Author: Peter Ehrhard
RMU to test water meters on campus tomorrow
Rolla Municipal Utilities will test water main meters around campus tomorrow (Tuesday, July 12). There may be a slight interruption in water service at unknown times throughout the day. For more information, call Kenny Grimm at 341-4252.
Read More »Wind engineering SPAR Lab lecture
Dr. Yaojun Ge, chair and professor of bridge engineering at Tongji University in Shanghai, China, will present a guest lecture at 2 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, July 12) in Room 312 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Ge’s lecture, titled “Challenges and Frontier of Structural Wind Engineering,” examines the challenges in mitigating wind effects on large-scale civil engineering […]
Read More »Area A Lot 44 to close tomorrow
Area A Lot 44 will be closed tomorrow (Thursday, July 7) for a funeral. This is the lot near the Christ Episcopal Church. Area A permit holders will be honored in Area B, Area C and Area P. For more information, call 341-4303.
Read More »Joe’SS full service restored
Joe’SS was upgraded this past weekend to a new version of PeopleTools. The upgrade went well and Joe’SS is back up and running. It is suggested that users clear their cache on their computer to ensure that the new version runs smoothly. Internet Explorer users will need to redo any bookmarks referencing Joe’SS.
Read More »‘Innovation in Education’ grants awarded
Four “Innovation in Education” grants have been awarded to Missouri S&T faculty for 2016-17 as part of a new grant program funded by the Innovation Team. The program is administered through the Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation (CERTI).
Read More »Nominate members of Staff Council
Elections for 2016-17 vacant positions on Staff Council are here. Staff Council will have five vacant positions to fill. To nominate someone for Staff Council, visit the Staff Council website. You may nominate yourself or any other eligible staff member at Missouri S&T. Any “benefit eligible” employee with at least one (1) year service before July 1, 2016, is eligible for election to the Staff Council. Nominations (by electronic form) must be received no later than Friday, July 15. Election procedures and a list of current council members can be found on the Staff Council website.
Read More »‘Suns Out Guts Out Car Wash’ at TKE
Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) will host a philanthropy event noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at the TKE House, locate at 1107 N. State St. (between Bertelsmeyer Hall and Campus Support Facility). The event will be a car wash and all money raised will go to St. Jude’s Hospital. Washes will cost $5 a car. TKE […]
Read More »Manuel named president of MODOHE
Shenethia Manuel, vice chancellor of human resources, equity and inclusion, has accepted the position of inaugural president for Missouri Diversity Officers in Higher Education (MODOHE), a chapter of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. She previously was appointed vice president of MODOHE.
Read More »Ahmad publishes article in ‘Nevada in the West’
Dr. Diana Ahmad, Curators’ Teaching Professor of history and political science, has had an article published in the magazine Nevada in the West. Ahmad’s article, titled “Mollie Forshay: Not as Guilty As Many Might Hope,” is in volume seven, number two; pages 18-23.
Read More »Director of TTED writes for IEEE magazine
The June 2016 issue of IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement features an article written by Keith Strassner, director of Missouri S&T’s office of technology transfer and economic development (TTED). The article, titled “The Value of Ideas – Intellectual Property,” reviews the various types of intellectual property (IP), methods of protection and recent issues against the backdrop of the ever-increasing importance of IP and other intellectual assets as critical components of the economic development mission of universities, research hospitals and non-profit research foundations. The article includes an introduction by Dr. Reza Zoughi, Schlumberger Distinguished Professor of electrical and computer engineering.
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