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@mst.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 further information, contact James Bogan (jbogan@mst.edu) .

Posted by Lance Feyh at 03:03 PM in Announcements | Permalink

The campus community and general public are invited to a special guest lecture by Dr. Dean Swinford, assistant professor at Fayetteville State University, at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, in Room 201 H-SS. The lecture, which is being hosted by the Missouri S&T department of English and technical communication, is titled "Kepler's Somnium: A Choir of Monstrous Voices."

Posted by Lance Feyh at 11:22 AM in Lectures | Permalink

Starting Jan. 28 and continuing through Feb. 6, customers who start or reboot their Windows desktop machines will experience a delay of up to 60 seconds longer than usual before the login screen appears. Once the login screen appears, customers should be able to log in as normal with their university user ID and password.

This is a preventative measure to keep machines from auto-rebooting and causing customers to loose unsaved work during IT's Feb. 5 computer object migration related to the campus name change.

If you have any questions or experience delays longer than 60 seconds, call the IT Help Desk at 573-341-HELP.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 10:20 AM in IT | Permalink

IT has opened four new Documentum training sessions. The dates are as follows:

Feb. 12 -- 8:30 a.m. to noon, Library 103

Feb. 26 -- 1-4 p.m., Library 103

Mar. 11 -- 8:30 a.m. to noon, Library 103

Apr. 1 -- 1-4 p.m., Library 103

To register, visit http://ittraining.mst.edu and click Register for a Short Course.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 10:19 AM in IT | Permalink

The Lady Miner basketball team trailed 14th-ranked Northern Kentucky at halftime, but outscored the Norse 44-19 after the intermission and rolled to a 66-42 victory Saturday afternoon at the Bullman Multi-Purpose Building. The Lady Miners will try to continue their impressive winning streak Thursday.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 10:15 AM in Sports | Permalink

The Community Center of the Ozarks will hold a St. Pat's Blood Drive from 12:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, in the common area of Thomas Jefferson Hall. The blood drive will continue from 12:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 6-7, in St. Pat's A-B of the Havener Center. On Friday, Feb. 8, the blood drive will conclude in the common area of Thomas Jefferson Hall (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.). The blood drive is sponsored by student council. Free T-shirts will be given to all participants.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 10:08 AM in Announcements | Permalink

The Lady Miners pushed their winning streak to eight games Thursday night as Tamara McCaskill and Katie Bunge both recorded double-doubles to lead Missouri S&T to a 76-65 victory over Bellarmine at the Bullman Multi-Purpose Building.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 02:30 PM in Sports | Permalink

The three finalists for the position of director of human resources and affirmative action will visit campus in February and participate in open forums.

The forums will be held at 3 p.m. Feb. 4, 2 p.m. Feb. 5 and 10:30 a.m. Feb. 11 in the St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center. All faculty, staff and students are welcome and encouraged to attend the forums. Resumes and scheduled forum times for each finalist can be viewed at http://adminservices.mst.edu/ . This is a secure web site and requires your user name and password.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 02:26 PM in Announcements | Permalink

Due to the projected increase in the size of the master's and Ph.D. graduating class, the commencement ceremonies for this group of graduates will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2008. The location of the graduate ceremony will be determined after the fourth week of classes when the projections are updated. The undergraduate ceremony is unchanged and will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, in the multi-purpose building.

The Commencement Committee made this recommendation to the Chancellor in an effort to help facilitate planning for the families of the master's and PhD graduating students. In May 2007, the Commencement Committee recommended the commencement ceremonies be broken into two difference ceremonies because of limited seating in the multi-purpose building for the families of the graduates. In May 2007, the ceremony for the master's and Ph.D. students was held in Leach Theatre to a full house. With a projected increase of approximately 20 master's and Ph.D. graduation candidates, who bring an average of four guests per candidate, the Commencement Committee was again concerned about capacity limitations. The Friday evening event gives the option of either Leach Theatre or the multi-purpose building for the graduate ceremony.

