 |
 |
| PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS CURRENT STUDENTS ALUMNI & FRIENDS COMMUNITY FACULTY & STAFF | |
« October 2007 | Main | December 2007 »
Dr. Franklin Cheng, Curators' Professor emeritus of civil engineering, has been selected as an honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. A reception for Cheng will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, in Kummer Atrium of Butler Carlton Hall. (Note: The time of the reception has changed from the previously announced start time of 1:30 p.m.) The campus community is invited.
The UMR Writing Center is presenting "Write 'Til Midnight" on Wednesday, Dec. 5. The Writing Center will be open from 10 a.m. until midnight to help undergraduate students polish their papers for your class. Our friendly, trained tutors will be on hand with free refreshments to assist writers with any project (term papers, essays, lab reports, scholarship/admission statements or essays, even resumes and cover letters). And nobody will scold them for waiting until the last possible minute! UMR undergrads can simply drop by Room 113, Campus Support Facility, or they can reserve a specific time slot by phoning 341-4436.
The English department has a Canon 330S digital copier for sale to campus departments. The sale price is $350. It has a finishing unit that copies two-sided, staples and collates, and is in very good condition. They have extra supplies that come with it. If you need any other information or if you wish to view the copier, please call Linda Sands at 341-4681.
UMR's Wilson Library will have extended hours for the final weeks of the semester. Beginning on Monday, Dec. 3, and continuing through Thursday, Dec. 13, the library will be open from 8 a.m. until 2 a.m. the following morning. Regular hours of 8 a.m. to midnight will resume on Friday, Dec. 14.
Staff Council is sponsoring a food and toy drive for GRACE (Greater Rolla Area Community Enterprise). GRACE responds to emergency needs of individuals and families in Phelps County. All gifts will go directly to needy individuals and families. Monetary donations also will be accepted and may be given to any Staff Council member or your Building Coordinator.
Building coordinators in each campus building will prepare boxes to serve as collection sites. Staff Council will be collecting all items on Dec.7. Suggested items to be donated include:
Toys: for children from birth through teens (new or like new accepted)
Canned goods: chicken noodle soup, tomato soup, vegetable soup, tomato sauce, spaghetti, ravioli, applesauce, mixed fruit, pork-n-beans (no glass containers please)
Boxed items: elbow macaroni, saltine crackers, pancake syrup, Bisquick, oatmeal, corn flakes, brownie mix, sandwhich cookies, cocoa mix.
UMR has established an annual training program designed to bring awareness to all employees of the importance of our environmental policy and the requirements of our EMS. This year, the training will be available via the UMR Blackboard. All UMR employees play a role in the success of our EMS. The training should be completed by Dec. 21. Please contact Wade Jadwin at 341-4089 if you experience any problems accessing the training. A tutorial for using the UMR Blackboard can be accessed online.
Congratulations are in order to UMR student Tyler Johnson, who was chosen as the new S-MSTA president-elect at the annual S-MSTA (Student MO State Teachers Association) meeting in St. Louis on Friday, Nov. 16. Johnson is the current UMR S-MSTA vice president and a biology/education major from Vienna, Mo. His new office is a state-wide position.
There is still time to make your donation to the United Way. If you haven't already filled our your pledge card, please do so and mail it along with your gift or payroll deduction form to 212 Parker Hall by Friday, Dec. 7.
The Miners and Lady Miners both came away with victories Saturday, as the men's basketball team held off Robert Morris-Springfield by a 67-62 count and the Lady Miners rolled to their second straight win with a 90-67 victory over Saint Leo. Catch up on all of the UMR sports action at http://campus.mst.edu/sports/ .
The department of student life is presenting UMR Unity Day 2007 on Nov. 28. This year’s theme, "Performing with a Purpose: Celebrating the Art in Each of Us," acknowledges the university's rich diversity through the arts. Festivities will begin with a welcome by Chancellor Carney and Student Council’s diversity liaison Erin Hayden, followed by student performances featuring a variety of ethnic tributes of music, dance and expressions of speech. The event, which also includes a diversity poster competition, chalking activity, food and door prizes, will be held from 11:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the Havener Center Atrium. Unity Day is co-sponsored by the Chancellor's Office and the office of public relations. For more information, contact Angela Perkins in Student Life at 341-4286 or angelap@umr.edu.
