Michigan Technological University began as the Michigan Mining School in 1885, with a goal to train mining engineers in the Copper Country of Upper Michigan. From its origins, four faculty members and 23 students relocated to the second floor of the old Houghton Fire Hall on Montezuma Avenue Michigan Tech to become a leading public research institution. The seven colleges and schools of the university establish, implement, and communicate science, engineering, technology, and mathematics in more than 120 undergraduate and graduate programs. Gifted faculty guides inspired students in comprehensive studies through deep commitment, design thinking, and leadership dedicated to the transformative potential of STEM education. Study opportunities for undergraduates begin immediately. Via Business, Senior Design, Pavlis Honors College, and The Alley Space Builder, students learn, create, and do.
Michigan Tech is shaping the future From the depths of the world's largest freshwater lake on the surface to 273,000 square feet of study space. From the first concepts scrawled over the ... Read more
Michigan Technological University began as the Michigan Mining School in 1885, with a goal to train mining engineers in the Copper Country of Upper Michigan. From its origins, four faculty members and 23 students relocated to the second floor of the old Houghton Fire Hall on Montezuma Avenue Michigan Tech to become a leading public research institution. The seven colleges and schools of the university establish, implement, and communicate science, engineering, technology, and mathematics in more than 120 undergraduate and graduate programs. Gifted faculty guides inspired students in comprehensive studies through deep commitment, design thinking, and leadership dedicated to the transformative potential of STEM education. Study opportunities for undergraduates begin immediately. Via Business, Senior Design, Pavlis Honors College, and The Alley Space Builder, students learn, create, and do.
Michigan Tech is shaping the future From the depths of the world's largest freshwater lake on the surface to 273,000 square feet of study space. From the first concepts scrawled over the whiteboard to the licensed life-changing innovations. Clouds made to order, cold-weather efficiency monitoring, vitamin detection in human tears Michigan Tech gave revolutionary results. Research at Michigan Tech brings together faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, community, government, and industrial partners to develop the future. The Van Pelt and Opie Library is a common central resource for students, faculty, and staff. Open an extended number of hours a week and with overnight access, the library provides over 750 seats in a wide variety of arrangements to facilitate group work and collaboration, private, silent research, and 23 group study rooms. Over 280 Windows, Linux, and Macintosh high-performance computer workstations are available in a range of configurations. A café, a three-season garden/patio, and a service center offering computers, scientific calculators, cameras, and other comfort equipment also contribute to make the library the busiest building on campus with more than 650,000 visits per year.
Michigan Tech isn't going anywhere and Huskies wouldn't have it any other way. Students who are not in class or doing studies engage in more than 220 student groups, music, and fine arts, and cultural activities, including the Upper Peninsula of Michigan's biggest multicultural festival, the Parade of Nations. Whether it's the All-Nighter frenzy of completing the Winter Carnival snow statue or chasing the Northern Lights right outside the student's dorm, there's a lot to do at MTU. The stunning campus in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is only a few miles from Lake Superior. Lands, woods, and snowfall (218 inches annually) provide skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and paddling opportunities. Historic downtown Houghton is active with locally run stores, grocery shops, high-tech businesses, music festivals, and parades.
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