Dr. Melanie Mormile, professor of biological sciences, was appointed associate provost of faculty affairs in July. In her newly expanded role, Mormile will continue to assist the provost’s office with faculty and workload assignment, promotion and tenure policy, and other matters in faculty affairs. She also will represent Provost Robert Marley on various committees and at events, including working directly with academic affairs officials at the University of Missouri System and on other UM campuses.

In less than a month, Missouri S&T will become a tobacco-free university. A new website, tobaccofree.mst.edu, is now available with resources to help campus community members with the transition to a tobacco-free campus. The site also includes information on how to quit tobacco use, available resources for students, faculty and staff, and how to address violations of the policy once it goes into effect on Aug. 1. A map showing boundaries of the campus will also be posted on the website soon.

Barbara Lois Summers, the wife of Dr. David A. Summers, Curators’ Professor Emeritus of mining engineering, died Friday, July 1. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 7, at Christ Episcopal Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Null and Son Funeral Home. Complete obituary information is available here.

As you prepare for the fall semester and the events or important dates for your department leading up to the semester, here is the secret to publicizing those events or milestones to the campus community and beyond: Go the the Calendar of Events website, calendar.mst.edu Click the “Submit an Event” button Log in with your […]

Effective Wednesday, June 1, the Associated Press, the New York Times and other major media outlets now lowercase the term internet. Previously, most news outlets capitalized the term. The Missouri S&T style guide, which is currently under revision, will follow suit and recommend that writers lowercase the term internet in marketing or promotional materials. The updated style guide will be posted this summer on the S&T brand identity website.

Missouri S&T’s new tobacco policy will take effect Aug. 1, 2016. For background about the policy and answers to frequently asked questions, visit the updated Tobacco-Free Campus FAQ site.

Dr. Lawrence O. Christensen, Distinguished Teaching Professor emeritus of history and co-author of a history of the campus, died Saturday, April 16, 2016. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at Christ Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Main St.

The University of Missouri System Board of Curators will meet on the Missouri S&T campus this Thursday and Friday, April 14 and 15, in St. Pat’s Ballroom A and B of the Havener Center. Thursday’s meeting begins at 8:30 a.m., with Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader presenting highlights of the Missouri S&T strategic plan. Also on Thursday, the curators and interim President Mike Middleton will join Missouri S&T student leaders for lunch. On Friday, as part of board Chair Pamela Henrickson’s report, the board will hear from international students and campus leaders about international life on campus and Missouri S&T’s global reach.

A listening session for a proposed policy to establish Missouri S&T as a tobacco-free campus will be held from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in the Carver Room of the Havener Center. The campus community is encouraged to attend. The proposed policy is as follows:

As part of Missouri S&T’s commitment to ensuring thoughtful development of campus life, Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader seeks to establish a standardized method of policy development to be referenced in CRR 1-10. Any proposed campus policy will be submitted for a minimum of four levels of review prior to potential adoption and enactment. The proposed policy development […]