Author: Peter Ehrhard
eConnection to take winter break
The faculty and staff eConnection will go on a short hiatus during the winter break. Monday, Dec. 22, will be the last eConnection until Monday, Jan. 5. Entries will still be accepted and entries with an urgent campuswide impact will still be distributed on an as-needed basis.
Read More »Wunsch delivers three talks in Asia
Dr. Don Wunsch’s work with extreme learning machines is the focus of several presentations in three different countries. On Dec. 9, Wunsch, the Mary K. Finley Missouri Distinguished Professor of Computer Engineering, presented a keynote speech titled “Performance Issues for Extreme Learning Machines” at the Extreme Learning Machines 2014 Conference in Singapore. On Dec. 15, […]
Read More »Active learning strategies workshop
Instructors are invited to participate in “Rules of Student Engagement: A Workshop on Active Learning Strategies in the Classroom” 8 a.m.-noon Friday, Jan. 16, in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. Topics will include strategies and benefits of a flipped classroom, optimal use of clickers, how to generate good classroom discussion and other proven […]
Read More »Nominate your advisor
Is your advisor outstanding? Does he or she go above and beyond to support your organization? Help student life recognize those contributions by clicking the links below to nominate your advisor. Chancellor Schrader will present awards to advisors in the following categories:
Read More »Bertelsmeyer to close Dec. 20-Jan. 19
Bertelsmeyer Hall will be closed Saturday, Dec. 20, through Monday, Jan. 19, for the installation of terrazzo flooring systems. For more information, contact Charlie Cartwright at 341-7619.
Read More »Attend the International Miners Fair
International and cultural affairs will welcome new international students for the spring semester at a new international student orientation on Monday, Jan. 12. If your organization would like to participate and present your clubs or departments in the International Miners Fair following the orientation, email Yeriel Lee for more information.
Read More »ROTC to fire cannon Friday
Members of the Missouri S&T Army ROTC battalion plan to fire the cannon outside Harris Hall sometime between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, as part of a video demonstration. No projectiles will be fired from the cannon, just sound. The sound is expected to be equivalent to that of the firing of a 10-gauge shotgun shell.
Read More »Please return counseling books
If you have any books from the resource library in counseling, disability support and student wellness, please contact that office. The resource library is updating its inventory and would like to determine the status of all outstanding books. Return books to Room 204 Norwood Hall. For more information, call 341-4211 or email counsel@mst.edu.
Read More »Turn in all lost and found
All departments that have lost and found property should turn in items to the university police department by the end of this week. This will give officers time to try to locate owners before the winter break.
Read More »Farewell reception for Marn Hartman
A farewell reception for Marn Hartman is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, in Room 212 Parker Hall. Hartman is currently a senior communications coordinator for the recruitment marketing and enrollment development department. She has been at Missouri S&T since 2012.
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