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Photographer Lali Khalid’s work addresses landscape, abstraction, and documentary photography and explores themes of diaspora, identity, and home.
Lecture:  3:00-4:00 pm, Minerals and Materials Building, Room U115
Reception (open house): 4:30-6:30pm, Rozsa Gallery (“A-Space”) Lower level of the Rozsa Center

Need a break from studying? Or simply want to take a moment to relax? Then stop by and enjoy an immersive soundscape accompanied by projected visuals. “Aural Canvas Vol.1: Ambient Fields” features eight paintings recontextualized through the use of sound design and music. 

Denise Sekaquaptewa, professor of psychology, associate chair, and associate director, ADVANCE at the University of Michigan will speak on her experimental research. Dr. Sekaquaptewa’s research program focuses on implicit stereotyping, prejudice, stereotype threat and effects of category salience on test performance and academic motivation. Her current projects include studies of how environmental factors influence women students in math and science and how stereotypes affect interracial communication. After the presentation, we’ll have an open forum discussion on advancing a positive climate at Michigan Tech. Refreshments will be served.

When: Thursday, April 21 in MUB Ballroom B2, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.  For more information visit the site. 

RSVP here to let us know you’re coming.

Hosted by Michigan Tech Women in Science and Engineering, and the Pavlis Honors College

The Women’s Programming Committee is presenting this (free) screening of The invisible War, a powerful documentary about rape in the military, Wed, 7:30 pm, Fisher 139. There will be a facilitated discussion held after the conclusion of the film.

Wed, 4/13 at The Orpheum Theater in Hancock, 6:00 pm

Free Community Screening of Naomi Klein’s, “This Changes Everything” followed by a brief community discussion.

See Trailer here.

Wednesday, 4/13, at The Orpheum Theater in Hancock, 6:00pm Free Community Screening of Naomi Klein’s, “This Changes Everything”

This film is being brought to you by Transition Marquette, Transition Keweenaw, and Green Film Series co-sponsors. We will follow the

film with a brief community conversation regarding next steps.

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Saturday, 4/16, 1-4pm, at Portage Lake District Library. Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) Houghton Chapter Launch. Please join us for a

workshop to create the political will to address climate change. Become a citizen climate advocate and help create a livable world.

The Pavlis Honors College is looking for undergraduate and graduate students interested in becoming agents of change to become University Innovation Fellows (http://universityinnovationfellows.org/) and work on improving the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem here at Michigan Tech. The college will be sponsoring 4 students to become Fellows during the Fall 2016 semester. We are looking for creative, action-oriented students who are passionate and excited about innovation and entrepreneurship. Please forward this on to any students who may be interested. We appreciate all of your help in finding awesome students for this opportunity!

The application can be found here: http://goo.gl/forms/N6zQwMHDVr We will be accepting applications until Friday, April 15th at 11:59pm.

The University Innovation Fellows is a 6-week training program administered by Stanford University’s d.school (a commitment equivalent to a 1-2 credit class at Michigan Tech). Through the fellowship, undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation are charged with cultivating a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship at their university. Fellows gain skills, tools and the networks crucial for their mission through online training and video-conferencing sessions. Fellows hone their leadership and communication skills and broaden their understanding of experiential learning, design thinking, interdisciplinary education and, most importantly, student innovation and entrepreneurship.

Upon completion of training, fellows are invited to attend a 4-day retreat at Stanford University and Google. The fellowship is an opportunity to enact meaningful change while being part of a national movement. Current fellows at Michigan Tech have been working on many exciting initiatives (for examples, see the following links, here and here) and can’t wait to have your help in creating the future on our campus.