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By: Mark Wilcox, News Writer, Michigan Technological University
For Michigan Technological University students, spring break is a time to take the dedication, innovation and tenacity they bring to the classroom to a different venue.
Alternative Spring Break trips can be described as altruistic, academic, athletic and more. Rather than hanging out on a parent’s warm couch, Huskies will be hanging drywall for Habitat for Humanity and hitting a hanging curve at Spring Training.
Also, Tech students are carrying the message of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to thousands of young people. For the eighth straight year, members of the Michigan Tech Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) are in Detroit visiting middle and high school students. The 10 NSBE members will encourage students to continue their education past high school and choose a STEM career. In addition to the school visits during the day, the Huskies will host Family Engineering Nights.
Read the full story on mtu.edu/news.
