Lawrence Technological University

$5 million bequest to fund Lawrence Tech engineering scholarships
$5 million bequest to fund Lawrence Tech engineering scholarships 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

A bequest that exceeds $5 million will be used to fund full scholarships for engineering students at Lawrence Technological University.

The money comes from a trust established by George and Dorothea G. Mink of Clinton Township. Mrs. Mink died in May 2013, and her husband, a former student, died two months later. They had no children.

The engineering scholarships, funded with the income from the permanent endowment, will be awarded starting with the fall semester in 2016. read more

Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Association creates Lawrence Tech scholarship fund
Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Association creates Lawrence Tech scholarship fund 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

The Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Association has donated $750,000 to create an endowed scholarship fund for undergraduate mechanical engineering students at Lawrence Technological University.

The donation is among the top 10 largest gifts ever received by the University to establish an endowed scholarship, and the largest for scholarships from an organization. Interest income from the endowment will provide need-based scholarship assistance to recipients.

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Lawrence Tech named to national honor roll for student community service
Lawrence Tech named to national honor roll for student community service 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

PresidentsHonorRoll[1]Lawrence Technological University has once again been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes institutions of higher education that support exemplary community service programs for students and raise the visibility of effective practices in campus community partnerships.

The Corporation for National & Community Service has administered the award since 2006 in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as the American Council on Education, Campus Compact, and the Interfaith Youth Core.

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Lawrence Tech honored for institutional focus on community engagement
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The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has named Lawrence Technological University among the 361 U.S. colleges and universities to receive its 2015 Community Engagement Classification, which recognizes institutional focus on community engagement.

The institutions that have qualified for this classification represent less than 8 percent of the total number of colleges and universities in the country.

“These are campuses that are improving teaching and learning, producing research that makes a difference in communities, and revitalizing their civic and academic missions,” said John Saltmarsh, director of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education, which administered the selection process. read more

‘Design thinking’ business and product development program offered at LTU
‘Design thinking’ business and product development program offered at LTU 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Online applications are now being accepted for the next nine-week Michigan I-Corps@LTU program that helps designers, innovators, engineers and tinkerers move their business ideas from the drawing board to the marketplace.

This year’s program will emphasize Design Thinking, a product development process that goes through five steps: empathize, define, ideate, prototype and test. There is a focus on gaining customer input before fully commercializing a product. read more

​LTU Ranked 18th Nationwide for Online Master’s Degree in Engineering
​LTU Ranked 18th Nationwide for Online Master’s Degree in Engineering 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

The online graduate school guide Best Master’s Programs has ranked Lawrence Technological University 18th in the top 50 nationwide for online master’s degrees in engineering.

The rankings, which can be viewed at www.bestmastersprograms.org, are based on an equal weight of program quality, as measured by U.S. News & World Report, and estimated program cost.

“Savvy prospective graduate students want to know where to go to get the best bang for their buck, and this ranking effectively evaluates which engineering schools are doing the best job of balancing cost and quality,” said Michelle Rindy, who helped put together the ranking. read more

Register now for Lawrence Tech’s spring semester
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Students can register now for spring semester classes that begin Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at Lawrence Technological University. Day, evening, weekend and online options are available, including many fast-track certificate programs in growing career fields.

Lawrence Tech has associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs that can lead to careers in areas such as robotics engineering, biomedical engineering and computer science.

Call 1-800-CALL-LTU, ext. 1, or visit www.ltu.edu/futurestudents to find out about registration.

For additional information, contact admissions@ltu.edu or (248) 204-3160.

Lawrence Technological University, www.ltu.edu, is a private university founded in 1932 that offers more than 100 programs through the doctoral level in its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Management. PayScale lists Lawrence Tech among the nation’s top 100 universities for the salaries of its graduates, and highest in the Detroit metropolitan area.  Lawrence Tech is also listed in the top tier of Midwestern universities by U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review. Students benefit from small class sizes and experienced faculty who provide a real-world, hands-on, “theory and practice” education with an emphasis on leadership. Activities on Lawrence Tech’s 102-acre campus include over 60 student clubs and organizations and a growing roster of NAIA varsity sports.

LTU hosts Nov. 19 Hotelling lecture on economic outlook
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Paul Traub, a senior business economist at the Detroit branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Paul Traub, a senior business economist at the Detroit branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Paul Traub, a senior business economist at the Detroit branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will discuss the status of the current economic recovery when he presents the fifth annual Harold Hotelling Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. at Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield.

The annual lecture, which is free and open to the public, is entitled “Recovering from the Great Recession: U.S. and Michigan Economic Outlook.” It will be held in the Mary E. Marburger Science and Engineering Auditorium in LTU’s Science Building.

The current economic recovery is now more than five years old, and the average economic expansion since 1961 lasts just under six years. Traub will discuss the possibility of the economic recovery from the Great Recession being impacted by a normal business cycle contraction.

Comparing this recovery to others in the past, he will provide analysis of consumption, private investment, global trade, and federal and local government consumption and investment, as well as the Fed’s role in promoting a full economic recovery.

Traub previously was a corporate economist with Chrysler LLC for 25 years. He serves on the advisory board of LTU’s College of Management.

The annual Hotelling lecture honors the memory of Associate Professor Harold Hotelling, who died in 2009 after teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences at Lawrence Tech for 20 years. He taught courses in business law, business ethics, constitutional law, urban social issues, and law and economics. He is remembered for his keen intellect, tireless devotion, quick wit and wonderful sense of humor. read more

LTU and Ford launch 2015 ‘Designing for the Future’ competition
LTU and Ford launch 2015 ‘Designing for the Future’ competition 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Ford Motor Co. and Lawrence Technological University (LTU) have again teamed up for the “Designing for the Future” competition that asks students to reinterpret the Ford Cortina for the year 2030. The prizes include more than $100,000 in scholarships.

The competition is open to high school seniors or transfer students interested in enrolling in LTU’s transportation design or industrial design programs in fall 2015. For more information, go to www.ltu.edu/architecture_and_design/design_competition.asp.

The first step for participants is to enter the competition by Nov. 23. The deadline for submitting entries is Nov. 30.  read more

LeCarpentier named director of LTU’s biomedical engineering program
LeCarpentier named director of LTU’s biomedical engineering program 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Gerald (Jerry) LeCarpentier of Plymouth has been named director of the biomedical engineering (BME) program at Lawrence Technological University.

LeCarpentier expects LTU’s BME program to continue to expand and attract more students. LTU’s master’s degree program in biomedical engineering will be introduced in the 2015 fall semester.

“With the oldest baby-boomers now approaching 70 with a life expectancy exceeding 85, it is natural to assume that BME graduates will play a very large part in the fabric of healthcare and quality of life in our aging society,” he said.

Biomedical engineering was ranked number one on the “best job” list for 2012 and 2013 on the CNN Money website. LeCarpentier believes BME graduates from LTU will be prepared to play important roles in the field.

“The key to this success will be the natural collaborative efforts and multidisciplinary approach inherent in our BME curriculum here at LTU,” LeCarpentier said. “Our BME faculty offer tremendous expertise in this educational process.” read more

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