Announcements
Sign up for costume contest at the Puck
- 9Shares
The Fall Staff Appreciation Day will feature a costume contest 9:30-10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the Puck. Sign up here to participate. Entrants need to be present to win. If you’re not competing, come out and cheer for your favorite costume. Other festivities during Fall Staff Appreciation Day will include:
Read More »
Chili cook-off, costume contest coming up
- 6Shares
Join the engineering management and systems engineering department at the EMSE chili cook-off and Halloween costume contest Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the second-floor lobby of the Engineering Management Building. The costume contest will run 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Entrants do not need to be present for judging. The winner will be notified by email.
Read More »Why does the Boogieman come out at Halloween?
- 27Shares
The Boogieman has a long history in slang, literature, folklore and media and is often mentioned as the best-known frightening figure in British and North American culture. Dr. Simon J. Bronner will present his research during a talk 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in Room 103 Engineering Management Building.
Read More »Staff invited to open forum Nov. 7
Missouri S&T’s Staff Council will host an open forum 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center. Dr. Christopher Maples, interim chancellor, and Cuba Plain, interim vice chancellor for finance and operations, will answer questions and hear concerns from staff during the forum.
Read More »Haunted Mine tickets go on sale today
Students will sell tickets to the Haunted Mine during a pre-sale 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today (Tuesday, Oct. 16) and tomorrow (Wednesday, Oct. 17), in the Havener Center Atrium.
Read More »Annual enrollment underway
Annual enrollment is your yearly opportunity to decide which insurance works best for you. Annual enrollment opened Oct. 15 will close Friday, Oct. 26. During this time, you can make changes to your insurance elections for the 2019 plan year.
If you would like assistance, drop by Computer Lab 105 in Centennial Hall at one of the following times:
- 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22
- 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, Oct. 25
Policy updates posted online
Two policies were recently updated and are posted online. They are:
- Policy memorandum III-27: Distribution of Sponsored Research Indirect Recovery
- Policy memorandum III-30: Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Recovery.
Call for Faculty Fellow
The office of the vice chancellor of research and dean of graduate studies is currently accepting applications for a faculty fellow. The faculty fellow appointment will be 50 percent full-time equivalent (FTE), and the fellow will spend the remaining 50 percent in his or her continued departmental duties. To apply:
Read More »
Help Miner Challenge raise dough
- 3Shares
Support the Miner Challenge Alternative Break Program by buying cookie dough. Orders will be taken 11 a.m.-2 p.m. each day through Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Havener Center Atrium. The two-pound containers cost $10 each for chocolate chip and peanut butter flavors and $8 each for sugar cookie dough.
Read More »