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Tech choir tours Eastern Europe

The former area of Yugoslavia conjures up images of war and civil unrest for many people, but for some members of the Michigan Tech Concert Choir, the Eastern European region is where many great memories were recently made.

Seeing first-hand the region’s sad history was an eye-opening experience for many choir members, including the 15 student-age singers, many of whom had taken a class prior to going on the trip taught by Tech professor Brad Baltensperger about the region.

“I thought the trip was an absolutely fantastic experience,” said third-year biology major Emily Jarvi, who has been singing with the choir since her first semester at Tech. “We saw a lot of different places and were able to share our music with the people there.”

Read more at the Mining Gazette, by Stephen Anderson.

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LL-H students turn disc course into a classroom

Lake Linden Elementary School fifth-graders got to learn more about their local environment and apply classroom knowledge in a real-world scenario at the Lake Linden disc golf course Friday afternoon.

“People are going to come here to the disc golf course, so let’s teach them what they’re going to find when they’re here, and how they can be stewards,” said Joan Chadde, Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative co-stewardship project advisor and education program coordinator for the Center for Science and Environmental Outreach at Michigan Technological University.

Read more at the Mining Gazette, by Garrett Neese.

Children entering grades 1 through 6 can participate in two 3-day science camps sponsored by Michigan Tech’s Western UP Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education. Session one is scheduled for June 18 to 20. Session two will run from June 25 to 27.

For more information and registration form, see online.

Read more at Tech Today.

The deadlines have been extended to June 7, 2013, for Great Lakes Investigations, Global Change, and Forest Ecology and Resources. These Summer Teacher Institutes are administered by the Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education.

On May 15, faculty and staff members, along with their guests, gathered at the Memorial Union Ballroom for an awards dinner recognizing 25, 30, 35, and 40 years of service to Michigan Tech.

Associate Professor William Yarroch was recognized for 30 years of service to the university.

Read more at Tech Today.

Associate Professor Nilufer Onder (CS), Assistant Professor Laura Brown (CS), Associate Professor Kedmon Hungwe (CLS) and Associate Professor Mari Buche (SBE), “Collaborative Research: Computational Thinking Skills for Teachers and Students,” NSF.

From Tech Today.

Students, Teachers Gather at Tech to Learn about Lake Superior

More than 200 teachers and students from Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ontario are coming to Michigan Technological University this week for the 10th Biennial Lake Superior Youth Symposium. Students and teachers from 26 schools in three Great Lakes states and Canada will spend four days at the symposium, Thursday to Sunday, May 16-19.

The Lake Superior Youth Symposium is sponsored by Michigan Tech’s School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science and Tech’s Great Lakes Research Center, the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative and the Western UP Center for Science, Math and Environmental Education. Funding comes from NOAA, Earth Force, the Keweenaw Community Foundation, Upper Peninsula Environmental Council, Superior Watershed Partnership, Friends of the Land of Keweenaw, Copper Country Trout Unlimited, Copper Country Audubon Club and Dale Nichols.

For a schedule of activities and other information, contact Joan Chadde, jchadde@mtu.edu or 906-487-3341, or access the schedule and program booklet online: http://lakesuperioryouth.org/.

Read more at Michigan Tech News, by Jennifer Donovan.

Youth symposium highlights Great Lakes stewardship, research

Attendees participate in hands-on workshops, challenge courses and art and music programs that highlight careers aimed at protecting the Great Lakes. Participants visit streams, lakes and forests. They kayak, hike, rock climb and tour mines.

The symposium is for grades 8-12 students and teachers in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ontario.

Read more at Great Lakes Echo, by James Dau.

Students get hands-on experience with nature

Samantha Reynolds traveled all the way from Harper Middle School near Detroit to Michigan Tech to learn more about nature.

It’s all part of the Lake Superior Youth Symposium: a gathering of more than 200 students from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Canada, learning about wildlife.

Read more and watch the video at Upper Michigans Source, by Sarah Blakely.

Tech hosts symposium designed to get kids thinking about Superior

“Nobody says you must have a Lake Superior Youth Symposium. We just do it because we love it,” said Joan Chadde, education/outreach program coordinator for Tech’s Center for Science & Environmental Outreach, during Thursday’s opening ceremony in Fisher Hall. “We love Lake Superior, we love the Great Lakes and we want you to love it, too. We know by creating an experience like this we’re hoping you’ll remember it for the rest of your life.”

Read more at the Mining Gazette, by Stephen Anderson.