The Writing Center will hire undergraduate peer tutors to begin work in January 2016, and staff need your help in identifying qualified candidates. If you know any students who have strong writing and interpersonal skills, encourage them to apply. Applications from students in any discipline will be accepted. Ideal candidates expect to graduate no earlier than May 2017. Tutoring offers valuable educational and leadership experience in a relaxed but professional environment. Email the names of promising candidates to Jeanine Bruening by Friday, Oct. 30, and Writing Center staff will issue personal invitations to them.

Chancellor’s Leadership Academy (CLA) applications are due by noon Friday, Oct. 30. If you know any first year students or international students within their first three semesters, please encourage them to apply. CLA allows students to develop their leadership skills, connect with industry leaders, and build and manage their own service project. Students who wish to apply for CLA must submit an application and send their resume and cover letter to minerleader@mst.edu.

Curtis Laws Wilson Library will partner with Elsevier to host three workshops about Scopus and Mendeley on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Nikhil Joshi, an Elsevier trainer, will be on campus to show the ins and outs of research using Scopus and Mendeley. There will be three opportunities to learn about Elsevier products:

The RE-CAST University Transportation Center invites the campus community to attend a webinar at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in Room 312 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Charles Hanskat, executive director of the American Shotcrete Association, will present “Shotcrete for Repair and Rehabilitation of Highway Facilities.”

MMC Contractors will present a seminar at noon Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Room 305 Norwood Hall. Lunch will be provided. Students should bring their student I.D.

Union Pacific will present a lecture titled “Professionalism” at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in Room 305 Norwood Hall. Students should bring their student I.D.

Physical facilities is resetting campus equipment due to a power outage that occurred on Sunday, Oct. 11. Campus buildings may have brief heating or cooling issues throughout the day. Physical facilities asks departments to check all equipment and report any problems to 341-4252. For more information about the reset, contact Mike Amick at 341-4252.

Review the 2016 annual enrollment PowerPoint from the recent town hall meetings on the HR website.

Active benefit-eligible faculty or staff members should complete annual enrollment in myHR between Monday, Oct. 19, and Friday, Oct. 30. This year, you can enjoy a $50 discount on your monthly insurance premiums if you attest to being tobacco free or enroll in a tobacco cessation program. If you do not complete annual enrollment by the deadline, you will default into the Healthy Savings Plan on an after-tax basis, and you will not receive the tobacco-free premium discount.