Author: Julie Ross

The Center for Student Mental Health and Well-being – Fall 2026

The Center for Student Mental Health and Well-being offers a wide variety of opportunities for students to engage in hands-on health & well-being education and support each semester. Individual counseling services are available to students, along with support and therapy groups, a Husky Hour Series, and special semester events this fall. We also offer options for online counselor support through Mantra Health, which works hand-in-hand with our Center to ensure care is connected and comprehensive. We encourage faculty, staff, & advisors to recommend these programs and services to the students that you meet with.

The Center for Student Mental Health and Well-being has a digital Fall 2026 Events & Programming Flyer that will hopefully make it even easier to share this information with students when you are meeting with them. A physical copy of this flyer along with our rackcard about the Center, Mantra/Walk-in Hours card, and a mental health resources bookmark were sent via interoffice mail to all the Undergraduate Advisors. We have very limited additional copies available that you can request by emailing counseling@@mtu.edu. 

Anyone interested in helping us promote mental health and well-being events and programming can join our list-serv/Google Group. We will send promotion details and resources for each individual event that you can share either formally (to use in a department newsletter for example) or informally (for advisors to have event information to share with students).

For additional information on what services the Center provides, please visit our website: https://www.mtu.edu/well-being/ If you have any questions or need further clarification, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

ITE MTU Event – Internship Opportunity at MDOT

The ITE MTU Student Chapter would like to invite you to our first event of the semester. We will be hosting an event about “Internship Opportunity at MDOT” with three representatives from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), who will also be attending the Career Fair on Tuesday. They will guide the students and have sessions so that they can learn more about the current industry practice, opportunities at MDOT and much more. Event details are as follows:

Date: Monday, September 28

Time: 3 – 4 PM

Location: Dillman 214

Pizza will be provided for attendees. This will be an informal conversation, so feel free to bring any questions you have about transportation engineering, careers, and internship opportunities at MDOT, or what it is like to work in the transportation industry.

Please register using the following link:
https://forms.gle/EjzXb7oAoYBcYuGb9

If you have any questions, please contact Suphanat Juengprase (ITE Secretary) sjuengpr@mtu.edu or Isa Rahman (ITE President) at irahma3@mtu.edu.

We look forward to seeing you there!–
       Isa Rahman       Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering 

Michigan Technological University

Dow 851, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI, 49931

WTS Michigan Scholarship Opportunity Now Live!

Please find attached an exciting opportunity to apply for scholarships offered by the WTS Foundation, a professional organization dedicated to advancing women in transportation.

The WTS Michigan Chapter is offering five scholarships to women in Michigan pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in transportation-related fields. These awards are based on academic performance, career goals, and relevant experience. You may apply for more than one scholarship but can only be selected to win one.

Scholarship Details:

  • Undergraduate Scholarships worth $3000 each
    • Sharon D. Banks Memorial Scholarship (up to 2)
    • Molitoris Leadership Scholarship (up to 2)
  • Graduate Scholarships worth $3000 each
    • Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship
    • Bridgette Beato Leadership Legacy Scholarship
  • Four local winners will be automatically entered into the WTS International competition for additional scholarship opportunities
  • Applications are due by November 20th, 2026 to Maddie Reitz (mreitz@hntb.com).
  • Electronic submissions are preferred via email.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the WTS Scholarship Co-Chair at mreitz@hntb.com .”

Please feel free to reach out with any questions. We appreciate your help in sharing this opportunity and supporting the next generation of transportation professionals.

Maddie Reitz, PE

Bridges & Structures

WTS Scholarship Co-Chair

Cell (517) 898-2043     Email mreitz@hntb.com

HNTB CORPORATION

2651 Coolidge Rd, Suite 202  |  East Lansing, MI 48823  |  hntb.com

Celebrating 110 Years of Excellence

MSFA Scholarship Opportunity 2026/2027

The Michigan Stormwater-Floodplain Association (MSFA) is proud to announce our 2027 scholarship opportunity. This year the MSFA board approved a scholarship award of $4000.00. Please follow the below link to access the scholarship application. Please see that students interested in stormwater and floodplain management are made aware of the opportunity. This year the scholarship applications are due on Monday, November 23, 2026 and applicants can expect to be notified of our decision near the end of February 2027.

This year’s application is available on the MSFA website at: https://michiganfloods.org/index.php/academic-scholarships

https://www.asfpmfoundation.org/scholarships-and-grants/future-leaders-scholarship.php?giving=true

Career Fest/Fair/Resume reminders

  1. Attached is the list of events remaining leading up to the Fair! Career Services also has walk-ins at our office 11-2 each day, and the Prep Yourself/Partner Fest days will have name tags, resume reviews, and more. 
  2. The Career Fair Handshake event can be found here. You can sort by employer/major, but you can also look through the posted jobs using keywords/titles that are relevant. 
  3. All students will be receiving an email from Kellie Raffaelli in the days to come with some key Fair details they need to know.
  4. Attached is also a where-to-start resource for resume development you can use as well!

ITE Michigan Scholarship 2026

The Michigan Section of ITE is offering six $2,500 scholarships for its 33rd Annual Scholarship Program. These scholarships are for both graduate and undergraduate students. Can you please share the following information with interested students? Please let students know they can contact me (Dr. Kulin Zhang, klzhang@mtu.edu) with any questions.

ITE Michigan Section Scholarship Applications – 2026

Things to do

•        Complete the attached one-page application form (Page 2)

•        Prepare a one-page, double-spaced essay on My Future in Transportation

•        A short biography (150 words or less) and a photo

•        One-page resume

•        Submit the form, paper, a short bio with a photo, and a resume to Dr. Kuilin Zhang (klzhang@mtu.edu) byOctober 16, 2026 – he will review the application, complete a Professor/Advisor form, and send your package to ITE Michigan by October 23, 2026.

Note: Applicants must be student members of both the Michigan Section and ITE International. To become an ITE International Student Member, complete an application online (ITE Website: www.ite.org) as soon as possible. Please contact Isa Rahman (irahma3@mtu.edu), President of the MTU ITE Student Chapter, about membership.

ITE Michigan Scholarship 2026

The Michigan Section of ITE is offering six $2,500 scholarships for its 33rd Annual Scholarship Program. These scholarships are for both graduate and undergraduate students. Students can contact Dr. Zhang (klzhang@mtu.edu) with any questions.

ITE Michigan Section Scholarship Applications – 2026

Things to do

•        Complete the attached one-page application form (Page 2)

•        Prepare a one-page, double-spaced essay on My Future in Transportation

•        A short biography (150 words or less) and a photo

•        One-page resume

•        Submit the form, paper, a short bio with a photo, and a resume to Dr. Kuilin Zhang (klzhang@mtu.edu) byOctober 16, 2026 – he will review the application, complete a Professor/Advisor form, and send your package to ITE Michigan by October 23, 2026.

Applicants must be student members of both the Michigan Section and ITE International. To become an ITE International Student Member, complete an application online (ITE Website: www.ite.org) as soon as possible. Please contact Isa Rahman (irahma3@mtu.edu), President of the MTU ITE Student Chapter, about membership.

2026 APAM Scholarship – Oct 28 Deadline

APAM Scholarship Program Ensuring the Future of the Asphalt Industry

The APAM Scholarship Program supports the next generation of professionals in the asphalt paving industry and helps ensure asphalt remains America’s leading choice in paving materials.

Purpose

The APAM Scholarship Program was established to:

Encourage student interest in the asphalt paving industry

Support the development of a workforce trained in asphalt technology

Encourage colleges and universities to offer education and training in asphalt technology

Eligibility

The scholarship program currently provides funding for undergraduate and graduate students.

Applicants must:

Be a U.S. citizen

Be enrolled full-time at an accredited two-year technical institution, four-year college, or university in Michigan

Have an interest in pursuing a career in the Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) paving industry

If you have interns working within your organization who meet these eligibility requirements, please encourage them to submit an application to bwilson@apa-mi.org by October 28, 2026.

Scholarship recipients will be recognized at the APAM Holiday Banquet and Presentation of the 2026 Asphalt Paving Awards on Thursday, December 10, 2026, at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing, Michigan. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to the APAM Office.