Month: December 2009

Change in mileage reimbursement rate effective Jan. 1

Posted by on December 23, 2009

Beginning in 2009, the University of Missouri began following the state of Missouri’s practice of reimbursement for business transportation expenses at a mileage rate that is three cents less than the IRS standard mileage rate. The IRS rate is based on an annual study of the fixed and variable costs of operating an automobile. The […]

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Volunteers needed for MLK Jr. Day of Service luncheon

Posted by on December 23, 2009

Monday, Jan. 18, is the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Student life will host a luncheon for students who participate in the day’s service projects. Faculty and staff are invited to help by providing a dish for the luncheon (student life will purchase the ingredients), or by serving as a reflection leader or […]

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eConnection to run Mondays only until 2010

Posted by on December 17, 2009

The eConnection will run Mondays only through the rest of the year — Dec. 21 and Dec. 28. We will return to the normal schedule of Mondays and Thursdays beginning on Monday, Jan. 4.

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Nominations open for 2010 Ratchford Fellowship

Posted by on December 17, 2009

Members of the university community are invited to submit nominations for the 2010 recipient of the C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award. Nomination materials are due Tuesday, March 2. The $5,000 award is given annually at a meeting of the UM Board of Curators to a faculty member who makes significant contributions to the land-grant […]

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ERP students discuss co-op experience at Monsanto

Posted by on December 17, 2009

Seven Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) co-op students working at Monsanto Co. presented their co-op learning experience with the company on Monday, Dec. 7. The students were Protyush Banerjee, Shanky Bhandari, Sreehari Chandran, Rachel Kluesner, Anurag Nikhare, Anoop Ramamurthi and Pam Ryder. Dr. Bih-Ru Lea and Dr. Barry Flachsbart from S&T’s business and information technology department […]

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Zumba is coming to S&T

Posted by on December 17, 2009

Healthy for Life is pleased to announce that Zumba classes will be taught at S&T beginning in January. Instructors from andFLEW! Studios will teach the weekly class from 5:30-6:30 p.m. beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 12, in Room 103 Centennial Hall. This class costs only $16 for the eight-week session and is open to faculty, staff […]

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Library announces holiday hours

Posted by on December 17, 2009

Curtis Laws Wilson Library will be open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, through Saturday, Jan. 2. The library will be closed on Friday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Jan. 1. Normal service hours of 8 a.m. to midnight will resume on Sunday, Jan. 3.

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Bleckman; Patton retirement reception to be held on Thursday

Posted by on December 15, 2009

The campus is invited to a retirement reception for two longtime employees, Bill Bleckman, director of the university police, and Marvin Patton, director of physical facilities. The reception will be held from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. Stop by to congratulate them on their retirements and to […]

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Surplus sale to be held on Thursday

Posted by on December 14, 2009

Campus procurement will have a surplus sale from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17. The sale will be held at Warehouse B located at 300 Fairgrounds Road in Rolla. All items will be priced. Available items include chairs, TVs, VCRs, shelves, desks, file cabinets, bicycles, computers, monitors, pictures, scanners and much more. Sales are cash […]

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Documentum website assistance available

Posted by on December 14, 2009

Do you need help updating your Documentum website? The ‘Student-for-Hire’ service from IT Web Support can help. For an hourly fee, student workers are available throughout the semester to work directly on your site or to assist you one-on-one with desired updates. This service was created in response to numerous requests by the campus community […]

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