they learn the ropes, sales and profits are likely to soar. If not, the games will sit on the shelf and the designer will be looking for work in a new field. It is this fierce competition that drives game designers to constantly improve the instructional components of their products, Gee says. It surprises some to discover that video game profits rival those of the motion picture industry. Yes, but how can you seriously compare the learning associated with video games with the kinds of learning we typically associate with college courses? Gee answers that the two have much more in common than non-players realize. Students and players must 1) learn to experience the world in a new way, 2) learn to join and collaborate with a new group with different ideas and a new language and 3) develop resources that enable and encourage future learning within and across evolving domains. Gee says the games "situate meaning in a multimodal space through embodied experiences to solve problems and reflect on the intricacies of the design of imagined worlds and the design of both real and imagined social relationships and identities in the modern world." Got that? In the book, Gee identifies 36 principles employed by game designers that might be utilized by instructors to improve school-based instruction. Game designers know that . . . 1) Active, critical learning is far preferable to passive modalities. Video game players don't read instruction manuals and they do everything they can to avoid reading textbooks when they do come to school. Progressive immersion from the first day is far preferable to instructor-designed and controlled protocols. 2) An important part of learning a new domain is for students to come discover how the new domain is organized and how it actually functions. Memorizing unrelated facts and protocols does little to encourage the kind of rich and lasting engagement that comes from actually trying to figure out how to get things accomplished in a new domain. 3) Encountering a new domain should involve a wide variety of senses and symbol systems. Immersion through simulations, games, discussion and demonstrations is far more engaging than strategies that exclusively employ passive learning gained through reading or listening to lectures. 4) Learning designs that enable students to increasingly interact with practitioners in that domain are more effective than those that continue to acknowledge the traditional divide between the student and the expert. Thus, apprenticeships, service learning programs, learning centers, learning communities and undergraduate research programs provide students with opportunities to genuinely experience the accruing benefits of their continued learning. 5) Learning that engages must encourage students to develop a broader conception of the utility and ultimate worth of the domain that they are exploring. *Palgrave-MacMillan, New York, 2003. CONCERT CHOIR TO PERFORM WITH CASS TECH HARP AND VOCAL ENSEMBLEMichigan Tech's Concert Choir and the renowned Harp and Vocal Ensemble of Detroit's Cass Technical High School will present a joint concert on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rozsa Center. This will be the Cass Tech ensemble's fourth visit to Houghton over a span of 20 years. The Harp and Vocal Ensemble will perform folk songs, spirituals and other music for women's chorus, including selections from Benjamin Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols." Formed in 1926 as a concert group for educational purposes, the Ensemble has received local, national and international acclaim for the high caliber of its musicianship and performance. Patricia Terry-Ross, director of the ensemble since 1976, is an alumna of both Cass Tech and the Harp and Vocal Ensemble. She received bachelor's and master's degrees in music from the University of Michigan. In addition to teaching at Cass Tech, she is principal harpist for the Michigan Opera Theatre, performs with the Detroit Symphony and is a member of the applied music faculty of Wayne State University. The Concert Choir will feature Bach's "Lobet den Herrn," accompanied by strings from the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra and organ, plus spirituals, gospel music and a recent composition by the Concert Choir's founder and conductor, Milton Olsson. The program will also include two settings of "O magnum mysterium," one by 16th century Spanish composer Tomas Luis de Victoria, and the other by contemporary American composer Morten Lauridsen. To conclude, the choirs will join together with organist Eric Hepp to present Gustav Holst's exciting setting of Psalm 148, based on a 17th-century chorale melody. Hepp is an alumnus of Michigan Tech, holding a bachelor's and two master's degrees. This visit of the Cass Tech Harp and Vocal Ensemble is made possible by support from the Department of Fine Arts, Friends of Rozsa Center, the Michigan Tech Fund, Educational Opportunity and the Provost's Office. Tickets for the Concert Choir with the Cass Tech Harp and Vocal Ensemble are available from the Rozsa Center Box Office, 487-3200 and http://www.tickets.mtu.edu , for $8 general, $4 students. ____________ NATIVE AMERICAN SPEAKERS' FORUM FEATURES WORLD HOOP DANCING CHAMPION, MUSICMichigan Tech's eighth annual Native American Speakers' Forum, set for Friday, Nov. 7, will feature singer and songwriter Bill Miller, World Hoop Dancing Champion Lisa Odjig, Steve Baranyai of the drum group Gathering Thunder and traditional native flute player Jessica Dakota. The Speakers' Forum will be followed on Saturday, Nov. 8, by the Spirit of the Harvest Powwow at the Gates Tennis Center. The forum will be held in the Memorial Union Ballroom and opens at 9 a.m. with traditional song and ceremony by Gathering Thunder. At 9:15 a.m., Baranyai, a representative from the National American Indian Science and Engineering Society, will talk about AISES and how Native Americans can succeed in college. Baranyai, an Ojibwe, is from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. His reserve is Serpent River First Nations on the north shore of Lake Huron. Odjig will perform from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. In 2000, she became the first woman ever to win the World Hoop Dancing Championship, and she reclaimed the title this year. In addition to competing in the championships, she has performed for Queen Elizabeth II, at the Calgary Stampede and with the American Indian Dance Theatre. She said that being the only woman to enter the adult category for the last two years has added a lot of pressure. "I feel I have to try harder," she said. "I have to dance harder because the men are stronger (physically)." She has nothing but praise for all the competitors. Watching others perform, Odjig said, she feels their excitement and disappointments. "My heart really goes out to them because I know how difficult it is." The forum adjourns for lunch until noon, when Jessica Dakota, a member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, opens for Miller. She will play the traditional native flute. "Dakota is very talented and her music is beautiful," said Lori Sherman, Native American outreach coordinator. She has opened for Buffy Sainte-Marie, Miller and various others. She is currently a student at Baraga High School and is also taking classes at Michigan Tech. At 12:10 p.m., Miller, a Nammy (Native American Music Award) winner will perform. A Mohican Indian from northern Wisconsin, he has long been one of the most admired figures in the Native American music arena and beyond. "As an award-winning recording artist, performer, songwriter, activist and painter, he's been a voice for the voiceless, a link between two great, and clashing, civilizations," Sherman said. The drum group Gathering Thunder will hold the closing ceremony at 1:15 p.m. All of the sessions are free and open to public. For more information, contact Sherman at 487-2920 or lasherma@mtu.edu.
