Author: Velvet Hasner
Seven S&T staff selected for leadership development program
The University of Missouri System’s 2018 participants in the Dr. Elson S. Floyd Administrative Leadership Development Program (ALDP) have been selected. Participants include administrative staff members at the four UM System campuses, the University of Missouri System and the University of Missouri Health System. The ALDP supports an annual cohort of 30-35 administrative leaders. Missouri S&T participants in the 2018 cohort are:
Read More »Nesbitt named ‘Missouri Mother of the Year’
American Mothers Inc. named Joan Nesbitt Missouri Mother of the Year. Nesbitt is the vice chancellor for University Advancement at S&T. Along with honorees from each state, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, Nesbitt will be honored at the American Mothers National Convention April 22-24 in Washington, D.C.
Read More »Oerther elected vice chair of Phelps County Extension Council
Dr. Daniel Oerther, professor of environmental health engineering, has been elected to a three-year term on the Phelps County Extension Council. His term as vice chair began in March and will run through February 2019.
Read More »S&T student, professor highlighted in UM System newsletter
Eli Rychtarczyk, a junior in minor engineering, and Dr. Jessica Cundiff, assistant professor of psychological science, are featured in the March issue of the University of Missouri System newsletter, Campus Highlights.
Read More »In the News: NSBE convention, MBA education, Rolla mural, smart rocks
- The Pittsburgh Courier News staff recently published photos of attendees at the National Society of Black Engineers’ 44th annual convention in Pittsburgh March 21-25. Among those pictured are Keelen Jones, a freshman engineering student at Missouri S&T, with MU engineering students Raphael Hutchins and Marlon Taylor.
Diversity, inclusion mini-grants available for faculty
The Missouri S&T Chancellor’s Committee for Diversity and Inclusion invites faculty to submit proposals for diversity and inclusion mini-grants. These grants will provide faculty with funding to develop appropriate ways to introduce diversity and inclusion elements into existing courses. Up to six awards of $2,500 are available for courses and projects that offer new or substantially redesigned units or significant activities that discuss or promote diversity and inclusion.
Read More »Smart living candidate to present seminar April 4
Dr. Venkata Sriram Siddhardh Nadendla will present “Towards the Design of Cyber-Physical-Human Systems from Security and Behavioral Viewpoints,” at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, in Room 209 Computer Science Building. Nadendla is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a smart living faculty candidate at S&T.
Read More »Break bread with NTT colleagues April 4
All non-tenure track (NTT) faculty are invited to a gathering noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, at Panera Bread Co. in Rolla. This is an informal time of conversation and connection with NTT colleagues. For more information, please contact Dr. Christi Patton Luks, associate teaching professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, at luksc@mst.edu.
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Philanthropy Month kicks off
Missouri S&T students, faculty and staff are celebrating more than the coming of spring in April. They’re also spotlighting the spirit of giving by celebrating Philanthropy Month. Members of Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) and Blue Key will raise awareness of the importance of philanthropy throughout the month — and raising money for the Student Emergency Fund, which helps S&T students meet unexpected expenses. A crowdfunding campaign for the Student Emergency Fund launched April 1 and will continue throughout the month at crowdfunding.mst.edu. Learn more about Philanthropy Month.
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Retirement reception planned today for Matt O’Keefe
The campus community is invited to drop in and honor Dr. Matt O’Keefe at a retirement reception 2-4 p.m. Monday, April 2, at Hasselmann Alumni House.
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