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Faculty-Led Study Abroad Info Sessions

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I want to be sure that the group has information on our Faculty-Led Study Abroad information sessions, which are coming up soon:
Wednesday, Oct 2, 5-6pm in Fisher 101
Monday, Oct. 28, 5-6pm, Library East Reading Room
I have attached an e-announcement for the event, and I’d love to ask if you would share that with your students, and with other faculty who may have students who are interested.
We will have programs for Spring Break, Track A, and Track B, in six locations:
England, Scotland, and Ireland
Greece
Peru
The Bahamas
Costa Rica
Germany
Almost all of the courses offered are HASS and CORE courses; some programs also have the option for more advanced study. For example, in Greece I will be teaching a class called, “International Arts Studio,” where students are able to develop their own creative research project working one-on-one with a faculty mentor.
Lisa Johnson de Gordillo
Pronouns: she, her, hers

Assistant Professor of Visual & Performing Arts
Curator and Director of the Rozsa Galleries
208 Walker Arts & Humanities Center
(906) 487-3096
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D80 Conference 2019 – Registration Deadline Oct. 4th

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The Michigan Tech campus community is invited to attend the annual 2019 D80 Conference which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 12 in the Memorial Union Ballroom. Free lunch will be provided.

This year’s D80 Conference theme is The Intersection of Public Service and Community Engagement and topics include:

  • The Father’s Day Flood: Service, CommUNITY, and Preventative Measures -Food Insecurities, Food Sovereignty and Community Health
  • Project work conducted in places such as Panama, Ghana, Tanzania, Peru, Bahamas and more

We are very excited to welcome this year’s D80 Conference keynote speaker, Michigan Tech graduate, Otha Thornton, the owner and Principal Consultant for the Thornton Consulting Group.

This year’s conference is sponsored by Michigan Tech’s Pavlis Honors College, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and the Sustainable Futures Institute. Registration is required. The deadline to register is Friday (Oct. 4).

The Michigan Tech campus and community hosts this annual conference every fall to give a platform to the voices of university students, faculty, and staff who serve communities in need, both domestically and abroad. The conference is open to anyone interested in development, design and discovery for the poorest 80% of humanity.

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Summer Research: Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Email from a current MTU student:
I participated in the Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School last summer and it was an absolutely fantastic experience; a world class lab with world class people. Please share with your students. If any of them have questions they can email me at hkdonajk@mtu.edu and I’d be happy to talk to them about the program.
Hannah Kay Donajkowski
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Job Posting: Forest Service (Land Surveying Summer Job)

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Would you like to gain boundary surveying experience? Do you take satisfaction in a well brushed line of sight?  Good news!  The Forest Service is currently accepting applications for summer 2020 Survey Aid and Survey Technician positions in Colville, WA and Wenatchee, WA, as well as several other locations in Washington and Oregon.

Click on these links to view the job announcements and apply:

GS-3 Survey Aid

GS-4 Survey Technician

GS-5 Survey Technician

The application period ends at 9pm Pacific Time on Monday September 30th, so be sure to apply soon if interested.  If so, be certain to complete the application in its entirety and to attach all required documents.  Interviews and job offers are expected to take place around the end of January.

I’ll be available Thursday Sept. 26th by phone and email to answer any questions you may have.  We’d welcome your application!

Alan Adams, PLS, CFedS
Land Surveyor / Zone Boundary Lead

Forest Service

Northern Washington Lands Zone

Colville, Okanogan-Wenatchee, and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forests

p: 509-684-7234
f: 509-684-7280
alan.adams@usda.gov

765 S. Main St.
Colville, WA 99114
www.fs.fed.us

Caring for the land and serving people.

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Job Posting: DOW

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Dow is currently seeking New College Graduates with a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering. The Civil Engineering positions are located in Texas and Michigan.

Civil Engineering opportunities are available in building the latest state of the art process facilities for Dow businesses. Civil Engineers apply applicable design criteria, design tools, best practices, and established work processes when creating the documentation required for the selection, purchase, and installation of civil work in new or existing process plants. The successful candidates will work with a team of civil engineers and designers to coordinate with other design disciplines, such as construction, procurement, project management, project engineering, project controls, process engineering, and process automation, in order to successfully complete the design of the civil portion of work for capital projects.

 Civil Engineers’ responsibilities may include (but not limited to): reviewing and validating information received in the preliminary scope definition package; developing concrete, structural steel and site development location plans, sections and details; creating civil order specifications; purchasing civil materials for construction; reviewing structural steel fabrication drawings; and assembling labor contract specifications associated with capital projects.

Required Qualifications:

A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Must have a minimum overall cumulative 2.700 GPA (on a 4.000 scale) at your current university.

A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process
Check out HandShake for more info or check them out at the Career Fair!
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Job Postings: Wisconsin DOT

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The CE/SE perm (Dec 2019 and May 2020 grads eligible) and engineering internship job announcements are live on WiscJobs and Career Fairs have started!

