During the fall 2013 semester, educational technology formed a committee to evaluate Blackboard as a Learning Management System (LMS) suitable for this campus. Instructors and students from across campus participated in this committee. The campus community also had several opportunities to offer opinions and feedback through open forums and an online survey. The committee unanimously decided that Blackboard and two or three alternatives should be evaluated further, starting in January 2014.

Tune in to KMST at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, to hear Missouri S&T’s Larry Gragg talk about the birth of Las Vegas with two other academic experts. “Betting on Hedonism,” a panel discussion about the birth of Las Vegas, was recorded before a studio audience earlier this fall by Actions Speaks Radio in Providence, […]

The MinerCard ID office will be closed Monday, Nov. 25, through Friday, Nov. 29. It will re-open at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2. For questions during this time, contact Trish Watson at 341-4996.

Curtis Laws Wilson Library will have extended hours for the final weeks of the semester. Beginning Monday, Dec. 2, and continuing through Thursday, Dec. 12, the library will stay open until 2 a.m. Regular hours will resume on Friday, Dec. 13.

Career opportunities and employer relations (COER) is collecting information from students about their post-graduation plans. Help the department reach a 100-percent report rate from students by encouraging your students to report their plans.

Six winning photos from this year’s Celebration of Nations parade and festival will be on display near the game room of the Havener Center Monday, Dec. 2, through Friday, Dec. 6. The photos captured one of the following attributes: community pride, sharing of culture or celebration of diversity. For more information, email Richie Myers.

There will be a chilled water outage starting at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, in McNutt Hall. The outage will last until Monday, Dec. 9. This outage does not affect lab air or fume hoods. For more information, contact Ron Boggs at 341-7619.

There will be a power outage 6-8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, in Parker Hall. Due to an equipment upgrade, the entire electrical system will be turned off during this time. Building occupants should turn off all electrical equipment the evening of Monday, Nov. 25, before leaving for the day. During the outage, there will be no light, elevator or computer usage. For more information, contact Roger Parsons at 341-6413 or Mike Amick at 341-4252.

Applications for the Administrative Leadership Development Program (ALDP) need to be submitted by Friday, Dec. 6. Find more information, including the ALDP brochure and applications, online. This deadline will enable the program to avoid the holiday season and allow a better schedule for the participants’ pre-retreat work.

Dr. Beth Cudney, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering at S&T, has been elected by the board of directors of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as one of the 2013 Fellows of the Society in recognition of her significant contributions to quality. This honor is awarded for “outstanding leadership, professionalism and exceptional […]