Student Scoop – November 15, 2023

Volunteer Expo

Give thanks through service. Find your next volunteer opportunity at the Volunteer Expo on Thursday, November 30th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Memorial Union Building Ballroom. Twenty organizations from around the region will showcase volunteer and philanthropic opportunities. Stop by to see where your next volunteer opportunity will take you! Read more about the event on Involvement Link. Interested in hosting a volunteer table? Reach out to Amy in the Student Leadership and Involvement office, MUB 112 or email: ahjerste@mtu.edu


Rozsa Center for Performing Arts

Anatomy of Gray Presented by Michigan Tech Theatre

7:30 p.m. November 14-17, 2023

At the McArdle Theatre

When her father dies, a girl from the small Indiana town of Gray prays for a healer so that no one will ever suffer again. The next thing she knows, a man claiming to be a doctor blows into town in a hot air balloon. But can this “doctor” keep illness at bay? Michigan Tech Theatre invites you on an extraordinary journey through the murky waters of love, loss, and healing in the 19th century with Anatomy of Gray, written by Jim Leonard Jr. and directed by Patricia Helsel.

CONTENT WARNING | This production includes the presence of prop firearms and contains mention of topics that may be distressing to some individuals, including but not limited to pregnancy, abortion, drowning, and death.

Learn More | Reserve Free Tickets

The Rozsa’s Home for the Holidays Gift Market

Saturday, November 25, 2023

At the Rozsa Center for Performing Arts Lobby

For those who are sticking around for the Thanksgiving weekend, the annual holiday tradition returns to the Rozsa Lobby! Gather for a wonderful day at this unique holiday gift market featuring high-quality, hand-crafted items to decorate your home, stuff stockings, and give as the perfect gifts to your loved ones. 

Learn More | Free

The Rozsa Box Office will be closed over Thanksgiving Break.

How to Get Free Tickets


WIBIT Wednesday – November 29th

MTU students, SDC Access Pass holders (minimum one-month), and WIBIT Wednesday Pass holders come make a splash with our inflatable pool obstacle course called the WIBIT! Events will be held this fall for current MTU students, SDC Access Pass holders (minimum one-month), and WIBIT Wednesday Pass holders. Test your individual skills on the course or challenge a friend to a race across the obstacles. The course is set up in the deep water and requires users to be able to pass our swim test. See the WIBIT rules and swim test content on our website for more information. There are many different pieces of the WIBIT and each event will have a featured combination.

Potential featured pieces include:

The Step — This piece allows users to climb up onto the course.

The Base — Users must make their way across a horizontal surface. Be careful how fast you move, as it can get slippery!

The Cliff — Users must navigate either side of a slope using the handles and their balancing skills.

V-Connect — Users must use limited footing space to navigate across the horizontal structure.

The Bridge — Users must navigate up and over an arched structure without falling through.

The Slope — Users must climb up a six-foot wall that leads to a slide into the pool water below!

Upcoming WIBIT Dates, Times, and Combinations: Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 5-8 p.m. — Step/Bridge/Cliff/Slope

Come visit us at the pool to try out your skills! For more information, visit WIBIT.


Thanksgiving Crafts with Phi Delta Chi

Join Phi Delta Chi tomorrow, November 16th from 7-8 pm at the PDC house for Thanksgiving crafts and hanging out! All women and nonbinary people are welcome, rides will be provided leaving from the WADS front desk at 6:55 p.m.!! 

Hope to see you there, contact Josie Kalepp at 920.574.5386 with any questions 🙂


Calling All Nominations for the Bayard Rustin Award

The Michigan Tech chapter of National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) presents the Bayard Rustin Award annually at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Banquet.

Bayard Rustin was an influential advisor to civil-rights leaders, doing much of the work behind the scenes. He worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to organize the Freedom Rides and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In 2013, Rustin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The Bayard Rustin Award is presented to a member of the Michigan Tech community that is a major asset to students, faculty, and staff. They frequently provide major support behind the scenes and exhibit qualities of being a servant leader.

Nominations are due by December 1, 2023.

This year’s award will be presented at the 35th Annual MLK Celebration on January 15, 2024.

Submit nominations to https://forms.gle/p93KJ3uBKyZa3Nyc7.


Coming Up on GivePulse

Support Michigan Tech Hockey and Athletics!

The Michigan Tech Huskies men’s ice hockey team is an NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Michigan Technological University. The Huskies are a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). They play at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. They need ushers/ticket takers.


Student Leadership and Involvement will be closed on Wednesday, November 22.