Month: April 2011
Student mentors needed
New student programs needs student mentors for transfer transition. This is an orientation for transfer students scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 18, during Opening Week, with mentor training on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Applications are available at http://pro.mst.edu or in the ID window in Room 106 Centennial Hall. Interviews will be scheduled from April 27-29. For more […]
Read More »Check out Earth Day at its new location
Come out and enjoy Earth Day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, April 22, at the Multi-Purpose Building parking lot. Why not volunteer to paint faces for an hour or be a floater so exhibitors can walk around, take a break or tour the solar village? There will also be T-shirts made from 100 percent recycled […]
Read More »Reception for Lindsay Bagnall
Join distance and continuing education and the Miner Alumni Association as they extend congratulations and best wishes to Lindsay Bagnall on her retirement from S&T after 25 years of service. A drop-in reception will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, April 22, at the Miner Alumni Association’s current location, 1200 N. Pine St. (former […]
Read More »Farmer’s Market on Earth Day
Chartwells will host a Farmer’s Market on the north patio of the Havener Center. Stop by on Earth Day, Friday, April 22, for a great opportunity to buy local produce.
Read More »MSE to present lecture today
The materials science and engineering department is sponsoring the 22nd A. Frank Golick Lectureship. A reception will be held prior to Dr. Diran Apelian’s lecture at 3 p.m. in the McNutt Commons on Thursday, April 21. The lecture, “Novel Casting Processes for Light Weight Metals,” will be presented at 3:30 p.m. in Room 204 McNutt […]
Read More »Must we exterminate the Martians?
Dr. Dale L. Sullivan, Distinguished Weiner Visiting Professor in English and technical communication, will present “Must We Exterminate the Martians? C.S. Lewis’ Response to the Futurists.” The lecture will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. Sullivan will argue the ideas early futurists had about superhumans, […]
Read More »Large binocular telescope topic of April 21 lecture
Physics will host a lecture titled “The Large Binocular Telescope: Seeing the Universe in a New Light,” scheduled from 4-5 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in Room 104 Physics Building. The speaker will be Dr. R. Mark Wagner, research scientist in the astronomy department at the Ohio State University and instrumentation scientist at the Large Binocular […]
Read More »Free Office 2010 upgrade
Microsoft Office 2010 is available to university-owned computers as a free upgrade. The new version of Office offers several new navigation options, tools that make it easier to use and comes in a 64-bit version optimized for Windows 7. To determine if your computer can run the new operating system and/or request an upgrade to […]
Read More »ERP/SAP simulation competition April 22
The annual ERP/SAP simulation competition will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, April 22, in the Havener Center atrium. See if you can predict the winning company as seven teams from an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) class test their business and technology skills during this live competition. The audience may participate by investing simulated […]
Read More »Rodriguez to present retirement plan report
Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Rodriguez, vice president for human resources for the University of Missouri System, will present information on the report submitted by the systemwide advisory committee on the university’s retirement plan. Sponsored by human resource services, affirmative action, diversity and inclusion, Staff Council and the Faculty Senate, the presentation will be held from 3-4 […]
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