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LTU Named USA National Organizer for World Robot Olympiad
LTU Named USA National Organizer for World Robot Olympiad 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University has been named the national organizer for the United States for the World Robot Olympiad Association(WRO-USA), which runs a global LEGO robotics competition that draws participants from around the world.

The Olympiad started in Singapore in 2004. This year over 17,000 teams are participating. Each country has its own competition, and the winning teams from each country are invited to attend the World Robot Olympiad to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals.  read more

Southfield Summer Soulstice Announced for June 21
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New family festival and running event to be held on Lawrence Tech’s campus at sunset on longest day of year

Southfield Summer Soulstice, a new family festival and running event, has been announced for June 21. The event will take place at sunset on the Lawrence Technological University (LTU) campus. Southfield Summer Soulstice will offer participants 5K and 10K runs, which are available to all ages and abilities. Runners will be encouraged to stay after the run to enjoy the longest day of the year with their friends and families that are there to cheer them on. The event also offers a one mile family sunset stroll, music stage, Yoga Soul, kids’ activities, a Michigan craft beer tent, food trucks and much more, until 11p.m. read more

Lawrence Tech to Host Robofest State Championships May 3
Lawrence Tech to Host Robofest State Championships May 3 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Sixty-eight teams from Michigan will compete in the Robofest Michigan Championships on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Don Ridler Field House, Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield. Admission and parking are free for this event. read more

$12 Million Renovation Continues on Southfield City Centre’s Primary Thoroughfare
$12 Million Renovation Continues on Southfield City Centre’s Primary Thoroughfare 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

The City of Southfield began to lay the groundwork for the Evergreen Road Improvement Project earlier this spring. The $12 million reinvention of Evergreen Road in the City Centre will accelerate the reinvention of the district into a vibrant, 24/7 pedestrian friendly mixed-use environment. read more

Southfield’s City Centre in Transition
Southfield’s City Centre in Transition 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2
Hometownlife.com – Observer & Eccentric
Sandra Armbruster

Where is the downtown in the city of Southfield?

There isn’t one is a common response, but if you would have talked with Southfield officials over the past 30 or so years, they would have told you that, some day, it would be smack dab at the corner of Evergreen Road and Civic Center Drive.

Over the years, funding and an economy nearly in its death throes made it seem like the dream of a downtown was more like a nightmare. read more

New Grant Extends Entrepreneurial Education at Lawrence Tech
New Grant Extends Entrepreneurial Education at Lawrence Tech 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University has received a three-year $697,000 grant from the Wisconsin-based Kern Family Foundation to support further expansion of entrepreneurial-minded learning in the curricula for undergraduate engineering students.

This is the final phase of a series of grants adding up to over $2.4 million from the Kern Family Foundation that began in 2003. The goal is to incorporate the entrepreneurial mindset into undergraduate engineering education at LTU. read more

The City of Southfield and LTU Host Annual Southfield Schools Career Fair
The City of Southfield and LTU Host Annual Southfield Schools Career Fair 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

The City of Southfield is dedicated to bridging the relationship from the businesses to the community and schools. To honor this commitment, the City of Southfield recently hosted their annual career fair at Lawrence Technological University (LTU). This allowed Southfield High School students to interact with various Southfield businesses and entrepreneurs. read more

Plante Moran partner receives national Being a Difference award from NASBA Center for the Public Trust
Plante Moran partner receives national Being a Difference award from NASBA Center for the Public Trust 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Plante Moran, one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms, announced that Beth Bialy, CPA, leader of the firm’s governmental practice, received the prestigious Being a Difference award from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy Center for the Public Trust.

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LTU wins top award in national architectural engineering competition
LTU wins top award in national architectural engineering competition 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

A team from Lawrence Technological University was the winner in the integration category of a national student design competition sponsored by the Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

The Charles Pankow Foundation Annual Architectural Engineering Student Design Competition was held at the AEI’s annual student conference in Philadelphia on March 29. It attracts the top students from the country’s leading architectural engineering programs.  read more

Lawrence Tech Places in Top 100 nationally for Graduates’ Return on Investment
Lawrence Tech Places in Top 100 nationally for Graduates’ Return on Investment 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University was ranked highest in the metropolitan Detroit three-county area and placed in the top 100 colleges and universities nationwide in the 2014 PayScale College ROI Report, which measures the return on investment and increased earning power generated by a college bachelor’s degree. read more

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