Month: February 2011
Learn best lab practices
CERTI will host “Best Practices for Conducting Lab Courses, A Faculty Active Learning Community” at noon Wednesday, Feb. 23, in Room 208 Norwood Hall (please note this is a change in location). Presenters include Cynthia Bolon from chemistry, Terry Wilson from biological sciences and Jeff Thomas from civil engineering. The discussion is open to all […]
Read More »Vote for your favorite IT security video
Student-produced submissions are in for information technology’s Cyber Security Video Contest. The winning video will receive a $500 cash prize. Videos will be judged based on the number of online votes they receive, combined with scores given to each entry by a panel of five judges. Judging will be based on technical accuracy, creativity, overall […]
Read More »Nominate students for leadership academy
Faculty and staff are asked to encourage students to apply for the 2011 session of the “21st Century Leadership Academy,” sponsored by the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life. This is an opportunity for students to hone leadership skills, make valuable friends and contacts, learn more about the political process and learn how […]
Read More »Handbook is topic of next advising presentation
Anna Gaw, Tyrone Davidson and Dr. F. Scott Miller from undergraduate advising will discuss “Presenting the Academic Advising Handbook,” in the next session of the Spring 2011 Academic Advising Conference Series. The presentation will be held from noon-1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. All S&T faculty and staff […]
Read More »Peabody Energy execs to discuss ERP
Members of Peabody Energy’s management team will discuss how enterprise information systems (ERP systems in particular) are used to support their specific departments. The presentation will be held from noon-1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, in Room 260 Toomey Hall. The speakers will include the directors of global diversity and university relations, SAP technology and SAP […]
Read More »History, use of ‘sustainability’ is topic of Sullivan’s lecture
Dr. Dale Sullivan, Weiner Distinguished Professor of English and Technical Communication at S&T, will share the results of his research on the history and use of the word “sustainability” at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in the St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center.
Read More »Wal-Mart rep to discuss IT, logistics Friday
Dr. Brad Frazier, general manager of logistics at Wal-Mart, will be on campus Feb. 18 to discuss information technology’s role in performance improvement in distribution operations, and how IT is used by logistics management to continuously measure and improve retail distribution center performance. The presentation will be held from noon-1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, in […]
Read More »Meet Sen. Brown at luncheon Friday
The Associated Students of the University of Missouri (ASUM) are sponsoring a luncheon with Missouri State Sen. Dan Brown at noon Friday, Feb. 18, in the Havener Center. Free food and drinks to all who attend. For more information go to asum.mst.edu or email asum@mst.edu.
Read More »Spend time with OSP March 1
Ericka Kranitz, director of financial compliance training at the University of Missouri System, will be on campus to discuss case studies related to sponsored programs. Two sessions are offered on Tuesday, March 1, 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. The sessions are sponsored by the office of sponsored […]
Read More »Citizen Kane to be shown Tuesday
Considered one of the greatest movies of all time, Citizen Kane will be the next offering in the Spring 2011 Free Film Festival. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Leach Theatre. The film is free and open to the public. Directed by Orson Welles, this influential and unforgettable 1941 […]
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