The long tenure at Michigan Tech of many of our student service professional staff, and the difficulty of obtaining new professional qualifications because of our remote location, has led many staff to develop professional skills on the job. However, since 1994, national searches have filled key student services positions with personnel with professional qualifications in the field. Administrative Structure - Student Life Student life is active at Michigan Tech throughout the year. These boards are responsible for providing a broad spectrum of events that stimulate the cultural and intellectual life at Michigan Tech. Activities included national and international theatre and dance touring companies, orchestras and other musical ensembles, performing artists from a variety of disciplines, and lectures by leading figures in politics, technology, science and the humanities.
All events are open to the public.
University Cultural Enrichment publishes an annual calendar detailing all performances and public lectures on campus. Special interest political groups are also active on campus. Many departments assist in the development and implementation of student-sponsored programs through the work of faculty and staff advisers, or, in the case of Winter Carnival, through Facilities Management's countless personnel hours devoted to snow removal and delivery for the construction of snow statues. Nonetheless, there are some weaknesses with respect to student activities. There is no comprehensive coordination of student events, no tracking of activities and projects over time to determine the value of programming and its impact on student development, and advising of student organizations is not always effective.