Author: Linda Fulps
Learn to manage disruptions
“Managing Classroom Disruptions” will be the topic of the Faculty Learning Community sponsored by the Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation (CERTI) at noon Wednesday, March 16, in St. Pat’s A of the Havener Center. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch; dessert and drinks will be provided. RSVP to hagnid@mst.edu.
Read More »Research funding available
Research funding for mini-grants to promote teaching scholarship, ranging from $1,000-$10,000, is now available to full-time faculty through the collaboration of the vice provost for academic affairs’ office and the Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation (CERTI). Funding is being provided by VPAA. Grant guidelines are available online. The request for proposals is open […]
Read More »Cawlfield, Elmore receive education grant
Drs. Jeff Cawlfield and A. Curt Elmore, both in geological engineering at S&T, were recently awarded a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) to sponsor the exchange of up to four students per year from the U.S. and up to four students per year from Brazil between the following four […]
Read More »Leadership academy deadline extended
The deadline to apply for the 2011 21st Century Leadership Academy, offered by the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life, has been extended to noon, Wednesday, March 16. Faculty and staff are asked to encourage students to apply. Applications are available at counsel.mst.edu/.
Read More »Woman of the Year Award nominations due by Monday, March 14
Members of the Missouri S&T community are encouraged to recognize female faculty who serve as valuable role models for female students at S&T and who have made significant contributions to the university through their research, scholarship, teaching and service by nominating them for the 2011 Woman of the Year Award. Nominations are due by 4:30 […]
Read More »S&T researcher on KY3
Tune into Springfield’s KY3 TV station at 10 p.m. Monday, March 14, to hear Dr. Steven Grant, the Roy A. Wilkens Missouri Telecommunications Professor, discuss how he and his fellow S&T researchers are building an “immersive audio environment.”
Read More »Swim lessons sign up is Tuesday
Members of the Missouri S&T swimming team will give swim lessons for children ages 4 and up April 4-21 at the S&T Pool in the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building. Sign-ups for the lessons will be from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at the Missouri S&T Pool. Lessons will be limited to the first 90 applicants […]
Read More »Next destination is France on Tuesday
The next Adventures Abroad session will be “France, a Small Country with Rich Diversity,” presented by Julie Bergon, a French exchange student. Her presentation will be held from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, in Room 199 Toomey Hall. Try a crepe and stick around to learn about the Study Abroad program following Bergon’s presentation. For […]
Read More »Is WikiLeaks censorship violating our freedoms?
The next “Speak UP Speak OUT” session will cover censorship. Does WikiLeaks censorship violate our freedom of speech or protect us? Does editing history and removing derogatory slang from classic literature like Huckleberry Finn protect children or shelter them from an important history? Come speak your mind and hear the perspectives of others from 7-8:30 […]
Read More »Get entered into weekly drawings
Weekly drawings are held for completing and checking off all five steps and your health screenings on Blackboard for Miners on the Move. Participants who complete all the steps by June 30 will receive $150 in July. Congratulations to this week’s prize winners: John Terrill won a $50 Visa card for completing all five steps. […]
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