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  2009 Senior Design & Undergraduate Research Projects Feature Video Presentations
  School of Technology Getting a Head’s Up on Accreditation
Three faculty in the School of Technology are doing double duty with regards to accreditation: they are training and serving as evaluators of other institutions and also using that experience to achieve the School's own accreditation goals.
  Technology Has New Honor Society
Epsilon Pi Tau is the international honor society for professions in technology and recognizes students for academic excellence.
  The School of Technology Leads the Way with Articulation Agreements
The School of Technology is quietly and assuredly fashioning articulation agreements with community colleges to facilitate students transferring from two-year associate programs to Tech's four-year bachelor's programs.
  Surveying Engineering Students Place Second in National Competition
Students in Michigan Tech's Surveying Engineering program placed Second at the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Conference, held February 20-23, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  New Faculty
Liran Ma comes to Michigan Tech from George Washington University; Xinli Wang comes to Michigan Tech from Colorado State University.
 

Dean's List Spring 2009 (PDF)

Dean's List Fall 2008 (PDF)

  Two School of Technology Programs Accredited
The Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET Inc. has accredited Michigan Tech's BS Electrical Engineering Technology and BS Mechanical Engineering Technology program degrees in the School of Technology.
  Technology Professor Seeks Students for Exchange Program
Aurenice Oliveira, Assistant Professor in the School of Technology, would like you to steer students her way. She seeks Juniors and Seniors to apply for an Exchange program between Michigan Tech and two universities in Brazil.
  New Exchange Program Spans Cultural Divide
Aurenice Oliveira is the principal investigator for a project Michigan Tech has begun in collaboration with another U.S. college and two universities in Brazil for exchange students. The goal is to enhance engineering education, bridge cultures, and highlight global sustainable energy. The program will give students from the U.S. and Brazil “a global perspective—exposure to a different country, a different culture, a different university and a different language”—all within the same context: engineering.
 

"Long Range Face Recognition" and "Automatic Cooperative Tracking"
Guest Lecturer Dr. Besma Abidi, a scholar from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, to present two lectures on "Long Range Face Recognition" and "Automatic Cooperative Tracking" at Michigan Tech.

  Electrical Engineering Technology Partner with MTU Summer Youth Program
Dr. Oliveira has contributed to nurturing the desire of under represented minorities and high school students to pursue careers in science and engineering.
 

Dean' List Fall 2007 (PDF)

  Amos and Irwin Earn National Association of Industrial Technology Honors
John Irwin, elected University Division Region 1 Director, National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) and inducted as an Exemplary Initiate Member of the Epsilon Pi Tau Honor Society.

Scott Amos was recognized by the NAIT University Division as the NAIT Outstanding Industrial Technology Professor for 2007.

  Lograsso Receives Outstanding Mentor Award
Assistant Professor Barbara Lograsso (Technology) received an Outstanding Mentor Award recently from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
  "Original Corner Recovery" Featured in an Article in The American Surveyor
The article features Pat Leemon of the Ottawa National Forest, Robert Liimakka of the School of Technology, and Douglass Houghton Chapter members of the Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors. See the article: Original Corner Recovery in The American Surveyor , June 2007 (PDF File)

Seminar on General Land Office (GLO) Recovery Workshop, September 29-30, 2008

  Hembroff, Suits Win Michigan Tech Distinguished Teaching Awards
Scott Amos, Dean of the School of Technology, credits Guy Hembroff for much of the success of the new Bachelor's program in Computer Network and Systems Administration. "To see the progress that both Guy and the students in the program have made over the past three years has been phenomenal."
 

Technology Adds New Focus Area: Computer Engineering Technology
A burgeoning demand for computer technologists has spurred the expansion of the School of Technology's Electrical Engineering Technology program.

 

Dean' List Spring 2007

 

Challenge X
With major sponsorship from General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy, Challenge X is the nation’s premiere collegiate motor vehicle competition. Seventeen universities from across North America were invited to to improve the energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of a stock vehicle while maintaining driveability.

  Efficiency through Engineering and Construction (ETEC) Places Second in the Regional U.S. Green Building Council's Design Competition
The Michigan Tech School of Technology ETEC design team placed Second in the Regional U.S. Green Building Council USGBC's design competition for college students and young professionals.
 
 

Michigan Tech Ranked 7th Among PC Magazine's Top 20 Wired Colleges: Acccording to the PC Magazine and The Princeton Review rankings for 2007, Michigan Tech was the only university in the state to make the list and was cited for involving undergraduates in information technology and system administration at the earliest stages of their careers.

“Cutting-edge technology has become an integral part of the college experience—and something that enables students to have many more marketable skills when they enter the workforce,” said PC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jim Louderback. “As the foremost resource for computing and electronics news and analysis, PC Magazine is pleased to join forces with The Princeton Review to highlight the tech achievements of colleges.”
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