College of Sciences & Arts Showcase & News Features

	Transporting America Into the Future The RTC PhD Turns 20
	Graduate Students Schwartz and Stream Garner National Research VPA Boffo at Kennedy Festival
	Fulbright Scholar Studies Immigrant Finns Patrick Martin Leads International Preservation Effort

The College of Sciences and Arts is a dynamic campus unit that offers the stimulating environment of a major research university combined with the personal attention and supportive atmosphere possible in small, yet high-quality departments. Modern facilities and state-of-the-art equipment along with an expert caring faculty assure students in the College of Sciences and Arts a first-rate education - an education that is highly respected by graduate schools and employers in the professional world.

When asked if they had to do it over again, would they attend Michigan Tech, 95% of alumni said they would, according to a 2003 Stamats study.

Michigan Tech is one of the most internationally diverse research universities in the United States. Ten per cent of the students are from 80 countries around the world.

Michigan Tech is located in one of the top ten "healthiest, safest and most fun places to live." Houghton, Michigan was given a top ranking as a place to live according to Men's Journal in the March 2002 issue. National Geographic Adventure Magazine (July/August 2001) ranked Houghton as one of our Nation's Top Ten Summer Sports Meccas.

Houghton is the safest college town in Michigan and the eighth safest in the nation (out of 467) according to: The Student Guide to Personal Safety. Michigan Technological University has earned top marks for safety preparedness in a Reader’s Digest survey of 135 colleges and universities. Michigan Tech ranked third in the nation among 45 campuses that received an “A” rating,