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Read More »Events planned for National Coming Out Day
Two events are planned for National Coming Out Day. The first, “Lunch and Learn: Coming Out! What’s the Big Deal?” will be held from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in the Meramec Room of the Havener Center. Feel free to bring your lunch for an activity and discussion about what it means to come out […]
Read More »Event to honor Matthew Shepard, help stop hate Oct. 12
Honor the memory of Matthew Shepard and other lost loved ones and learn how to stop hate in the world at an event scheduled from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at the Puck. Shepard was a student at the University of Wyoming who was murdered because of his sexual orientation and was the subject […]
Read More »Next free film is Melancholia
The next offering in the Fall 2012 Free Film Festival, Melancholia, will be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Leach Theatre. The 2011 R-rated film, which stars Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland and is directed by Lars Von Trier, involves two sisters who find their already strained relationship challenged as a […]
Read More »Presentation to discuss physics education research
Dr. John Farley from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, will present a Physics Colloquium titled “Going beyond the lecture: What we have learned from physics education research?” at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, in Room 104 Physics Building. Farley is a physics professor and director of the Center for Math and Science Education at […]
Read More »Blackboard Collaborate upgrade
EdTech will upgrade the Blackboard Collaborate building block inside of Blackboard beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. Blackboard Collaborate will be unavailable for approximately one hour (5-6 p.m.) during the upgrade process.
Read More »Blackboard Maintenance on Sunday
Information technology will perform Blackboard maintenance beginning at midnight on Sunday, Oct. 7. Blackboard will be unavailable for four-to-six hours, between midnight and 6 a.m. Call the Help Desk with questions about this or any other IT issues at 573-341-HELP (4357) or submit an online Help Request.
Read More »Next advising conference to cover FERPA, AAA
Deanne Jackson, registrar, and Jennifer Thorpe, associate registrar, will present “Speaking the FERPA speech and the New (AAA) Additional Authorized Access parent agreement” from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, in Room 208 Norwood Hall. The session will highlight how faculty and staff can effectively communicate with parents or legal guardians when they are […]
Read More »How do you know your students are learning?
The second session of the Fall 2012 Curators’ Teaching Summit, “How Do You Know That Your Students Are Learning?,” will be held at noon Monday, Oct. 15, in St. Pat’s Ballroom A of the Havener Center. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to hagnid@mst.edu by Monday, Oct. 8, and list any dietary restrictions. This series will […]
Read More »Call for presentations for teaching, learning technology conference
Educational technology is now accepting presentation proposals for the sixth annual Teaching and Learning Technology Conference, scheduled for March 14-15, 2013. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Richard M. Felder, Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University.
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