CDI Social Justice Lecture Series: Winona LaDuke, Native American Activist

Winona LaDuke, Native American activist, environmentalist, writer, and economist is this month’s featured speaker as part of the Center for Diversity & Inclusion’s Social Justice Lecture Series. The presentation will be in the MUB Ballroom exactly one week from today! Mark your calendars for Wednesday 10/25 at 5:30 pm.

Special showing TONIGHT!
If you would like to know more about Winona LaDuke before her visit please stop by Fisher 135 at 7 pm tonight for a free showing of her documentary “First Daughter and the Black Snake.”
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Info Session TONIGHT: Strand Associates

Strand Associates will be hosting an information session for tonight (Oct. 18) at 6 pm in Dow 642.  BRING RESUMES!  They will be conducting interviews on Thursday, October 19th. The job description and interview details are available on the Career Center/Handshake website. They are looking to hire full-time civil and environmental engineers and interns at all of their 10 locations.

Mike Forslund, PE (MTU Class of 2000)
Strand Associates, Inc.(r)
608.251.4843 ext. 1104
mike.forslund@strand.comwww.strand.com

CEE Department Student Organizations Fundraiser

MTU Civil and Environmental Engineering Department student organizations are proud to announce that our new website tinyurl.com/techxe is up and ready for order taking of various MTU CEE apparel. Order by Nov. 3rd to guarantee product availability in time for winter break!
The participating student orgs have been working hard to get this fundraiser underway and provide these amazing and reasonably priced products for us to show our pride and support for MTU Civil and Environmental Engineering department.
We greatly appreciate your support and we hope you enjoy these products as much as we do!  (See attached flyer below)

Accepting Applications: Pavlis Honors College

The Pavlis Honors College is now accepting applications for Spring 2018. Students are eligible to apply to join the Learning Community if they have 2 or more years remaining on campus. PHC’s Learning Community offers 6 distinct pathways on which students may build their honors program: Global Leadership, Peace Corps Prep, Research Scholars, Enhanced Enterprise Experience (E),New Venture, and Custom Pathway. Each of these pathways provides a framework of support, exceptional resources and a community of scholars for students interested in challenging themselves, doing more and making a difference. If you know of a student who may be interested in joining the Pavlis Honors College, please encourage them to apply. If you would like to request more information regarding our pathways, email us at honors@mtu.edu.

Applications will be accepted through Sunday, October 22nd. However, students who apply early will be given preference. Space is limited.

Find out why success means more than GPA: honors.mtu.edu.

Scholarship: West Michigan Air & Waste Management

On behalf of the West Michigan Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association, I am pleased to announce our chapter is now accepting applications for scholarships to be awarded in January 2018.  The WM-AWMA plans to award up to four individual scholarships of $2,000.00 to juniors, seniors and graduate students in qualifying fields of study.  Specific eligibility requirements are described in the attached announcement.

The Scholarship application process is entirely online, and can be accessed at https://www.westmichiganawma.org/scholarships .

The deadline for submitting applications is midnight on Sunday, November 26, 2017.

If you have any questions or desire further information, please feel free to contact Ann Hagedorn (ahagedorn@fveng.com).

2017 WM-AWMA Scholarship Article

Job Posting: MDEQ – Environmental Quality Analyst

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is currently recruiting for an Environmental Quality Analyst 9-P11/12 position for the Remediation and Redevelopment Division.  This position is open to all applicants.  This position is permanent full-time and is located at the Upper Peninsula District Office, 1504 West Washington Street, Marquette, MI.   Interested applicants must apply through NEOGOV.

If you are interested in obtaining more information or applying, click on the link below.

Job Posting

Scholarship – WTS Michigan

WTS is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of women in the transportation industry.  The WTS Foundation (WTSF) was formed in 2009 to provide scholarships to support the next generation of transportation professionals in our mission.

The local WTS Michigan Chapter is supporting three scholarships for deserving women in Michigan all of which have been doubled in amount again this year!  Two undergraduate scholarships at $1,000 each and one graduate scholarship at $2,000.  The women that win at the local level are automatically entered at the International level for their chance at scholarships totaling $5,000 and $10,000 respectively.

The applications are due on November 13th, 2017.  The applications are attached.

WTS Michigan_Sharon Banks Undergrad 2018

WTS Michigan_Molitoris Undergrad 2018