Author: Velvet Hasner
Retirement reception planned for Tracy Wilson
Join the student financial assistance office in celebrating Tracy Wilson’s contributions to Missouri S&T during the past 22 years at a retirement reception 1:30-3 p.m. Thursday, July 20, in the Missouri Room of the Havener Center. Drop by to congratulate Wilson, manager of student financial assistance.
Read More »Reception planned for Dr. Lea-Ann Morton
Joan Nesbitt, vice chancellor of University Advancement, invites the campus community to a reception to honor Dr. Lea-Ann Morton, assistant vice chancellor of University Advancement, at 4 p.m. Friday, July 21, at Hasselmann Alumni House. After 16 years of service to Missouri S&T, Morton will return to her home state of Arkansas and serve as director of corporate and foundation relations at the University of Arkansas.
Read More »Nominations due today for Staff Council
Elections for the 2017-18 year for vacant Staff Council positions are coming up. Nominations are due today (Wednesday, July 19). You may nominate yourself or another staff member for the 2017-18 year. To be eligible to serve on Staff Council, an employee must be a benefit-eligible staff member with at least one year of service before July 1, 2017. You may submit one nomination. For election procedures and a list of current council members, please visit the Staff Council website at http://staffcouncil.mst.edu/elections.
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Look for upcoming career fair volunteer registration
If you enjoy helping our students further their professional development and would like to sign up to volunteer for the Fall Career Fair, which will be held Tuesday, Sept. 26, be on the lookout for career fair volunteer registration. The career opportunities and employer relations staff will open volunteer registration Tuesday, Aug. 1, on career.mst.edu.
Read More »Crowdfunding campaign coming up for Leach Theatre
Leach Theatre’s first crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for theater improvements will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. Participants can choose from different giving levels with various perks. One perk is to receive tickets to Shatner’s World, a one-man, larger-than-life performance by William Shatner on Oct. 29 during Homecoming weekend. For a quick link to the site, visit Leach Theatre’s home page at leachtheatre.mst.edu and click the link for crowd funding.
Read More »Former NIH coordinator to speak Aug. 19 at biomedical symposium
Dr. Lenka Fedorkova, founder and chief executive officer of bioPrime LLC, will present the keynote address, “Accessing NIH’s Research Dollars: An Insider’s Perspective on Funding Options and Strategies,” at the Ozark Biomedical Initiative Research Symposium. The event will be held 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, in the St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center. It is free and lunch will be provided. To register, please visit http://obi.mst.edu.
Read More »Complete your discrimination prevention, MakeITSafe training
Completing annual training requirements is an important step in helping ensure a safe and positive learning and workplace environment. Two training courses will be available through Tuesday, Oct. 31, to fulfill your annual training requirement:
- “Building a Foundation: Discrimination Prevention and Title IX” will take approximately one hour to complete. Visit us/ectraining to access the training in myLearn.
- “MakeITSafe Information Security Awareness,” will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. To access the training, log in to myHR at umsystem.edu, click on the “myTraining” section in the menu, and then click “MakeITSafe Training.” You will be directed to a Skillsoft course titled, “Security Awareness for End Users.”
Outage for myHR, HRPRD begins at noon today
The HR Production instance (HRPRD) and myHR sites will be unavailable noon-1 p.m. today (Monday, July 17) for unscheduled maintenance. An operating system patch applied during the weekend is causing issues with emailing from within PeopleSoft. The HRPRD and myHR sites and databases will not be available during this outage. For more information or assistance, call the IT help desk at 341-4357 (HELP) or submit an online ticket at http://help.mst.edu.
Read More »Leave your computer on this weekend for updates
Windows critical updates will occur 2-6 a.m. Saturday, July 15. Please leave your computer powered on during the weekend and connected to the S&T network. Save your files and close applications because your computer will reboot during the update. For questions, please contact the IT Help Desk at 341-4357 (HELP), visit the help desk on the first floor of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library, or submit an online ticket to help.mst.edu.
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