The Class of 2023 will celebrate Spring Commencement.

Three Huskies who demonstrate a commitment to campus and community service will host the Class of 2023 at Michigan Technological University’s mid-year commencement.

More than 1,000 Huskies will celebrate their hard-earned and long-awaited milestone on Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29. Commencement for graduate students will be Friday at 3 p.m. Undergraduate Commencement is at 10.30am on Saturday. Both events will be held in Michigan Tech’s Student Development Complex at the John J.

The new arrangement is designed to keep each ceremony for two hours, which makes the unforgettable event more convenient and meaningful for the participants.

About 300 graduate students will participate, including 49 Ph.D. and 248 Masters. About 750 undergraduate students will cross the first stage to mark the completion of their undergraduate coursework. Michigan Tech is offering 51 online graduate certificates this year, a university record.

Industry-savvy and community-oriented featured speaker

Automotive industry leader and Michigan Tech alumna Julie Frame will be the featured speaker at both ceremonies. This is the third time on the commencement stage for Frame, who earned her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1983 and gave the commencement address in 2003. Frame earned her master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and said she is looking forward to it. To share her experiences to help graduates advance their own life journeys.

As CEO of the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), Frem is the voice of automotive suppliers. Her four-decade career in the industry spans manufacturing, engineering, program management, sales, marketing and communications. A member of both the Ford and Stellar Supplier Councils and a member of the Nissan North America Supplier Advisory Board, she was named one of Michigan’s Most Influential Women in Business in 2016 and 2021 by Crain’s Detroit Business. In automotive news in 2015 and 2020.

“My interest in the automotive industry has always been about the product and the people. The creation of the next generation of vehicles has always been exciting for me,” said Frahm, who is also a member of the Automotive Hall of Fame’s board of directors. Whether working in the industry or using the product, it enables people to live more enjoyable and productive lives.

Frame She served on the Michigan Tech Board of Trustees from 2011 to 2018, chairing the board in 2015 and 2016. She previously served on the board of the Michigan Tech Fund. A member of the Michigan Tech Alumni Board of Directors from 1988-2000, Frame was the first woman to chair the board. She currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Corwell Health.

“For me, service is always a return (perhaps a clue to my login address here),” Freem said. “It has helped me many times along the way and I believe in giving back in a way that helps others have the same opportunities.”

“Whether it’s in education, health care or otherwise, I want to see access in ways that best serve our communities.”Julie Frame ’83, spring commencement featured speaker

When asked who inspires her, Frame said she comes from many sources, including former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. “Her life story is inspiring. It’s a remarkable achievement that she got out of her job.

Like many a Husky, Fream can attest to the inspiring and enduring nature of Michigan Tech memories. “Some of my highlights include finally getting my hands ‘dirty’ in a three-story ops lab during my senior year as a Chem Engineer. Also, my sorority, Theta Chi Epsilon. Our bonds remain very special. And I loved – and still do – traveling and exploring the Keweenaw Peninsula.

Frame credits her husband of 27 years, Robert Lawrence, and their two “awesome” grown children for helping her find success in her career, ministry and life. “It allows me to do what I love!” She said.

Facilitates and facilitates graduate student speakers

Student speaker Tinu-Olode Folia, Ph.D. In chemical engineering, he will give a speech to fellow graduates on Friday. Folian’s hometown is Iludun-Oro in Kwara State, Nigeria. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Ilorin in 2015 and graduated in 2015.

“Google brought me here,” she said, referring to the net search engine results of the chemical engineering graduate program’s efficiency in using elective course credits for a minor in high school. In the year

Folian has served as president and vice president of the Michigan Tech chapter of the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, social chair of the African Student Organization, and coordinator of her department’s Writing in the Discipline (Letter-D) program. Assists graduate students with writing projects including manuscripts and research proposals.

She has received several awards, including the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarship, second place in the NOBCchE DuPont Gold Competition, the 2022 Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration in the Division of Minerals and Metals Processing, and the 2021 NOBCChE Green Chemistry and STEM Education Oral Presentation Award.

Folia, who had never experienced a northern winter before coming to Tech, counts the Winter Carnival among her favorite Tech memories. “It was a lot of fun building the statue of All Night. I was especially surprised that the cold didn’t stop me. I am still very proud of this achievement,” she said.

After a short break, it includes watching your favorite anime and reading fantasy novels – “Ph.D. It’s a long program,” she said, laughing — as Folian settled into her new job as a senior engineer for research and development at DuPont. “I also plan to improve my photography skills and take more landscape pictures,” she said.

Learn more about Folia, and find out about graduate school life in Keweenaw, stories from Husky Nation.

An undergraduate student speaker helps students succeed

Undergraduate Student Speaker Anderson Pierce, who is earning his bachelor’s degree in business management with a minor in psychology, will speak at the spring 2023 class on Saturday.

Pierce, who hails from Shelby, Lower Michigan, earned the top regional award for the National Partnership for College and University Residence Halls (NACURH) as a senior resident assistant, resident assistant and academic success coach while at Tech. ) and was recognized in 2020 by Michigan Tech’s Student Affairs for exceptional enthusiasm in student leadership.

He made his own memory by helping others embrace tech traditions.

“One of my favorite Michigan Tech memories (and it’s one of many!) is marching 68 residents from Wadsworth Hall to the Memorial Union Building for K-Day. It was the first time I felt like a real student leader on campus,” Anderson said. “For the first time, I made many of my residents come out of their shells.” , and the look of shock on people’s faces as we boarded the bus to Chacel was something I’ll never forget.”

Active every semester in the Pavlis Honors College and on the Dean’s List, Piercy was a member of several campus and community organizations, including the Society of African American Men (SAMM), Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Education (SAVE), and the Michs Michs Michs Michs Michs Michs Community. He has volunteered with Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly, Friends of the Library, the Copper Country Humane Society and the MTU College of Business Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. He worked as a research assistant for College of Business faculty member Jonathan Leynon and participated in a senior project management competition.

Anderson begins his career as an associate business analyst at Auto-Owners Insurance in Lansing. “I also pursue my hobbies of reading, photography, hiking — I guess I’ll be back here for the best views! – and writing,” he said.

Learn more about Pierce — and get his suggestions for helping new students settle in on campus — from Husky Nation Stories.

Michigan Technological University is a public research university founded in 1885 in Houghton, Michigan, with more than 7,000 students from 55 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan Technological University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate programs in science and technology, engineering, computing, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and biology. Art. The rural campus is located miles from Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, offering year-round opportunities for outdoor adventure.