Announcements
Visit CAFE office hours Friday for remote teaching help
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) will host virtual office hours via a Zoom meeting at 1-3 p.m. central standard time on Friday, March 27. The CAFE team will be available to answer questions about educational technology, such as Zoom and Panopt, and suggest effective classroom strategies, such as student engagement and content delivery tips.
Read More »Updated: Missouri S&T building access changes (effective March 26)
Beginning today (Thursday, March 26), the exterior doors to buildings listed below will be accessible to students, faculty and staff with a valid university ID card during the hours shown below until further notice. The exterior doors to these buildings will be locked during these hours, but one main entry door will be fully accessible to students, faculty and staff with a valid campus ID. Individuals who had access outside of these hours prior to today will continue to have access using their university-issued key.
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How to livestream your lab – Woelk shares best practices
With the new challenges of teaching fully online, Dr. Klaus Woelk, associate professor of chemistry, shares in this video how he took his traditional lab and made it a synchronous experience.
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The NTT perspective – Kumar talks mini-grants
Springtime means grant time at the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE), and instructors can apply for Educational Research Mini-Grants. The center welcomes innovative thinkers, like Dr. Nishant Kumar, associate teaching professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. In this video, he discusses how his grant aided in his success as a non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty member.
Read More »Learning to learn online
A course designed to help students learn online is available. Students and faculty can access the course, “Learning to Learn Online,” at mst.instructure.com/courses/49305.
Read More »COVID-19: Havener Center to close March 29
The Havener Center is currently open for meal plan students to dine 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 5-6:30 p.m. The Havener Center will close at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 29, and remain closed until further notice.
Read More »COVID-19: Residence hall students to move into University Commons apartments
With fewer than 200 students currently living in the residence halls on S&T’s campus, the remaining Thomas Jefferson and Residential Commons students will move into University Commons apartments with private bedrooms and private bathrooms. Following the move, each student resident will have a private bedroom, a private bathroom, and will share a full kitchen with one other student in the apartment.
Read More »COVID-19: Mail services
All campus mail and packages – including those from UPS, FedEx, FedEx Ground and DHL services – are being delivered to the campus mailroom in Room G8 Campus Support Facility until further notice.
Read More »Staff Appreciation Day postponed
Missouri S&T’s Staff Appreciation Day, scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, has been canceled. Staff Council members are discussing alternative dates or events for staff and will update once details are determined.
Read More »Miner Challenge takes volunteering remote
Missouri S&T is hosting a National Active Citizen Competition – a challenge to other alternative spring break college programs to improve communities through service while social distancing.
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