Author: Peter Ehrhard
LMS informational forums today
After reviewing numerous Learning Management System (LMS) providers, the faculty and student committee responsible for reviewing the current LMS have decided to recommend a change to Canvas by Instructure. EdTech will work closely with Canvas representatives to make the transition as smooth as possible. Current content in Blackboard will be moved into Canvas over the next few months. There will be two informational sessions today, Thursday, March 13, about Canvas by Instructure:
Read More »Nominate 2014 Woman of the Year
Nominations are still being accepted for the 2014 Woman of the Year, an annual award that recognizes female faculty who serve as valuable role models for female students at S&T and have contributed to the university through their research, scholarship, teaching and service.
Read More »Chilled water outage in Toomey
There will be a chilled water outage in Toomey Hall starting Wednesday, March 12, and lasting until Wednesday, March 26. The outage is due to geothermal construction. For more information, contact Ron Boggs at 341-6412.
Read More »Student email changing
Information technology is excited to announce that Missouri S&T will soon move its student email and calendar platform from Microsoft Office 365 to Gmail in Google Apps. With Google Apps, S&T will gain the benefits of a single student email system by reducing confusion, ensuring consistency, streamlining student activation processes and improving technical support. Faculty and staff email accounts are Microsoft Exchange and will not be affected. The change is scheduled to take place during spring break. More information will be sent to students via email and posted on it.mst.edu as it is released.
Read More »Distance education seminar March 18
Distance and continuing education is sponsoring a magna online seminar on strategies for making your courses relevant and engaging. This seminar will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, in Room 305 Norwood Hall. Seating is limited. Reserve your spot by filling out the form at this link. This seminar focuses on maximizing the […]
Read More »EMSE research open house
The engineering management and systems engineering (EMSE) department will host the eighth annual Graduate Student Research Open House on Thursday, April 24. The event will showcase EMSE graduate students’ research findings. These students will be judged on their research and awards will be presented later that day at a private department honors banquet.
Read More »Army ROTC Color Guard at Cards game
The Missouri S&T Army ROTC will be the Color Guard for the St. Louis Cardinals game on Saturday, April 26. It is “Molina Night” and the Cardinals are playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Army ROTC is selling tickets to the game for $25. The tickets have a face value of $40 and are in section 446 Infield Terrace. The game starts at 3:05 p.m. Support the S&T Army ROTC and contact Vickie Baker, 341-4744, or any Army ROTC Cadet for tickets.
Read More »Bodenhamer farewell reception
The campus community is invited to attend a farewell reception for Jill Bodenhamer from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, in Room 106 Parker Hall. Bodenhamer is leaving the admissions office after five years of service to spend more time with her family. Stop by and wish her well.
Read More »Missouri S&T surplus sale
Missouri S&T surplus property will have a public garage sale 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, March 14. The sale will be held at the surplus warehouse, located at 301 N. Bishop Ave., Rolla. This is a “garage sale” type sale and all items will be priced. Items will include computer systems, laptop computers, laptop bags, chairs, pictures, three-ring notebooks, tables, cabinets, desks and more.
Read More »Poster shop hours change
The poster printing shop located in Curtis Laws Wilson Library will be closed on Monday, March 24, and Tuesday, March 25, for spring break. Normal hours of 9 a.m.-5 p.m. will resume on Wednesday, March 26.
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