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Green Campus Enterprise

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Looking for a way to get involved in an organization that both interests you and meets your educational goals? The Green Campus Enterprise welcomes ALL majors and focuses on projects pertaining to sustainability around Michigan Tech campus. Everyone works in teams to perform weekly tasks to meet attainable goals, and develop lasting relationships while learning and working towards a more environmental friendly Michigan Tech.  

Green Campus Enterprise (GCE) designs and implements projects to improve the sustainability of the Michigan Tech campus. GCE works closely with Michigan Tech administration to effectively engage the university community in reducing its carbon footprint, which it measures annually. 
https://greencampus.enterprise.mtu.edu/

Green Campus Enterprise meets on Thursdays from 5-6 pm during Fall and Spring semester. Talk to your advisor to find out how you can use Enterprise credits to complete degree requirements.

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Job Posting: Abonmarche (Surveying)

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Abonmarche is a full service engineering, surveying, and architecture company that employs over 130 people with locations in Southwest Michigan and Northern Indiana. We are looking for SIT candidates who are interested in working in our Benton Harbor location. It is initially a field crew staff position, with potential for promotion within our Land Surveying group to Crew Chief or Survey Project Manager depending on applicant’s performance, desired career path, and successful acquisition of professional licensure. Please find attached the job description and feel free to share with any potential candidates who may be seeking employment. Let me know if you have any questions.

Michele Bollinger

Human Resources/Administrative Assistant

D 219.246.4192

O 219.850.4624 ext. 303

C 219.406.4594

abonmarche.com 

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Job Posting: VILLAGE OF HOWARD – SEASONAL ENGINEERING INSPECTOR

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The Village of Howard is interviewing for Summer & Fall 2021 Co-Op Internships, which are seasonal positions.  Interviews in the Green Bay area or online are currently available.

Requirements include:

  • Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Tech, Civil/Survey Major, or other related field of study.
  • 2.5 GPA or above
  • Student Visa, Permanent Visa, or U.S. Citizen,
  • Freshman Class Level or higher, and/or Graduate Engineer.

Apply via email or regular mail by sending resume and cover letter.

If interested in a paid learning experience, please contact:

Mr. Michael Kaster, P. E.

Village Engineer

Village of Howard

1336 Cornell Road

Green Bay, WI  54313-8923

Email: mkaster@villageofhoward.com

PH:1.920.434.4060

Fax:1.920.434.4072

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SDH Event: Looking for an Excuse to Eat Out?

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How Sustainable Are the Restaurants in the Keweenaw?We are on a mission to find the most sustainable restaurant in the Keweenaw and we need your help!  Fill out this Google Form every time you dine-in or order takeout at a local restaurant in the Keweenaw to rate the sustainability of your experience.
This initiative involves 3 main phases:

  • Phase 1 involves rating the sustainability of your dine-in and/or takeout experience every time you eat at a local restaurant in the Keweenaw.  Please fill out this Google Form to rate how sustainable your experience was.
  • Phase 2 involves reviewing restaurant menus to see how many vegetarian/vegan options they offer.  
  • Phase 3 involves interviewing local restaurant owners to learn more about where they source their food from and what they do with the waste they produce. 

Questions?  Email sdh@mtu.edu.  Thank you for supporting this initiative!

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Job Posting: Wahtera Center hiring OTL’s

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The Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success is hiring Orientation Team Leaders for the fall of 2021.  If you are interested in helping your fellow students in their transition to and overall success at Michigan Tech, we encourage you to apply!

Please visit our hiring website for more information and a link to apply: https://www.mtu.edu/success/now-hiring/

Applications are due March 14, 2021 – early applications encouraged!

Students can direct any questions success@mtu.edu

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2021 Design Expo — Registration Now Open

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Mark your calendars—the 21st annual Design Expo will be held virtually on Thursday, April 15, 2021.

Important Dates:

Registration Deadline: March 04, 2021, by 11PM

Video and Digital Poster Submission: April 08, 2021, by 11PM

Video Judging: April 12-15, 2021

Virtual Design Expo: April 15, 2021, 2-hour live event
*The exact time is being finalized.

What will this year’s Virtual Design Expo look like?

RocketJudge
RocketJudge is a platform designed to streamline competitions—the platform works with more than 500 different competitions a year around the world to provide electronic scoring for professional conferences, university poster sessions, invention conventions, science fairs and more.

