Parking Area L Lot 5 near Emerson Hall will be closed Sunday, June 25, through Tuesday, June 27. Employees who normally park in Lot 5 may park in any of the other L areas. For more information, please contact the parking office at 341-4303.

Windows critical updates will occur 2-6 a.m. Saturday, June 24. 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 http://help.mst.edu.

The Summer 2017 Student Art in the Library Exhibit is now open and will be displayed through August in the second floor exhibit space of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library. The exhibit features the collected works of geology and physics major Lindi Oyler, titled “The Improbabilities of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics,” and half of a sculptural work resulting from a collaboration between Missouri S&T and Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Missouri S&T’s Staff Council recently created a scholarship program that will assist staff members who are furthering their education. Through the program, full-time S&T employees enrolled in at least one class at Missouri S&T or another University of Missouri System campus can apply for a $250 scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded twice each year, for the spring and fall semesters.

Missouri S&T student Drew Bischoff, a senior in computer engineering from Fenton, Missouri, died June 13. He was 22. Friends can share stories, photos and condolences online at www.stlfuneral.com.

Dr. Yongfeng Lu, the Lott Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present “How to Secure Research Funding in a Competitive Environment” 12:30-1:30 p.m. Friday, June 23, in Room 140 Toomey Hall. Pizza will be served at 12:15 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Counseling, disability support, and student wellness (CDSW) will present a University of Missouri System-licensed program, RESPOND, to train students, faculty and staff on how to recognize and provide initial assistance to people with mental health concerns. Please save the date for the all-day workshop, which will be held 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 22, in St. Pat’s A of the Havener Center.

Parking Area M, Lot 36, located near the Engineering Research Laboratory, will be closed Friday, June 23, for a fireworks display by Explosives Camp participants. The lot must by completely empty by 6 p.m. on June 23 to allow for the fireworks. Display set up will begin at approximately 2 p.m. For more information, please contact parking operations at 341-4303.