The Testing Center is quickly filling to capacity for finals week. Any students or faculty requiring alternate test times, make-up exams or other testing arrangements should contact the Testing Center no later than Friday, Nov. 6, to schedule dates and times, or the Testing Center may not be able to accommodate students and alternative arrangements will have to be made. The Testing Center provides a secured, monitored and reduced-distraction testing environment for students, faculty and staff. For more information, contact Cheryl Downey-Eber at 341-4222.

Faculty and research staff can attend Research Centers’ Day events on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in the Missouri-Ozark Room of the Havener Center. The events begin with a seminar at 2:30 p.m. by Dr. Robert Paul, who will present “Understanding the Human Brain,” followed by center exhibits and tours at 4 p.m.

Dr. Glenn Ulrich, technical director of the environmental division of Parsons Commercial Services, will present “Application of anaerobic biotechnologies for environmental remediation and green energy production,” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Room 318 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Ulrich’s lecture will focus on the anaerobic biotechnology field and how ongoing research could lead to greater implementation to combat environmental contaminants. The lecture is sponsored by the Environmental Research Center.

Engineering management and systems engineering held its annual Chili Cook-Off on Friday, Oct. 30, to raise money for G.R.A.C.E. (Greater Rolla Area Charitable Enterprise). The chili winners were:

The Research on Concrete Applications for Sustainable Transportation (RE-CAST) University Transportation Center fall 2015 newsletter is now available online.

Do you have records that are taking over your office? Need to learn how or where to store them and what can and cannot be stored? The university archives and records management will host two workshops about proper storage on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The first session will be 9:30 a.m.-noon and the second will be 1-3:30 p.m., both in the Ozark Room of the Havener Center. Participants only need to attend one event, but must RSVP as seating is limited. For more information or to RSVP, email krista@mst.edu.

An open forum to discuss changes to the faculty bylaws will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Meramec/Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. Members of the bylaws taskforce and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Dr. Robert Marley will be on hand to provide background.

The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion is partnering with student wellness group Joe’s Peers to host a Let’s Talk discussion on sexual violence and a Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The discussion will be 4-5 p.m. and the walk will be 5-6 p.m., both taking place at the Havener Center. There will be snacks and hot chocolate for after the walk, and the first 75 participants get a free Walk a Mile T-shirt. Join the group for the discussion and to raise awareness about sexual violence.

There will be an open forum to discuss the campus budget at noon Friday, Oct. 30, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center.