Who will use RocketJudge: Enterprise and Senior Design team videos will be asynchronously scored by judges over the course of four (4) days, April 12 – April 15, leading up to the Virtual Design Expo, April 15, 2021. Prior to the start of Virtual Design Expo, judges will have the opportunity to review team video presentations and assign a score.

Zoom
Who will use Zoom: The Michigan Tech community, friends, family, and corporate sponsors are invited to tune into Zoom for the Design Expo Opening Remarks to officially kick-off the event. More information to come.
Registration for Zoom is coming soon.

Gatherly
Gatherly is a platform designed for spatial video chat. The platform lets users move around and talk freely to others at the event. As soon as you move close to someone on the map, you automatically start video-chatting with them. Move into an open group, and you’ll join their conversation seamlessly.

Who will use Gatherly: The Michigan Tech community, friends, family, and project sponsors are invited to tune into Gatherly for a 2-hour event where teams and audience members have the chance to engage in conversations over project work, discoveries, and everything in between. Registration for Gatherly is coming soon.

Please check out the Design Expo student page for more information.

Register for Design Expo today!
For questions, please feel free to reach out anytime.
Bre Tucker, bctucker@mtu.edu
Enterprise Program Coordinator

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MTU Engineering Alumni Panel. Zoom, Feb. 24th, 4PM

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MTU Engineering Alumni Panel Zoom
– Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 4PM – https://michigantech.zoom.us/j/89023074247

– Several graduates of MTU engineering programs will be available to answer all of your questions!

  • “Ask me anything” format
  • Theme: “Imagining Tomorrow”

– Submit questions via Google Form or to a moderator live! – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFvHtUjVrpO_iMmrQWel78S7D2BXjCNhROo4CoYLwSbJA5nw/viewform?usp=sf_link

– Hosted by Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honors Society

As part of 2021 Engineers Week programming, MTU’s Tau Beta Pi MI-Beta chapter will be hosting a moderated alumni panel on Wednesday, February 24th at 4PM. Students will be able to ask questions to MTU College of Engineering alumni about their post-graduate careers and the future of industry in alignment with this year’s Engineers Week theme of “Imagining Tomorrow”. 

Students will be able to pre-submit their questions here or ask them in real time. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about what to expect and how to shape and adapt your own skills and abilities to meet the ever-changing demand of an engineering field.

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Scholarship: MTU CEE Pipeline Partner Scholarship

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The CEE Pipeline Partner Scholarship program is an opportunity for students to connect to grow their civil and construction industry networks while receiving an up-to-five-year, recurring scholarship. The scholarship is thanks to partnerships from a growing list of civil and construction industry firms, including Jay Dee Contractors, Rowe Professional Services, Great Lakes Engineering Group, JL Kloote, Dan’s Excavating, AJAX, Fieldstone Architecture and Engineers, and Anlaan Corporation.

To be eligible, students must major and make progress in civil engineering, geospatial engineering, or construction management, while maintaining a 2.5 GPA. As part of the program, students will be connected to civil and construction industry representatives.

Students receiving the scholarship will be required to post their resume for review by the Pipeline Partners, post a video about themselves and their interests, and write a thank you to the Pipeline Portal Partners.

Students will receive the support from the Pipeline Portal Partners such as preparation for preparing for interviews, connections and mentors in the civil and construction industry, and ultimately cultivating internship and full-time employment opportunities through the partnerships.

Deadline for submission: Preference will be given to recipients apply by March 10th. However, scholarships will be awarded until all resources have been exhausted.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/GvwaiVLVncSdgh7cA

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Study Abroad: USAC academic lecture series

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Academic Lecture Series 
USAC has launched a monthly Academic Lecture Series for the spring semester to highlight the incredible faculty USAC has teaching around the world at USAC Specialty Program sites.  The lectures are free to attend and will be recorded for those who are unable to attend live.  

Below is a flyer for the upcoming lectures.

Spring 2021 Academic Lecture Calendar 

Date & Time  Lecture Topic  USAC Program 
Weds., Feb. 24 
12 pm CST  		The Pragmatic Use of Gestures in Italian: How to Survive in Italy Using Your Hands  Viterbo, Italy Click here for details & to register 
Weds., March 24 
12 pm CDT  		Uruguayan & Argentinian Cultural Historical Highlights   Montevideo, Uruguay Click here for details & to register 
Weds, April 28 
10 am CDT 
  		Sustainable Development in China   Shanghai, China Click here for details & to register 
Weds, May 26 
11 am CDT  		The Power of Truth and Non-Violence: Gandhi, Past and Present   Bengaluru, India Click here for details & to register 
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