David Wannen, professional actor and executive director of The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, will present an audition and performance masterclass for Missouri S&T students noon-1 p.m. Friday, May 8, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall. This session is free and open to all S&T students. For more information, email leach@mst.edu.

The Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference (FTTC) planning committee invites you to submit a proposal for the 2015 conference, which will be held Nov. 12-13 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The committee is seeking presenters who can offer both a vision of the impact and importance of their topic and concrete, practical examples of real-world implementation. For more information about the FTTC and to see last year’s program, visit the conference website.

Do you plan to use Tegrity lecture capture during the summer or fall semester? If so, then educational technology would like you to fill out the Tegrity Lecture Capture Information Survey. This information is used to prepare rooms with the appropriate technology. Fill out the survey by Wednesday, June 3.

Dr. Pramod Khargonekar, assistant director for the directorate of engineering at the National Science Foundation, will give a presentation titled “Opportunities and Challenges in Engineering Research and Education – A Perspective from NSF” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, in the Turner Room of the Havener Center. A reception will follow. The campus community is […]

Faculty participation is vital when the university welcomes new students to campus in August. There will be more than 1,400 new students on campus for the 2015 Opening Week Orientation. Interested faculty will meet and have lunch with student mentor groups, each approximately 17 students, and discuss faculty expectations and classroom respect. The goal of this activity is to facilitate a positive interaction between new students and faculty. This is your chance to give new students tips on how to be successful in the classroom. The faculty interaction with new students will be Tuesday, Aug. 18, through Thursday, Aug. 20.

Varsity athletics will have a used apparel sale 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, in the Gale Bullman Building. The sale will include apparel from football, soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, track and field, and volleyball.

Missouri S&T will host five Preview, Registration and Orientation (PRO) sessions this summer. Mark your calendar and help welcome the new students and their guests to the S&T campus on Friday, May 29; Friday, June 5; Friday, June 12; Friday, June 19; and Saturday, Aug. 15.

Union Pacific will once again sponsor the 2015 Project X — the Opening Week team project for all new freshmen. New students who attend Opening Week, which starts Sunday, Aug. 16, will have the opportunity to participate in a team project with other new students in their mentor groups. The week finishes on Friday, Aug. 21, with awards given out to the top teams.

An open forum for Carrie Myers, a candidate for director of human resources, will be held at 3 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 6) in the Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. A brief presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer period. For more information, call 341-4632.

On Saturday, April 25, a massive earthquake struck Nepal, devastating the country. Join Nepalese students and community members at a candlelight vigil, which will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 7, on the Havener Center Lawn, to remember the victims of this tragedy and show support for the community.