It’ll be a busy spring at Lawrence Technological University, with many events open to the public.
First off, LTU’s spring sports get under way in March, including nationally ranked men’s and women’s lacrosse teams. You’ll find information for all of LTU’s interscholastic sports teams at ltuathletics.com.
LTU annually draws a crowd of over 1,000 gaming, Esports and anime enthusiasts to the annual LTU Expo. This year’s event will be Saturday, April 4. LTUX is a free, campus-wide event that showcases LTU student and regional talent in locally designed game demos, cosplay workshops, gaming tournaments, panel discussions, a vendor fair and more. To learn more, visit ltuexpo.com or discord.com/invite/K52X6HT.
LTU will also show off its rapidly growing research enterprise in its annual Research Day on Friday, April 24. Events include nationally renowned and LTU faculty research presentations in the morning, and over 100 research poster presentations by students and faculty in the afternoon. More at ltu.edu/research/events/research-day/.
LTU’s College of Architecture and Design will unveil the future of design through LTU student work at Show LTU May 7-9. Work will include urban design, graphic design, industrial design, student projects and more.
LTU will also hold its annual Spring Commencement Exercises in the Don Ridler Field House Saturday, May 9. A 10 a.m. ceremony will honor graduates of LTU’s Colleges of Architecture, Arts and Sciences, and Health Sciences, while a 1:30 p.m. ceremony will confer degrees on graduates of LTU’s Colleges of Engineering and Business and IT.
The following weekend, LTU will host its annual global robotics competition, Robofest, May 15-17. Hundreds of students from all over the world will put the robots they designed through their programmed paces in more than half a dozen competitions in the Don Ridler Field House and other campus locations. More at Robofest.net.
Finally, LTU will hold its annual Scholarship Gala Saturday, May 16, at the brand-new Department at Hudson’s, 1000 Nick Gilbert Way in Detroit. The theme for this year’s scholarship fundraiser is “Icons Reimagined,” highlighting the bold, future-defining vision of both Lawrence Tech and the new Hudson Block buildings. For more information, visit ltu.edu/academics-calendar/3rd-annual-scholarship-gala-icons-reimagined/.
