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The 52nd annual Asphalt Conference will be held at Missouri S&T on Tuesday, Dec. 8, and Wednesday, Dec. 9, in the St. Pat's Ballroom of the Havener Center. Find out more about the conference at asphalt.mst.edu/.

Leadership and cultural programs invites you to celebrate National American Indian Heritage Month during a lunchtime presentation by a Navajo code caller from World War II. Participants will meet in the Centennial Hall parking lot at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, to drive to Fort Leonard Wood for this unique opportunity. The anticipated return time is 1:30 p.m. Leadership and cultural programs will provide the transportation and pay half the cost - you just pay $5. Seating is limited. Contact Erin Hood to reserve your spot at hoodel@mst.edu.

Dr. Harvest Collier, vice provost for undergraduate studies, will discuss "Guidelines for Dealing with Issues related to Academic Dishonesty," as part of the Fall 2009 Academic Advising Conference Series. The presentation will be held from noon-1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. All S&T faculty and staff are invited to attend. For more information, contact the undergraduate advising office at 341-4424 or go online to advising.mst.edu/conferenceseries/conf_series.html.

The Central States Microscopy and Microanalysis Society (CSMMS) will hold its fall meeting Nov. 9-10 at the Havener Center. Clarissa Wisner, SEM specialist in the Materials Research Center, is the society's president. The meeting is open to the campus and to the general public. CSMMS is dedicated to the promotion of both microscopy and microanalysis in the scientific research community.

Dr. T. Prabhakar Clement from Auburn University will discuss "Are Groundwater Models Reliable Tools for Reconstructing Historical Contamination Scenarios?" at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, in Room 209 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. The seminar is presented by the Environmental Research Center.

Renee Getz, student health educator, will discuss "Gaming Addiction," as part of the Fall 2009 Academic Advising Conference Series. The presentation will be held from noon-1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. All S&T faculty and staff are invited to attend. For more information, contact the undergraduate advising office at 341-4424 or go online to advising.mst.edu/conferenceseries/conf_series.html.

Dr. C.P. Huang, the Donald C. Phillips Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, will discuss "Advanced Chemical Oxidation Technology for the Remediation of Impaired Water" this Friday. The lecture will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in Room 121 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. The seminar is presented by the Environmental Research Center.

John Johnson, who earned his bachelor's degree in physics in 1999 from S&T, will present "The Golden Age of Exoplanet Spin-Orbit Measurements" from 4-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in Room 104 Physics Building. Refreshments will be served at 3:40 p.m. in the hallway prior to the lecture. The Homecoming Colloquium lecture is presented by the physics department. Everyone is invited to attend.

An advisors' roundtable discussion titled "The Advisor's Role in Effective Event Planning" will be held at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Carver Room of the Havener Center. The discussion will focus on sharing strategies for successful advisement in planning student organization events. Topics will include funding, risk management and co-sponsorships. For more information or to RSVP, contact Angela Perkins at angelap@mst.edu.

Missouri S&T's Curator's Teaching Professors will share their experiences with faculty in two more lunchtime panels this fall:

• Noon Wednesday, Oct. 21, in St. Pat's A of the Havener Center: "Creative Teaching Techniques," with panelists: Dr. Jim Bogan, Dr. Yinfa Ma and Dr. Frances Montgomery.
• Noon Wednesday, Nov. 11, in St. Pat's C of the Havener Center: "Mentoring," with panelists Dr. Larry Gragg, Dr. Kent Peaslee and Dr. Lawrence Christensen.

Participants are asked to preregister to ensure there is sufficient food and to be eligible for door prizes. To register, contact Jennifer Shaner at 341-7648 or shanerj@mst.edu.