Announcements
Missouri S&T’s new child care center to host open house tomorrow
S&T’s new Child Development Center will host an open house at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, at 1207 N. Elm St. The center is housed in the former Southwestern Bell Cultural Center, which was recently remodeled to meet child care health, safety and sanitation standards with funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Child Care Plan. The center will enroll children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.
Read More »Spring early bird textbook reservation and online ordering now open
The S&T Store has opened online ordering and early bird textbook reservations for the spring 2022 semester.
Read More »Textbook return, sell-back start Friday
Students can return textbook rentals or sell their purchased textbooks 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at The S&T Store next week (Monday, Dec. 13, through Friday, Dec. 17).
Read More »Staff Council awards three scholarships
The Staff Council Advocacy Committee recently announced the winners of its spring 2022 staff scholarship. Each recipient was awarded $250 toward a course to be taken at a University of Missouri System institution.
Read More »In the news: History News Network, KOLR-10 TV, St. Louis-Post Dispatch
Dr. John C. McManus’ book, Island Infernos: The U.S. Army’s Pacific War Odyssey, 1944, was featured in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s article, “20 of our favorite new books from 2021, a year with plenty of options,” published Dec. 5.
Read More »Update on federal vaccine mandate for employees
Faculty, staff and student employees are encouraged to attend a webinar provided by the University of Missouri System to learn more about the vaccine mandate and the process to request exemptions. To attend, please register via Percipio. The webinars will be held at the following times:
• 3-3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, online
• 12:30-1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, online
• 1:30-2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, online.
COVID-19 international travel guidelines updated recently
U.S. travel guidelines recently changed for international travelers. Effective Monday, Dec. 6, all air passengers, regardless of vaccination status, must show a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than one day before travel to the United States. Either NAAT/PCR or Antigen testing will be allowed.
Read More »Search committees formed for academic dean positions
Dr. Colin Potts, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, has appointed search committees for S&T’s academic dean positions. Each committee consists of 10 members, including faculty, staff, student and alumni representation. The searches will occur simultaneously, with the goal of having the three deans on board prior to the start of the fall 2022 semester.
Read More »Google Groups email domain is changing
S&T IT staff is currently transitioning the email domain for Google Groups from mst.edu to grp.umsystem.edu. You should begin using groupname-grp@grp.umsystem.edu to send email to any Google group. If you have a rule set up in Outlook to deliver incoming group messages to a specific folder, you should replace the groupname-grp@mst.edu address with groupname-grp@grp.umsystem.edu to continue having those messages delivered to the correct folder.
Read More »Registration open for teaching and learning conference March 17
Registration is now open for the Innovation in Teaching and Learning Conference 2022, which will be held 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in Butler-Carlton Hall, with a virtual option available to those who wish to attend online. Author and educator Flower Darby will deliver the keynote.
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