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Beyond Marcus February 2006
Archive
February 17, 2006
New Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa
The College of Technology of Montana Tech is chartering a new chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for two year colleges. This chapter, Beta Xi Sigma, has been in the works since last spring and it is now becoming a reality. The chartering ceremony and ceremony of induction for the first group of honor students will be held on Monday, February 27, at 7 pm in the Commons at the COT. All faculty and staff are invited to attend and join in the excitement of a new organization for the COT which gives our best students the chance for recognition, leadership, scholarships, and service.
Foundation Community Reception
The Montana Tech Foundation will be holding its annual community reception on Thursday, February 23 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm in the Mill Building. Several departments, clubs and organizations will provide displays and the bookstore will remain open. Over 1100 invitations have been sent out to local donors, chamber members, DAA members and local alumni. This is a great opportunity for Montana Tech to show its involvement in the community. This reception is open to all faculty staff and bureau employees. If you have any questions or would like to RSVP please contact Colleen McDonald at 496-4278 or cmcdonald@mtech.edu . You can also RSVP online at www.mtech.edu/foundation
Congratulations
Congratulations are in order as two MT Tech Campus Corps members, Tim Messick and Ed Lindquist have been chosen by the Montana Commission on Community Service to receive the prestigious "Spirit of Service Award." The awards will be presented at the evening reception of the AmeriCorps Gathering in Butte on Monday, 20 February. Your terrific staff and students are to be commended!
Annette Kankelborg nominated the MT Tech students last year for their outstanding service and commitment to the Butte community.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Emily Glasson on being selected as a 2005 Daktronics NAIA Volleyball All-America Scholar Athlete.
Alumni Boating Around the World
Brad Gray, a 1992 petroleum engineering graduate has reached Australia in his trip around the world. He just finished spending 29.5 days at sea on his way from East London, South Africa to the west coast of Australia. This was the longest passage ever by a trawler yacht. They are hoping to arrive back in Northern Canada by the fall of this year. Check out his website and follow the rest of his trip http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/
Athletic Update
After a rough weekend last weekend against Western Montana College the men's and women's basketball teams will look to bounce back against Rocky Mountain College and Carroll College this weekend. The men will look to sweep the Bears on the season after beating Rocky in overtime earlier this season. The women will be looking to pick up conference win number 2 against Rocky on Friday night.
Saturday night the Orediggers will be facing off against two nationally ranked Saints team. The game Saturday Night will be the Diggers last home game of the season and the Seniors will be honored before the games. It's too cold outside to do anything else, so come out and support the Orediggers as they wrap up their home games for the season. Women tip off at 6, Men at 8.
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February 3, 2006
Math Professor Publishing Book
Dr. Richard J. Rossi is currently publishing his book titled "Theorems, Corollaries, Lemmas and Methods of Proof" with John Wiley & Sons publishing. Look for the books release in October 2006.
Successful Proposal Written by Tech Professor and Alumni
Professor Pat Munday and alumni Josh Vincent were successful in writing a proposal to Montana's Natural Resource Damage Program on behalf of the George Grant Chapter of Trout Unlimited. The group will receive $912,519 from the state plus an additional $180,736 in matching funds for an environmental restoration project in the German Gulch Creek watershed. The watershed was heavily damaged by placer mining a century ago and there are ongoing environmental damages from the recently bankrupt Pegasus Corporations open-pit, cyanide heal-leach gold mine at the head of the watershed.
Josh Vincent is a graduate of Tech's Environmental Engineering program and is a Project Engineer with Water and Environmental Technologies in Butte. He received an alumni award from his department last year.
Tech Professor to sit on MPD Board
Courtney Young has been elected to serve on the Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division (MPD) Board of SME. His term is for six years and begins at the 2006 SME Annual Meeting in St. Louis where he will also chair a session in nanotechnology. On the board he will initially serve as Incoming Technical Program Coordinator.
Art Show
Matt Hamon, an Assistant Professor in the Professional and Technical Communications department is having an art exhibition at the Venus Rising Cafe. The exhibition is titled "the in-between places" and is comprised of mixed media photography. The exhibition runs thru Friday, Feb. 17. The Venus Rising Cafe is located at 124 S. Main Street. Check it out.
Miriam Young serving on NCLEX board
Miriam Young, an Assistant Professor of the Montana Tech Nursing Department has been selected by The National Council of State Boards of Nursing to participate in the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) development panel session held in Chicago, IL on Jan. 18-21, 2006. Young was selected as an item writer, and was one of 15 nurses from across the nation to be selected for this prestigious assignment. She was nominated by the Montana Board of Nursing, on the basis of background and nursing experience.
All nursed in the United States and its five U.S. territories must take the NCLEX. The licensing exam identifies those candidates who demonstrate minimal competence to practice nursing at the entry level. Passing the NCLEX exam is one of the requirements necessary for attaining a nursing license.
Super Bowl Party
The DAA will be hosting its annual Super Bowl Party on February 5th at the Red Lion Hotel. The party will start @ 3:30 and go until the game is over. The cost is $30 per person which includes: snacks, buffet dinner, beverages and door prizes. Please contact the DAA to RSVP.
T.G.I.F.
The next T.G.I.F. will be taking place on Feb. 10, at 4 pm at the South Campus. Come and join in the fun.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Shane Hensleigh on being selected as a 2005 Daktronics NAIA Football All-America Scholar Athlete.
Athletic Update
The Montana Tech Men's Basketball team has run its record to 10-11, after beating Rocky Mountain College, a team that was tied for first in the conference on the road. The Oredigger men returned to the confines of the HPER complex to take on Westminster College and Lewis and Clark State. The men led most of the way against a nationally ranked Westminster College team. However, they could not catch a break at the end of the game as Westminster heaved a half court shot at the buzzer to beat the men by 1 point. After losing a hard fought game to Westminster the men had face the #1 ranked scoring defense in N.A.I.A. on Saturday night. LC State jumped all over the Orediggers early and never looked back. The men ended up falling 80-57 to the #18 Warriors.
After losing to Rocky Mountain College on Jan. 21 the women's team had to prepare to take on Westminster College and the leading scorer in N.A.I.A. in Shalee Fackrell. With an array of different defenses the Lady Diggers got out to an early lead and led by as many as 20 in the second half on their way to their first Frontier Conference win 82-73. Things did not get any easier for the women as they took on the #6 ranked L.C. State Warriors Saturday night. L.C. jumped out to an early lead and did not miss a shot until they were up 20-7. The Warriors were up 43-26 at halftime and were shooting at a 62% clip. Tech also got beat up on the boards 40-26. The final score was 79-53.
The teams are headed to MSU-Northern on Friday and University of Great Falls on Saturday.
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