Missouri S&T’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Design Team invites the campus community to its White Nose Syndrome Symposium. The symposium will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, in St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center. This year, the team is working on a project to combat White Nose Syndrome, a disease caused by a fungal pathogen that has been devastating bat populations in the United States since 2007. This symposium will include presentations by subject matter experts concerned with curtailing the spread and effect of White Nose Syndrome on bat populations and our ecosystems. For more information about the event, email ela2nf@mst.edu.

The campus community is invited to participate in a “selfie” contest at Rolla downtown businesses. The contest is part of the sixth annual Celebration of Nations. Contestants should visit participating area businesses, take a selfie in front of a flag display and post the photo to the Celebration of Nations Facebook page with the tag #CofN15. The most fun and creative photo from each business location will be chosen by a panel of judges, and the submitter will be awarded a $25 gift certificate or a prize of equal value by the business. The contest begins Monday, Sept. 14, and ends Friday, Sept. 25.

Bertelsmeyer Hall will have lock system maintenance 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14. During this maintenance window, automatic lock and unlock schedules will still operate correctly, but I.D. cards will not be able to unlock doors. This maintenance will only affect locks at Bertelsmeyer Hall. For more information, email locks@mst.edu.

Missouri S&T’s Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC will conduct a ceremony commemorating the events of Sept. 11, 2001, at noon tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 11). The campus community is invited to attend the event. Army ROTC will fire the 75 mm pack howitzer cannon in honor of the passengers and aircraft that crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.

Missouri S&T is building a second solar village on 10th Street between Allgood Bailey Stadium and Innovation Park and it needs a name. On Saturday, Sept. 12, the office of sustainable energy and environmental engagement (OSE3) will kick off a naming contest. Faculty, staff, students and members of the community are invited to submit suggestions. Email suggestions for the second solar village’s name to Tony Arnold at arnoldab@mst.edu.

The campus community is invited to attend a mechanical and aerospace engineering graduate seminar at 3:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 10) in Room 199 Toomey Hall. Dr. Matthew R. Maschmann, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia, will present “Carbon Nanotube Forests: Growth, Morphology and Controllable Properties.” Refreshments will be available at 3:15 pm.

Interested in learning more about Anheuser-Busch and meeting recruiters before the Career Fair? Visit with company representatives at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Room 103 Engineering Management Building. Food will be provided. For more information, contact Nick McGraw.

In accordance with Missouri State Law, section 9.134, flags at all state and government buildings will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Friday, Sept. 11, to honor the individuals who died as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.

As a part of the Missouri S&T community, you embody our values of lifelong success, creativity, integrity, sustainability, partnerships and inclusion. Now, you can carry the values with you always in the form of a pocket card. The S&T marketing and communications department has pocket cards available for purchase in packs of 10 for $6.50. These values connect directly to Missouri S&T’s Strategic Plan. To place your order, contact marketing@mst.edu or call 341-4328.