LECTURES EXPLORE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MINERALS AND LIVING ORGANISMSMichael Hochella Jr., professor of mineralogy and geochemistry at Virginia Tech, will present "Nanoscience and Technology: The Next Revolution in the Earth and Environmental Sciences" on Friday, Nov. 7, at noon in Dillman 214. On Saturday, Nov. 1, he will present "Sustaining Earth: Thoughts on the Present and Future Roles of Mineralogy in Environmental Science" at 8 p.m. at the Seaman Mineral Museum. The Seaman Mineral Museum Society will be hosting a reception before the lecture at 7 p.m. Over the past 15 years, Hochella's research group has received over $4.5 million in research funding from NSF, DOE and PRF on research involving the fundamental nature and environmental significance of the interface between minerals and living organisms. ____________ PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM THURSDAY, OCT. 30Ruhong Zhou of IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center and Columbia University will present a physics colloquium, "Protein Folding with Molecular Dynamics," Thursday, Oct. 30, 4-5 p.m., Fisher 139. ____________ CHEMISTRY SEMINAR OCT. 31Assistant Professor Chandrashekhar P. Joshi (SFRES) will present a chemistry seminar, "Three Amigos: Coordinate Expression of Three Cellulose Synthase Genes in Trees," Friday, Oct. 31, at 3 p.m. in Chemical Sciences and Engineering 101.
NEW STAFFMark Galley has joined the MUB staff as catering manager. He was previously employed as the food service and facilities manager for Aramark Canada at North Bay Ontario Airport. He was also the office manager for Aramark Campus Services at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Galley has already earned a BA and will complete a Bachelor of Commerce from Dalhousie University in December. He is married to Sarah Galley, a PhD student in biomedical engineering. Amy Hume Haggenmiller has joined Research Accounting as an assistant research accountant. She was previously employed as senior accountant at Northern Michigan University. She holds a BS in Accounting and Finance from NMU. She and her husband, Joe, have a daughter, Gretchen. ____________ IN THE NEWSHockey centerman Chris Conner, who has made nine goals and 11 points in four games this season, is interviewed by Inside College Hockey. He speaks on coach Jamie Russell, teammate Colin Murphy, the local community, Houghton's snow and . . . more. Check out http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/QAs/conner_0209.htm and be sure to read the entire story. ____________ ON THE ROADUniversity Archivist Erik Nordberg (J. R. Van Pelt Library) presented "At the Bottom of Any Mine Shaft: Cornish Miners in Michigan," and graduate student Jane Nordberg (Humanities) presented "You're Hired--Now Act Like the Rest of Us: Language Prestige and Discrimination of Brits in the American Workplace" at the Midwest Conference for British Studies hosted by Illinois State University, Bloomington, Oct. 17-19. ____________ Calendar: October29--Wednesday 7:30 p.m.--"Trick or Troupe"--Memorial Union commons 31--Friday 5 p.m.--Women's Volleyball, Lake Superior State at MTU--SDC Gym 7:05 p.m.--Men's Hockey, Vermont at MTU--MacInnes Student Ice Arena November 1--Saturday 7:05 p.m.--Men's Hockey, Vermont at MTU--MacInnes Student Ice Arena 7--Friday Native American Speakers' Forum--Memorial Union Ballroom: 9-9:15 a.m.--Gathering Thunder 9:15-9:30 a.m.--Steve Baranyai 9:30-10:30 a.m.--Lisa Odjig 12-12:10 p.m.--Jessica Dakota 12:10-1:15 p.m.--Bill Miller 1:15-1:30 p.m.--Gathering Thunder 5 p.m.--Women's Volleyball, Ferris State at MTU--SDC Gym 7:05 p.m.--Men's Hockey, Wisconsin at MTU--MacInnes Student Ice Arena ____________ MICHIGAN TECH POSITIONS AVAILABLEJob descriptions will be available at 1 p.m. on Friday, or by e-mail at <JOBS@MTU.EDU>. The following positions will be posted Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, at 1 p.m. through noon, Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, in the Human Resources Office or at http://www.admin.mtu.edu/hro/postings/ Office Assistant 4--Vice President for Research (Regular, part-time position, 30 hours per week; UAW internal and external posting) Contracts Analyst--Research and Sponsored Programs Residence Hall Coordinator--Residence Life (Regular, full-time, 10-month position) Research/Design Engineer--Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Equipment Operator II--Facilities Operations (Temporary position) University employees are reminded to apply in writing prior to noon, Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, to be considered as internal candidates for bargaining unit positions only. Applicants from the recall pool will be given first consideration for non-bargaining-unit positions only. Vacancy announcements are normally posted every Friday at 1 p.m. in the Human Resources Office. Complete job descriptions are available in the Human Resources Office or by calling 487-2280. More information regarding employment opportunities is available by calling the Job Line at 487-2895. Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer.
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