Author: Velvet Hasner
Submit an abstract for biomedical research symposium
Students, faculty and clinicians are invited to submit an abstract for the Ozark Biomedical Initiative Research Symposium, which will be held 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, in the St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center. Abstracts are due online at obi.mst.edu/abstractform by Saturday, July 15.
Read More »Volunteers needed for Camp Capable
The Community Partnership is holding a summer camp, Camp Capable, for children ages 6-16 with special needs. Missouri S&T’s student life team is helping the camp recruit “buddies” to partner with campers 1-4 p.m. Monday, July 31, through Wednesday, Aug. 2. Buddies will hang out with campers while they participate in activities such as adapted dance, swimming and kayaking. If you, your family or students are interested in volunteering, please contact Danielle Barr, director of Capable Kids and Families, at danielle.barr@thecommunitypartnership.org or 368-2849.
Read More »Proceed cautiously near F-1 parking lot
Due to construction in Parking Area F Lot 1, the road behind Parker Hall will have constricted access from Wednesday, July 12, to Friday, July 14. Crews will be digging up pavement. Traffic cones will be set up to direct drivers. Please slow down and proceed with caution. For more information, please contact parking operations at 341-4303.
Read More »Parking lots near Emerson Hall open to L permit holders
Due to Project Lead The Way training on campus, the Area L parking lots near Emerson Hall are filling up. The training began July 10 and will conclude Friday, July 21. During this time, permit L holders may park in metered lots L-6 and L-14 at no additional charge.
Read More »Renew your parking permit, request additional stickers
Missouri S&T’s parking operations is going paperless. Please renew your parking permit at http://parking.mst.edu by Saturday, July 15. Follow these three steps to renew:
- Beneath the Parking Lot Operations header, click on “Getting a Parking Permit.”
- Under “Employees,” select “Renew Your Employee Permit.”
- Complete the form and click “Submit Renewal.”
The parking lot operations staff will review your request and mail your new permit to your campus mailing address by Tuesday, Aug. 1.
Read More »Governor announces budget; S&T will proceed as planned for FY18
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens last week withheld a portion of funds for higher education in the state’s fiscal year 2018 budget. Due to the university’s budget planning, which anticipated additional withholdings, Missouri S&T will continue with its budget realignment as planned. Due to lower-than-expected tax receipts from 2016 and rising health care costs, Gov. Greitens […]
Read More »Miner Circle to close temporarily July 10-14
Heavy traffic is expected next week while summer campers are arriving and departing from the Havener Center. To lessen traffic congestion, University Police will close Miner Circle 3-4 p.m. each day from Monday, July 10, through Friday, July 14. During this time, vehicles will not be allowed to enter Miner Circle from Highway 63. Vehicles exiting campus on Miner Circle at 3-4 p.m. will be directed to go north only (right turns only). University Police officers also will assist with monitoring traffic in the mornings next week, around 8:30 a.m. when campers arrive.
Read More »Lifesaving award goes to Goodridge
Doug Roberts, chief of University Police, presented S&T police officer Zach Goodridge with a lifesaving award at the department’s quarterly staff meeting on June 9 for Goodridge’s response to a medical emergency. Goodridge, along with Rolla police officer Christopher Giacolone, performed CPR on an individual in cardiac arrest at the Havener Center on Feb. 25. Chief Roberts also presented Giacolone with a lifesaving award at the Rolla police station.
Read More »Feys receives ACI Foundation grant for concrete research
Dr. Dimitri Feys, assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, has received a $50,000 grant from the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Foundation for research on self-consolidating concrete, or SCC. Feys is the principal investigator of the research project, which is titled “Minimizing the Effect of Pumping on SCC Workability and Freeze-thaw Durability.” The project was one of four selected by the ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council.
Read More »Professor receives governor’s award
Dr. Xiaoping Du, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, is the 2017 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Du, who teaches introduction to engineering design, dynamics and probabilistic engineering design, has been a member of the S&T faculty since 2002.
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