Author: Velvet Hasner
Curators approve new tuition structure
A new tuition structure, approved by the University of Missouri System Board of Curators in May, goes into effect in the fall. Under this new structure, undergraduate and graduate non-resident tuition rates will increase by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 2.1 percent. This increase complies with a state law that requires public colleges and universities to limit tuition increases to the CPI. For undergraduate students who are residents of Missouri, however, tuition will increase by 1 percent as the result of an agreement with the Missouri General Assembly.
Read More »Curators approve updates to employee leave, transition assistance
The University of Missouri Board of Curators reviewed and approved revisions on June 21 to Collected Rules and Regulations (CRRs) that will give faculty and staff more flexibility with paid leave. Layoff and transition benefits have also been revised to support a broader segment of the university community. For additional information, access the complete, revised CRRs.
Read More »Find treasures at yard sale, support student fund
The student health services staff will host a yard sale 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 28, inside the Student Health Complex, located at 910 W. 10th St. All proceeds will go to S&T’s Student Emergency Fund.
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Give blood, get T-shirt
Missouri S&T’s Staff Council will host a blood drive for the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, June 28, and Friday, June 29, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center. All participants will get a red, white and blue T-shirt. If you would like to volunteer to help staff the blood drive, please sign up online. One-hour shifts are available, and you may volunteer as your schedule allows.
Read More »Rental houses available
Student affairs services and operations have small rental houses available for faculty, staff and students. For information, please call 341-6246 or email mststuaffops@mst.edu. Renters will be required to sign a lease agreement and pay a deposit of half of one month’s rent. The rental houses are:
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Register for MinerRama, grab your cape
Registration is open for the 2018 MinerRama Involvement Fair, which will be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at the Puck. The Harry Potter-inspired theme is “find the magic of getting involved.”
Read More »Beware of poster advertisement scam
The Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce warns the campus community that a group named Elite Designs is calling area businesses to sell advertisement space for athletic and football posters. The chamber encourages area companies not to advertise with this group. The company does not have a local business license and is not working with local schools. For more information, call the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce at 364-3577.
Read More »Moore to serve as acting vice provost of global learning
Dr. Caprice Moore, associate provost for administration, was appointed acting vice provost of global learning on Monday, June 25. She will continue in that position through Aug. 31, spending 75 percent of her assignment with global learning while continuing her assignment within the provost’s office at 25 percent time.
Read More »500 cyclists riding through Rolla today
As part of the Big Bam route (Bicycle Across Missouri), cyclists started in Waynesville this morning (Thursday, June 21) and are expected to bike through Rolla between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., headed north up Pine Street and past S&T to U.S. 63. The Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce is holding a water stop for the riders on Kingshighway.
Read More »Library holds food drive for pantry
In conjunction with its civil war lecture series, the Curtis Laws Wilson Library is hosting a food drive for “Commuters’ Commodities,” a food pantry run by the student diversity initiatives staff. While admission is free to the lecture series, attendees are encouraged to bring a canned food item for the pantry to help students in need.
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