Tech Day gives prospective students a hands-on look at Montana Tech

As a high school senior in Livingston, Montana, Erika Haines had toured six college campuses. Nearly every one was the same, and she had decided she was bound for a top-ranked private liberal arts college out of state to major in education. With a couple months left in her senior year, her mom convinced her to make one more campus visit: Tech Day at Montana Tech. The experience stood out after months of traditional college visits and ultimately led Haines to change her career trajectory entirely. Erika Haines works with a biochar reactor. “A lot of the other tours just…