Lawrence Technological University is committed to making a difference. We create strategic partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders—from healthcare and government to independent foundations—to benefit our community and beyond. Our community engagement efforts are designed to leverage resources and secure support for student services and campus sustainability; build relationships that improve internal operations and academic achievement; and expand our footprint through K-12 partnerships and centers of excellence. These crucial university relations ensure LTU stays relevant, improves student outcomes, and adapts to the evolving needs of our community.
To learn more about LTU’s initiatives or explore a collaboration for your community or organization, contact Amy DeWys, Director of Institutional Initiatives.
248.204.7010
LTU works with partners to support initiatives focused on improving student enrollment, retention, graduation rates, and academic achievement. We customize programs for veterans, working and non-traditional students. LTU initiatives garner resources to enhance teaching and learning, promote innovation in curriculum, and support faculty development and resources. As an example, we have developed programs such as our 3+2 program where biology students can earn their B.S. in Biology and a M.A. in Physicians Assistant in 5 years. In addition, LTU’s Dual Enrollment & Early Middle College Programs encompass over 1800 students and 75 education partners annually.
Jurius Azar, a dual enrollment student at LTU and sophomore at AGBU Alex and Marie Manoogian School, took home a silver medal earlier this month from the 26th International Robot Olympiad!
Learn more about his robotics success below.
LTU works with industry partners; local, state and federal government agencies, community organizations and professional associations to build relationships that leverage resources and funding. Through these partnerships and relationships, we have been able to build centers of excellence including our Centrepolis Accelerator, Michigan’s leading hardware accelerator and our Healthcare Violence Reduction Center, a membership organization serving over 140 hospitals in Michigan. LTU has also submitted several large federal grants to build our capacity to support biomedical engineering research and program growth and to support our work with our healthcare partners in analyzing data utilizing AI and LLM to better understand how patient safety is affected by violence in the emergency room settings.
LTU works with government agencies, businesses and industry, philanthropic organizations and financial institutions to build alliances that leverage resources for improvements and growth. As an example, through partnerships with DTE Energy and the City of Southfield, LTU has been able to conduct energy audits and leverage rebates, incentivization programs, and grants supporting our Sustainability Initiatives on campus.
Located in the center of campus, the East Residence Hall unifies three separate campus districts previously lacking a well-defined urban strategy. By creating a pedestrian walkway and courtyard experience through the center of the building, the East Residence Hall defines the central residential district while connecting the north and south campus districts. Weaving a variety of community spaces through the building program aims to enhance the experience of student interaction and learning. The community spaces were studied through a computational series of iterations evaluating the three-dimensional distribution of community space, proximity to circulation, area of interest for student interaction, and balance on the façade. Layering eleven diverse programs throughout the building, specific environments are shaped to encourage student interaction through learning, fitness, nutrition, collaboration, study, entertainment, music, and relaxation.
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inFORM Sudio
Gina Van Tine, BSAr’89, BAr’94, AIA, LEED AP, cand Kenneth Van Tine, BSAr’85, BAr’86, AIA, cofounded inFORM studio. Their 2011 AIA Firm of the Year designed, developed, and built the award-winning Bagley Street Pedestrian Bridge in Detroit as part of the $170 million Michigan Department of Transportation Ambassador Gateway Project.
We are excited to share that Aramark, our campus dining partner, is making significant investments to enhance the dining experience for both students and employees. You will begin to see work being done this week.
These improvements are being fully funded by Aramark at no cost to LTU. Their commitment reflects a shared goal of creating a more welcoming, efficient and satisfying dining environment for everyone on campus. This also assists us in our goal of creating a warm and welcoming student center.
The upgrades will include a range of enhancements from refreshed dining spaces in Einstein and the cafeteria, improved food offerings, updated technology and a new conference room. These efforts are designed to better meet the needs of our entire campus community.
We will continue to keep you informed as the work progresses. We expect to have all the changes ready for fall 2025.
Linda Height
LTU’s Sustainability Initiatives and programs promote environmental responsibility and sustainable practices on campus. LTU is actively working on sustainability efforts, including energy efficiency, food waste, and promoting campus-wide sustainable practices. LTU recently partnered with the City of Southfield and Make Food Not Waste to conduct a food waste audit where food waste was weighed, measured and analyzed to help inform campus education and sustainability efforts.
We also worked with our partners to conduct a campus-wide sustainability survey and are also working with a company called Intuitive AI to bring onto campus Oscar Sort Kiosks that educate and instruct students on how to separate food waste and recyclable materials.
The A. Alfred Taubman Student Center at LTU was constructed to be a state-of-the-art LEED Silver building. The building incorporates a Hydrotech green roof composed of 6″ of lightweight soil and sedum plugs along with many other innovative technologies. The site landscape includes a large bio-swale that captures and filters storm water from the surrounding site as a pretreatment before entering storm drains.
The landscape around the building features a grove of Ginkgo trees, a large lawn area to accommodate student gatherings and outdoor classes, and a concrete and clay paver amphitheater.
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LTU understands the need for programs that support student health and wellbeing help them to feel a sense of belonging and that support the development of the whole student while also supporting their families. We also know that these are integral in student retention, success and quality of life. In partnership with community organizations and agencies, LTU’s work includes support at-risk, non-traditional, and low income students with wrap-around services for them and their families including tutoring, emergency funds, transportation support, basic needs items through our pantry and other resources. In addition, we are working with local organizations and national agencies including AHEAD to support ADA compliance and are conducting an ADA audit this coming fall.
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