Month: June 2007

IT to address name change questions

Posted by on June 20, 2007

With respect to the name change, have you asked yourself any of the following questions? – What will happen to my computer as a result of the name change? – When will my email address change? – What kind of support can I expect to receive from IT during the name change process? Watch the […]

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Newsmakers: Tien, Worsey, Rogers

Posted by on June 20, 2007

Dr. Jerry Tien comments on the Chinese coal industry in the International Herald Tribune. The Associated Press recently got the scoop on Explosives Camp. Dr. J. David Rogers discussed the state of the levees in New Orleans with National Geographic.

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Nominations sought for Materials Research Center director

Posted by on June 19, 2007

A search committee to hire the next director of the Graduate Center for Materials Research is seeking nominations from internal applicants. The committee, chaired by Richard Brow, Curators’ Professor of materials science and engineering, is leading an internal search to replace James Drewniak, the center’s current director and professor of electrical and computer engineering, who […]

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Open forum to discuss name change, brand identity

Posted by on June 19, 2007

The UMR Brand Identity Team will host an open forum from 1:30-3 p.m. Thursday. The team will share information about progress to date on the name change and to share upcoming plans in the name change process. The session will be held in the Turner Room of Havener Center, and free 25-percent-off coupons from the […]

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Wunsch, Balakrishnan present in China

Posted by on June 19, 2007

Dr. Donald C. Wunsch, the M.K. Finley Missouri Distinguished Professor of electrical and computer engineering at UMR, and Dr. S.N. Balakrishnan, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UMR, have been making several presentations in China this month.

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OK. So we’re going to change the eConnection

Posted by on June 7, 2007

Starting June 20, the entire eConnection will be available in the format you see here. Once the site is fully active, faculty and staff will no longer receive the entire eConnection via email. However, you will receive weekly emails – three emails per week when classes are in session – with headlines and links to […]

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