HuskyLead – How Do I Grow My Professional Network? LinkedIn and Other Strategies
The next HuskyLead will be held on Tuesday, January 21 at 6:00 PM in MUB Ballroom B. Participants will learn how to grow their professional network to advance their career and gain valuable life skills. LinkedIn, informational interviews, elevator pitches, and other strategies will be discussed.
For more information please contact Student Activities at 906-487-1963.
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Annual Bigfoot Snowshoe Event
This years Bigfoot Snowshoe event will be held on Saturday, February 8. Registration is from 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM at the waxing shed on the Tech Trails and free snowshoe rentals are available with a student ID. The raffle will be held at noon and as always participants receive a long sleeve T-Shirt!
The pre-registration deadline is Friday, January 31 and payments must be received by this date. Tech students and children (12 and under) is $15, pre-registration is $10, adults are $18, pre-registration is $12.
For more information and to find the registration and waiver form go to Student Activities.
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Community Programs offer Spring Semester Fitness
Welcome back, now keep it moving. Community Programs will take you there with a variety of fitness classes daily to get you motivated and keep you going.
Health and Wellness – Yoga, Pilates, and Aqua-Fit
Fun & Fitness – Ballet Barre, Core & More, Zumba, and Aqua-Zumba!
High Intensity – Boot Camp, Spinning, and Personal Training
Specialty – Aikido, Rape Aggression Defense, and Skating Workshop
Register Now. Spring semester fitness classes begin January 20 with low-rate student punch cards and daily passes. Join anytime. For awesome deals, the most up-to-date information, event announcements and more, connect with Michigan Tech Recreation on Facebook.
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Little Brothers Looking for Volunteers
Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly of Hancock has many upcoming volunteer opportunities for individuals and organizations. From cutting and delivering wood to helping at parties like Valentine’s Day or visiting local elderly in the community to alleviate loneliness during the winter, there is an activity for every type of volunteer.
Please contact Cathy at (906) 482-6944 or caten.hou@littlebrothers.org for volunteer opportunities or to be added to our volunteer mailing list.
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2014 Undergraduate Research Expo Call for Apstracts
The Michigan Tech Honors Institute would like to invite all undergraduate researchers from every department to submit an abstract for research to be presented at the 2014 Undergraduate Research Expo. This expo will give researchers a chance to present posters describing completed or ongoing research and receive feedback from faculty judges. Not only will this event be an excellent learning experience for presenters, but it will also showcase the undergraduate research that is happening at Michigan Tech. The Expo will be held in the Rosza Lobby during Spring Preview Weekend (March 21) when visiting high school students will be able to see the exciting opportunities available to them at Michigan Tech.
The Honors Institute has been working closely with the Vice President of Research and the Undergraduate Admissions Office to make this event possible, and hopes undergraduate researchers will take advantage of this valuable experience. Printing of posters will be sponsored up to $25. For directions for poster design, please visit tinyurl.com/UREposter. Prizes of $200, $150, and $100 will be awarded to the best 3 posters, as chosen by faculty judges.
Please visit tinyurl.com/URE2014 to submit the abstract. Submission will take place via an online form, but is is recommended that presenters save their abstract in a document and copy the required information to the website. Abstracts will need to include presenter name, e-mail address, class, college/school, department, and faculty advisor’s name. The body of the abstract should include a title, the names of the authors, an introduction, a description of the materials and methods, the results of the completed or ongoing research, and any acknowledgements. Submissions will be accepted from November 15, 2013 until January 31, 2014. Abstracts will be reviewed by Research Expo staff, and a confirmation of acceptance will be sent by February 8. In the event that not all presenters will fit in the Rosza Lobby, it is possible that some abstracts will not be accepted.
If you have any questions or are having difficulties submitting an abstract, feel free to contact honors+expo@mtu.edu. The Honors Institute looks forward to seeing your abstracts and presentations!
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Spring 2014 Career Development Events
The Career Fair is just one month away! Begin to prepare to ensure you’re ready for “What’s NEXT” by taking advantage of the Career Development Education opportunities that Career Services offers in the next few weeks…
Also, check out what’s new in Career Services this spring! The Career Services Learning Center – Sponsored by DTE Energy is a great resource for students to walk in and receive valuable career advice, including resume review, interview skills and career fair prep. Walk in hours are Monday – Thursday from 1:00 – 5:00 PM in the Career Services Office, room 220 of the Administration Building.
The following is the full event-schedule, and every week we’ll send you a reminder of the following week’s events along with which companies will be here to help:
Week 1
Wednesday, January 22, Looking for a Way to Help Pay for School? Consider an Internship or Co-op! Fisher 138, 6:30 PM
Week 2
Wednesday, January 29, First-Year Meeting, YES! You Can Get an Internship in Your First Year. Fisher 135, 6:30 PM
Week 3
Continue to take advantage of the student coaches and walk in hours in the new Career Services Learning Center –Sponsored by DTE Energy
Week 4
Monday, February 10 – Friday, February 14, Interview Skills Week – Mock Interviews, Career Services 220 Administration Building, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM,
Tuesday, February 11 –Thursday, February 13, Resume Blitz, MUB Commons, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Thursday, February 13, Spring 2014 Business and Dining Etiquette Dinner – Sponsored by Kohler, MUB Ballroom, 5:00 – 7:30 PM
Week 5
Sunday, February 16, New this Spring! Employer Information Expo, Fisher Hall, 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Spring Career Fair, Student Development Complex (SDC), 12:00 – 6:00 PM
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Michigan Tech Research Lab in Need of Blood Donors
If you know (and have proof of) your Blood Type, please consider donating for research. A research lab (www.mderl.org) is seeking blood donors for all blood types but particularly AB+, AB-, B+ and A-. If you would be willing to donate a small vial of blood via the SDC Portage Health Clinic’s trained personnel, please contact us at mderl@mtu.edu or 906-487-2106 to schedule an appointment with Kaela Leonard. For any questions regarding the research, contact Dr. Adrienne Minerick at minerick@mtu.edu or 487-2796. You will be asked to provide proof of blood type, but other personal information will not be recorded and be kept completely confidential. You will need to give your consent for donation; the form can be viewed at www.mderl.org.
