Due to waterproofing repair work on the Humanities and Social Sciences Building, the sidewalk between it and the Engineering Management Building will be closed today (Monday, June 12) and Tuesday, June 13. For more information, please call Mike Bassett, facilities operations supervisor, at 341-4252.

Tim Albers has been named vice provost and dean of enrollment management. His two-year appointment began Thursday, June 1. A national search will be conducted for a permanent vice provost and dean of enrollment management. Albers has served as interim vice provost and dean for enrollment management since October 2016, following the retirement of Laura Stoll.

Dr. David Borrok, a professor of geosciences and director of the School of Geosciences at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, has been named chair of Missouri S&T’s geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering department. The appointment takes effect Tuesday, Aug. 1. Get more details.

Dr. George Markowsky, a computer science professor at the University of Maine with a background in entrepreneurship, international education and cybersecurity research, has been named chair of Missouri S&T’s computer science department. The appointment takes effect Saturday, July 1. Get more details.

Maggie Trish has been appointed interim director of library and learning resources at the Curtis Laws Wilson Library following the recent retirement of Tracy Primich. The appointment was effective Thursday, June 1. Trish will serve as interim director until a permanent director is hired. A national search is underway for the library director. Campus interviews with finalists will begin next week. See the following article for details.

The campus community is invited to attend open forums for three candidates for the position of director of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library and provide feedback. Candidates and their presentations will include:

• Jeremy Brown will present at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 13, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center.
• Peggy Mullaly-Quijas will present at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 14, in the in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center
• John Furlong will present at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 27, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center.

Dan Uetrecht has been named Missouri S&T’s chief information officer. His three-year appointment began Thursday, June 1. A national search for a permanent chief information officer will be conducted.

Dr. Daniel Forciniti, professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, has been selected as faculty fellow for the fall 2017 and spring 2018 semesters in the Missouri S&T provost’s office. He served as faculty fellow during the previous semester and will continue in this role.

Excavation blasting will begin Thursday, June 8, and occur for approximately two weeks, near I-44 and Kingshighway, at approximately noon each day. The Missouri State Highway Patrol will be block the interstate at exits 186 and 182 at the traffic circle at Kingshighway and I-44 for short periods around noon each day.

The Miner Break Café in the Curtis Laws Wilson Library and the Thomas Jefferson Dining Hall reopened June 5. The Miner Break Café, which includes Starbucks, will serve lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thomas Jefferson Dining Hall will be open at the following times this summer: