Who said a trip with Engineers Without Borders was supposed to be like spending Spring Break at the beach? This from the Kansas City Star:

Bugs crawled in the straw mat all night, every night, nibbling on exposed parts of Allison Poulignot’s body. The 19-year-old University of Missouri-Rolla engineering student tossed and turned one evening, then curled into a ball from the pain in her stomach. As chills coursed through her, Poulignot shivered violently despite the tropical heat that lay over the Bolivian village she visited last summer.

It gets better. Read the whole story from the Star's Christmas edition.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 08:03 AM in Missouri S&T in the News | Permalink

There is a new login URL for Documentum: https://docapp.mst.edu/wp/

Posted by Lance Feyh at 07:46 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Employees who would like to order the standard green stationery suite (business cards, letterhead and envelopes) can do so by going online to printingmail.mst.edu/ordercards/standard.html.

Orders for recruitment and three-color stationery suites can be done through printing services, located in G-8 Campus Support Facility. Online ordering for these suites will be available soon as well.

The standard green stationery is also available as a download (in Microsoft Word and a PDF formats) online at standards.mst.edu/logosgraphicidentity/letterhead-envelopes.html .

For more information, contact printing services at 341-4264.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 08:38 AM in Announcements | Permalink

I would like to thank all faculty and staff for their prayers, support, and flowers for my family during the loss of my mother -- Laura Grentz

Posted by Lance Feyh at 09:53 AM in Thank You | Permalink

The Missouri-London Program is soliciting applications to teach in London for the Spring Semester of 2010. Excellent housing and transportation is provided. Professors teach two courses, monitor a third, and receive their normal salary. Departmental approval is necessary for leave. Contact Sue Kellems (kellems@umr.edu) or call 341-4869 by March 1, 2008, for application forms. Proposals for four courses (two basic and two intermediate) and a research project are due by March 28, 2008. Courses that are London-related are encouraged. For more information, contact James Bogan (jbogan@umr.edu).

Posted by Lance Feyh at 09:52 AM in Announcements | Permalink

The University of Missouri will increase its mileage reimbursement rate for operating a personal vehicle for business purposes from 48.5 cents per mile to 50.5 cents per mile on Jan. 1, 2008. The change will be effective for business travel that takes place on or after Jan. 1. In addition, the rate for moving mileage will be 19 cents per mile, a decrease from the 20 cents per mile rate that was in effect during 2007. The changes in rate are consistent with the changes in the IRS rates that are also effective Jan. 1. If you have any questions, please contact Accounting/Fiscal Services at 341-4189.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 09:50 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Departments with extra copies of the 2007 Rollamo yearbook are asked to contact the yearbook office at 341-4279 or Student Life at 341-6771. The yearbook office has a shortage of the 2007 edition and would like to collect any surplus.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 11:44 AM in Announcements | Permalink

In preparation for UMR’s Jan. 1 name change to Missouri S&T, campus physical facilities staff are busy taking down the old signs this week. New signage will begin to appear on campus next week.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 10:18 AM in Announcements | Permalink

UMR's Wilson Library will have special hours during the holiday season. From Friday, Dec. 21, to Monday, Dec. 31, the library will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m daily. The library will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Normal service hours of 8 a.m. to midnight will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 2.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 08:57 AM in Announcements | Permalink

The Leach Theatre Box Office in Castleman Hall will be closed for remodeling from Dec. 17-21. The Box Office will also be closed through the holidays from Dec. 24 through Jan. 2, and will re-open on Jan. 3 with regular hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 08:55 AM in Announcements | Permalink

If your website is in the Documentum environment, you do not need to change University of Missouri-Rolla and UMR references to Missouri University of Science and Technology or Missouri S&T. This has been done for you. Exceptions to this global search and replace include minutes, archives, vitae, credentials, publications, documents of record, etc. Updates will not show up on your website until the new gateway, and your site, are launched on Dec. 20.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 08:30 AM in Announcements | Permalink

As the date approaches to migrate to mst.edu, there will be sweeping changes affecting all IT-managed systems on campus and several systems not managed by IT. To see the latest updates, visit the Name Change Efforts section of IT Press. Information posted to that section will include updates on the most recent changes, and instructions to help customers make the transition to mst.edu as seamlessly as possible and with the fewest number of service disruptions.

If you have IT-related questions about how the name change will affect you, please call the IT Help Desk at 341-HELP (4357).

Posted by Lance Feyh at 08:23 AM in IT | Permalink

Chancellor John F. Carney III invites you to attend Graduation Jubilee from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, as UMR salutes our outstanding graduates and wishes them "good luck"in their future endeavors.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 10:16 AM in Receptions | Permalink

Solar Miner IV gets red carpet treatment at Graceland. See for yourself.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 09:22 AM in Other | Permalink

Ashton Gronewold's senior season -- and career, for that matter -- have landed him a spot on the roster for the Valero Cactus Bowl, an NCAA Division II all-star game scheduled to take place Jan. 11, 2008 in Kingsville, Texas. UMR sports news here.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 09:20 AM in Sports | Permalink

Donald Colvin, custodian, building services

Margaret Ann Cline, chief information officer and associate vice president, information technology

Posted by Mindy Limback at 09:17 AM in New Employees | Permalink

The UMR Writing Center staff would like to take this opportunity to wish the members of the university community a safe and happy holiday season. The final day of undergraduate tutoring for the fall semester is/was Dec. 7. While graduate students can continue to submit their documents for editing throughout the intersession, undergraduate tutoring will recommence on Tuesday, Jan. 22. For more information, call 341-4436.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 02:45 PM in Announcements | Permalink

Did you know that this semester alone more than 70 students have utilized the Career Opportunities Centers free suit closet? Drop off your suits on the third floor of Norwood Hall. For additional questions, contact Amy at: lewisaj@umr.edu

Posted by Lance Feyh at 01:19 PM in Announcements | Permalink

Please contact custodial and landscape Services if your department is expecting to have a large volume of paper to be re-cycled after the name change. A limited number of roll-out containers are available. To comply with campus recycling efforts, call 341-4247, or email davisran@mst.edu or dcrouch@mst.edu to reserve your roll-out dumpster.

Also: The new Rolla area (Embarq) telephone books are currently being distributed to the various departments on campus. In fact you may have already received yours. Please recycle your old telephone book when the new one is delivered.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 01:16 PM in Announcements | Permalink

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 (accessed from the UMR home page). As of Thursday, Dec. 6, only 35 percent of the campus has completed the training. The training should be completed by Dec. 21. All UMR employees play a role in the success of our EMS. 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.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 11:37 AM in Announcements | Permalink

The Miners overcame a ragged first half Wednesday to beat Robert Morris-Springfield 78-69 at the Bullman Multi-Purpose Building. Read the full story and catch up on all UMR sports news here.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 10:03 AM in Sports | Permalink

The Miner Card Office (campus IDs) will be closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 1. The ID office will re-open at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 2, 101 University Center, 341-4025.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 10:00 AM in Announcements | Permalink

As the semester is coming to a close, a reminder that books checked out from the Counseling Center Resource Library should be returned to 204 Norwood Hall. Thank you for using our Resource Library and have a safe holiday season.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 09:57 AM in Announcements | Permalink

The "Miner Card" ID Office is ready to introduce the new Missouri University of Science and Technology "Miner Card" to students, faculty and staff. Missouri S&T students will begin to replace their old IDs Monday, Jan. 7, and the process will continue through June 1, 2008. Faculty and staff (including retirees) may replace their cards Feb. 4 through June 1, 2008. Faculty and staff who need a new Missouri S&T ID for International travel or security reasons prior to Feb. 4 should contact the ID office for immediate accommadations. There will not be a fee charged for the new IDs. Only one free "Miner Card" will be issued per person.

To receive a new Missouri S&T "Miner Card," everyone will exchange their old ID card. The Miner ID Office will punch a hole in the mag stripe to cancel the old card. Students, faculty and staff may keep their old card and leave with a new active Missouri S&T "Miner Card". Students, faculty and staff who do not have their old card will pay a$10 replacement fee.

Student, faculty and staff may save time by emailing the Miner ID Office at pro@mst.edu and request to use their original ID picture in the ID system. Persons requesting ID by email will need to wait 24 hours to pick-up their new ID cards at the ID Office, 101 University Center. After the 24 wait, persons will need to bring their old ID to exchange it for the new Missouri S&T ID.

Dependents, visitors, press passes, CSO anad alumni will have to pay a $5 fee, between Jan. 7 and June 1, 2008, to replace their cards. After June 1, the fee will be $10. For more information, contact the "Miner Card" ID office, 101 University Center, 573-341-4025, pro@mst.edu. ID Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 09:47 AM in Announcements | Permalink

UMR's new Hot Glass Shop will be formally dedicated at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in Fulton Hall (ground floor) on campus. The event is being held to recognize and thank the Mo-Sci Foundation for its support. Nate Wyckoff, a Ph.D. candidate who is writing his dissertation on novel optical glasses, will give a demonstration of glass blowing during the dedication.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 02:47 PM in Announcements | Permalink

The physics department will be hosting a retirement reception for Dr. Ronald Olson, Curators' Professor of physics, from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 in Room 208 Physics.

Please join administrative services in extending best wishes to Phyllis McCoy, director of human resources, during a retirement reception from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 09:18 AM in Receptions | Permalink

The office of undergraduate studies is seeking nominations of undergraduate researchers from faculty members. Selected students will serve as ambassadors during Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol on April 30, 2008. During this event, the students will share their university research experiences with state lawmakers in Jefferson City. Nominations from the Rolla Campus are due by Dec. 15, to: Dr. Harvest L. Collier, vice provost, office of undergraduate studies, c/o Amy Gillman. Email gillman@umr.edu. To download the application, visit: http://ugs.mst.edu.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 09:14 AM in Announcements | Permalink

UMR swimmers did well in Little Rock over the weekend and the Lady Miners won in Indiana. Visit the sports site and read the full stories.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 09:00 AM in Sports | Permalink

As you may know, the current name change efforts require changes to our technology landscape as well as the physical changes on campus (e.g. signage, etc.). This time of change has given IT the opportunity to reevaluate how Macintosh systems interact with the campus network and with their PC counterparts around campus. As an outgrowth of this reevaluation and subsequent redesign of our standard Mac build, we are now able to offer several enhancements and additional functionality to our Mac customers, including automatic updates, remote desktop tools and a new SFTP client (Cyberduck).

A rebuild is necessary because all Mac and Windows computers need to be reconfigured to properly operate within the new "mst.edu" domain. If you're a Mac user, you will be contacted by a member of the IT Desktop Support team in the next few weeks to schedule a time to reconfigure your computer. Mac users who aren't contacted by IT for a reconfigure need to call the Help Desk: 341-HELP.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 08:56 AM in IT | Permalink

Patricia Ingle, senior development officer, development

Mary Love, program specialist, Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach

Sally Ann McNulty, senior clerk, accounting and fiscal services

Michael Summers, power plant operator, power plant

Malcolm Townes, program speicialist, technology transfer

Armand Zefferi, police officer, university police

Posted by Lance Feyh at 08:50 AM in New Employees | Permalink