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Dean' List Fall 2006 (PDF)

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New Faculty in School of Technology Featured

John Irwin and Robert A. Liimakka

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Michigan Tech Wins Theatre Tech Olympics
A two-member team from Michigan Tech won a lighting instrument worth several hundred dollars at the Theatre Tech Olympics held during this year’s Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival for Region III in Milwaukee. Colin Brandt and Dan Gossens defeated teams from the five-state region, including Purdue, University of Michigan, University of Illinois-Urbana, and University of Evansville. The margin of victory was 61 seconds, ten times the average for the event.

The Tech Olympics consists of five timed problems prepared by faculty members to test backstage skills and ingenuity. Teams confront lights which need to be repaired, hung and focused, non-functioning sound systems and challenges involving carpentry, rigging, even costume changes, as they race against the clock. The contest favors strong across-the-board skills, something Michigan Tech students excel in, says Roger Held, chair of Visual and Performing Arts.

Brandt, from Lake Odessa, is earning degrees in both mechanical engineering and technical theater, while Gossens, a native of Kimberly, Wis., is majoring in computer network and system administration with a minor in technical theater. Both competed in the Tech Olympics for the first time. In addition to the lighting instrument donated by the Electronic Theatre Controls Corporation, which will be installed in the McArdle Theatre, Brandt and Gossens received samples and gifts from theater equipment vendors.

The KC/ACTF festival, founded 38 years ago, provides university theater programs an annual showcase for student work. Regional winners in acting, play production, and lighting, sound, set and costume design go on to an annual national competition in Washington, D.C.
organization that deploys the latest in advanced optical

Cable Constructors, Inc.® (CCI), an organization that deploys the latest in advanced optical, network, and broadband services to a diverse client base, today announced that it will support one of the nation’s leading engineering universities, Michigan Tech, by donating equipment to the University’s Computer Network and Systems Administration (CNSA) program

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University’s Security Engineering Program
Makes OneSign the SSO choice for the University’s Security Engineering Program

Network World article says that "Michigan Tech's program for the Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Network & System Administration (CNSA) is taking steps to see that the students are ready to hit the ground running when they leave school.'

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Michigan Tech students set world records

Michigan Tech students set world records

Photo at left: Surveyors Measuring the World's Record Snowball: During Winter Carnival 2006 Michigan Tech students rolled up a snowball that should get them into the record books. Plus, they attracted a crowd of nearly 4,000 to hold the largest snowball fight ever and create the most snow angels in a single place. Michigan Tech News Story

School of Technology Surveying Engineering Prof. Larry Sutter's Photo Page

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New Faculty in School of Technology Featured

Yu Cai and Nasser Alaraje

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Eric Warren, Electrical Eng Tech, recently won first prize in the Poetry Slam 'Reloaded' Contest sponsored by the National Society of Black Engineers and the Michigan Tech Memorial Union Board. Eric performed his 'original rap' to a lively audience in the Memorial Union Ballroom October 29.

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As Construction Booms, So Do New Jobs

NPR News Reports: As Construction Booms, So Do New Jobs

NPR recently reported that "a major called 'Construction Management' is booming."

NPR stated that Construction Management has "a voracious job market and a median starting salary of $46,000. Graduates say that figure often ranges from $70,000 to $100,000 after five to 10 years."

Read the whole NPR Construction Management news story here

design and build your own computer network Summer Youth: Got the computer bug?
Ever wanted to design and build your own computer network or learn how to protect computer devices from hackers and viruses? Check this out.

Here you will learn to design and implement a computer network architecture consisting of computers, hubs, switches, routers, and more. You will be able to design, connect and monitor these devices in a networked setting. In addition, you will also learn many of the tools needed to secure the network you have built to reduce the chance of your network being hacked. You'll also learn about and explore careers in these and related fields.

You don't have to be a computer expert to learn about computer network architecture and security, you only need to have an interest. Students will be grouped by experience level, and extra challenges will be provided to more experienced students. This exploration is taught in conjunction with Michigan Tech's School of Technology Computer Network and System Administration program.

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Construction Management Degree Concentration

Now Accepting Applications - Construction Management Degree Concentration

The School of Technology, in collaboration with the School of Business and Economics, is now accepting students into a new degree concentration: Construction Management (CMT).  This program is a third concentration available under the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BS-ET) degree. 
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CNSA students with sophomore class standing or higher!

The CNSA program has established a partnership with the Regional Educational Media Center (REMC), which operates a site out of Hancock, Michigan. One feature of this concept is to create and develop a CNSA student-run help-desk for REMC. The help-desk position will give students valuable technical experience as well as organizational skills within industry that employers are searching for.