In honor of employees and their contributions to the university, Missouri S&T’s Staff Council will host Staff Appreciation Day Wednesday, May 17. The theme is “Joe Miner and the Chocolate Factory.” Events will include employee teamwork games, paint ’n sip, Bingo and door prizes. You’ve won the golden ticket to the celebration, kicking off with an opening ceremony at 9 a.m. at the Havener Center. Staff awards will be presented at the ceremony. Lunch will be provided 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The food auction will start at 2 p.m. Get more detail on Staff Council’s website or Facebook page.

S&T’s Philanthropy Fair, originally scheduled for Friday, April 28, was cancelled due to rain. The fair is rescheduled for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, outdoors between Curtis Laws Wilson Library and the Puck.

Upcoming presentations by Smart Living faculty candidates will be held at the following dates and times:

• Alexander Maki will present “The Spread of Behavior: Helping More People Do More for the Planet” at 11 a.m. Monday, May 1, in Room 140 Toomey Hall. Maki is a postdoctoral researcher at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
• Yongchao Yang will present “Full-field Imaging and Modeling of Structural Dynamics” at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, in Room 121 Butler Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Yang is a postdoctoral fellow in the Engineering Institute at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
• Arif Mohaimin Sadri will present “Social Network Influence on Ridesharing, Community Interactions and Disaster Communications” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, in Room 121 Butler Carlton Civil Engineering Hall. Sadri is an adjunct faculty member at Valparaiso University in Indiana.

Need to blow off some steam? Come flip a table and support Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, the honorary band service fraternities and sororities at S&T, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. during “Dead Week,” Monday, May 1, through Friday, May 5, at the Puck. The cost is $1 per table, $5 for six tables and $10 for 15 tables. This popular event is not limited to students; faculty and staff are welcome.

Due to inclement weather, the Missouri S&T Observatory cancelled its recent viewing planned on April 27 and will reschedule it for Friday, May 19. Doors will open at 10 p.m. for viewing Messier 13, and again at midnight on May 19 for viewing the Ring Nebula.

Does Missouri S&T and the City of Rolla need public transit? Attend an open house meeting to learn more about results from a recent transit study and provide your thoughts 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in the council chambers on the first floor of Rolla City Hall. City Hall is located at 901 North Elm St.

The College of Arts, Sciences, and Business seeks undergraduate students for its Undergraduate Student Leadership Council (USLC) and graduate students for its Graduate Student Leadership Council (GSLC) during the 2017-18 academic year. Both are advising bodies that meet with CASB’s leadership team monthly to discuss topics of importance to students.

The Iota Omega chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity is hosting free yoga classes for participants to release pre-finals stress at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, in St. Pat’s C of the Havener Center. No mat is required. A professional yoga instructor will lead the session. For more information, please contact George Holmes, graduate student, at ghbn8@mst.edu.

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