Dr. Daniel Forciniti, professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, has been selected as faculty fellow for the fall 2017 and spring 2018 semesters in the Missouri S&T provost’s office. He served as faculty fellow during the previous semester and will continue in this role.

Excavation blasting will begin Thursday, June 8, and occur for approximately two weeks, near I-44 and Kingshighway, at approximately noon each day. The Missouri State Highway Patrol will be block the interstate at exits 186 and 182 at the traffic circle at Kingshighway and I-44 for short periods around noon each day.

The Miner Break Café in the Curtis Laws Wilson Library and the Thomas Jefferson Dining Hall reopened June 5. The Miner Break Café, which includes Starbucks, will serve lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thomas Jefferson Dining Hall will be open at the following times this summer:

Mathematical Logic I, credited as either Math 5154, Computer Engineering 5803, Computer Science 5203, or Philosophy 4354, will be offered during the summer, starting this week and ending Friday, June 30. Dr. Matt Insall, associate professor of mathematics and statistics, will teach this asynchronous four-week course. For more information about the course, please contact Insall at 341-4901.

The global learning staff will host an opportunity for you to join a departmental service project 3-5 p.m. in the lobby of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library on the following dates:

• Monday, June 12
• Monday, July 10
• Monday, Aug. 14

Take a “brain break” and stop by to learn about making “plarn” (plastic yarn) from recycled plastic shopping bags, and turning them into sleeping mats for homeless individuals. This is a drop-in event; there are no fees and all supplies will be provided.

Do you want to learn more about nature and help others learn, too? If so, you may want to join the Missouri Master Naturalist program sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation and University of Missouri Extension. Learn about the program at an orientation 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at the Department of Natural Resources’ Mozarkite Conference Room at 1251 Gale Drive in Rolla.

The S&T Store is selling T-shirts to commemorate a total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21. The eclipse coincides with the first day of class. Shirts are available online at www.thesandtstore.com.

A memorial service for Molly Mills will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 3, at Ridgeview Christian Church, located at 806 Ridgeview Road in Rolla. No graveside services are planned.

University of Missouri System President Mun Y. Choi will present the system’s budget plan for fiscal year 2018 and beyond during a presentation at 1 p.m. Friday, June 2, on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. The presentation will be live streamed at 1 p.m. Friday, June 2, in Room 125 Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall, and members of the Missouri S&T community are encouraged to attend. Faculty, staff and students may also watch the address via a live stream (the link will be available on www.umsystem.edu/president/budget_planning) on the device of their choice.