Due to the Labor Day holiday, eConnection will not be published Monday, Sept. 4. It will resume its normal schedule Thursday, Sept. 7. Submit news to eConnection.

Nicholai Buechter, 19, a sophomore in biological sciences, was killed in a traffic accident on Tuesday, Aug. 29. He was from New Haven, Mo.

Cuba Plain, assistant vice president for budget planning and development at the University of Missouri System, has been named interim vice chancellor for finance and operations at Missouri S&T. She succeeds Walt Branson, vice chancellor for finance and operations since August 2013, who will become vice president for finance and operations and chief business officer […]

The electrical and computer engineering department will host a retirement reception honoring Dr. Randy Moss and Sandra Martin 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Room 136 Emerson Hall. Dr. Randy Moss, professor of electrical engineering, has served the department for 36 years. Sandra Martin, senior secretary, has served for 17 years.

The second annual S&T Brand Symposium will be held Thursday, Sept. 7, in the Havener Center. This free event is an annual meeting of S&T leaders and communicators. Participants will hear from experts and get connected to the university’s vision for marketing and branding. Morning sessions and lunch are open to all who register at brand.mst.edu/brandsymposium. Some spaces are still available in an afternoon workshop 2:15-3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7: “Improving your communication through improv,” by Nathan Stewart, director of inbound marketing and content strategy at Intouch Solutions, a pharmaceutical marketing agency.

On Wednesday, Oct. 25, the University of Missouri System’s One Card reconciliation process will move from JP Morgan PaymentNet to PeopleSoft Travel & Expense (T & E). To learn more about the new features of One Card reconciliation, visit the training website and sign up for a presentation or interactive webinar. Training will be held at Missouri S&T today (Thursday, Sept. 28). Webinars are planned on multiple dates in October. View the schedule and register online.

Dr. Jeff Cawlfield will present “Overview of Academic Integrity Issues at S&T” noon-1:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. Cawlfield is vice provost for undergraduate studies and professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering. The event is part of the ongoing advising conference series sponsored by the undergraduate advising office. Additional presentations will include:

Non-tenure track faculty are invited to a get-together 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, in the Meramec-Gasconade Room of the Havener Center. The title is “Career Paths for Non-Tenure Track Faculty: Is There a Future for an NTT?” Reserve your spot.

Coterie of Missouri S&T will hold its Fall Coffee 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Christ Episcopal Church, located at 1000 N. Main Street in Rolla. Coterie is a university-based organization committed to providing a social network for Missouri S&T and the Rolla community. For more information, visit the Coterie of Missouri S&T Facebook page, website at coterie.mst.edu or call Gina Valente-Khayat at 308-9997.