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Schools Out, the SDC’s In
Coinciding with the full day or 1/2 day off for most local schools on Friday, Jan. 17, Michigan Tech Recreation is hosting a “School’s Out, the SDC’s In!” event. For $8, local youth receive an SDC “School’s Out” all-inclusive day pass which includes access to the pool, multipurpose room and ice rink. Children 11 and under require adult supervision. The Fitness Center is available to students 16 and older only. Highlights include:
Multipurpose Room (basketball, volleyball, badminton and more*) – 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Open Skate–12:00 to 2:00 PM (skate rental not available)
Open Swim–10:00 to 11:30 AM. and 2:00 and 9:00 PM
$5.00 meal deals at the Coaches’ Corner (additional charge)
$5.00 frappuccino & jumbo chocolate chip cookie combo
$5.00 chicken salad OR egg salad sandwich (with chips and a soda) combo
For more information, visit Michigan Tech Recreation or call 487-2975.
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REAC Meeting
Railroad Engineering Activities Club is starting this Spring semester off with their first General Board Meeting on January 21 from 7:00-8:00 PM in Dillman 214. We will have a brief presentation on the “Upper Peninsula Rail Study Project” by Irfan Rasul and Akalu Tafesse (Michigan Tech Graduate Students). All majors wecomed! As always there will be free pizza and drinks at the meeting.
Also the 9th Annual Railroad Night will be held on February 18 from 7:00 – 9:30 PM at the Franklin Square Inn. Railroad Night is an opportunity to build connections and a chance to follow up with railroad company representatives after Career Fair during a formal dinner. First 50 people to sign up get FREE admission. Otherwise, admission is $3.00. Ticket includes a great meal and a chance to win raffle prizes.
For more information contact Dave Nelson, dannelso@mtu.edu .
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Organizations Can Apply for Funding through Parent Fund
This is a reminder that student organizations can apply for funding through the Michigan Tech Parents Annual Fund, or the Parents Fund, administered by the Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success. Parents Fund money can be used for speakers and programs, social and community building events, University traditions including Winter Carnival and Spring Fling, travel for conferences and networking events, participation in national and regional competitions, or any event that encourages involvement in the Michigan Tech and campus communities.
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Michigan Tech Trivia Night
Please join the Student Philanthropy Council for a Michigan Tech trivia night in the MUB Commons, Thursday, February 27, 2014, 6:00-7:00 PM.
All registered student organizations are invited to participate with a team (3 member maximum). There will be 3 rounds of 20 trivia questions regarding Michigan Tech. A grand prize of $500 cash will be awarded to the winning team to assist their student organization.
- This is a great way to learn more about the history of Michigan Tech and philanthropy on campus.
- Light snacks will be provided.
- A great opportunity to win money for your organization while having fun.
- Limited space is available; please register your organization as soon as possible with the link below.
https://docs.google.com/a/mtu.edu/forms/d/1hMkxtfzpz6Pf53Eck_j9qycntUQIHAzotluDu66CDxs/edit#
This event is sponsored by the Michigan Tech Annual Fund. For questions contact Heather Wiitanen at heather@mtu.edu.
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Chinese Night
Chinese New Year, celebrating the start of the Year of the Horse, is coming this weekend. Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the biggest and most significant event of the year in the Chinese community. One tradition is a New Year’s Eve reunion dinner, when family members get together and enjoy the moment with the people they love.
This year, Michigan Tech’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) invites the campus and community to celebrate Chinese New Year with them on Chinese Night, Saturday, Jan. 18. Dinner, featuring authentic Chinese dishes cooked by members of the CSSA–including pork with serrano pepper, tea-flavored boiled eggs and steamed dumplings–will be served at the Memorial Union Commons from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
A performance in the Rozsa Center after the dinner will time-travel to ancient China with a play and dancing in ancient and modern styles. “We dance for elegance and inner tranquility that is deeply rooted in the Chinese culture,” says the CSSA. “We dance for enthusiasm and passion as in the modern China. We also dance to express our wish for a family reunion at this very moment of time.” A local band called The Board is Playing also will perform.
Tickets for Chinese Night are $10 for CSSA members and $15 for non-members. They are available at the SDC ticket office, 487-2578.
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Remembrance of Sanaz Nezami
The Iranian Community at Michigan Tech invites you to attend a memorial ceremony for Sanaz Nezami, 27, a newly admitted graduate student who passed away after falling victim to a tragic domestic assault.
The memorial will be held on January 28 in the MUB Ballroom, from 5:00-6:00 PM and is sponsored by International Programs, Center for Diversity and Inclusion, and the Memorial Union Building.
For more information please contact Sara Alian at salian@mtu.edu
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