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Staff Council encourages all staff members to attend Monday's presentation and open forum. The event will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, May 19, in the Carver/Turner Room of the Havener Center. Chancellor John F. Carney III, representatives from human resources, and other administrators will be in attendance. Door prizes will be awarded.
A campuswide upgrade from Office 2003 to Office 2007 has arrived. New features in this version include: new look and feel, improved and easy-to-use menu bars, improved charts, graphics and image handling. Customers can get the new software now by contacting the Help Desk at 341-HELP.
Self-service installation will be available by mid-summer. CLCs and classrooms will be Office 2007-ready for the start of the Fall Semester. For more information, visit the Office 2007 information site or call the IT Help Desk at 573-341-HELP.
The deadline for free Missouri S&T ID Cards is June 1. Stop by 101 University Center for your new ID Card. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Faculty participation is vital when we welcome new students to campus in August. There will be more than 1,000 new students on campus for Opening Week Orientation 2008. Interested faculty will eat lunch and meet with the student mentor groups to discuss faculty expectations and classroom respect. The goal of this activity is to facilitate a positive interaction between the new students and faculty. This is your chance to give new students tips on how to be successful in the classroom. The faculty interaction with new students will be scheduled Aug. 19-21. Faculty will be scheduled to interact with students during three time slots: 10:45 a.m.-11:25; 11:40-12:30 and 12:35-1:15 p.m. You may choose to participate one day or all of the days, for any or all time slots. If you agree to participate, we ask that you attend the faculty discussion/planning session schedule for 1:30-2:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, in the Carver/Turner Room of the Havener Center. Let Patty Frisbee know if you're willing to participate: New Student Programs, 101 University Center, 341-7045, pfrisbee@mst.edu .
Missouri S&T will host three Preview, Registration and Orientation (PRO) sessions in June. Mark your calendar and please help welcome our new students and their guests to campus on Friday, June 6, 13, and 20. There will also be a PRO session on Saturday, Aug.16. PRO is an all day orientation program for new students who plan to start classes at Missouri S&T in the fall. If your department, program or organization would like to participate in the PRO Resource Fair in June, contact New Student Services. The Resource Fair will be located in the Havener Center on PRO days from 12:30-3:00 p.m. If you have questions or would like a detailed schedule of the day's events, contact Patty Frisbee, pfrisbee@mst.edu, 341-7045 or stop by our office at 101 University Center.
Have Something to Tell Our New Students? Do you want to get new students involved in your organization or department? Please send any flyers, pamphlets, or promotional/fun items to 101 University Center by Aug. 1 to put into the new students' goodie bags. Please supply enough items for 1,200 new students (freshmen and transfer). If you have any questions, please contact New Student Programs, 101 University Center, 341-4025.
Coventry enrollees who log on to the insurance company's web site (www.ummedcvty.com) and take the health assessment by May 30 will be entered in a drawing for iPod Nanos, pedometers and a recumbent bike. For more information, call 573-884-1312 or email us at wellness@umsystem.edu . Note: You will need your insurance card to create your account; once you've logged on, click on the employee link, then the WellBeing link.
Missouri S&T's Dr. J. David Rogers was interviewed by a New York Times reporter for a follow-up story in the International Herald Tribune about structural damage in the aftermath of the recent earthquake in China:
A dam can fail in slow motion, he said. "If they do have a leak, this thing could fail two weeks from now."
Read the full story here.
Karl Lutzen was interview for an Inside Higher Ed story about Missouri S&T's successs at minimizing copyright infringement (with respect to downloading copyrighted materials):
Karl F. Lutzen, a systems security analyst at the university, chalks it up to Missouri S&T’s unusual method of regulating students’ network usage: In order to download (or upload) files on any peer-to-peer network whatsoever, all on-campus users have to pass an online quiz on copyright infringement.
Read the full story here.
And Dr. David Summers was interviewed for a recent KY-3 story on ethanol.
Yes, you read that right. Staff Council is seeking nominations on who you'd like to put into a dunking booth on Tuesday, June 3, as part of Staff Week 2008. We're starting the line up with some very good sports, including Andy Careaga, Judy Cavendar, Chris Dew, Mark Potrafka and Lynn Stichnote. Tell us who else you want to see dunked.
Staff Council will present the results of the 2008 Staff Survey to the chancellor and other administrators during an open forum set for 11 a.m. Monday, May 19, in the Carver/Turner Room of the Havener Center. The campus community is invited to attend. Door prizes will be awarded.
Congratulations to the newest winners of the Proud Miner prize drawing.
Contributors to the university's Proud Miner Campus Community are automatically eligible to win gift certificates and savings bonds. Drawings will be held each week during the month of May. To be eligible to win return your form no later than Friday, May 30.
Missouri S&T will have three representatives at the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships next week in Walnut, Calif. Find out who they are at http://sports.mst.edu/index.html .
Missouri S&T Staff Recognition Day will be having a car show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, during staff day festivities. All university car buffs that have a classic car are encouraged to bring out their cars and show them off. Everyone who wants to show off their classic ride is encouraged to attend, but there will be a prize drawing for university staff members who enter. Please contact Roy Snelson or Roy Soper at 341-4252 or Dean Brumett at 341-6120, dbrumett@mst.edu, for details.