The Commencement Committee will meet again after the fourth week of classes when a more accurate projection can be made regarding the size of the graduating class. At that time, the committee will determine the location of the graduate ceremony.

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

Dr. Wayne Huebner, professor and chair of materials science and engineering, is presenting a seminar on "Life sciences from an engineer's perspective," at noon on Monday, Jan. 28, in Room 126 of Schrenk Hall. The general public is invited to this biological sciences seminar.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 09:01 AM in Lectures | Permalink

Eric Bryan, Ph.D. and postdoctoral teaching fellow at St. Louis University, will be giving a lecture at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in Room 201 H-SS. The lecture, "Reshaping the Sacred and Profane: The Impact of Medieval Christianization on Norse Pagan Concepts of Space and Guardianship," is hosted by the Missouri S&T department of English and technical communication. The campus community is invited.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 08:58 AM in Lectures | Permalink

IT will be conducting a Documentum training class from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Jan. 30. To register, visit http://ittraining.mst.edu and click Register for a Short Course. As of Jan. 24., there are still six seats open in the class. The registration deadline is Monday, Jan. 28.

For more information, please call the IT Help Desk at 573-341-HELP.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 12:53 PM in IT | Permalink

The 5 Browns, classical music’s first family of piano virtuosos, will give a free master class prior to their concert Thursday at Leach Theatre. The class is from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, in Leach. The general public is invited. For more information, call 341-6964.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 01:58 PM in Announcements | Permalink

The funeral for Jeremy L. Schottel, the civil engineering student killed in a car accident on Monday, Jan. 21, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Breit-Hawkins & Gladden Funeral Home, 1010 Highway 71 South in Savannah, Mo. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. For more information, contact the funeral home at 816-324-3166.

Posted by Andrew Careaga at 10:31 AM in Announcements | Permalink

The Lady Miners got a career-high 26 points from Tamara McCaskill Saturday and were able to extend their winning streak to seven games with a 67-60 victory over Lewis in Romeoville, Ill.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 10:24 AM in Sports | Permalink

Dr. Wayne Huebner will present an overview of graduate school for interested students at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Room 204 McNutt. Research and funding opportunities in various departments will be discussed, and current graduate students will be on hand to answer questions. For more information, contact Chris Weisbrook at chris@mst.edu .

Posted by Lance Feyh at 10:13 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Dr. William P. Schonberg, chair of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, was named the 2007 recipient of the Manuel T. Pacheco Academic Leadership Award. A reception for Schonberg will be held from 3:30-5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 25, in the Kummer Atrium of Butler Carlton Hall.

The Pacheco Award was created in 2002 and is presented to an administrator who exemplifies outstanding academic leadership qualities at the University of Missouri. The campus community is invited to attend the reception, which is sponsored by the Office of the Provost.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 10:11 AM in Receptions | Permalink

Southwinds, Missouri S&T's annual literary magazine, invites all faculty, staff, students, and alumni to submit their poems, stories, essays, photos and art work to be considered for publication in the spring 2008 issue. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 2, Groundhog’s Day. Send your work either by email to swinds@mst.edu or by mail to Dr. A. Cotterill, Missouri S&T English and technical communication department, 236 Humanities-Social Sciences, 500 W. 14th Street, Rolla, MO 65409-0560.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 08:14 AM in Announcements | Permalink

The Missouri S&T library will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, in the lobby of the library. Prices will vary; however, most paperbacks will be $.25, and most hardcovers will be $1. The library will also sell some folio maps for $5. Come in and check out the hundreds of items at unbeatable prices!

Posted by Mindy Limback at 09:12 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Lambda Sigma Pi and the St. Pat's Celebration Committee will host the second annual St. Pat's door decorating contest for faculty and staff. Prizes will be given for first, second and third place for both individual and group doors. For participation packets, rules, or more information please email Erin Hayden at emhkt3@mst.edu with the subject line "Door Decorating Contest."

