Month: January 2020

Student News Briefs – January 31, 2020

“Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.” — Roy T. Bennett


Cards Against Hypnosis by College Hypnotist David Hall

Cards Against Hypnosis

Cards Against Hypnosis is a show performed by College Hypnotist David Hall. This interactive, laugh out loud, drop-to-your knees funny, comedy hypnosis show coming to the MUB Ballroom on Saturday, February 15th at 10pm!

In between each skit, College Hypnotist David Hall will throw a ball into the crowd in which a random audience member who catches the ball will be shown 2 large cards. First is a black card with a scenario/skit, followed by a white card with possible outcomes. Based on the audience members decision that skit will be performed by the hypnotized participants on stage.

This unpredictable show gives a truly unique experience for the hypnotized participants as well as the audience. The show has been described as “jaw-dropping” “hilarious” and “downright fun.”


Chinese Night!

The Chinese Night will be on this Friday (Jan. 31st). The Chinese Night tickets will be available from 11 to 1pm on this Monday, Wednesday and Friday at MUB commons and Library 1st floor.

On Jan. 31st, dinner will be from 5:30-6:50pm at MUB commons, and performance will be from 7-9pm.


Sustainability Demonstration House

Open House: MTU Sustainability Demonstration House February 6th, 4-6pm, 21680 Woodland Rd, Houghton

Stop by the MTU Sustainability Demonstration House during Winter Carnival to learn about sustainable living and housing design!  There will be interactive sustainable demos, fun games, and refreshments.  All guests will receive free sustainable swag!

Film Board Presents: Maleficent Mistress of Evil

This weekend, Film Board Presents:

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Friday, January 31st @ 5:30, 8:30, 11:30
Saturday,  February 1st @ 2:30, 5:30, 8:30, 11:30
Sunday, February 2nd @ 2:30, 5:30

Located on Michigan Tech’s campus in Fisher 135. Tickets are $3 and concessions are $1 each. All are welcome to attend! We hope to see you at the show this weekend and have a great day!

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is Rated PG for intense sequences of fantasy action/violence and brief scary images

Want to see what movies we’re playing next? Check out our movies and showtimes at the Film Board website: filmboard.mtu.edu


Spaghetti Bridge Competition


Bad Art Night at The Ally Makerspace

Bad Art Night at The Alley Makerspace
Friday January 31st, 5-7pm
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Join us again at The Alley Makerspace to relax before Winter Carnival by making intentionally terrible art. Bring your friends and work together to create the spiciest and strangest sculptures, drawings, and paintings. Prizes given to the worst art.


New Michigan Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) Scholarship

Available for Undergraduate Students

The Michigan Space Grant Consortium is offering a $500 one-time scholarship to an undergraduate student with research and innovation interests aligned with the following NASA strategic goals: 

  • Expand the frontiers of knowledge, capability, and opportunity in space
  • Advance understanding of Earth and develop technologies to improve the quality of life on our home planet
  • Serve the American public and accomplish our mission by effectively managing our people, technical capabilities and infrastructure.

The scholarship will be available to the recipient immediately upon award and is non-renewable. Only U.S. citizens are eligible to apply for this scholarship. 

Applicants should fill out this short Google form by midnight on Sunday, February 16. For more information, contact Paige Hackney in the Pavlis Honors College in M&M 722.


Bringing in the Bystander

You are invited to attend the Bringing in the Bystander Certification workshop happening on Saturday February 15 beginning at 9AM in the MUB Alumni Lounge A & B. Lunch will be provided. Students receive a certificate of achievement for completing the workshop, along with t-shirts and stickers! If you have any allergies or dietary restrictions, please send them to Kaylee Kapatos at kkapatos@mtu.edu. This FREE workshop is limited to a total of 50 students. Sign up before you lose your spot! Click here to get your tickets.

What is Bringing in the Bystander?

Bringing in the Bystander (BIB) is an interactive evidence based peer to peer workshop program that gives students the tools and practice needed to intervene as bystanders and to change social norming around relationship violence and sexual assault. This program helps bystanders to understand the decision making process to help them to consider their options when intervening and to build empathy for victims/survivors of relationship and sexual violence. Students leave this program with a certification of completion that they can put on their resume and swag to show their peers that they have completed BIB. 

