Author: Velvet Hasner
Student diversity initiatives is here for you
The student diversity initiatives (SDI) team continues to serve S&T remotely and holds Zoom office hours 1-3 p.m. Monday through Friday. SDI’s food pantry and educational opportunities also remain available.
Read More »COVID-19: Updated co-op guidelines (March 30)
Effective immediately, the following three options are available to students participating in the S&T Co-op Work Program.
Read More »COVID-19: Leach Theatre postpones events, suspends ticket sales
All events scheduled at Leach Theatre through Thursday, April 30, are either cancelled or postponed, and ticket sales are currently suspended until further notice. The Drifters and Platters performance scheduled for April 25 is rescheduled for Sunday, May 17. The Everly Set show scheduled for May 8 is tentatively rescheduled for Friday, June 12.
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Video: How to preserve your mental health during social distancing
“While we are ‘social distancing,’ we are not ‘socially isolating,’” says Chelsea George, Miner Wellness coordinator. In this video, she provides mental-health tips on how to cope with lockdowns and quarantines associated with COVID-19.
Read More »Visit CAFE office hours Friday for remote teaching help
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) will host virtual office hours via a Zoom meeting at 1-3 p.m. central standard time on Friday, March 27. The CAFE team will be available to answer questions about educational technology, such as Zoom and Panopt, and suggest effective classroom strategies, such as student engagement and content delivery tips.
Read More »Updated: Missouri S&T building access changes (effective March 26)
Beginning today (Thursday, March 26), the exterior doors to buildings listed below will be accessible to students, faculty and staff with a valid university ID card during the hours shown below until further notice. The exterior doors to these buildings will be locked during these hours, but one main entry door will be fully accessible to students, faculty and staff with a valid campus ID. Individuals who had access outside of these hours prior to today will continue to have access using their university-issued key.
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How to livestream your lab – Woelk shares best practices
With the new challenges of teaching fully online, Dr. Klaus Woelk, associate professor of chemistry, shares in this video how he took his traditional lab and made it a synchronous experience.
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The NTT perspective – Kumar talks mini-grants
Springtime means grant time at the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE), and instructors can apply for Educational Research Mini-Grants. The center welcomes innovative thinkers, like Dr. Nishant Kumar, associate teaching professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. In this video, he discusses how his grant aided in his success as a non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty member.
Read More »Learning to learn online
A course designed to help students learn online is available. Students and faculty can access the course, “Learning to Learn Online,” at mst.instructure.com/courses/49305.
Read More »COVID-19: Havener Center to close March 29
The Havener Center is currently open for meal plan students to dine 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 5-6:30 p.m. The Havener Center will close at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 29, and remain closed until further notice.
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