Chancellor and Mrs. John F. Carney III invite you to drop by their holiday reception between 9-11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10, at the Chancellor’s Residence, 506 W. 11th Street.
As the university prepares to begin the annual mailing of W2s, please make sure that the mailing address -- which is printed in the top left hand corner of your paycheck stub -- is current. If this is not your current mailing address, you must complete a change of address form and mail it directly to Human Resource Services at 113 University Center, no later than Dec. 19. This form is available online.
The office of the vice provost for academic affairs will host a Christmas Open House from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in Room 110 ERL.
Diane Marie Brown, grants and contracts administrator, office of sponsored programs
Jenee Brown, custodian, physical facilities
Jessie Lee Jones, custodian, building services
The 2007-08 basketball season got started for the Miners on a high note Saturday, as UMR used a strong second half to pull away from Blackburn for a 73-53 win at the Bullman Multi-Purpose Building. Read the full story and get comprehensive coverage of UMR sports here.
The office of sponsored programs would like to invite you to attend the following:
-- Open forum on usage fees, the service center manual and the People Soft routing sheet: noon to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 204 McNutt Hall.
-- Open forum brown bag lunch, "Clarity on usage fees and other questions for OSP": noon to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4, Missouri Room, Havener Center.
-- Open forum on audit issues related to the 2006 audit findings and compliance: 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, St. Pat's C, Havener Center.
Wilson Library will have special hours for the Thanksgiving holiday. On Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 19-Nov. 21, the library will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 22, and Friday, Nov. 23. Normal service hours of 8 a.m. to midnight will resume on Saturday, Nov. 24.
UMR IT will be distributing critical security updates via the SUS servers on all IT-supported Macintosh OS X and Linux-based machines with a campus-standard install on Tuesday, Nov. 20. These updates will improve the security of the Apple Macintosh OS X and Linux operating systems.
Customers who use IT-installed computers (faculty, staff, CLC computers, etc.) may be prompted to reboot their computers shortly after 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20. The affected computers will automatically reboot themselves if no one is logged in.
This is virtually identical to the process IT uses to install Windows XP and Vista updates.
For more information, contact the UMR IT Help Desk at 341-HELP or submit an online Help Request.
The department of student life is presenting UMR Unity Day 2007 on Nov. 28. This year’s theme, "Performing with a Purpose: Celebrating the Art in Each of Us," acknowledges the university's rich diversity through the arts. Festivities will begin with a welcome by Chancellor Carney and Student Council’s diversity liaison Erin Hayden, followed by student performances featuring a variety of ethnic tributes of music, dance and expressions of speech. The event, which also includes a diversity poster competition, chalking activity, food and door prizes will be held from 11:30-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the Havener Center Atrium. Unity Day is co-sponsored by the Chancellor's Office and the office of public relations. For more information, contact Angela Perkins in Student Life at 341-4286 or angelap@umr.edu.
Work was completed this summer to assign street addresses to all campus buildings according to the city’s grid system for the primary benefit of first responders. Even though many buildings are not on a city street, the system will allow those responders to quickly pinpoint the structures’ locations by virtually extending existing streets. Plans call for street addresses to be included on new campus building signage.
United States Postal Service representatives have verified that these new street addresses may be used in lieu of the “1870 Miner Circle.” This change will serve to maintain what USPS efficiencies exist while allowing less confusion for freight delivery personnel. While campus mail will continue to be received with the Miner Circle address line, the campus is encouraged to begin now to use the appropriate street address in its place. The addresses will be incorporated into the website for ordering the new Missouri S&T business cards, envelopes and letterhead.
In 1995, the United States Postal Service’s Rolla Postmaster approached the Chancellor requesting that the campus designate one unique address line that would immediately precede the city/state/zip code line in all official campus mail addresses. The USPS would then assign a new zip code, the combination of which would, it was claimed, allow for improved service for the campus through efficiencies in scanning and sorting. In mid 1995, the campus began using “1870 Miner Circle” as the unique line and “65409” as the new campus zip code.
Although subsequent improvements in USPS mail service may have been realized, problems have since been encountered with package and freight deliveries since 1870 Miner Circle is not a physical address. A new list of buildings where mail is delivered with the associated addresses that are now on record with the USPS is available online.
UMR IT will be distributing security updates to all campus-managed Windows-based systems on Monday, Nov. 19. Campus-managed Windows systems will automatically reboot after the updates are installed at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20. All campus customers are strongly recommended to save their work before 3 p.m. on Tuesday to keep from losing any important data.
-- Dr. Shari Dunn-Norman is quoted in a KOMU story about the shortage of petroleum engineers:
"Right now we're looking at start-up packages with 401k over 100 thousand dollars a year; it's incredible," explained Dunn-Norman.
-- Also: UMR's proximity to Taco Bell apparently counts for something. The Springfield News-Leader has the scoop.
November 12-17 is Children's Book Week at the UMR Bookstore. Purchase any two children's books and get a third book of equal or lesser value for only a penny. Be sure to ask about the "Books for U" program to see how you can get a free book.
A familiar sight to Miner football fans over the last four seasons has been one of Ashton Gronewold catching touchdown passes. The senior wideout , who is one of six players in NCAA Division II history with at least 50 touchdown receptions, scored three times in his final game as a Miner Saturday as the Miners knocked off Kentucky Wesleyan 49-21 in Owensboro, Ky. Click here for more sports.
A representative from UM System Faculty and Staff Benefits is on campus for the purpose of meeting with employees who are enrolled in tax deferred annuity programs with the university and are also enrolled with vendors that are being discontinued with the university. The reason for a discontinuation is that the vendor does not have a sufficient population of university employees to stay on an active list of options.
The representative, Larae Kostal, will be on campus Thursday, Nov. 15, to meet with employees. She will be in Room 206 of the University Center at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Anyone who has questions about these changes is welcome to attend one of these sessions.
UMR IT will be conducting three Documentum training sessions, starting on Wednesday, November 14. Sign up for a session online. Click on the sessions you would like to attend (Nov. 14, Nov. 29, or Dec 7) and click Register.
Training sessions will be held in the Room 103 of the Library (the Library’s training room). UMR IT will schedule additional training sessions throughout December and January, so keep checking back if you are unable to attend one of the first three sessions.
Brent L. Ullom, painter, physical facilities
Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, UMR's chapters of the national band service fraternity and sorority respectively, are holding their annual leaf-raking fundraiser. For a nominal fee, our members are willing to help you rake and dispose of fallen leaves. For more information or to set up an appointment, contact Peter Eppestine at pded39@umr.edu. All proceeds go toward helping the UMR bands.
The fourth annual Missouri S&T Undergraduate Research Conference will be held April 9. This event provides opportunities for students to showcase research efforts to the campus community and to the public. The research conference will include oral and poster sessions. Registration Deadline is March 16, 2008. Registration materials are available online. For more information, contact the office of undergraduate studies at 209 Norwood Hall, 341-7276 or ugs@mst.edu.
University of Missouri Extension seeks faculty nominations from any UM campus for the C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award. The award honors achievement in international education, extension or agricultural economics. Submit nominations by March 3, 2008.
Scott's Printing has completed a year of suspension and has now been reinstated as a university supplier. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Campus Procurement by email at umrpurch@umr.edu or by phone at 341-4266.
The 2007 December Commencement is quickly approaching and once again we will be hosting the semi-annual Graduation Jubilee. The event is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 14, and will be held in the atrium of the Havener Center from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. All UMR faculty and staff, the graduating class and their families and friends, as well as honorary and professional degree recipients and their guests, are invited to attend. The event is a celebration, designed to honor not only the graduates, but also the faculty and staff who have contributed to their successes at UMR. Jubilee exhibitors are currently being sought. Contact Connie Goodridge in the Chancellor's Office at 341-4114, or email goodridg@umr.edu if you are willing to participate.
