Roose Awarded Impact Scholarship at Michigan Tech

HOUGHTON, MI (03/07/2014)(readMedia)-- Gina Roose of Alpena High School has received one of the first Impact Scholarships from Michigan Technological University's School of Business and Economics.

Roose plans on studying accounting and is the daughter of Jane and Robert Roose of Alpena.

This scholarship program was open to incoming first-year students from Michigan who plan to enroll in the School of Business and Economics beginning in their first fall semester at Michigan Tech. Students invited to attend a scholarship event on campus participated in group activities to assess leadership skills, attended a sample business class, and were asked to write about their thoughts on entrepreneurship versus traditional employment with an established company. The visit also allowed students to meet University administrators, faculty, and students to learn more about the business programs at Michigan Tech.

Michigan Technological University is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 130 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.