Announcements
Tuesday’s free film is Dr. Strangelove
The next offering in the 2011 Free Fall Film Festival is Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, scheduled to be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, in Leach Theatre. The 1964 dark comedy is directed by Stanley Kubrick and stars Peter Sellers (in three roles) and George […]
Read More »Faculty: eLunch with eMentors
Faculty are invited to meet the S&T eMentors for lunch from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center. This is a chance to learn about new techniques and technologies they use in their classes to improve student learning. The eMentors are available for advice and suggestions for […]
Read More »Technical communication listed in Nature
S&T’s master’s degree in technical communication was one of 12 included in an article in the journal Nature in July. The article, titled “The best words in the best order,” appeared in the “careers” section of the journal.
Read More »Sandia seeks top students
Sandia National Laboratories is hosting an interactive informational session for science and engineering students from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, in Room G-31 Electrical and Computer Engineering Building. Sandia is a national security laboratory managed by Lockheed Martin Corp. for the U.S. Department of Energy. Students are encouraged to bring their resumes for consideration.
Read More »Faculty Excellence nominations due Friday
Faculty Excellence Award nominations are due to the vice provost of academic affairs’ office by Friday, Sept. 23. Nominations for other awards are due Friday, Nov. 4. Reminder: when submitting nominations, send one hard copy and one electronic copy of the entire package in PDF format to Dedie Wilson at byfieldr@mst.edu.
Read More »Take quick survey, get entered for drawing
Take a survey for the Engineering Management 266 class about this weekend’s Celebration of Nations (on Saturday, Sept. 24). The survey must be completed before Saturday to be entered in a drawing for a $25 gift certificate to the Missouri S&T Bookstore. The survey is located here.
Read More »Update: Carnegie returns S&T to doctoral classification
Missouri S&T is once again classified as a research university with high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. U.S. News & World Report has confirmed that Missouri S&T will again be included in the publication’s annual listing of national colleges and universities. Read more.
Read More »Join the Miner Alumni Association Homecoming weekend
Grab your light cycles, leave the outlands and return to the grid as Missouri S&T celebrates Homecoming 2011: Miner Legacy. The festivities will begin on Friday, Oct. 7, with the Silver and Gold Gathering, and will continue through Saturday, Oct. 8. Be sure to attend the tailgate party on Saturday, before the Miners battle the […]
Read More »New Xerox contract
The University of Missouri System now has a strategic contractual relationship with Xerox. In the program’s initial phase, Xerox will replace Ikon as the university’s multi-function device (MFD) copier provider for all new devices. For more information about the new copy machine contract, visit procurement.mst.edu/xerox.html.
Read More »Elevator Pitch Competition Sept. 28
This year’s Elevator Pitch Competition will be held from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, in Suite 100 of the Technology Development Center in Innovation Park. Students will have 90 seconds to pitch their business idea for cash prizes. First place will receive $250 and a chance to compete nationally; second place will receive $150 and […]
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