All faculty, staff, and students are invited to the EMSE ‘Chili for Charity’ event beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the Piano Lobby (2nd floor) of the Engineering Management Building. EMSE faculty, staff, and students will be competing for the coveted "BEST CHILI" award. The campus is invited to eat chili for […]

Recycling does work. To date, UMR has collected and recycled 837 toner catridges. Please make sure that you continue to box up old cartridges and send them with your outgoing campus mail. We also have collection areas in the UMR Bookstore, UMR Library, Information Technology and Printing and Mail Services. Contact Wade Jadwin at 341-4089 […]

Dr. Paul Stricker (Life Sciences ’82), author and youth sports medicine specialist, will speak during a brown bag luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, in the Alumni Association office in Castleman Hall. Drinks will be provided. Stricker, author of “Sports Success RX!” is one of a small number of physicians in […]

UMR police officer Leonard Cook Jr. was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, on charges of second-degree statutory sodomy and possession of child pornography on his personal computer. Cook’s arrest follows an investigation by the Missouri Highway Patrol. He has been suspended without pay pending an investigation. According to the Highway Patrol, future information concerning this […]

UMR Counseling and Academic Support Prgrams is presenting a Zip Lock Lunch Series this fall. All the sessions, which are open to anyone, begin at noon in 204 Norwood Hall. Bring your lunch to the following sessions: — Talking with Professors, Tuesday, Oct. 9 — Re-Boot Your Motivation, Wednesday, Oct. 17 — Stressed for Success, […]

The UMR public relations office is in the process of redeveloping the eConnection and we want your input. Our goal is to make the eConnection the ideal internal communications tool. Your suggestions will help us do that. Please take a minute to fill out a survey online.

Lambda Sigma Pi and the St. Pat’s Board will be hosting a car wash fundraiser for the National Federation for the Blind from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kroger on Saturday, Oct. 6. Help support this great cause and drive with pride in your clean ride. For more information, contact Erin Hayden at emhkt3@umr.edu.

The Career Opportunities Center is in need of additional suits to assist students in preparing for interviews for full-time, co-op and internship opportunities. We began the semester with a full closet and are down to almost nothing due to the success of our suit closet. If you are interested in donating a suit, please drop […]

The UMR Bookstore will host its Grad Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 9-10. Representatives will be available to assist with graduation apparel, diploma frames, UMR rings, and personalized announcements. For more information, contact Patti Adams at adamspat@umr.edu or visit the bookstore website.