Workshop Schedule

9:00 AM – 11:45 AM  – Session 1

Session One gives students a foundational understanding of bystander intervention and gives students the opportunity to learn more about how bystanders can intervene through case studies. Students identify ways that bystanders could have intervened. Peer facilitators explain statistics of relationship and sexual violence and discuss myths and assumptions surrounding violence. Much of the discussion in Session 1 focuses on how Michigan Tech students can change the culture around holding others accountable to prevent violence.

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM – Lunch

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Session 2

Session 2 focuses on understanding consent, building empathy for survivors and practicing bystanding skills. This session focuses on the decision making process and how to decide when and how to intervene when you see something. This session also gives students an understanding of how to be supportive if someone discloses an experience of relationship or sexual violence to them.

Please share this with anyone you think may be interested. We hope to see you there!


Big Foot Glowshoe 2020


Library Hosts Strategic Planning Discussion Groups

After receiving a tremendous response to our library strategic plan survey, the library is hosting several discussion groups. The purpose of these sessions is to discuss the gaps identified in our plan and ask for your help in setting priorities.

If you would like to be part of the discussion for improving your library, please register for one of the following sessions:

We hope you will be able to join us! Suggestions and feedback are always welcome at library@mtu.edu.


MUB Board- Dodgeball

Come on out and participate in a 6v6 dodgeball tournament on February 15th. The top two teams will win prizes so this is your queue to start practicing! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to keep up to date with our latest events.


Saudi Night

DATE: 16 February 2020

TIME: 6.00 PM

VENUE: Memorial Union-Ballroom – Entire (207)   

The Saudi Night is a cultural event that represents the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Culture, traditions, civilization and history to the community of the university by doing Dance, acting, and traditional music.

In this event, there will be a dinner featuring sumptuous Saudi dishes mainly from Central and Southern Saudi Arabia.

Celebrate love will be our theme for this year. The storyboard about Saudi wedding traditions including some historical stories and exhibit some of our traditional clothes.

Tickets are only available online. 
I also attached the poster and Ticketing link.
https://mtu.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2155


Paper Airplane Trivia

Attention Student Orgs!

Want to win $500?

Please join the Michigan Tech Student Foundation for Paper Airplane Trivia in the MUB Commons on Thursday, February 27th from 7:00 – 8:30pm!

  • There will be 3 rounds of 10 trivia questions about philanthropy at Michigan Tech. Paper airplanes that you fold will be thrown at targets to answer the questions, so start practicing! 
  • Prizes will be awarded for each round and a grand prize of $500 for your student org. 
  • All registered student organizations are invited to participate with a team of up to 3 members.
  • To register please reply to the Google Form at https://goo.gl/forms/7OjymhSNOhpRVtAU2 or for more information email Adam Portmann at aportman@mtu.edu.

The International Graduate Student Communication and Cultural Center (IGSC3)

The International Graduate Student Communication and Cultural Center (IGSC3) is a free program designed to promote the success of international graduate students who speak English as a second language.  International graduate students may sign up for a weekly one-hour individualized appointment with a trained coach in order to practice teaching and leading labs in a U.S. context, participating in class discussions, giving presentations, and more.  Our program currently has several appointment slots available.      

For more information, visit us at DHH044, email Sarah Isaacson, IGSC3 Program Director (sisaacso@mtu.edu), or visit our webpage: https://www.mtu.edu/eli/otherservices/igsc3/  


CopperDog 2020 Volunteers

This year’s CopperDog will take place February 28 – March 1.

Volunteer positions are steadily filling up but we still have some work to do to get to 100% staffed. We are expecting additional teams this year which means we need additional dog handlers throughout the weekend! If you are not interested in dog handling, but still would like to be involved, there are other volunteer opportunities available for both groups and individuals.

CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER!

This year’s volunteer training is scheduled for Saturday, February 22nd at 11 am in the Calumet High School cafeteria. We will have an indoor “classroom” portion of training first and then some outdoor hands-on training with teams of sled dogs.


Spring OAP Kayak Safety Clinics at the SDC Pool

Looking to keep your kayak skills fresh as winter tightens its grasp on us? Join the OAP in the SDC pool for Kayak Safety and Practice Sessions! There are limited spaces available for these sessions, and we will provide all necessary equipment: kayak, paddle, PFD, spray skirt. We will be working on wet exits, self recovery, rescues, and assisted rescues. We will be in the water between 4-9 feet deep, with lifeguards on duty during the event. Maximum of 8 participants per session.

