Month: September 2007
Attend open forums for CIO candidates
The CIO Search Committee has narrowed down the applicants to the top three candidates. Starting next Tuesday, Sept. 11, the first candidate will be on campus for a tour, interviews and an open forum. During each visit, the campus community will be invited to an open forum. This will be your opportunity to meet the […]
Read More »Seminar series for math students continues
Malgorzata Marciniak, a graduate student in mathematics, will speak on introductory topics in the theory of differentiable manifolds from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10, in Room G5 of the Rolla Building. Marciniak will continue with a session from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the same room. This is […]
Read More »Volunteer to help at career fair
Volunteers for the UMR Fall Career Fair are needed. The fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27. To volunteer, contact the Career Opportunities Center.
Read More »Lower flags on Patriot Day
By order of the Governor, all flags at state facilities will be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, Sept. 11, in recognition of Patriot Day. Flags will remain at half-staff until dusk on Sept. 11.
Read More »Third bomb threat, third hoax
At 12:44 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, an unidentified caller to the UMR Police Department reported a bomb in "the building" set to detonate in 15 minutes. UMR PD evacuated the Campus Support Facility for approximately 35 minutes while police investigated the call. No bomb was found and the deadline passed, so faculty, staff and students […]
Read More »GM engineer to give presentation on campus
Susan Morales of General Motors will be on campus Sept. 17 to give a technical presentation, "GM Redefines the Crossover Segment– Outlook, Acadia and Enclave." Morales is a vehicle chief engineer, midsize crossover SUV, at GM. All students and the campus community are invited to attend the presentation from 4-5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, in […]
Read More »Advice on advising is available
This fall, 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 2007-2008 schedule is online. The first session, “The Academic Alert System: What Does It Tell Us?”, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 12 in […]
Read More »Saturday is Fort Leonard Wood Appreciation Day
Saturday is Fort Leonard Wood Appreciation Day at UMR. The cross country, volleyball and football teams will all host events. All individuals with military identification cards will admitted free to the volleyball match with nationally-ranked Rockhurst that gets underway at 3 p.m., as well as to Saturday night’s 6:30 p.m. football game with the University […]
Read More »MOREnet to upgrade connection
MOREnet will be upgrading UMR’s primary Internet connection at 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6. This will take approximately 30 minutes to complete, during which time customers on campus may experience brief interruptions (1-2 minutes at a time) of Internet services. MOREnet links Missouri to a world of knowledge through a statewide research and education […]
Read More »Do you know a student leader?
If you know students who are able to demonstrate dependability, responsibility, leadership skills, and the capacity to work well on a team, we invite you to nominate these qualified candidates to be PRO Leaders in the New Student Programs Office. PRO Leaders provide UMR with student input and actively assist in the production of UMR’s […]
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