Representatives from RSM, an audit, tax and consulting services business, will present a professional development seminar for students at noon Tuesday, March 7, at Room 306 Norwood Hall. Pizza will be provided at the presentation, “Make the Most of Your First Job.”

The Miner Golf Course will close at the end of the current season, which concludes on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The closure will result in a cost savings for Missouri S&T and allow student activity fees currently dedicated for golf course operations to be redirected to recreational facilities that are of greater interest to students — something Missouri S&T students have requested.

The campus community is invited to attend two presentations by Dr. Jie Shen in March. Shen is an elected fellow of the American Mathematical Society, a professor of mathematics and director of the Center for Computational and Applied Mathematics at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He will present:

• “Fast Spectral Methods: Algorithms, Analysis and Applications,” designed for a general audience, 4:20-5:20 p.m. (with refreshments at 4:10 p.m.), Monday, March 6, in Room 318 Butler-Carlton Hall
• “Phase-field Models for Multiphase Complex Fluids: Modeling, Numerical Analysis and Simulations,” 4:20-5:20 p.m. (with refreshments at 4:10 p.m.), Tuesday, March 7, in Room 121 Butler-Carlton Hall

University of Missouri System’s accounts payable shared services team will present “Employee Reimbursements in Travel and Expense Module” at two sessions Monday, March 13, in the Carver Room of the Havener Center. The training is designed for employees who work directly with these transactions, approve them or supervise employees who do. Space is limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Choose to attend training at 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m. Register on the accounts payable shared services site.

STEP UP! will present an award at the Student Leaders’ Awards Banquet Wednesday, April 12. Please consider nominating a Missouri S&T student who meets the following criteria:

• currently enrolled at Missouri S&T
• strives to live the STEP UP! values of awareness, intervention and inclusion
• is involved in campus or community activities that support the STEP UP! values
• has received STEP UP! training or is aware of the STEP UP! program

Dr. Larry Gragg, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of history, will be the featured speaker at the next Research on Tap lecture at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, at the Public House Brewing Co. Gragg will speak about Missouri S&T history in conjunction with the university’s upcoming sesquicentennial, or 150-year anniversary, in 2020.

The campus community is invited to hear Miha Britt, attorney at Britt Immigration Law LLC, discuss the recent executive order related to immigration during “Building Bridges – Dialogue to Strengthen Community” at 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in Room B-10 Bertelsmeyer Hall. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask Britt questions about current policies and their legal implications related to higher education and international student visas. The event is sponsored by Missouri S&T’s international and cultural affairs office.

Trying to strike a healthy work-life balance? The Human Resources, Equity and Inclusion (HREI) division is seeking input on a proposal about programs and policies to present faculty and staff with a set of options that can be customized to individual situations. Please examine this draft proposal, Work-Life Design Portfolio of Programs and Policies, and provide your comments and suggestions to Anitra Rivera, director of special projects for HREI, by Wednesday, March 1.