No kayaking experience necessary. Participants must be at least 8 years old and able to swim at least 15 yards unassisted. Secure fitting, appropriate swimwear required (no 2 pieces or speedos).

Cost/Clinic – General Public $10, SDC members $5, Michigan Tech Students FREE!


Spring Session 2 Adult HuskiesFit Programs

Register Today!

Registration is open for the second spring session of the following adult HuskiesFit classes.

  • Adult Aikido: March 16 – May 1, Basic & Advanced, registration closes March 15.
  • AquaFit: March 16 – May 1, registration closes March 15.
  • Tai Chi: March 25 – April 29, registration closes March 24.
  • Get Your Erg On!: March 16 – April 30, registration closes March 15.

We have something for everyone! Commit to be HuskiesFit this spring!


OAP Log Rolling Clinics

Join the OAP for log rolling clinics in the SDC Pool! We provide all instruction and materials, you just need to be able to swim at least 10 yards unassisted, and have your own swimsuit and towel. We will be in the water between 4-9 feet deep, with lifeguards on duty during the event. We will work with each participant to get up and rolling on the log before the clinic ends. This is a great sport that focuses on balance, foot speed, reaction, concentration and focus. Class size is limited.

Ages 4 & Up
Next clinic date is March 17!
Cost/Clinic – General Public $10, SDC members $5, FREE to Michigan Tech Students!

Student News Briefs – January 24, 2020

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


Film Board Presents: Doctor Sleep

This weekend, Film Board Presents:

Doctor Sleep

Friday, January 24th @ 5:30, 8:30, 11:30
Saturday,  January 25th @ 2:30, 5:30, 8:30, 11:30
Sunday, January 26th @ 2:30, 5:30

Located on Michigan Tech’s campus in Fisher 135. Tickets are $3 and concessions are $1 each. All are welcome to attend! We hope to see you at the show this weekend and have a great day!

Doctor Sleep is Rated R for disturbing and violent content, some bloody images, language, nudity and drug use. 

Want to see what movies we’re playing next? Check out our movies and showtimes at the Film Board website: filmboard.mtu.edu


Spaghetti Bridge Competition


Spring HuskiesFIT

Spring HuskiesFit Programs begins this week. HuskiesFit Programs offers several group fitness classes – there’s something to choose from every day. Check out our week-at-a-glance flyer and find one to fit your schedule. Commit to be HuskiesFit!  


Rozsa Backstage Jazz Cabaret

Join Michigan Tech Jazz Friday and Saturday

Photo Credit: Havey Tills Photography

Michigan Tech’s newest Director of Jazz Studies, Adam Meckler, presents another backstage jazz experience at the Rozsa on January 24th and 25th at 7:30 PM. Student jazz combos and a few guest artists will be playing pieces from across the genre’s history, dipping into Traditional Jazz, Hard Bop, Funk, and more. The Rozsa’s main stage will be converted into a classic jazz club complete with café tables and refreshments. The club atmosphere will help the bands guide you through this colorful history and flex their creative muscles, telling the story of the art as it has evolved through time.

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Bad Art Night at The Ally Makerspace

Bad Art Night at The Alley Makerspace
Friday January 31st, 5-7pm
.

Join us again at The Alley Makerspace to relax before Winter Carnival by making intentionally terrible art. Bring your friends and work together to create the spiciest and strangest sculptures, drawings, and paintings. Prizes given to the worst art.


Big Foot Glowshoe 2020


Sleep Study

Ever wonder what happens to your sleep quality or health after a night out on the town? Researchers in the Kinesiology & Integrative Physiology Department are looking for the answers to these questions in a project entitled, “Alcohol and Neurovascular Control in Humans.”

The study is conducted in Michigan Tech’s new Sleep Research Laboratory in the Student Development Complex. A minimum of three sleep studies would be conducted at your convenience including a familiarization night and two testing nights. Testing nights is where a placebo or alcohol dose (consistent with 4-5 drinks within 2 hours) would be administered. Blood pressure and nervous system function would be analyzed the following morning. 

If you are over 21, please contact Ian Greenlund, MS (imgreenl@mtu.edu) or Anne Tikkanen, RN (altikkan@mtu.edu) for more information on how you can participate. We are in particular need of female participants, so please no not hesitate to reach out to us.


Get Learnt on Being Turnt

If you choose to drink, it is important to know how to do so responsibly and look out for your peers.  Attend this 1-hour engaging student-led workshop and discuss ways to keep you and your community safer.