Posted by Mindy Limback at 08:52 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Missouri S&T's EMS General Awareness Training (GAT) is still ongoing. The deadline for completing the training has been extended to Feb. 1. To date only 48 percent of the campus has completed the training. Please take a few minutes and complete the training as soon as possible. You can access the training by clicking on this link: http://blackboard.mst.edu/webapps/login/

Posted by Mindy Limback at 08:51 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Missouri S&T will offer the following half-day training workshops for all department chairs and directors. Department chairs and directors are invited to bring any support staff personnel they want to participate in the training. Training sessions will all be held in the Silver/Gold Room in the Havener Center.

Feb. 12, 2008
9 a.m. to noon

Accounting, Budgeting & Procurement: Fiscal Responsibilities, Review of Chartfields, Accounts & Budget Pools, Web Reporting, Budget Processing, Procurement Guidelines and E-Procurement Information

Feb. 19, 2008
9-11 a.m.

Human ResourcesHR Policies/Procedures Manual, Collected Rules & Campus Policy

Feb. 21, 2008
1:30- 3:30 p.m.

Human Resource Services: Classification/Reclassification Process, Salary Recommendations, Academic & Non-Academic Recruitment Procedures, H-1B Petition Process, Permanent Residence Process

Feb. 26, 2008
9-11 a.m.

Human Resource Services: An Overview of HR PS/PAF Processing, Payroll/Web time EDRs, $50 Charge, Retros, & Overpayments

Feb. 27, 2008
1:30-4:30 p.m.

Accounting, Budgeting & Procurement: Fiscal Responsibilities, Review of Chartfields, Accounts & Budget Pools, Web Reporting, Budget Processing, Procurement Guidelines and E-Procurement Information

March 4, 2008
9 a.m. to noon

Office of Undergraduate Studies: Academic Alert System, Academic Assistance Programs (LEAD, JAM, etc.), Course Syllabi Information, Experiential Learning Programs
Faculty Development Opportunities (CERTI), Notification of Scholastic Probation Process, Process for Dealing with Academic Dishonesty, Undergraduate Advising

March 6, 2008
1:30-3:30 p.m.

Office of Sponsored Programs: Policies & Procedures, Proposal Processing, Post-Award Monitoring, Reporting & Closeouts

March 11, 2008
9 a.m.- 1p.m.

Office of Sponsored Programs: Policies & Procedures, Proposal Processing, Post-Award Monitoring, Reporting & Closeouts

Posted by Mindy Limback at 08:48 AM in Announcements | Permalink

The office of new student programs will host the Preview, Registration and Orientation (PRO) sessions for new fall 2008 students from 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. each PRO day. There are nine PRO sessions in 2008:

• Saturday, Feb. 23


• Saturday, March 8


• Saturday, April 5


• Friday, April 11


• Saturday, April 19


• Friday, June 6


• Friday, June 13


• Friday, June 20 and


• Saturday, August 16

New students planning to attend Missouri S&T this fall and their families will be on campus for this one-day program. During PRO, students learn about student life, get the facts about Missouri S&T, attend the PRO resource fair, and meet current students, faculty and staff. New students also meet with their faculty advisor, take the math placement exams and register for FS2008 classes. Please help us welcome new students and their families to Missouri S&T during PRO! If you have any questions or would like a more detailed schedule of the day's events, contact Patty Frisbee at pfrisbee@mst.edu, 341-7045 or stop by 101 University Center.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 08:44 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Six Missouri S&T student PRO leaders from the office of new student programs presented on the opening week Project X and missions at the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) conference on Oct. 28 in Dallas, Texas. Suzi Schroer, a senior in nuclear engineering; Ashley Guise, a senior in architectural engineering; Kyle Marlay, a junior in architectural engineering; Rebecca Russell, a junior in architectural engineering; and Danielle Warchol, a sophomore in biological sciences presented two workshops focused on Missouri S&T’s opening week orientation programs and Project X. Project X is a design project all new students participate in to help with a smooth transition to college life.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 08:41 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Congratulations to the following student leaders who have been selected to represent Missouri S&T as the 2008 PRO Leaders. PRO Leaders work together as a team to provide Missouri S&T with student input and actively assist in the production of Missouri S&T’s comprehensive Preview, Registration and Orientation (PRO), Opening Week Orientation, Project X, mentoring, transfer orientation and much more.

