25 Years: David Chesney, Chemistry, Marilyn Cooper, Humanities, Bruce Seely, CSA, Max Seel, former CSA dean
30 Years: Judy Anderson, CLS, Judy Fynewever, KIP, Karen Salo, CSA
35 Years: Bahne Cornilsen, Chemistry, Thomas Snyder, Biological Sciences, Donald Wareham,Chemistry
Retirees: Robert Keen, Biological Sciences, with 35 years of service and Gilbert Lewis, Mathematical Sciences, with 35 years of service… [read more]
Like recent graduates, the class of 2012 comes of age during tough economic times and an uncertain job market. “A lot of diverse, diversity in terms of people coming from all nations from all over the world, but also diversity in terms of opportunities to engage with people from various backgrounds,” reflected Tsitsi Hungwe, a Molecular Biology and Biochemistry major… [read more]
Bruce Seely, dean of the sciences and arts, recently was in Korea and participated in several activities. He was an invited participant in an engineering workshop in Seoul, he delivered a nanotechnology talk at the Korean Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and he talked about American technological universities at EducationUSA in Seoul… [read more]
Held in two buildings on campus this year, as well as on the Tech Trails, Michigan Tech’s 23rd annual Department of Biological Sciences Bioathlon featured a series of competitions for groups of students as well as workshops for teachers. All schools participated in the events Wednesday and each member of the first-place team received a $200 U.S. savings bond…. [read more]
Humanities faculty members Marilyn Cooper, Wendy Anderson, and Marika Seigel and students John Sherrill and David Clanaugh presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication. At the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing were graduate student Joanna Schreiber, Professor Bob Johnson, and Assistant Professor Jingfang Ren… [read more]
Michigan Tech ranks as the No. 1 Peace Corps Master’s International (PCMI) university nationwide for the seventh consecutive year. There are eight distinct PCMI graduate programs here, and the ones in the College of Sciences and Arts include Applied Science Education,Rhetoric and Technical Communication, and Biological Sciences… [read more]
Four graduate students are going to Lansing for Graduate Education Day, Thursday, March 29. Attending from the College of Sciences and arts will be Stephanie Groves, a PhD candidate in biological sciences from Scottville. She will be presenting on converting industrial waste to biofuels and other products… [read more]
A forty-fifth anniversary is a great reason to celebrate, and the jazz program at Michigan Technological University intends to party hearty. It all starts with the Off ‘Dem Jam Session at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Hancock. The forty-fifth anniversary concert takes place at the Rozsa Center. It will also be the twelfth annual Don Keranen Memorial Concert… [read more]
Doctorate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: This is an interdepartmental program that builds on existing faculty and existing courses in the Departments of Biology and Chemistry, as well as the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science. Bachelor of Arts in Physics and Bachelor of Arts in Physics with a concentration in secondary education: Seel says, “The motivation for offering a BA in physics is to provide students with a strong foundation in the field, but fewer course requirements…” [read more]
Sarah Weinreis completed her BS in Chemistry at Michigan Technological University in 2008, but her dream was to help high school students succeed in science and mathematics. She found a path to her goal through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program, which enabled her to earn her teacher certification. The Noyce program, run by the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences, placed her at Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw, MI, a high-needs urban school… [read more]