Michigan Tech’s Center for Science and Environmental Outreach recently coordinated campus visits for middle and high school students from two Michigan schools.
Greenhills School, Ann Arbor
Twelve students in grades 10-12 from Greenhills School in Ann Arbor visited Tech Sept. 26-27. The students received a $400 travel stipend, which they earned as second-place winners in the Great Lakes/National Ocean Sciences Bowl held at the University of Michigan.
The travel stipend was provided by the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science and the Center for Science and Environmental Outreach. The group, which was hosted by the Great Lakes Research Center, learned about topics ranging from wildlife ecology to remotely-operated vehicles in the classroom.
The following Tech scientists and students led activities:
- Hannah Abbotts (SFRES), community liaison specialist
- Assistant Professor Joseph Bump (SFRES)
- Professor Nancy Auer (Bio Sci)
- Jen Fuller (CEE), PhD student
- Jenny Tyrrell (CEE), PhD student
- Xena Cortez (CEE), first-year student
- Benjamin Jensen (MEEM), president of the Blizzard Baja team
Menominee Catholic Central School
Twenty-three students in grades 6-8 from Menominee Catholic Central School made their annual visit to campus on Monday and Tuesday.
The students spent time on the Agassiz, exploring the aquatic food web and shipwrecks in the Keweenaw Waterway; toured the boulder garden and rhizotron, which allowed the students to watch worms making soil; and more.
The following Tech scientists and students led activities:
- Paul Pebler (CEE), PhD student
- Marcel Djkstra (CEE), PhD student
- Marcy Erickson (Center for Science and Environmental Outreach), SFRES alumna
- Wes Ellenwood (CEE), graduate student
- Jen Fuller (CEE), PhD student
- Emily Gochis (GMES), PhD student