Author: Mary Helen Stoltz
SOUTHWINDS entries due Feb. 2
The campus literary and arts magazine, SOUTHWINDS, is seeking new material for its spring 2016 issue. SOUTHWINDS welcomes original poems, stories, creative nonfiction, artwork and photography from all students, faculty, staff and alumni. The deadline is traditionally Groundhog’s Day, Feb. 2, so please submit your work soon to southwinds.mst.edu, or email swinds@mst.edu. Feel free to contact Dr. Anne Cotterill, faculty advisor for SOUTHWINDS, with any questions.
Read More »Free student tickets available for “Good Kids”
Missouri S&T students with a valid student I.D. can receive free tickets for the Miner League Theatre Players performance of “Good Kids.” Free student tickets must be reserved in advance at the box office by calling 341-4219. Students will be asked to show their I.D. when they pick up the tickets.
“Good Kids,” a play about sexual assault, will be performed in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, through Saturday, Oct. 31, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.
Students in several courses will receive extra credit for attending the play. Faculty members are asked to remind their students of this policy and that free tickets are still available.
Read More »Grad studies family Halloween party rescheduled
The graduate studies family Halloween party will now be held 2-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the Puck. There will be food, games and lots of fun. For more information contact Stephanie Lewis at struckhoffs@mst.edu or call 341-6927.
Read More »Midterm Recovery Workshop to be held Oct. 28
The undergraduate advising office will host a midterm recovery workshop for struggling students 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in St. Pat’s A&B in the Havener Center. Refreshments will be provided.
Read More »Beware of phishing attack
Another phishing attack is circulating through campus email accounts. If you receive a message that appears to come from an S&T student saying “The Office of IT Administrator has currently upgraded all mailbox (size). Please kindly click on: ‘Email Upgrade'” delete the message. Do not click on the link. Information on how to report SPAM or phishing emails is available on the IT website.
Read More »Funeral arrangements for Dr. John Best
Dr. John Best, former professor of civil engineering at Missouri S&T, died Tuesday, Oct. 6. Visitation will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, with a memorial service beginning at 1 p.m. at James and Gahr Mortuary, 1651 E. Highway 72 in Rolla. Memorial contributions are suggested to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital.
Read More »Dogs in the library
Evidence of bed bugs was found in a book in the Curtis Laws Wilson Library. As a precaution, a team from PrestoX Pest Control will be on campus with specially trained dogs to thoroughly inspect the facility. The inspection began Monday, Sept. 28, and is expected to be completed by the end of the week. The inspection process won’t impact regular library operations. For more information, contact Tracy Primich, director of library and learning resources, at primicht@mst.edu or 341-4011; or Michelle Bresnahan, director of environmental health and safety, at mem@mst.edu or 341-4305.
Read More »Beware of new telephone scam
Missouri S&T has received reports of a new telephone scam targeting our students. Callers impersonate an officer from the Rolla Police Department or the IRS and manipulate the caller ID to make the call appear to come from an official source. IT security has reported these incidents to local FBI officials. Many of these scammers […]
Read More »Volunteer at the Fall Career Fair
The Fall Career Fair will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, in the Gale Bullman Building. Career opportunities and employer relations (COER) is currently looking for volunteers to help at the event, with shifts available throughout the day. Specifically, the event needs volunteers for the 11 a.m.-1 p.m. time slot and the 3-4:30 p.m. time slot. To volunteer, fill out the volunteer form on the COER website. For more information, call 341-4301.
Read More »Doug Carroll to serve as acting chair
Dr. Douglas R. Carroll, director of the Cooperative Engineering Program between Missouri S&T and Missouri State University, has been named acting chair of civil, architectural and environmental engineering by Dr. Ian Ferguson, vice provost and dean of the College of Engineering and Computing. The appointment is effective immediately and Carroll will serve as acting chair until a new chair for the department is hired and on board, Ferguson says.
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