Month: October 2008
Surplus sale Friday and Saturday
Campus procurement will have a surplus sale from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. The sale will be held at the warehouse located at 300 Fairgrounds Road in Rolla.
Read More »UM Controllers Office to present new fiscal policies on Oct. 10
Representatives from the UM controllers office will be on campus Friday, Oct. 10, to present information and answer questions about two new policies that outline requirements for departments in conducting fiscal business. Both presentations will be held at the Havener Center.
Read More »Students to practice the art of pitching ideas
An “Elevator Pitch” competition will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in the Havener Center (room TBD) on the Missouri S&T campus. During the competition, S&T students will have 90 seconds, about the duration of an average elevator ride, to communicate a business idea or concept and compete for prizes.
Read More »KMST fall membership drive to run through Oct. 12
Public radio station KMST began its Fall Membership Drive on Saturday, Oct. 4, with its popular bluegrass program “Bluegrass for a Saturday Night.” The drive runs through the following Sunday, Oct. 12.
Read More »Teaching workshop offered on Oct. 7
The Regional Professional Development Center is offering a free teaching workshop for students, faculty and staff. Dr. Fred Jones will present, “Tools for Teaching: Discipline, Instruction, Motivation,” from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Havener Center. For more information and to register, go to: http://rpdc.mst.edu and click “scholarship” as the form of payment.
Read More »Fall Zip Lock Lunch Series begins Oct. 6
Counseling and disability support services will begin its fall 2008 Zip Lock Lunch Series with “Reading Made Easy,” to be held from noon-12:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, in Room 208 Norwood Hall. The workshop will introduce the assistive technology available to students struggling to maintain focus, or for the auditory learner.
Read More »UM to host retirement plan vendors for Q&A
The campus is invited to a question-and-answer session with participating UM Tax Deferred Annuity (403(b)) Plan vendors from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center. The University of Missouri tax deferred investment department has invited the vendors to Missouri S&T to answer questions, provide more information about […]
Read More »David Summers’ Oil Drum blog honored for educational outreach
Dr. David A. Summers, Curators’ Professor of mining engineering, was recently recognized for his work on a blog, called The Oil Drum, which discusses energy issues. Summers and his colleague Kyle Saunders received the M. King Hubbert Award for Excellence in Energy Education from the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas. See […]
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