Author: Linda Fulps
Stay in the know
Stay in the know on Missouri S&T Bookstore events, promotions and important dates over the holiday break. Like the bookstore on Facebook. One lucky person will be selected to receive a pair of Sennheiser headphones valued at $100 on Friday, Dec. 14.
Read More »Last day for GRACE drive
This is the last day to bring items for Staff Council’s GRACE for Christmas drive. GRACE (Greater Rolla Area Community Enterprise) provides food, clothing and toys for more than 700 less-fortunate families in our community every year. Donation boxes will be picked up on Dec. 4 and delivered to GRACE.
Read More »Strategic planning update: ‘Ideation’ sessions rescheduled; new web address
The “ideation” (focused brainstorming) sessions related to Missouri S&T’s strategic planning process, originally scheduled for Dec. 6 and 11, will be rescheduled for January 2013 to allow the strategic planning team more time to develop materials for those sessions. The specific dates, times and locations for those ideation sessions will be announced soon. Also, the […]
Read More »EMSE’s Dagli, students receive awards
Dr. Cihan Dagli, professor and founder of the systems engineering graduate department, and his students recently received two best paper awards at the 2012 Complex Adaptive Systems conference:
Read More »‘Cookies, Cocoa and Clickers’ event for instructors
All instructors are invited to attend “Cookies, Cocoa and Clickers,” a discussion that will be held at noon Wednesday, Dec. 19, in Room 208 Norwood Hall. This informal event is for instructors currently using clickers as well as for those interested in finding out more about the benefits of using this technology in the classroom. […]
Read More »Committee thanks students for input
The Havener Center Master Plan Committee thanks the more than 1,200 students who took the time to complete the Havener Center master planning survey. This information will help them form a strategic plan for the next five to 10 years of the center’s operation. The following students, chosen at random, received prizes for participating in […]
Read More »AMP classes advance cultural diversity and understanding
S&T’s Accent Modification Program classes are designed to advance cultural diversity and understanding by improving overall communication between students and faculty, increasing active participation in campus dialogue, and promoting confident communication. Speech/language pathologist Vicki Hopgood conducts the classes on an individual basis for 13 weeks. Hopgood covers a broad range of topics, including listening skills, […]
Read More »Pick up a tree tag in library, Havener to help local shelter
Phi Sigma Rho has placed trees in the Curtis Laws Wilson Library and in the Havener Center that are decorated with tags listing basic supplies for the Russell House, a local battered women’s shelter. The campus community is invited to choose a tag or two, purchase the supplies and bring them to the Havener Center […]
Read More »Openings for two grad students
The office of graduate studies has two openings for graduate students interested in working with others to help them improve the quality of their writing. These students would be responsible not only for tutoring, but also for contributing to the graduate newsletter, supporting and improving their communication skills through various workshops and seminars, and handling […]
Read More »Last free film this semester is Drive
The final offering in the Fall 2012 Free Film Festival, Drive, will be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in Leach Theatre. The film is free and open to the public. The story of a Hollywood stunt driver by day who moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver for hire in the criminal underworld stars […]
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