Civil Engineer Trans/Senior – deadline 9/30/19  https://wisc.jobs/public/job_view.asp?annoid=99678&jobid=99192&org=395&class=26761&index=true

Structural Engineer Trans – deadline 9/30/19 https://wisc.jobs/public/job_view.asp?annoid=99712&jobid=99226&org=395&class=26801&index=true

Engineering Internships (Summer 2020) – deadline 12/2/19  https://wisc.jobs/public/job_view.asp?annoid=99668&jobid=99182&org=395&class=94290&index=true

Shannon Maretti

Human Resources Specialist-Sr

Bureau of Human Resources

944 Vanderperren Way

Green Bay, WI 54304

Phone: (920) 492-5635

mailto:Shannon.Maretti@dot.wi.gov

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Job Posting: MDOT (Saginaw)

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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is currently seeking a Bridge Inspection Engineer located in Saginaw, Michigan.

This is an entry/intermediate/experienced level position that functions as a bridge inspector and performs routine and detailed inspections of over 1183 bridges and culverts within the Bay Region which comply to state and FHWA regulations.  This position may work in a team atmosphere or independently to ensure the safety of MDOT bridges.  The general responsibilities will include conducting in-service field inspections, detailed inspections, preparing inspection reports, evaluating bridge data, assisting with scoping documents, construction assistance, and database administration.  This position is required to respond to emergencies related to bridge safety and provide technical assistance to region and statewide personnel.  Operate a Motor Vehicle or vehicle/trailer combination with a Gross Weight Rating (GVWR) of between 10,001 and 26,000 pounds whenever needed to perform bridge safety inspection duties.

Possession of a bachelor of science degree in engineering.

You may view the job posting here: MDOT Transportation Engineer 9-P11 (Bridge Inspection Engineer) Bay Region

Thank you for considering a career with MDOT!

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Job Posting: Permasteelisa North America

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I wanted to reach out and let you know that we will have representatives from our company, Permasteelisa North America, at the Career Fair on Wednesday. We are hiring for Full-Time and Interns in Structural Engineering and Project Management (Construction Management).
Please feel free to pass this email, along with my contact info, to any students who may be interested. As a company we are proud to work on some of the most challenging projects in the world. I have attached a few project photos to share. More information and a project gallery can be found on our website (www.permasteelisagroup.com) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/permasteelisagroup).
I appreciate your help in spreading the word. All of the alumni at our company greatly enjoy coming back to MTU to recruit and are proud of the continued success and relationships with the faculty and students at Tech.
Thank you and Go Huskies!

Jacob Clark, P.E., S.E., LEED AP BD+C
Structural Engineer I
Permasteelisa North America Corp.
2060 Centre Pointe Blvd., Ste 10 | Mendota Heights, MN 55120, United States
T: +1 651 905 1515 | j.clark@permasteelisagroup.com
www.permasteelisagroup.com | California Contractor’s License #918165
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Job Posting: Harmon Inc.

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Email from a CEE alumnus:

I graduated from Michigan Tech in Fall 2014 from the Civil Engineering department and I with be up for the Career Fair with my company Harmon Inc. We are in the Curtain Wall and Glazing Industry which is basically the glass on skyscrapers and large buildings. If you could pass along the following information to your students it would be greatly appreciated.

We are looking for (8) Contract Project Management Interns (Locations: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Seattle ), (1) Engineering Intern (Location: Minneapolis).  If you relocate for the internship, we will provide housing.

I attached a job description of the project management and engineering internships along with an “Internship Info” flyer.

We are looking for the following majors:

  • Civil Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Engineering Management
  • Architecture
  • Construction Management
  • Construction Engineering
  • Construction Technology
  • Or Related Focus/Majors

We are looking for candidates who are good communicators, decision makers, problem solvers, organized, and detail-oriented.  Our “preferred” minimum GPA requirement for all positions is 3.0.

I personally did 3 internships as a project management intern while attending Michigan Tech with Harmon Inc. working in Baltimore, Dallas, and Cincinnati. I have now been working full time for Harmon for almost 5 years working out of multiple offices around the country.

See below for links to some projects that I have recently worked on and am currently working on:

FMC Tower (Philadelphia) – http://www.phillyvoice.com/fmc-towers-vertical-neighborhood-open-early-summer-2016/

CHOP (Philadelphia) – http://www.phillymag.com/business/2017/05/12/chop-roberts-center-pediatric-research-philadelphia/

Alexander Court (DC) – http://alexandercourt.com/building.php

Wanda Vista Tower (Chicago) – https://www.vistatowerchicago.com/ , https://chicago.curbed.com/2016/3/30/11331246/wanda-vista-tower-condos-chicago-jeanne-gang

Kirkland Urban (Seattle) – http://www.kirklandurban.com/

Rockies McGregor Square (Denver) – https://www.mlb.com/rockies/fans/mcgregor-square

3rd and Lenora (Seattle) – https://lewisbuilds.com/projects/third-lenora

If you are interested, please send me your resume, apply online at the following link, and stop by at the career fair (Booth L10):

http://harmoninc.com/

If you have any questions about Harmon Inc. please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or my cell below.

 

Dylan Byington | Project Manager I

Harmon

20435 72nd Avenue South Suite 201 | Kent, WA 98032

D: 425.880.1044 | M: 989.450. 1322 | F: 425.880.1031

dbyington@harmoninc.com

harmoninc.com

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