PRO Leaders are expected to reflect the very best qualities of students and serves positive role models for incoming students and their families. The PRO Leaders student coordinator this year is Suzi Schroer, a senior in nuclear engineering.

The 2008 PRO Leaders are:

• Brandi Andersen, sophomore in bio chemical engineering;


• John Belshe, sophomore in engineering management;


• Adrienne Boettcher, freshman in civil engineering;


• Caleb Bredlow, sophomore in engineering management;


• Laura Confer, freshman in architectural engineering;


• Tara Dudney, junior in technical Communications;


• Randy Gieselman, junior in mechanical engineering;


• Josh Harrell, senior in mechanical engineering;


• Yasmin Hassen, senior in civil engineering;


• Timon Hazell, junior in architectural engineering;


• Jennifer Mack, senior in engineering management;


• Kyle Marlay, senior in architectural engineering;


• Cody Massar, junior in engineering management;


• Ned Matuszak, freshman in mechanical engineering;
  
• Jason Northington, sophomore in aerospace engineering;


• Buddy Pearson, freshman in architectural engineering;


• Rebecca Russell, junior in architectural engineering;


• Joe Thieman, junior in mechanical engineering;


• Danielle Warchol, sophomore in biological sciences; and


• Stephanie Willinger, junior in mathematics.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 08:34 AM in Announcements | Permalink

The "Miner Card" ID office is ready to introduce the new Missouri S&T "Miner Card" to students, faculty and staff. Missouri S&T students can replace their old IDs with the new "Miner Card" hrough June 1, 2008. Missouri S&T faculty and staff (including retirees and dependents) will begin the process of replacing their old IDs to the new "Miner Card" starting Monday, Feb. 4 through June 1, 2008. 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 and 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. Person requesting ID by email will need to wait 24 hours to pick-up their new ID card 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.

For more information please contact the "Miner Card" ID office, 101 University Center, 4025, pro@mst.edu. ID office hours are 8:30 am - 4 pm Monday-Friday.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 08:31 AM in Announcements | Permalink

During 2007, the Missouri S&T campus collected 1,014 toner cartridges. These cartridges were collected and refurbished to be sold as recycled units. Missouri S&T, in corporation with Corporate Express, has made these collections efforts possible. Please continue to recycle your toner cartidges in 2008. Used toner cartridges can be taken to one of four locations: Missouri S&T Bookstore, Computer Science Building, Missouri S&T Mail Room or the Curtis Law Library. Also, you can place your used toner cartridges with your department’s outgoing mail (please limit to no more than three at one time and that the boxes are sealed). Together we can make a difference.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 08:30 AM in Announcements | Permalink

The fourth annual Missouri S&T Undergraduate Research Conference will be held April 9 at the Havener Center. 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.

The Office of Undergraduate Studies is seeking faculty judges for this event. If you are interested in serving as a judge, please contact Amy Gillman at gillman@mst.edu.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 08:29 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Starting Jan. 24, student display names in Outlook will no longer use UMR. All instances of “UMR” in students’ address book entries for will be changed to “S&T.”

Customers searching for a student name in the global address book (accessed by clicking the “To…” field in a new email) need to be aware that Missouri S&T students will now be listed as last name, first name middle name (S&T-Student).

Example: On Jan. 24, Miner, Joe (UMR-Student) will become Miner, Joe (S&T-Student).

