“TechnoFiles with Wayne Huebner,” a program about research on campus, will air at 8:10 a.m. Friday on UMR’s public radio station, KMST. Tune in to 88.5 FM. This month’s “TechnoFiles” program features Scott Grasman, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering at UMR. Grasman is working with the Missouri Department of Transportation to create […]

Dr. Ralph E. Flori, associate professor of interdisciplinary engineering, has been named interim chair of that department, effective July 12. Flori succeeds Dr. Ron Fannin, who has retired. A member of the UMR faculty since 1990, Flori most recently served as associate dean of engineering for pre-college and undergraduate programs. He directed the Jackling Introduction […]

The UMR IT Walk-In Center, currently located on the first floor of the Computer Science Building, will move to its new location on the first floor of the UMR Curtis-Wilson Laws Library on Monday, July 23.

UMR IT will be distributing critical security updates via the SUS servers on all IT-supported Macintosh OS X machines with a campus-standard installon Tuesday, July 17. These updates will improve the security of the Apple Macintosh OS X operating system. Customers who use IT-installed computers (faculty, staff, CLC computers, etc.) may be prompted to reboot […]

A memorial service for Ph.D. candidate Brian Blaha will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Ballwin, Mo, on Saturday, July 14. Visitation will start at noon and the service will start at 1 p.m. All those in the UMR community who knew, loved and respected Brian are invited to attend. Blaha recently lost […]

The Career Opportunities Center needs your assistance in replenishing its suit closet for the fall semester. If you have men’s or women’s suits that you would like to donate, please drop them off on the third floor of Norwood Hall. For additional information, contact Amy Lewis at lewisaj@umr.edu .

A search committee for the chief information officer has been formed. Members of the committee were appointed by the provost and the chancellor. For more information on the search committee’s activities, please visit the Provost’s webpage.

UMR Campus Procurement currently has two procurement support specialist positions open for applications. Due to differences in job posting systems between the UM System and UMR, the positions are not included in the normal UMR job listing. Details of the job postings (Vacancy Number 1008047) as well as application information are available online from a […]

Election ballots for vacant Staff Council positions are due Friday, July 13. Ballots should be sent to Melissa Folsom, election chair, 209 Norwood Hall. For more information, contact Melissa Folsom at 341-7276 or mfolsom@umr.edu.

UMR civil engineering senior Gavin Donohue was killed Saturday, July 7. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 12, at Kirkwood United Methodist Church, 201 W. Adams Ave. in Kirkwood, Mo. Burial will follow at the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Grubville, Mo. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions […]