CEGE Undergraduate Advising Blog

NEED: K-6 After School STEM Instructors

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The MTU Center for Science & Environmental Outreach provides after school STEM classes for students at Baraga Elementary and CJ Sullivan Elementary School (L’Anse). Classes are once per week for one hour between 4-6 pm. They may be virtual or in-person. The Center has lots of lessons already to go that an instructor just has to organize supplies for. Classes begin week of Sept. 13

The Center also conducts 1.5-2 hour science field trips during the school day for K-8 classes, which usually take place at their schools. There are already lessons prepared and supply kits ready to go. You can choose times to fit your schedule.

You must have your own car.  If you’re interested, please complete this online application. 

Feel free to contact Joan Chadde (jchadde@mtu.edu) with any questions. The supply kits are stored in the forestry building, rather than GLRC, for easy access. We would have a short training with all interested instructors first.

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Evening with Industry

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The Society of Women Engineers would like to invite you, any student, to Evening with Industry, our annual industry networking dinner with the largest number of company representatives present together outside of a Career Fair. We have multiple employers who are hiring civil and environmental engineers.

The Evening with Industry event will be held virtually at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, September 21st. The link to student registration, which closes on September 14th, can be found here: http://www.mtuswe.com/ewifor-students. Again, the event is free to all students regardless of gender. We even have a referral contest going for students who encourage their friends to sign up, so be sure to tell your colleagues- you might even win something! With questions, please email sweewi@mtu.edu.

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Study Abroad Fair

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Adventure is calling, HOWL back! Take advantage of the three-day virtual study abroad fair to meet with study abroad professionals to learn about your options, and start planning your study abroad adventure! The virtual fair will take place September 13th – 15th. All sessions will be recorded and posted to the Michigan Tech study abroad YouTube channel.

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Scholarship: Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers

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Each year the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers awards up to five scholarships of at least $2,000.  These scholarships are a one-year grant for direct educational expenses.  Students may re-apply in subsequent years.

Please share the following scholarship opportunities with undergraduate students pursuing an education in a field of study that will open opportunities to work in the crushed stone, sand, gravel, and industrial mineral mining industry in Illinois or a career teaching Earth Science or Geology.  More information, including scholarship requirements and an online application, can be found at https://www.iaap-aggregates.org/education-foundation-scholarship.html.

Education Foundation Scholarship

(apply online)

This scholarship supports students learning and training to be the next generation of professionals in the industry.  Applicant must be majoring, or intends to major, in a curriculum which will be compatible with a career in the aggregates industry such as (but not limited to):

  • Civil Engineering
  • Engineering Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Geology
  • Geological Engineering
  • Mineral Science
  • Mining Engineering

Joanne Kluessendorf Memorial Scholarship

(apply online)

The purpose of this scholarship is to promote the education of individuals seeking a career in teaching Earth Science or Geology to students or the general public. Applicant must be majoring, or intends to major, in a curriculum which will be compatible with a career in education.  Possible areas of study may include Earth Science, Geology, Environmental Science, or Natural History Museum Programs.

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Feel free to reach out to the IAAP office if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Jodi Crowe, Office Manager

Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers

1115 S. 2nd Street | Springfield, IL 62704

217.241.1639 Office | 217.241.1641 Fax

jodi@iaap-aggregates.org

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Michigan Tech Engineering Ambassadors

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The Michigan Tech Engineering Ambassadors is currently looking for new members!

Our mission is that through communication and leadership, we strive to become well-rounded engineers by motivating the next generation to improve our world. As part of our program, you will get to:

·       Create and present your own STEM topic to a real audience!

·       Conduct hands-on activities to reinforce your topic principles!

·       Excite and inspire middle and high school students to pursue STEM careers!

·       Improve your resume with this outreach experience!

Find out more about us at our INFORMATION SESSION on THURSDAY September 9th at 6:00 PM in FISHER 129. First general meeting is on Thursday September 16th at 6:00 PM in Fisher 129.

Contact group leader Brittney Duford (bkduford@mtu.edu) advisor Jaclyn Johnson at jenesbit@mtu.edu or Nancy Barr at nbbarr@mtu.edu to be added to the email list or with any questions. We hope you’ll join us!

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Lecture: Is sustainable mining achievable? Can environmental engineering help get us there?

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Plan to Attend: The GMES and CEE departments, along with the Sustainable Futures Institute at MTU, have collaborated this year to host the 2021 Kappe Lecturer –  David Dzombak – in a virtual event. 

Is sustainable mining achievable? Can environmental engineering help get us there?

This event is made possible through support from the Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors.

When: 3:00 PM Tuesday, September 21st.

How to Attend: In person for live streaming in MEEM 112 or Virtually

Description: Extraction and processing of fuel and non-fuel minerals from the Earth has a plethora of impacts on land, water, air and ecosystems.  Reduction and remediation of these impacts have long engaged environmental engineers in research and practice.  Application of sustainability principles to mining is inherently challenging, considering the impacts involved and that mining involves removal of finite resources.  However, as demand continues for fuel minerals such as coal and non-fuel minerals such as metals, consideration of environmental sustainability is increasingly being incorporated into development and operation of mines.

This talk will examine the environmental sustainability profiles of fuel and non-fuel mineral mining, and efforts that have been undertaken over the past 30 years to improve these profiles.  The talk will focus on coal and copper mining in the U.S. as important examples of fuel- and non-fuel mineral mining.  Current and evolving mining industry practices and related environmental engineering activities will be reviewed.  Approaches for assessing the environmental sustainability of mining operations will be presented and applied to the two cases, with consideration of scale from operations at individual sites to system level.  

The meaning of sustainable mining will be explored, as will the potential to achieve sustainable mining for fuel and non-fuel minerals.  A framework for assessment of sustainability in mining that includes life-cycle metrics will be put forward.  Application of the framework to copper will be presented as an example.  The role of environmental engineers in advancing the environmental sustainability of mining will be examined with the audience.

About the Speaker: David Dzombak is the Hamerschlag University Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon.  The emphasis of his research and teaching is on water quality engineering, water resource sustainability, and energy-environment issues.  At Carnegie Mellon he also has served as Associate Dean for Graduate and Faculty Affairs for the College of Engineering (2006-2010), as Director of the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research (2007-2013), and as Interim Vice Provost of Sponsored Programs (November 2012-August 2013).

Dzombak received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986.  He also holds an M.S. in Civil Engineering (1981) and a B.S. in Civil Engineering (1980) from Carnegie Mellon, and a B.A. in Mathematics from Saint Vincent College (1980).  He is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, a Board Certified Environmental Engineer, a Diplomate Water Resources Engineer, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

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