If you have questions regarding this issue, please call the IT Help Desk at 573-341-HELP.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 04:22 PM in IT | Permalink

The Energy Research and Development Center is pleased to invite researchers and students to a seminar with Dr. Michael Quah from Concurrent Technology Corporation at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, in St Pat’s Ballroom B of the Havener Center. Quah will engage the Missouri S&T community on "Alternative Energy and Defense," a topic that springs from the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 04:05 PM in Lectures | Permalink

As of Jan. 1, the use of academic facilities for all academic events, including academic events outside of regular class/lab activities, will be coordinated by the Registrar’s Office and the use of the Havener Center and academic facilities used for non-academic events will be coordinated by the Department of Student Life, regardless of the time of the event. For your convenience, you can simply fill out the request forms available on the Registrar’s Office website and the Department of Student Life website .

For questions regarding academic event reservations, please contact the Registrar’s Office at 341-4074 or by e-mail at acadreserve@mst.edu.

For questions regarding non-academic event reservations, please contact the Department of Student Life at 341-4399 or by e-mail at reserve@mst.edu.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 03:16 PM in Announcements | Permalink

Michelle Renee Driben, secretary, mechanical engineering

Jason Charles Nixon, parking services officer, University Police

Posted by Lance Feyh at 02:55 PM in New Employees | Permalink

Celebrate the new year with the office of sponsored programs. Become more familiar with the office and how it assists with proposal submissions and grant/contract management from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at the OSP office, 202 University Center. Snacks provided.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 02:52 PM in Announcements | Permalink

The Best Ever Blog is up! This site will be frequently updated with weird, informal and informative St. Pat's stuff you can't find anywhere else. Check it out, make comments, and submit stuff to bestever@mst.edu. We like stuff!

Posted by Lance Feyh at 02:48 PM in Announcements | Permalink

The Missouri S&T Library will be holding a surplus book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. Prices will be as marked. There will be hard bound books, paper backs, and some past editions of the Rolla Mo yearbooks.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 02:46 PM in Announcements | Permalink

The Administrative Leadership Development Program (ALDP) still has openings for applications from eligible Missouri S&T staff. The deadline for applications is Feb. 1 If you have been notified of your eligibility to apply for this year's class and wish to do so, please submit your application soon.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 02:03 PM in Announcements | Permalink

The Baptist Student Union will present a free lecture by Dr. Andy McIntosh at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 in Leach Theatre. McIntosh will discuss the scientific validity of creationism and evolution in his talk, titled "Design, Thermodynamics and Information - from mindless matter or by God's Word?" A question- and answer-session will follow the lecture.

McIntosh is a researching professor in the thermodynamics and combustion theory in the fuel and energy department at University of Leeds.

For more information, email Daronn at dawp82@mst.edu or Randy at bsu@mst.edu.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 03:58 PM in Lectures | Permalink

This spring, all faculty and staff advisors are welcome to attend the Academic Advising Luncheon Series for beneficial information on topics related to advising on the campus. The schedule can be found online.

The first session this semester, “Student Expectations: Are They Realistic?”, presented by Patty Frisbee, New Student Programs, will be held at noon Jan. 18 in the Missouri/Ozark Room of the Havener Center. Lunch will be served. All sessions are sponsored by the Undergraduate Advising Office. For more information & to RSVP, call 341-4424 or email bethw@mst.edu.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 09:17 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Jessica Lynn Anderson, landscape gardener, physical facilities

Daniel Kilgore, police officer, university police

Jessica Kay Pelc, secretary, biological sciences

Christopher Waller, technical support manager, Leach Theatre, student life

Posted by Lance Feyh at 09:13 AM in New Employees | Permalink

Emery Washington, a retired Episcopal priest, will speak at the Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration service beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Christ Episcopal Church in Rolla.

Refreshments will be served in the Parish Hall following the service, and the event is free and open to the public. The church traditionally holds the service the day after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to enable members of the Missouri S&T community the opportunity to attend, as the campus closes for the holiday.

Washington, who retired from All Saints’ Episcopal Church, served in four dioceses and six congregations during his 40 years of service. He is a regular supply priest in two dioceses and an associate priest of the Church of the Holy Communion in University City, Mo. In addition, he serves as the ecumenical and interreligious officer and is a member of the Commission on Dismantling Racism in the Diocese of Missouri.

Previously, Washington served as an educator and priest in the Diocese of Arkansas, a field educator for Eden Seminary, a missionary to Nigeria and Puerto Rico and has studied in England, Israel and Turkey.

Washington was born in Palestine, Ark., to Fannie M. Norrington and the late Booker T. Washington. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Philander Smith College in 1957, a master of divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1961 and teaching certifications from Arkansas State University in 1966 and 1968.

Washington and wife Alice have been married for more than 40 years and have four children, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 03:37 PM in Announcements | Permalink

Getting the word out about an emergency is essential to safety and that’s why Missouri S&T now has established a campus emergency notification system. But we can’t reach you if we don’t have up-to-date contact information. Registration takes less than a minute and can be done online at it.mst.edu/generalinfo/emergencyalert.html. As an added incentive to register, we will give away a $75 gift certificate to the Missouri S&T Bookstore to one lucky registrant. Participants must register by noon on Jan. 29 to be eligible for the prize drawing.

The university will conduct its first full-scale test of its emergency notification system at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30.

If you have any questions about the emergency notification system, please contact the IT Help Desk at 341-4357.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 10:26 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Camp Invention, a summer enrichment program for kids in grades 1-6, will be offered again this summer. Two sessions are planned: June 2-6 and June 9-13. Registration information is available by contacting Diane Hagni at hagnid@mst.edu. More information is available at the Camp Invention website . A story on last year's first-ever Camp Invention at Missouri S&T was published in a recent issue of the campus's alumni magazine.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 09:46 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Looking for official Missouri S&T logos, letterhead, PowerPoint templates or guidelines on how to abbreviate the university's new name? Look no further than the Missouri S&T Identity Standards website, http://standards.mst.edu. Details on what's available on the standards site are listed on the Name Change Conversations blog, http://namechange.mst.edu/

Posted by Lance Feyh at 11:19 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Dr. Wayne Huebner will present an overview of graduate school for interested students at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Room 204 McNutt. Research and funding opportunities in various departments will be discussed, and current graduate students will be on hand to answer questions. For more information, contact Chris Weisbrook at chris@mst.edu .

Posted by Lance Feyh at 11:18 AM in Announcements | Permalink

Kimberly Arnold, administrative assistant, technology transfer

Billy Joe Brazzle, custodian, building services

Tieshu Huang, senior research specialist, materials science and engineering

Tonya Huskey, production assistant, video communications center

Jia Ren, institutional research associate, institutional research

Ramya Thiagarajan, institutional research analyst, institutional research

Posted by Lance Feyh at 11:17 AM in New Employees | Permalink

Clarence Perry, a former employee of the university, died on Sunday, Dec. 30. He had worked for the university for 39 years before his retirement. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Monday, Jan. 7) at James & Gahr Mortuary.

Posted by Mindy Limback at 08:04 AM in Announcements | Permalink

It's the middle of the winter break and you made the New Year’s resolution to get certain things done. Well, here is your chance to dive into the business plan you have been thinking about. You can learn “The Basics of Writing a Business Plan” from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 11 in Room 206 of the University Center East.

The class is reasonably priced to cover instructor expenses. For more information and to register, visit http://www.missouribusiness.net/cgi-bin/calendar/ or call the Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach at 573-341-4562. Pre-registration is required. Watch for information on other classes that are being planned for the coming semester.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 08:41 AM in Announcements | Permalink

If you would like a member of the Writing Center staff to visit your classes and provide information on services, please contact Cynthia Tharp at ctharp@mst.edu or 341-6813.

Posted by Lance Feyh at 08:35 AM in Announcements | Permalink