Tech Traditions
Student Resources
Campus Acronyms
Michigan Tech Lore
Name That Number
100

This week of festivities includes the annual Cardboard Boat Race

What is Homecoming Week?

100

This office assists with cover letters, resumes, and interview prep

What is Career Services?

100

AOB is short for this building

What is the Academic Office Building?

100

The Staircase To Nowhere is housed in this building

What is the Memorial Union Building?

100

This number is the year Michigan Tech was founded

What is 1885?

200

This tradition celebrates multiculturalism and ethnic representation in the Keweenaw with a colorful parade

What is Parade of Nations?

200

At this location, you can consult peer-to-peer coaches about all types of writing

What is the Writing Center?

200

EERC is short for this building

What is the Electrical Energy Resources Center?

200

An abandoned pool is housed in the basement of this building

What is the Walker Arts and Humanities Center?

200

You must enroll in this number of credit hours as a student to be full-time

What is 12?

300

This park is the location of K-Day, where student groups table to recruit new members

What is Chassell Centennial Park?

300

This resource, located in Fisher Hall, was developed to combat food insecurity at Michigan Tech

What is the HuskyFAN Pantry?

300

M&M is short for this building

What is the Minerals and Materials Engineering Building?

300

The Active Learning Center on the first floor of the MEEM is also known as

What is The Fishbowl?

300

This is the total number of students (including yourself) you need to start a Registered Student Organization

What is 6?

400

This student organization hosts Winter Carnival every year.

What is Blue Key National Honor Society?

400

This app allows you to track Michigan Tech shuttles

What is the TripShot app?

400

KRC is short for this building

What is the Keweenaw Research Center?

400

This is the cost of pancakes at Breakfast & Co in the MUB (before tax)

What is $2.99?

400

This is the total number of hours teams have to complete their Winter Carnival All-Nighter statue

What is 16?

500

This was the theme of Orientation Week in 2022

What is Track 2 Success?

500

This event occurs twice per year on the weekend before Career Fair. There, you can choose from free, gently worn business clothing to help you prepare for Career Fair and other career opportunities

What is The Career Closet?

500

ATDC is short for this building

What is the Advanced Technology Development Complex?

500

According to a famous road sign, Houghton is 2 miles away from this desolate "location"

What is the End of Earth?

500

This is the number of total enrolled students in the first year of the Michigan Mining School (now known as Michigan Tech)

What is 23?