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Students Win Second Place in Associated Schools of Construction Competition

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Michigan Tech students and FHP staff at the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Great Lakes Region Heavy Civil Division Competition this October. Pictured (left to right) are Joe Scarpelli, Executive VP of FHP, Sam Fitzpatrick (civil engineering), Troy Pape (civil engineering), Jack Schall (construction management), Evan Deimling (civil engineering), Caitlyn Schmitt (construction management), Christo Short (construction management), and Mia Dadian, FHP college recruiting manager.

Michigan Tech students won second place in the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Great Lakes Region Heavy Civil Division Competition this October. The team competed against Milwaukee School of Engineering.

“We received great feedback from the division sponsor, F.H. Paschen (FHP) Contractors,” says Andrea Andres, professor of practice in civil, environmental, and geospatial engineering. “They were extremely impressed with our team’s final presentation.”

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Husky Investment Tournament Engages High School Students in World of Investing

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The semi-annual Husky Investment Tournament, founded in 2019 and hosted by the Michigan Tech College of Business, takes place this fall from September 30 to November 8, 2024.

In the contest, teams of 3-4 high school students compete with teams at schools in their region, learning about business, finance, investing, and economics as they build an investment portfolio with $1 million virtual dollars. No experience is necessary and there is no charge to participate.

At the end of the tournament, the best performing team receives a $1,000 cash prize. All students who actively participate in the tournament receive a one-time $1,000 Michigan Tech scholarship.

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Huskies Place First, Second in THEProject Competition

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by Roger Woods, College of Business

Students in OSM4350 Advanced Project Management, led by Roger Woods (COB), participated in the 12th annual Western Michigan Project Management Institute (WMPMI) collegiate project management competition — known as THEProject — where they took home first and second place.

The teams gave their final presentations Monday (April 8) in Hudsonville, Michigan.

The Project, Team Name: Anchor Management
Photo credit: THEProject
Team Name: Anchor Management
Photo Left to Right: Travis Puesel, WMPMI THEProject Director with MTU Students: Easton Armstrong, Meredith Raaslo, Jacob Maurer, Blake Lewis, William Zinser, Alexander Bos

Students on the winning teams include:

  • First-Place Team — Anchor Management:
    Jacob Maurer (team lead), Blake Lewis, Easton Armstrong, Alex Bos, Will Zinser and Meredith Raasio
  • Second-Place Team — Lake Superior Salute:
    Gregory Lapetina (team lead), Connor Zavislak, Ethan Kennedy, Maggie Gallup, Ashley Haen and Simon Karnoe
THEProject Team Lake Superior Salute
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Team: Lake Superior Salute
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Husky Teams Sweep State Project Management Competition

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Group photo of Team “HACME” at THE Project project management competition
Representing Michigan Tech in first place of THE Project—Team HACME—L to R: Mithil Masutage, Keith Wallace, Shivkumar Gaikwad, Anastasia Motta, Andrew Kleehammer, Benjamin Leinonen, Liam McDonough, Roger Woods (Photo courtesy THE Project)

Michigan Tech teams earned both first and second place in THE Project 2023, a semester-long project management competition sponsored by the Western Michigan Project Management Institute. Finals were held last month at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville, Michigan, where Huskies went up against competitors from Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, Hillsdale College, and Western Michigan University.

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