There will be a campuswide test of the mass emergency notification system at noon Wednesday, Feb. 1. If you have not yet signed up for the Missouri S&T emergency notification system, sign up here.

Want to put your New Year's resolution of working out to the test? Come out on Saturday, Feb. 11, for the Snowman Stampede 5K fun run/walk. Participants will receive a free T-shirt, bagels, hot chocolate and prizes. The Snowman Stampede is sponsored by the Missouri S&T Ballet and Dance Club, with all proceeds going toward the Mary Poppins dance production that will be performed on March 3-4 at Leach Theater. For more information and a registration form, email Aimee Snell at aks7d4@mail.mst.edu.

If you haven't scheduled your health screening, now is the time. This is one of the steps to join Healthy for Life, an incentive-based wellness program designed to help you actively manage your health. By completing a personal health assessment and health screening, primary subscribers to the UM Health Care plan will receive $100 in a tax-favored account to use for medical expenses in 2012 Benefit Plan year.

Tickets become available this Monday. Jan. 30, for the public lecture by the current Nobel Prize winner for chemistry Dr. Daniel Shechtman. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in Leach Theatre. The event is free but tickets are required and may be picked up at the Leach Theatre Box Office. Read more.

Stephanie W. Martensen, counselor, counseling, disability support and student wellness

Dr. David Enke joined the S&T faculty on Jan. 1, as chair of engineering management and systems engineering. He was formerly chair and associate professor of finance and operations management and H. Michael and Laurie Krimbill Faculty Fellow of Finance at the University of Tulsa. Read more about his appointment.

"Ethics at Missouri S&T and Academic Dishonesty" will be the next session of the Spring 2012 Academic Advising Conference Series. Dr. Harvest Collier, vice provost of undergraduate studies, will present from noon-1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. All S&T faculty and staff are invited to attend. Lunch is provided. RSVP to Beth Welter at 573-341-4424 or bethw@mst.edu by noon on Friday, Jan. 27.

Wilson Library is conducting an online survey through Sunday, Feb. 5. All faculty, staff and students are invited to participate. To get started, visit library.mst.edu and click on the survey graphic. After completing the survey, respondents will have the opportunity to enter to win one of several prizes, including a $100 Missouri S&T Bookstore gift certificate, $50 in Minerbucks (courtesy of Chartwells), and $25 gift certificates from a selection of local restaurants.

The office of international affairs will host a Study Abroad Fair from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, in the Havener Center atrium. Departments, faculty and student groups are invited to participate. The fair showcases S&T study abroad opportunities, including faculty-led courses, as well as offices that provide support services for study abroad students. Contact Sue Kellems at kellems@mst.edu to host a booth at the fair.

Funding is available for study abroad and deadlines are coming up. Check these out: Boren Scholarships for Undergraduate Students, Boren Fellowships for Graduate Students, The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants and Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. Email menands@mst.edu for more information.