This event provides an opportunity to showcase what’s been happening in the life of the graduates while at UMR. Through displays and exhibits, we want to feature student projects and activities and the contribution of the faculty and staff to their success. We would like to offer an opportunity for parents of our graduates to talk with the faculty and staff and hear first-hand about the environment at UMR and how this has impacted the success and achievements of their sons and daughters. That is why we are asking for your help. Whether teaching, advising, or serving the student population in other ways, you are the best source for identifying the excellent projects and activities that go on every day at UMR, both inside and outside of the classroom. Besides identifying these activities, your involvement in their display at the Graduation Jubilee is what will spell success for this event. These graduates will soon become alumni, a primary constituency of our university.
The department of biological sciences will host a seminar at noon Monday, Nov. 12, in Room 126 of Schrenk Hall. Rachel Carter of Ozark Testing will present "The Water Cycle after the Drain." Refreshments will be provided.
As the date quickly approaches for the name change to Missouri S&T, you may have been wondering what to do with all of your old UMR letterhead. Contact Jesse Singleton in UMR Printing Services 341-4264 for ideas on how to use the old letterhead. Recycling is always the other option, but be creative. Try to utilize the product for something around the office.
Did you hear that UMR is changing it's name? The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has the following today:
And last week, the school launched a related video campaign at hello.mst.edu. The website has short video clips of faculty, students, alumni and mascot Joe Miner saying "I am Missouri S&T" — or in some cases, "I am Missourah S&T." The school has encouraged university folks to post their own videos to the site, too.
Those video clips are just getting more and more famous. Read the full story here.
This in USA Today:
Greg Story, an atomic physics professor at the University of Missouri-Rolla, said the technology used in the scanner is not new.Molecules energized by ultraviolet light emit a unique color spectrum that can be measured, Story said. Even when meth is created from different chemicals, the methamphetamine molecule would emit its own unique spectral signal, he says.
"I can't speculate on (the scanner's) accuracy, but yes, in principle, it's absolutely possible," Story said.
Read the full story here.
Physical Facilities requests that you use the online work order system for all work order or estimate requests. In case of emergency, call 341-4252 or 341-4035. Just go to the Physical Facilities website and click on "Work Order System" and follow the instructions. This system will provide all the information to us to ensure a speedy turn around of your request and free up our telephone operator. And remember, if the departments is paying for the work, we must have your MO Code and PS account number before we can proceed.
Dr. Von Richards, the Robert V. Wolf Professor of Metallurgical Engineering, has received an AFS Award of Scientific Merit for "accomplishments in research and other scientific endeavors in support of the American Foundry Society, along with his past and coninuing support in encouraging students towards a future in the metalcasting industry."
The Woman's Auxilliary to the American Insitute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (WAAIME) has selected 10 UMR students as scholarship recipients for 2007-2008: Laura Bartlett, a senior in metallurgical engineering; Andrew Binz, a junior in metallurgical engineering; Kelli Craven, a senior in geology and geophysics; Antoinette Donovan, a senior in mining engineering; Ryan Eller, a senior in metallurgical engineering; Leah Glauber, a junior in ceramic engineering; Lucas Judlowe, a senior in ceramic engineering; Adam Kresler, a senior in mining engineering; Rawles Roberts Jr., a junior in mining engineering; Imran Vora, a senior in petroleum engineering. The scholarships range from $2,000 to $4,000.
Chancellor John F. Carney III will give his State of the University address at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3, in St. Pat’s A-B of the Havener Center. The address was originally scheduled for noon. Please update your calendars.
The undergraduate advising office is hosting a variety of workshops through the On-Track Program Nov. 5-9. This week's workshops include: "Maintaining Balance," 4-5 p.m. Monday in the Turner Room of the Havener Turner Room; "What to Say After You've Said Hello," noon to 1 p.m. Monday in Room 204 Norwood; "Speed Reading," 4-5 p.m. Tuesday in Room 109 CSF; "Time Management," noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Turner Room of the Havener Center; "Whose Fault is it, Anyway?", 3-4 p.m. Wednesday in Room 117 Fulton; "Habits: Make or Break," 1-2 p.m. Thursday in Room 117 Fulton. To register for the workshops, visit advising.mst.edu, click on the On-Track logo at the bottom of the page, and then click on "Register for On-Track Short Course," or email Beth Welter at bethw@umr.edu for more information.
