Month: January 2012
UM President’s Award nominations due Jan. 31
The University of Missouri System’s office of academic affairs requests nominations for the 2012 President’s Awards. Any benefit-eligible faculty member may be nominated for the Innovative Teaching, Economic Development, Excellence (Sustained and Early Career), University Citizenship (Leadership, Service and Mentoring), Engagement (Cross-Cultural and Community), Intercampus Collaboration and Thomas Jefferson Awards. The office also invites student […]
Read More »Hurson a candidate for CRA board
Dr. Ali Hurson, professor and chair of computer science at S&T, has been selected as a candidate for election to the board of directors of the Computing Research Association (CRA). The slate of candidates is available online.
Read More »2012 PRO leaders selected
New student programs’ PRO leaders work as a team to provide student input and assist in events such as Preview, Registration and Orientation (PRO); Opening Week Orientation; Project X; Transfer Transitions and more. They are expected to reflect the best qualities of students and serve as positive role models for incoming students and their families. […]
Read More »Email reconfiguration needed for mobile device users
University of Missouri division of information technology (UM DoIT) staff will be migrating Missouri S&T Exchange users to their Exchange 2010 hosted email service over the next few weeks. If you currently access university email from a mobile device, you will need to reconfigure the device following the migration. If your mobile device displays “sync […]
Read More »LEAD assistance begins Tuesday
The Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD) program will provide free walk-in tutoring and faculty-led learning centers beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17. More than 50 courses will be covered this semester, including introductory math, chemistry, physics and computer science. Full operation will begin in the third week of classes. Check the online schedule to see if assistance […]
Read More »New, improved email options for campus Mac users
University of Missouri division of information technology (UM DoIT) staff will be migrating Missouri S&T Exchange users to their Exchange 2010 hosted email service over the next few weeks. If you are a Mac user, the move to Exchange 2010 will increase the number of options you have to access your university email. Exchange 2010 […]
Read More »Free program offered by ballet company Jan. 17
The James Sewell Ballet is offering an outreach program titled “Upper Level Bi-Lateral Integration Made Fun!” at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in Room 143 Castleman Hall. Learn how the mind and body work and move together and how to strengthen these connections. Call the box office at 573-341-4219 to reserve your spot. The program […]
Read More »Weight Watchers announces monthly pass program
Weight Watchers at work will transition from a 13-week series to an ongoing monthly pass program, making it more affordable and flexible. Missouri S&T faculty, staff, family members and students can now take advantage of preferred pricing as well.
Read More »Blackboard 9 issues with Internet Explorer
EdTech and IT have received numerous reports from customers who are experiencing problems when attempting to open documents or download files while using Blackboard in Internet Explorer. EdTech will be unable to apply a fix for this problem until the next scheduled maintenance window on Sunday, Jan. 15. This will cause a temporary Blackboard outage […]
Read More »S&T basketball at home Thursday, Saturday
Missouri S&T’s basketball teams will be at home Thursday, Jan. 12, for a doubleheader against Northern Kentucky University and again on Saturday, Jan. 14, against Bellarmine University at the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building.
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