Accomplishments
Awards go to Stanley for The STEM Monologues
Jeanne Stanley, associate professor of theater and writer and director of The STEM Monologues, a play depicting the challenges women face in male-dominated fields, received two awards on Nov. 28 from Region 6 of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
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Grad students compete with three-minute theses
The office of graduate studies hosted a Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) in October and November. The competition provides an opportunity for Ph.D. students to develop their communication skills. Congratulations to the winners:
Read More »Two talk disaster recovery at military engineers meeting
Dr. Suzanna Long and Dr. Steven Corns were the featured speakers at the monthly meeting of Fort Leonard Wood’s chapter of Society of American Military Engineers on Nov. 15 at the base. They presented, “Post-Disaster Supply Chain Interdependent Critical Infrastructure System Restoration Modeling: A Review of Data Necessary and Available for Modeling.”
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Arthur’s painting on display in regional exhibit
A recent painting by Scott Arthur, lecturer in arts, languages and philosophy, has been accepted for the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri’s 2017 Regional Juried Exhibit. The exhibition began with an opening reception on Dec. 1 and will continue through Saturday, Jan. 27, at the gallery at 16B N. Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Read More »Nanodiamonds research published in ACS Nano
An S&T faculty member and undergraduate student are co-authors on the paper, “The Effect of Surface Chemistry on the Fluorescence of Detonation Nanodiamonds,” published Oct. 31 in an American Chemical Society journal, ACS Nano.
Read More »Hagni takes first place in Arts Rolla
Victoria Hagni recently won first place for her story, “Darien,” in the fiction category of Arts Rolla’s 11th bi-annual writing competition. Hagni is an instructional developer in educational technology at S&T.
Read More »S&T staff present at campus activities conference
Two Missouri S&T staff members presented an education session at the Central Regional National Association of Campus Activities in Oklahoma City in October. Tina Reagan and Jonathan Affalter presented, “What Event? Event Planning 101.”
Read More »Solid waste management award goes to residential life team
The Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District Council selected Missouri S&T’s residential life department to receive one of four of the council’s Outstanding Contribution in Solid Waste Management Awards. Sarah Perry, manager of student support services in residential life at S&T, leads the university’s end-of-the-year student collection and donation activities.
Read More »Police chief featured in UCM publication
Doug Roberts, chief of University Police, was featured as an alumnus police chief in the Spring 2017 issue of “CJ Chronicle,” the newsletter for the department of criminal justice at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.
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Girl Scout leads elementary school students in STEM-related activities
Olivia Money, a junior in chemical engineering, has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. Money got her hands gooey while completing her project to earn the Gold Award. She led a group of third-graders at Sherwood Elementary in Arnold, Missouri, in several science-related workshops, instructing them on making slime and fossils and taught topics like density. Money also created learning materials and activity kits for teachers to use in the coming years. Money said she wanted younger kids, especially girls, to become interested in science.
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