MTU Celebrates World Water Day March 18-24

Michigan Tech will celebrate Globe H2o Day 2021 March 18-24 with digital activities
related to the United Nations topic, “Valuing H2o.”

Michigan Tech’s yearly celebration of the around the globe function focuses on the many techniques that water is vital to existence. This year, the local community is
invited to activities that showcase the worth of water from social, financial, cultural
and environmental perspectives.

Every person is welcome to the digital celebration. A local community art clearly show and screening
of the movie Brave Blue Globe kick off the 7 days-extensive function. The agenda includes speakers,
a efficiency by the Woodland Singers, a water-concentrated Husky Bites presentation, a
analysis levels of competition and free spouse and children art actions.

Pay a visit to the Globe H2o Day internet site for Zoom inbound links, registration and function particulars. All activities are free and open to the
general public.

• March 18 – Community Artwork Display: Community artists and local community users of all ages share what
  water implies to them through creative imagination and creation in a digital gallery.
• March 18 – seven- eight:thirty p.m.: Brave Blue Globe facilitated discussion with Nancy Langston (SS/GLRC)
  & Dr. Casey Huckins (BIO/GLRC) as section of the Sustainability Film Sequence.  
• March 22 – six p.m.: H2o-concentrated Husky Bites presentation and the Three Moment Thesis-type
  analysis levels of competition open to undergraduate and graduate learners of all majors.  
• March 23 – four:thirty p.m.: Youth speaker Braedon Butterfield, member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake
  Remarkable Chippewa and an aspiring journalist, will current a speak about valuing water.  
• March 23 – six p.m.: Artwork Night for All with area art educator and artist Melissa Hronkin, with
  a looking at of “We Are H2o Protectors” by Carole Lindstrom, followed by an art task
  honoring the worth of water for all residing items. Lisa Denomie, creator of “Sea Yoga,”
  will guidebook an expressive motion activity. Judy Sarosik, instructor and artist of Peace
  Crane Mobiles, potential customers individuals in folding an origami fish, also sharing her artwork
  and adore of nature.  
• March 24 – four p.m.: Panel discussion featuring Diane P. Dupont, professor of economics at Brock
  College Patty Loew, director of the Middle for Native American and Indigenous
  Exploration at Northwestern College and a professor in the Medill School of Journalism
  and Ali Mirchi, assistant professor of water assets engineering at Oklahoma State
  College and a Michigan Tech alum.

Michigan Technological College is a general public analysis college, house to a lot more than
seven,000 learners from 54 international locations. Started in 1885, the College presents a lot more than
120 undergraduate and graduate diploma applications in science and technology, engineering,
forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and
social sciences. Our campus in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway
and is just a couple of miles from Lake Remarkable.