Author: Peter Ehrhard

Power outage in Harris Hall

Posted by on November 25, 2013

There will be a power outage from 6-7 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, in Harris Hall. The entire electrical system will be turned off during this time. Faculty and staff should turn off all electrical equipment on Tuesday evening for the outage. During the outage, there will be no lights, elevator or computers.

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Temporary department relocation

Posted by on November 25, 2013

The international affairs, student services and sponsored students department has temporarily moved to the third floor of Altman Hall while its regular offices are being renovated.

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Experience the full eConnection

Posted by on November 25, 2013

To see the full Halloween version of the eConnection, be sure to download its images. If you are using Microsoft Outlook, follow these steps:

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Blackboard/LMS evaluation update

Posted by on November 25, 2013

During the fall 2013 semester, educational technology formed a committee to evaluate Blackboard as a Learning Management System (LMS) suitable for this campus. Instructors and students from across campus participated in this committee. The campus community also had several opportunities to offer opinions and feedback through open forums and an online survey. The committee unanimously decided that Blackboard and two or three alternatives should be evaluated further, starting in January 2014.

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Vegas expert Gragg on KMST

Posted by on November 25, 2013

Tune in to KMST at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, to hear Missouri S&T’s Larry Gragg talk about the birth of Las Vegas with two other academic experts. “Betting on Hedonism,” a panel discussion about the birth of Las Vegas, was recorded before a studio audience earlier this fall by Actions Speaks Radio in Providence, […]

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MinerCard ID office holiday hours

Posted by on November 25, 2013

The MinerCard ID office will be closed Monday, Nov. 25, through Friday, Nov. 29. It will re-open at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2. For questions during this time, contact Trish Watson at 341-4996.

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Library extended hours

Posted by on November 25, 2013

Curtis Laws Wilson Library will have extended hours for the final weeks of the semester. Beginning Monday, Dec. 2, and continuing through Thursday, Dec. 12, the library will stay open until 2 a.m. Regular hours will resume on Friday, Dec. 13.

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Encourage students to report grad plans

Posted by on November 25, 2013

Career opportunities and employer relations (COER) is collecting information from students about their post-graduation plans. Help the department reach a 100-percent report rate from students by encouraging your students to report their plans.

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Winning photo display at Havener

Posted by on November 25, 2013

Six winning photos from this year’s Celebration of Nations parade and festival will be on display near the game room of the Havener Center Monday, Dec. 2, through Friday, Dec. 6. The photos captured one of the following attributes: community pride, sharing of culture or celebration of diversity. For more information, email Richie Myers.

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Chilled water outage

Posted by on November 20, 2013

There will be a chilled water outage starting at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in McNutt Hall. The outage will last until Monday, Dec. 9. This outage does not affect lab air or fume hoods. For more information, contact Ron Boggs at 341-7619.

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