The Student Scoop- October 20, 2021

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®-  October 22, 2021

Michigan Tech Title IX and Institutional Equity along with two student organizations, Society of African American Men (SAAM) and Sexual Assault and Violence Education (SAVE), are hosting Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® event on October 22 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

The walk will start outside of the Rozsa Center near the front entrance. This event is provided to raise awareness of sexual assault and gender violence and to give men the opportunity to put themselves in “her shoes”. Men are encouraged to wear high heels during the one-mile walk. We hope that this event starts conversations about the causes, effects, and solutions to ending sexual and gender violence.


GSG presents Grammarly @EDU

The Graduate Student Government is pleased to announce that we will be launching a 60-day pilot program for the premium EDU membership of the cross-platform cloud-based writing assistant application- Grammarly. This pilot will allow Michigan Tech students, faculty, and staff to use the premium features of Grammarly @EDU for free for 60 days using the Michigan Tech SSO. This premium membership upgrades the service from basic spelling and punctuation checking to a complete writing assistant experience, including tone checks, ease of reading detection, and plagiarism check. The pilot will start on October 25 and will go on until December 24. During and after the pilot, we will send out a survey to determine the use and the need for this service for our campus. GSG would like to thank USG for supporting this initiative. Also, we would like to thank IT for providing the necessary technical support for the successful execution of this pilot.

GSG encourages everyone to use Grammarly as much as they can in different capacities. While it can assist students with writing manuscripts, efficient emails to peers and supervisors, and regular assignments, for faculty and staff it can assist with day-to-day email communications, proposal writing, and plagiarism detection. More information on the Grammarly features can be found at gsg.mtu.edu/grammarly/

If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, please feel free to reach out to Ranit at gsg-vp@mtu.edu


Late Night Presents…
Comedian Melissa McGillicuddy

Join us for a night of laughs on Friday, October 29th at 10pm in the MUB Ballroom! Melissa McGillicuddy is a stand-up comedian based in Sacramento, California. Being an only (and super gay) child raised by a single mom in a conservative town, Melissa found she didn’t always fit in, so she used humor as a way to connect with people. Melissa also co-produces the Moving Van Show, a monthly, secret pop-up comedy show, as well as Sacramento FemmeFest, the city’s first all-female comedy festival.


Diwali Night 2021

Are you all excited about the Diwali Night event this year? Diwali Night is one of the biggest on-campus events organized by the Indian Students Association (ISA).

Ought to celebrate the festival of lights, ISA presents the prestigious “Diwali Night-2021” on October30, 2021 (Saturday). The venue for the festivity is MUB and Rozsa Center for the food and performances respectively. We hereby proudly invite you to join us and enjoy a grand 8-Course Dinner Buffet at MUB filled with a mouthwatering list of Indian special delicacies, and of course, a complete stage show with engaging performances from Music and Dance teams!

EVENT OUTLINE: October 30, 2021 (Saturday)

Food: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm ET (MUB Commons & MUB Ballroom)
Festival: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm ET (Rozsa Center)

TICKETING LOCATION:

Tickets are available by phone at (906)487-2073, online, SDC Ticketing Office and on-spot at the MUB on the evening of the event.

PRICE:$8 – Early bird (Till October 20)
$10 – Students
$12 – Staff/ Community

Hope to see you all there!


IRHC Night of Fright

IRHC is having a new Halloween event, “Night Of Fright” on Sunday, October 31 from 1-5pm on Walker Lawn. It will include a house competition event in the form of decorating tables where each house will have the opportunity to give out candy provided by IRHC as well as the opportunity for your hall to win house funds for the best decorated table. There will also be other activities targeted at both children and students including pumpkin carving (everyone), a costume contest (students, $300 in bookstore gift cards up for grabs), photo booth with props (everyone), bowling (children), ring toss (children), cornhole (everyone) and potentially mini golf (everyone).. Apple cider and root beer will also be provided to all.


Center for Student Mental Health and Well-being presents…

Stress Less

The stress of schoolwork and other factors can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. Join the Center for Student Mental Health and Well-Being for this workshop to learn how to reduce that stress and to live a happier, healthier life!

Career Confidence

Building confidence when searching for a new job can help you to manage your emotions during the job search and beyond! Join this workshop put on by the Center for Student Mental Health and Well-Being to learn about how to gain this confidence and make your job search easier!

Husky Hobbies: Photography

Join Hannah Bershing to learn more about cameras and photography 101 in this week’s Husky Hobbies! Those who register (following the link below) will be entered for a raffle of a free photography book!Link: https://forms.gle/ypKEwitGPgqdimHx5


Journal Writing Seminar

Do you need help formatting your manuscript for submission or wondering how to start the process of submitting it for publication? Join Dr. Shari Stockero (Academic Affairs & Cognitive Learning Sciences) and Dr. Abraham Romney (Humanities) in an online panel discussion that will cover the following topics: 

  • Choosing a Journal 
  • Developing a Writing Plan
  • Preparing a Manuscript 
  • Submitting the Manuscript 
  • Revising and Resubmitting