New LTU degree combines technology with the humanities

Lawrence Technological University is offering a new degree that combines high tech with the humanities to prepare graduates for the jobs of tomorrow. The Bachelor of Science in Technological Humanities will be offered through the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Communication, part of LTU’s College of Arts and Sciences.

The HSSC Dept. is pleased to welcome Dr. Joy Schaefer as Senior Lecturer of Media Communication!

This fall, Dr. Schaefer will be teaching MCO 2213: Intro to Film Studies; MCO 4073: Horror & Thriller Films; & LLT 3643: Literature into Film. To find out more, email jschaefer@ltu.edu.

Interactive online symposium examines plagues through literature

Putting the coronavirus pandemic in historical context in view of earlier plagues is the topic of a new interactive, online symposium offered free by Lawrence Technological University’s College of Arts and Sciences. “Plague Literature in the Time of Coronavirus: an Online Symposium for the Quarantined” will be conducted from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern time Sunday, April 12 online. The series continues with sessions on Fridays, April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8, and May 15, all from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

LTU senior wins state broadcast scholarship

Genna Skalski, who will graduate in May from Lawrence Technological University with a Bachelor of Science in Media Communication, won the Friends of Bill Burton Scholarship from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation.

New Lawrence Tech paper compares Shelley's Frankenstein and Marvel's 'Black Panther'

Using “Frankenstein,” the famous book frequently called the world’s first science fiction novel, as a method for teaching both social studies and chemistry, is the topic of a new research paper from faculty members at Lawrence Technological University.