The accounting and student loan collections offices in the basement of Parker Hall are currently being renovated. The offices will be temporarily housed in the Civil Engineering Building, Rooms 122 and 123, starting May 20. The phone numbers will remain the same. A move back to Parker Hall is anticipated in approximately two or three weeks.
The last finalst for the position of director of student financial assistance, Kathy Stavropoulos, is scheduled to make a presentation to the campus community during an open forum at 1 p.m. Monday, May 19, in the Meramec/Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. Stavropoulos is currently executive director of student financial services and housing resources at Boston University.
The other three finalists have already appeared at open forums on campus. The search committee welcomes feedback from the campus community on these four candidates for the position. Feedback forms will be available for download beginning Thursday, May 8, at http://enrollment.mst.edu/ .
The forms may be e-mailed to sstites@mst.edu , or they may be sent via campus mail to Jay Goff, search committee chair, 207 Parker Hall. Feedback forms should be turned in by the end of the business day May 20.
Blackboard will be upgraded to version 8.0 over the summer. This includes vast improvements in functionality and features. Some of the new features that will be available are highlighted after the jump.
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Missouri S&T environmental engineering research Glenn Morrison is the author of the cover article for the latest issue of the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Morrison's article, Interfacial Chemistry in Indoor Environments, discusses the state of indoor ozone research. Read more on the Visions research blog.
We would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers and all of the contributions during this hard time of losing our home. It is greatly appreciated and we could never say how much it means to our family. -- Allan Studeny, S&T mail services
Campuswide power outages are being planned during the summer breaks to allow for the installation of the new campus substation transformers. Tentative dates for the outages have changed to June 1, Aug. 2, and Aug. 9. June 7 will be used as an alternate date for June 1 in case of bad weather. These dates are all on a weekends.
This will require a total power outage lasting the entire day for all university buildings on the main campus (generally between Pine and State streets and between 10th and 16th streets, and the Havener Center, McNutt Hall, Quad Dorms, Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building, Student Recreation Center, General Services, Comp Flow Lab, and Temporary Research Facility).
Buildings fed directly by Rolla Municipal Utilities will not be affected. These include: Campus Support Facility, Bureau of Mines Buildings, Residence Halls No. 1 and 2, Thomas Jefferson Hall, South Central Regional Professional Development Center, Rock Mechanics, Miner Recreation, Student Design, Student Health Center, Custodial and Grounds, Southwestern Bell Cultural Center, 1304 North Pine, and 14th Street Building.
Laboratory equipment should be secured as necessary. Campus departments with special temporary power needs should contact Jim Packard or Mike Amick at 341-4252 as soon as possible.
Missouri S&T faculty or staff members interested in reading the book chosen for the fall 2008 One Book program can receive a free copy of the book from the Missouri S&T Bookstore. A valid employee ID will be required.
The One Book program aims to improve freshman students’ experience during their first year at Missouri S&T by giving them something in common to talk about. Organizers also hope to foster a sense of community among faculty and staff by including them in the program.
The book, They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky, is a true story about the civil war in Sudan, as witnessed by three of the tens of thousands of young children who were forced by flee their homes and walk more than 1,000 miles across eastern Africa after their villages were destroyed.
The deadline to order your Staff Day 2008 T-shirts is May 15. The shirts are $7 for sizes small to extra-large. The shirts are $9 for sizes 2XL and 3XL. Those who purchase a Staff Day shirt will be entered into a special drawing for a one-year-free parking pass on campus and an 80GB video iPod. Contact your building coordinator to purchase a shirt or Melissa Folsom at 341-7276 or email mfolsom@mst.edu.
This year we have seven items for the raffle. Pictures can be viewed on Staff Council’s blog at staffcouncil.mst.edu. Tickets are .50 each or 12 for $5. Tickets can be purchased beginning May 15 from any Staff Council member (staffcouncil.mst.edu/members.html) or by contacting Melissa Folsom at 341-7276 or email mfolsom@mst.edu.
Venturer 26 in. LCD HDTV/DVD Combo with 2.1-Channel Home Theater System $650 value Craftsman 6-Drawer Homeowner Tool Center, 26-1/2 in. Wide with Door $160 value Kenmore 713 sq. in. Total Cook Area Gas Grill $250 Value Sony Cybershot 7.2MP Digital Camera $150 value Patio Set $275 value Nintendo wii value $250 Craftsman 6.25 Torque 22 in. Deck Mulch-Bag-Discharge Rear Bag Front Propelled Lawn Mower value $310
Remember to mark June 4 on your calendars and plan to attend Staff Day 2008.
Missouri S&T's Jordan Henry cleared a height Saturday that no other pole vaulter wearing a Miner uniform ever had -- the 17-foot mark. Read the full story.
You are invited to a going-away reception for Dr. Craig Adams, the John and Susan Mathes Chair of Environmental Engineering Professor and director of the Environmental Research Center. Adams will be taking over as chair of the department of civil, environmental and architectural engineering at the University of Kansas. The reception is from 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15, in the Kummer Atrium of Butler Carlton Hall.
