’21 Grad Trent Schmitz: The Youngest Licensed Architect in Michigan Meet ’21 M.Arch grad Trent Schmitz! At 23, Trent is the youngest licensed architect in the state of Michigan. How did he do it? He credits his speedy road to licensure directly to LTU’s participation in the Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL) program. LTU is one of 23 schools across the country that [...]
M.Arch’s Practical Experiences Opened the Door to Specialization for Alum Darpan Arora CoAD promises an education based on theory and practice, with heavy emphasis on practice. For M.Arch. alum Darpan Arora, the hands-on experience he gained in school inspired his career direction. Darpan came to LTU as an international student from India. Always drawn to healthcare design, he planned to pursue U.S. licensure [...]
M.Arch Student Michael Tokarz Can Teach Us All Something about Perseverance Never say never. On a college tour with his teenaged son, a father’s conversation with a student brought a decades-old dream to life. M.Arch candidate Michael Tokarz has wanted to be an architect since junior high, but life had other plans. A high-school dropout, he joined the Navy during Operation Desert [...]
The Paradise, CA Rebuild: Alum Bethanie Martin’s Experience The design challenges facing CoAD alum Bethanie Martin and her team were stacked. Dead trees, a one-lane road, and an endangered frog were only a few obstacles to rebuilding Paradise, CA, a town that was decimated during the deadly 2018 Camp Fire. Bethanie, Designer and Community [...]
Interview: One student’s experience in our Master of Architecture online Before the pandemic hit, Sam Luong enrolled in LTU's online Master of Architecture program and has now recently graduated. In an interview with University Affairs, he discusses his experiences and his reasons for enrolling in the program. You can read his full [...]
Interview: Karl Daubmann uses Optimism to Guide Online Architectural Degree Programs In an interview with Archinect, LTU’s College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) Dean, Karl Daubmann, unpacks their experience hosting online architectural degree programs. With gold-standard accreditation and an agile approach to curriculum, LTU's online Master of Architecture program offers an innovative path [...]
LTU College of Management Name Change Lawrence Technological University’s College of Management will be renamed the College of Business and Information Technology, effective July 1, 2018. Bahman Mirshab, dean of the college, said the new name better reflects the range and scope of LTU’s programs and the unique strengths of being part of a technological [...]
Lawrence Tech ranks fifth in Brookings Institute study identifying 'college superstars' A study from the prestigious Brookings Institution ranks Lawrence Technological University fifth in the country for providing the most value-added in preparing its graduates for well-paying occupations. CBS MoneyWatch hailed the leaders identified in the study as the new “college superstars.” The goal of [...]
Engineering Management Careers According to a United States Department of Labor report released in 2010, engineering management employment should grow by nearly 10 percent between 2010 and 2020. Employment growth for engineering managers hinges on many of the same economic factors that affect the people that the managers supervise. With an increase in public sector [...]
Tips for Preparing Your Resume for MBA Application Being considered for an MBA program isn’t an entirely dissimilar process from the everyday job interview. In fact, the admissions committee is likely looking for some of the same qualities in prospective students as an employer might be in their job candidates: Dedication, experience (both academic and [...]
