Brian W. Smith, a mechanical trades specialist-refrigeration in student affairs auxiliary services at Missouri S&T, died Sunday, July 19. Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at Null and Son Funeral Home, 1010 Kingshighway in Rolla. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 23, at the same location. Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Diabetes Association.

Elsie Jane Jett died Sunday, July 19. Mrs. Jett is the mother of Roger Jett, who works part time for human resources, equity and inclusion after retiring from S&T in 2013. Visitation will be held from 8:30-11 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, at the Goettenstroeter Chapel in Owensville, Missouri. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Memorial contributions are suggested to Burchard Cemetery.

Nominate a faculty member for a faculty award in Achievement, Excellence, Research, Service or Teaching. Faculty Excellence nominations are due by Friday, Sept. 25. Nominations for Achievement, Research, Service or Teaching awards are due by Friday, Nov. 6. Send submissions to Barb Palmer.

Missouri S&T’s Staff Council will act as servers at Pizza Inn in Rolla 5-8 p.m. Monday, July 27, to raise money for future Staff Days. Pizza Inn, located at 1051 Kingshighway, will donate 15 percent of proceeds during the time window and all tips to Staff Council members. Enjoy a delicious buffet dinner and let Staff Council serve you. For more information, email Diane Hagni.

Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Environmental Engineering at Missouri S&T, has been recognized with a Meritorious Honor Award from the State Department. The citation states it is for Oerther’s “outstanding leadership and attention to detail in helping to launch a public-private initiative to promote food security and climate resilience via an innovative insurance product — the Caribbean Oceans and Aquaculture Sustainability faciliTy (COAST).”

The Rolla Town Band will perform its final concert of the summer at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, on the front lawn of the Phelps County Courthouse, located at 200 N. Main St. in Rolla. The concert is free and open to the public.

All Missouri S&T community members are invited to attend a Safe Space Workshop 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, July 22, in the Shamrock Room of the Havener Center. The workshop’s purpose is to increase understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex community and share how to make Missouri S&T a more inclusive environment. Refreshments will be served. Reserve your seat today by emailing minerleader@mst.edu. For more information, call Jerri Arnold-Cook at 341-6828.

The campus community is invited to join in summer dance fitness classes offered in the Gale Bullman Building’s Recreation Center. Zumba is offered at 5 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and noon on Friday. Hip-Hop Fusion Fitness is offered at noon Mondays and Wednesdays. All courses are taught by experienced instructors and feature music. Classes are free for students; faculty, staff and dependents will be charged a small fee.

Join the latest Weight Watchers series by visiting the group’s open house at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, in Room 202 Curtis Laws Wilson Library. There is no obligation to join if you attend. Costs for the series will be either $156 for 12 weeks or $186 for 17 weeks, depending on Missouri S&T’s series enrollment.

All staff members should have recently received a Staff Council nomination form in their campus mailbox. To nominate a staff member to serve on Staff Council, return the form by Friday, July 17. Any benefit-eligible staff member with at least one year of service can be nominated. For more information, visit the Staff Council website.