The Intelligent Systems Center is sponsoring its third annual poster presentation event from 3:30-6 p.m. today (Monday, Nov. 5) in St. Pat's Ballroom C of the Havener Center. ISC-supported students will display posters that highlight current research, and will compete for first, second and third place awards. The campus community is invited to stop by.
Thanks to all who brought chili and to those who bought chili during the engineering management and systems engineering charity event for GRACE (Greater Rolla Area Charitable Enterprise). The total amount raised was $138. Theresa Busch won first place in the chili cook-off.
Robert Berkelman won first place in the costume contest. Debbie Sickler finished second and Jeff King finished third. Additionally, Jesse Singleton won a pumpkin jar in a separate contest.
Now that it's November, basketball season is drawing closer. UMR took on Southeast Missouri State in an exhibition contest Saturday night. Read up on all of the latest UMR sports news here.
Dawn Marie Clift, G&A assistant, office of sponsored programs
Justin Drake, athletic trainer, intercollegiate athletics
Nathaniel Inskip, senior lab mechanic, materials science and engineering
Lavonda Lawson, senior secretary, mechanical engineering
Mathew Shaner, communications specialist, information technology
Patricia Ann Triplett, G&A assistant, office of sponsored programs
The student research seminar series hosted by the mathematics and statistics department continues at noon Wednesday, Nov. 7, in Room G5 of the Rolla Building. Col. Tom Akers will speak about the art of teaching mathematics. The campus community is invited.
Chancellor John F. Carney III will give his State of the University address at noon on Monday, Dec. 3, in St. Pat’s A-B of the Havener Center.
From today's Kansas City Star:
“What we are seeing is institutions trying to better explain their value to their key constituents,” said Christopher Simpson, chief executive officer of SimpsonScarborough, a Washington, D.C-based branding and marketing firm that works primarily with colleges and universities. “It’s kind of like when the Boston Patriots became the New England Patriots to give them broader appeal. They weren’t just Boston’s team any more. They were New England’s team...Suddenly, institutions really had to do a better job at marketing. Part of that is making sure their name reflects their mission, their vision and their value.”
Read the full story here.
Yahoo News (via The Christian Science Monitor) has the scoop on coal mining careers:
When Joshua Hoffman's parents, a computer scientist and law-enforcement officer, sent their son to the University of Missouri at Rolla (UMR), a coal mine was probably the last place they imagined higher education taking their son. Yet, as an explosives engineering major, Mr. Hoffman is now excited to don a hard hat and pursue the black rock.
OK. Technically, explosives engineering is a minor. But you can read the full story here.
CBS Sunday Morning spent a significant amount of time at the Solar Decathlon. We have received confirmation that the segment will be the “cover story” on Sunday, Nov. 4, at 9 a.m. Look for the UMR house and team members.
UMR football and men's basketball games Saturday will be available on webcasts for fans to watch over the internet. UMR's football game at Tiffin University is being provided by B2Networks and will show the game live beginning at 12:20 p.m. Central time; the kickoff is at 12:30 p.m. Central. Meanwhile, the Miners' exhibition basketball game at Southeast Missouri State can be viewed through the Ohio Valley Conference's webcast of the game and can be viewed free of charge. Fans can access the game by clicking to the OVC's webcast page and will need Windows Media Player in order to watch the game. The webcast will begin at 7:15 p.m., for the 7:30 p.m. contest in Cape Girardeau. Click here for more details.
Dr. Atrayee Banerjee of Texas A&M University will disscuss "A Toxicologist's Perspective of Alcoholic Liver Disease: A Major Public Health Problem," at noon on Friday Nov. 2 in Room 126, Schrenk Hall.
The sessions for the 2008 Benefits Enrollment and Change Period, Transition to Coventry Insurance, have been scheduled as follows in the Havener Center:
-- Monday, Nov. 5: 10-11:30 a.m. (active) and 1:30-3 p.m. (retired), Meramec/Gasconade Room
-- Tuesday, Nov. 6: 10-11:30 a.m. (active), Meramec/Gasconade Room
-- Wednesday, Nov. 7: 10-11:30 a.m. (retired) and 1:30-3 p.m. (active), Carver/Turner Room