Michigan Tech Barkboard: https://barkboard.mtu.edu (rides, for sale, housing, etc.)

About the Area

Houghton and the Copper Country are among the most scenic and recreational areas in the Upper Midwest. The following links will help you settle in the area and begin life as a Graduate Student at Michigan Tech.

Campus

Connect with other graduate students to learn about housing, transportation, student activities, where to eat, and more. International Services provides a great deal of information on banking, taxes, insurance, driving, Social Security and other practical subjects.

Dow Environmental Sciences Building

Graduate Community Information and Resources

Michigan Tech is proud member of graduate school associations that link graduate schools and resources across the county and world. We are a member of the following organizations whose pages provide links and information for graduate schools and students.

Cultural

Michigan Tech celebrates culture and diversity throughout the year. Students participate in the Parade of Nations and International Night activities. Michigan Tech's new Rozsa Center is the largest and newest theater stage in the Upper Peninsula, attracting World Class performance talent in music, speaking, theatre and dance.

Midsummer Night's Dream

Arts Activities

All University music and theater activities offered through the Fine Arts Department are open to student participation. Most activities require an audition for membership or casting. Performance organizations at Michigan Tech include a dance troupe, a choral group, three bands, several jazz bands, small ensembles, and a symphony orchestra. Theater activities include several main-stage productions each season and an improvisational comedy troupe.

Film

The Michigan Tech Film Board, a student group, offers a wide variety of general release movies on campus. The cities of Houghton and Hancock have three movie theaters offering nine film screens. Classic film theaters in Calumet and Laurium offer dinner/discussion with movie showings.

Sports and Recreation

Michigan Tech is home of the Hockey Huskies, as well as forming the center of one of the Top Ten Summer Sports Meccas in the United States! National Geographic Adventure Magazine find's Houghton to be a Top U.S. Adrenaline Outpost.

Intercollegiate Athletics

Michigan Tech has a thirteen-sport intercollegiate athletic program, highlighted by its Division I men’s ice hockey team, a program that has captured three national championships. Other men’s programs include football, basketball, cross country, track and field, tennis, and Nordic skiing. A strong women’s program, one which has witnessed eight NCAA tournament appearances in basketball in the 1990s and five in volleyball, also includes programs in cross country, tennis, Nordic skiing, and track and field.

Intramural-Recreational Sports Services

The Department of Physical Education, through its Intramural-Recreational Sports Services Office, offers competition in more than thirty different intramural events—from badminton to water polo—for Michigan Tech’s students, faculty, and staff. Stop by the Intramural Office, Room 202, student Development Complex for IM handouts and information.

Sports & Recreation Links

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