The Spirit of Change is a movement of students inspiring students. Whether it is a free cup of coffee or an umbrella given out on a rainy day, the Blue Key Honor Society inspires students by performing random acts of kindness throughout the semester. A “well” will be set up in the Havener Center Atrium during Opening Week and the first week of classes to raise funds for the program. Students, faculty and staff can drop their extra change into the well. Additionally, vehicles created during Project X will be auctioned to the campus community, with proceeds going to the Spirit of Change. In 2016, students raised $3,000 for the Spirit of Change.

The career opportunities and employer relations (COER) staff will post on-campus job positions that departments have available on HireMiners for student viewing. Please send job descriptions to Julie Mayfield, recruiting assistant, at mayfieldju@mst.edu. HireMiners is a new recruiting system for Missouri S&T students and alumni seeking full-time employment, co-ops and summer internships. It replaces the former system, MinerJobs.

The S&T Store now offers eclipse glasses for individuals to safely view the sun as well as T-shirts to commemorate a total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21. The eclipse coincides with the first day of class. Shirts and glasses are available online at www.thesandtstore.com.

The University of Missouri System launched new, upgraded versions of myHR and PeopleSoft HR on July 31. This was a years-long effort involving human resources, payroll and IT professionals across the University of Missouri System. To learn more about the systems, view a video demonstration or sign up for training on the UM System’s training webpage. For questions, please contact the HR Service Center at 800-488-5288 or hrservicecenter@umsystem.edu.

Within the first week of installing a new security camera system, University Police used the cameras to help identify suspects in a campus theft and delivery of a suspicious package placed near Missouri S&T’s nuclear reactor.

Student affairs services and operations have small rental houses available for faculty, staff and students. Both two-bedroom houses are located near campus. Lease agreements are required. For information call, please call 341-6246 or email student affairs and operations at mststuaffops@mst.edu. A $250 deposit is required. The rental houses are:

Faculty, students and clinicians are invited to submit an abstract for the Ozark Biomedical Initiative Research Symposium, which will be held 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, in the St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center. The deadline has been extended to August 1, 2017. To submit your abstract, please visit obi.mst.edu/abstractform.

Have you recently received an award from a professional organization or civic group? Presented at a conference? Received some other form of recognition? Tell us about it through the eConnection accomplishments form.