For more information please email sskrygie@mtu.edu or sdbrown@mtu.edu


Chinese Night

The Chinese Night will be on this Friday(Jan. 31st). The Chinese Night tickets will be available from 11 to 1pm on this Monday, Wednesday and Friday at MUB commons and Library 1st floor.

On Jan. 31st, dinner will be from 5:30-6:50pm at MUB commons, and performance will be from 7-9pm.


Student News Briefs – January 17, 2020

Welcome Back!

“One kind word can warm three winter months” — Japanese Proverb


Dueling Pianos

Join MUB Board and Late Night Programming for Dueling Pianos on January 18th from 8 to 11 pm in the MUB Ballroom. From Beethoven to Bohemian Rhapsody, these dueling pianos will be singing and playing requests from the crowd. Bring your friends, bring your family, come and go as you please while you enjoy some good food and even better music.


Film Board Presents: Knives Out

This weekend, Film Board Presents:

Knives Out

Friday, January 17th @ 5:30, 8:30, 11:30
Saturday,  January 18th @ 2:30, 5:30, 8:30, 11:30
Sunday, January 19th @ 2:30, 5:30

Located on Michigan Tech’s campus in Fisher 135. Tickets are $3 and concessions are $1 each. All are welcome to attend! We hope to see you at the show this weekend and have a great day!

Knives out is Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including brief violence, some strong language, sexual references, and drug material.

Want to see what movies we’re playing next? Check out our movies and showtimes at the Film Board website: filmboard.mtu.edu


HuskyLead

This workshop discusses ways in which one can build an effective and long-lasting organization that best serves the needs of marginalized students and the campus as a whole. Be it a new organization or one that can use an overhaul this session allows time to focus on both short and long term goals and how the organization fits into campus culture.  

Join us on Thursday, January 23 from 5:00PM – 6:00PM in the MUB Alumni Lounge A


Afrobeat Weekly Dance Classes for Spring 2020

The African Students Organization (ASO) organizes weekly Afrobeat dance classes for the Michigan Tech community, without charge.

This semester’s schedule of classes (Spring 2020) will commence on Tuesday, January 21, 7:30pm-8:30pm at the SDC Fitness Studio. It will repeat weekly (for the same time and venue) till the last week of regular classes, precisely Tuesday, April 21. The week of the Spring Break is excluded.

Come and enjoy energetic African music while exercising. Our instructors are eager to take you through the classes no matter your level of dance skill. Don’t be left out of the move!

See our other events on the ASO CALENDAR OF EVENTS at the footer of our website.

Contact: aso-officers-l@mtu.edu

Spring HuskiesFIT

The HuskiesFit Ultimate Punch Card is a premium card that allows you to experience a variety of HuskiesFit classes without having to commit to one particular type. The Ultimate is available in 8 or 16-punch versions and is good for one year from the date of purchase. Get one today and enjoy popular group fitness classes such as Yoga, Zumba, TRX and more. For more information or to purchase the HuskiesFit Ultimate Punch Card, visit HuskiesFit Programs.  


UP North-South

A Festival of Music from Both Ends of 41

Michigan Tech’s Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts; Visual and Performing Arts Department; and Elizabeth “Libby” Meyer, Lecturer in Visual and Performing Arts and Director of the Music Composition Program will be presenting three days of new music, workshops, and masterclasses in the Surround Sound Music Series. The events begin Friday at 7:30 PM in the McArdle Theatre with the U.P. Composers Collective Concert  featuring pieces by local composers Thomas LaVoy, Milt Olsson, Griffin Candey, Elena Ruehr, Sarah Rimkus, and Carrie Biolo. They continue on Saturday at 3:00 PM with a masterclass by Michigan Tech student composers and the Miami-based PULSE trio, followed by PULSE’s own concert at 7:30 that evening. Sunday’s event, Music from Along 41, begins at 3:00 PM and features modern local, regional, and national composers and performers from along the route between the U.P. and Florida. 

Purchase tickets here


Title IX Survey

On Friday, January 17, 2020, all students over age 18 will be invited to participate in the Michigan Tech Title IX Sexual and/or Relationship Misconduct Climate Survey.  Students will receive an email with a link to the survey.

The goal of the survey is to provide Michigan Tech with important information on campus sexual misconduct prevalence and responses. Preventing and remedying sexual misconduct is essential to maintaining a safe environment in which students can learn. We are committed to ensuring that all students have the opportunity to fully benefit from our programs and activities.

If students have questions or comments about this survey, please have them contact Kirst Arko, Title IX Coordinator, 306 Administration Building, 906-487-3310, or titleix@mtu.edu.


Join our Team!

Are you interested in helping your fellow students?   Looking for a fulfilling and challenging job working as a student leader on campus?  The Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success is hiring new student employees for the 2020-21 academic year.  We are looking for many new employees to work for us as Orientation Team Leaders, ExSEL Peer Mentors, Academic Success Coaches and Peer Teaching Assistants. 

If you want to learn more, you must attend one of our information sessions where we will cover the position details and the hiring process.  You will only be eligible to apply if you have attended one of these sessions:

Friday, January 17 at 4 PM  in MUB Ballroom A

Students can direct questions to success@mtu.edu


Spring Intramural Sports

REGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2020 INTRAMURAL SPORTS HAS STARTED

Please check out our Spring 2020 Activity Schedule for more details.

Intramural Sports is also HIRING! Interested in becoming an intramural official? If interested please apply at this site: https://uww.joinhandshake.com/jobs/2781710

Spring Basketball (Women’s, Men’s & Co-Rec):

Wallyball (Women’s, Men’s & Co-Rec):

Bowling (Women’s, Men’s & Co-Rec):

Intramural Sports Office
Student Development Complex Room 202
Office Phone: (906) 487-3040
Email:
imsports@mtu.edu
WEBSITE: http://www.michigantechrecreation.com/IM/index


Student News Briefs – January 10, 2020

Welcome Back!

We hope that you had a great winter break and are ready for a new semester!

“And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that never were.” —Rainer Maria Rilke


Dueling Pianos

Join MUB Board and Late Night Programming for Dueling Pianos on January 18th from 8 to 11 pm in the MUB Ballroom. From Beethoven to Bohemian Rhapsody, these dueling pianos will be singing and playing requests from the crowd. Bring your friends, bring your family, come and go as you please while you enjoy some good food and even better music.


Spring HuskiesFIT


Title IX Survey

On Friday, January 17, 2020, all students over age 18 will be invited to participate in the Michigan Tech Title IX Sexual and/or Relationship Misconduct Climate Survey.  Students will receive an email with a link to the survey.

The goal of the survey is to provide Michigan Tech with important information on campus sexual misconduct prevalence and responses. Preventing and remedying sexual misconduct is essential to maintaining a safe environment in which students can learn. We are committed to ensuring that all students have the opportunity to fully benefit from our programs and activities.

If students have questions or comments about this survey, please have them contact Kirst Arko, Title IX Coordinator, 306 Administration Building, 906-487-3310, or titleix@mtu.edu.


HuskyLead

Join us in our first HuskyLead of the semester. College: Am I Doing This Right? will focus on your goals of the semester and give you the tools to say NO to over-commitment. This presentation is being held on Wednesday, January 15 from 4-5 PM in the Library East Reading Room.


Join our Team!

Are you interested in helping your fellow students?   Looking for a fulfilling and challenging job working as a student leader on campus?  The Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success is hiring new student employees for the 2020-21 academic year.  We are looking for many new employees to work for us as Orientation Team Leaders, ExSEL Peer Mentors, Academic Success Coaches and Peer Teaching Assistants. 

If you want to learn more, you must attend one of our information sessions where we will cover the position details and the hiring process.  You will only be eligible to apply if you have attended one of these sessions:

  • Thursday, January 16 at 5 PM in MUB Ballroom A
  • Friday, January 17 at 4 PM  in MUB Ballroom A

Students can direct questions to success@mtu.edu


Spring Intramural Sports

REGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2020 INTRAMURAL SPORTS HAS STARTED

Please check out our Spring 2020 Activity Schedule for more details.

Intramural Sports is also HIRING! Interested in becoming an intramural official? If interested please apply at this site: https://uww.joinhandshake.com/jobs/2781710

Spring Basketball (Women’s, Men’s & Co-Rec):

Wallyball (Women’s, Men’s & Co-Rec):

Bowling (Women’s, Men’s & Co-Rec):

Intramural Sports Office
Student Development Complex Room 202
Office Phone: (906) 487-3040
Email:
imsports@mtu.edu
WEBSITE: http://www.michigantechrecreation.com/IM/index